Svet won the World Cup giant slalom title in the 1987/1988 season, won silver medal in giant slalom in the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary,[1] won three medals in 1987 World Championship in Crans-Montana (bronze in slalom and super G, silver in giant slalom) and two medals in 1989 World Championship in Vail[2] – gold in slalom, later when the bronze Christelle Guignard was disqualified due to doping, also bronze in giant slalom. In her rather short career – she quit at the age of 21 due to disagreements with the Ski Association of Yugoslavia – she achieved seven World cup victories, 22 World Cup podiums and 54 World Cup top tens. From 1985 until 1990 she qualified no lower than 7th in the overall World Cup standings.
mateja, svet, pronunciation, help, info, born, august, 1968, former, slovenian, alpine, skier, competed, yugoslavia, from, 1984, 1990, alpine, skierdisciplinessuper, giant, slalom, slalom, combinedborn, 1968, august, 1968, ljubljana, slovenia, yugoslaviaworld,. Mateja Svet pronunciation help info born 16 August 1968 is a former Slovenian alpine skier who competed for Yugoslavia from 1984 to 1990 Mateja SvetAlpine skierDisciplinesSuper G Giant slalom Slalom CombinedBorn 1968 08 16 16 August 1968 age 54 Ljubljana SR Slovenia YugoslaviaWorld Cup debut15 January 1984Retired14 March 1990OlympicsMedals1World ChampionshipsMedals5 1 gold World CupSeasons7Wins7Podiums22Overall titles0Discipline titles1Medal record Women s alpine skiingRepresenting YugoslaviaWorld Cup race podiumsEvent 1st 2nd 3rdSlalom 1 3 1Giant slalom 6 7 1Super G 0 1 2Total 7 11 4International competitionsEvent 1st 2nd 3rdOlympic Games 0 1 0World Championships 1 1 3Total 1 2 3Olympic Games1988 Calgary SlalomWorld Championships1989 Vail Slalom1987 Crans Montana Giant slalom1987 Crans Montana Slalom1987 Crans Montana Super G1989 Vail Giant slalom Contents 1 Biography 2 World Cup results 2 1 Season titles 2 2 Season standings 2 3 Race podiums 3 Olympic Games results 4 World Championships results 5 References 6 External linksBiography EditSvet was born in Ljubljana Socialist Republic of Slovenia Yugoslavia Making her first appearance in the 1983 1984 season she won the first Yugoslav female skiing victory in February 1986 Svet won the World Cup giant slalom title in the 1987 1988 season won silver medal in giant slalom in the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary 1 won three medals in 1987 World Championship in Crans Montana bronze in slalom and super G silver in giant slalom and two medals in 1989 World Championship in Vail 2 gold in slalom later when the bronze Christelle Guignard was disqualified due to doping also bronze in giant slalom In her rather short career she quit at the age of 21 due to disagreements with the Ski Association of Yugoslavia she achieved seven World cup victories 22 World Cup podiums and 54 World Cup top tens From 1985 until 1990 she qualified no lower than 7th in the overall World Cup standings World Cup results EditSeason titles Edit Season Discipline1988 Giant slalomSeason standings Edit Season Age Overall Slalom Giantslalom Super G Downhill Combined1984 15 86 40 notawarded w GS 1985 16 31 30 18 1986 17 7 9 3 16 301987 18 7 9 6 11 1988 19 6 8 1 10 1989 20 6 8 2 131990 21 7 12 2 Race podiums Edit 7 wins 6 GS 1 SL 22 podiums 14 GS 5 SL 3 SG Season Date Location Discipline Position1985 13 March 1985 Lake Placid United States Giant slalom 2nd1986 7 December 1985 Sestriere Italy Super G 3rd26 January 1986 Saint Gervais France Slalom 3rd5 February 1986 Val Zoldana Italy Giant slalom 2nd8 February 1986 Vysoke Tatry Czechoslovakia Giant slalom 1st22 March 1986 Bromont Canada Giant slalom 1st1987 29 November 1986 Park City United States Giant slalom 2nd5 January 1987 Saalbach Hinterglemm Austria Giant slalom 2nd6 January 1987 Super G 3rd11 January 1987 Mellau Austria Slalom 2nd1988 26 November 1987 Sestriere Italy Slalom 2nd28 November 1987 Super G 2nd30 January 1988 Kranjska Gora Yugoslavia Giant slalom 1st31 January 1988 Slalom 1st23 March 1988 Saalbach Hinterglemm Austria Giant slalom 1st1989 18 December 1988 Val Zoldana Italy Giant slalom 2nd8 January 1989 Mellau Austria Slalom 2nd4 March 1989 Furano Japan Giant slalom 2nd8 March 1989 Shigakogen Japan Giant slalom 2nd1990 20 January 1990 Maribor Yugoslavia Giant slalom 1st5 February 1990 Veysonnaz Switzerland Giant slalom 1st14 March 1990 Klovsjo Sweden Giant slalom 3rdOlympic Games results EditSeason Age Slalom Giantslalom Super G Downhill Combined1984 15 15 not run not run1988 19 2 4 World Championships results EditSeason Age Slalom Giantslalom Super G Downhill Combined1985 16 13 not run 1987 18 3 2 3 1989 20 1 3 4References Edit Slovene Winter Olympic Medals Republic of Slovenia Government Communication Office Archived from the original on 20 November 2008 Retrieved 28 July 2008 Rodosek Ljubica Slovene Rankings in Alpine Skiing Republic of Slovenia Government Communication Office Archived from the original on 25 October 2008 Retrieved 28 July 2008 External links EditMateja Svet at FIS alpine Mateja Svet at Olympedia Mateja Svet at Ski DB Alpine Ski Database Awards and achievementsPreceded byMonica SelesJasna Sekaric Yugoslav Sportswoman of the Year1986 19871989 Succeeded byJasna SekaricMonica SelesPreceded byVeselin Vujovic The Best Athlete of Yugoslavia1987 Succeeded byJasna Sekaric Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mateja Svet amp oldid 1126635231, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
