Drago Grubelnik (15 January 1976[1] – 17 November 2015) was a Slovenian alpine skier and coach.
Born in Radlje ob Dravi, Grubelnik made the podium in one event on the Alpine Skiing World Cup, a third place in slalom in Wengen, Switzerland (January 2000). He competed at the 1998, 2002 and 2006 Winter Olympics. He retired from competitive sport in 2007. Prior to his death in November 2015, Grubelnik was the head coach of the Bulgarian ski team.[2]
Grubelnik died in a car accident in Sölden.[2][3] He was 39.
World Cup results
editSeason standings
edit| Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 20 | 110 | 46 | 54 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 21 | 130 | 54 | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 22 | 43 | 17 | 41 | — | — | — |
| 2000 | 23 | 68 | 28 | — | — | — | — |
| 2001 | 24 | 93 | 31 | — | — | — | — |
| 2002 | 25 | 47 | 14 | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | 26 | 74 | 29 | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | 27 | 54 | 19 | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 28 | 113 | 44 | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 29 | 110 | 48 | — | — | — | — |
Race podiums
edit| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16 January 2000 |  Wengen, Switzerland
|
Slalom | 3rd |
References
edit- ^ "ATHLETE INFORMATION". Archived from the original on 2007-05-02. Retrieved 2010-01-10.
- ^ a b A.V. (17 November 2015). "V prometni nesreči umrl Drago Grubelnik" [Drago Grubelnik killed in a traffic accident] (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
- ^ "Старши-треньорът на националния отбор по ски е починал след тежката катастрофа в Австрия". Sportal.bg. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
External links
edit- Drago Grubelnik at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
– Olympic results
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