Cene Prevc

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Cene Prevc
Cene Prevc na svetovnem prvenstvu v nordijskem smucanju v Planici 2023 (52728676622) (cropped).jpg
Prevc in 2023
CountrySlovenia
Born (1996-03-12) 12 March 1996 (age 27)
Kranj, Slovenia
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) [1]
Personal best246 m (807 ft)
Planica, 27 March 2022
World Cup career
Seasons 20132018
20202022
Starts73
Podiums1
Medal record
Representing Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
Men's ski jumping
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Beijing Team LH

Cene Prevc (born 12 March 1996) is a retired Slovenian ski jumper.

Contents

Career

On 18 February 2013, Prevc won the individual event at the 2013 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival (EYOF) with a combined points of 261.0. [2] With this victory Cene followed the path of his brother Peter, who also won the EYOF individual event back in 2009. [3] He made his World Cup debut in the 2013–14 season in Planica.

In 2022, he ended his ski jumping career to focus on studying. [4]

Personal life

Prevc was born in Kranj to Božidar and Julijana Prevc; the family has since been living in the village of Dolenja Vas. He has two brothers and two sisters. [5] [6] Both his brothers, Peter and Domen, and one of his sisters, Nika, are also FIS Ski Jumping World Cup jumpers. [5] His father, who owns a furniture business, is also an international ski jumping referee. [7]

World Cup

Standings

SeasonOverall4HSFRA
2012–13 N/A
2013–14 70N/A
2014–15 59N/A
2015–16 N/A
2016–17 402441
2017–18
2019–20 3345
2020–21 382627N/A
2021–22 1040214

Individual starts

winner (1); second (2); third (3); did not compete (–); failed to qualify (q)
Season12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031Points
2012–13 Flag of Norway.svg Flag of Norway.svg Flag of Finland (bordered).svg Flag of Russia.svg Flag of Russia.svg Civil Ensign of Switzerland.svg Civil Ensign of Switzerland.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Austria.svg Flag of Austria.svg Flag of Poland (bordered).svg Flag of Poland (bordered).svg Flag of Japan (bordered).svg Flag of Japan (bordered).svg Flag of Norway.svg Flag of Norway.svg Flag of the Czech Republic (bordered).svg Flag of the Czech Republic (bordered).svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Finland (bordered).svg Flag of Finland (bordered).svg Flag of Norway.svg Flag of Norway.svg Flag of Slovenia (bordered).svg Flag of Slovenia (bordered).svg 0
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2013–14 Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Finland (bordered).svg Flag of Norway.svg Flag of Norway.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Germany.svg Civil Ensign of Switzerland.svg Civil Ensign of Switzerland.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Austria.svg Flag of Austria.svg Flag of Austria.svg Flag of Austria.svg Flag of Poland (bordered).svg Flag of Poland (bordered).svg Flag of Japan (bordered).svg Flag of Japan (bordered).svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Sweden.svg Flag of Finland (bordered).svg Flag of Finland (bordered).svg Flag of Finland (bordered).svg Flag of Norway.svg Flag of Norway.svg Flag of Slovenia (bordered).svg Flag of Slovenia (bordered).svg 19
1627
2014–15 Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Finland (bordered).svg Flag of Finland (bordered).svg Flag of Norway.svg Flag of Norway.svg Flag of Russia.svg Flag of Russia.svg Civil Ensign of Switzerland.svg Civil Ensign of Switzerland.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Austria.svg Flag of Austria.svg Flag of Austria.svg Flag of Poland (bordered).svg Flag of Poland (bordered).svg Flag of Japan (bordered).svg Flag of Japan (bordered).svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Norway.svg Flag of Norway.svg Flag of Finland (bordered).svg Flag of Finland (bordered).svg Flag of Norway.svg Flag of Norway.svg Flag of Norway.svg Flag of Slovenia (bordered).svg Flag of Slovenia (bordered).svg 27
1743183841q
2015–16 Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Norway.svg Flag of Norway.svg Flag of Russia.svg Flag of Russia.svg Civil Ensign of Switzerland.svg Civil Ensign of Switzerland.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Austria.svg Flag of Austria.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Poland (bordered).svg Flag of Japan (bordered).svg Flag of Japan (bordered).svg Flag of Norway.svg Flag of Norway.svg Flag of Norway.svg Flag of Norway.svg Flag of Finland (bordered).svg Flag of Finland (bordered).svg Flag of Finland (bordered).svg Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Flag of Poland (bordered).svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Slovenia (bordered).svg Flag of Slovenia (bordered).svg Flag of Slovenia (bordered).svg 0
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2016–17 Flag of Finland (bordered).svg Flag of Finland (bordered).svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Norway.svg Flag of Norway.svg Civil Ensign of Switzerland.svg Civil Ensign of Switzerland.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Austria.svg Flag of Austria.svg Flag of Poland (bordered).svg Flag of Poland (bordered).svg Flag of Poland (bordered).svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Japan (bordered).svg Flag of Japan (bordered).svg Flag of South Korea (bordered).svg Flag of South Korea (bordered).svg Flag of Norway.svg Flag of Norway.svg Flag of Norway.svg Flag of Slovenia (bordered).svg Flag of Slovenia (bordered).svg 67
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2017–18 Flag of Poland (bordered).svg Flag of Finland (bordered).svg Flag of Russia.svg Flag of Russia.svg Flag of Germany.svg Civil Ensign of Switzerland.svg Civil Ensign of Switzerland.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Austria.svg Flag of Austria.svg Flag of Austria.svg Flag of Poland (bordered).svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Finland (bordered).svg Flag of Norway.svg Flag of Norway.svg Flag of Norway.svg Flag of Norway.svg Flag of Slovenia (bordered).svg Flag of Slovenia (bordered).svg 0
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2019–20 Flag of Poland (bordered).svg Flag of Finland (bordered).svg Flag of Russia.svg Flag of Russia.svg Flag of Germany.svg Civil Ensign of Switzerland.svg Civil Ensign of Switzerland.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Austria.svg Flag of Austria.svg Flag of Italy.svg Flag of Italy.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Poland (bordered).svg Flag of Japan.svg Flag of Japan.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Austria.svg Flag of Austria.svg Flag of Romania.svg Flag of Romania.svg Flag of Finland (bordered).svg Flag of Finland (bordered).svg Flag of Norway.svg Flag of Norway.svg 112
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2020–21 Flag of Poland (bordered).svg Flag of Finland (bordered).svg Flag of Finland (bordered).svg Flag of Russia.svg Flag of Russia.svg Civil Ensign of Switzerland.svg Civil Ensign of Switzerland.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Austria.svg Flag of Austria.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Poland (bordered).svg Flag of Finland (bordered).svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Poland (bordered).svg Flag of Poland (bordered).svg Flag of Romania.svg Flag of Slovenia (bordered).svg Flag of Slovenia (bordered).svg Flag of Slovenia (bordered).svg 83
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2021–22 Flag of Russia.svg Flag of Russia.svg Flag of Finland (bordered).svg Flag of Finland (bordered).svg Flag of Poland (bordered).svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Germany.svg Civil Ensign of Switzerland.svg Civil Ensign of Switzerland.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Austria.svg Flag of Austria.svg Flag of Austria.svg Flag of Poland (bordered).svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Finland (bordered).svg Flag of Finland (bordered).svg Flag of Norway.svg Flag of Norway.svg Flag of Norway.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Slovenia (bordered).svg Flag of Slovenia (bordered).svg 657
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  2. "European Youth Olympic Festival Rasnov (ROU)". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
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