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Born | Maribor, Slovenia | 9 March 1991||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation | Alpine skier | ||||||||||||||||||||
Skiing career | |||||||||||||||||||||
Disciplines | Downhill, Super-G | ||||||||||||||||||||
Club | SK Branik Maribor | ||||||||||||||||||||
World Cup debut |
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Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||
Teams | 1 – (2018) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medals | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
World Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||
Teams | 5 – (2013–2021) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medals | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||
Seasons | 9 – (2012–13, 2015–21) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wins | 1 – (1 DH) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Podiums | 3 – (2 DH, 1 SG) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Overall titles | 0 – (20h in 2017) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline titles | 0 – (10th in DH, 2017) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Boštjan Kline (born 9 March 1991) is a Slovenian World Cup alpine ski racer, and specializes in the speed events of downhill and super-G. He has competed in four World Championships,[1] and the 2018 Winter Olympics.
Career
Kline made his World Cup debut in December 2009 in a super combined at Val d'Isere, France. He competed for Slovenia at the 2015 World Championships. He failed to finish the super-G, finished 33rd in the downhill, and was disqualified during the slalom run of the super combined.
In January 2016, Kline attained his first podium, a second-place finish in downhill at Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, finishing behind Aleksander Aamodt Kilde. About a month later, he achieved a second place podium finish in Hinterstoder in the super G, again finishing behind Kilde.
He gained his first World Cup victory in Norway at Kvitfjell in a downhill in February 2017.
World Cup results
Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
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2010 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2011 | 19 | 130 | — | — | 61 | 45 | — |
2012 | 20 | 135 | — | — | 54 | — | — |
2013 | 21 | 120 | — | — | 47 | 50 | — |
2014 | 22 | ||||||
2015 | 23 | 101 | — | — | 44 | 39 | — |
2016 | 24 | 24 | — | — | 14 | 17 | 30 |
2017 | 25 | 20 | — | — | 11 | 10 | — |
2018 | 26 | 71 | — | — | 26 | 36 | 28 |
2019 | 27 | 86 | — | — | 22 | 57 | — |
2020 | 28 | 126 | — | — | 33 | — | — |
2021 | 29 | 81 | — | — | 32 | 29 | — |
Standings through 17 January 2021
Race podiums
Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
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2016 | 30 Jan 2016 | Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany | Downhill | 2nd |
27 Feb 2016 | Hinterstoder, Austria | Super-G | 2nd | |
2017 | 24 Feb 2017 | Kvitfjell, Norway | Downhill | 1st |
World Championship results
Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
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2013 | 21 | — | — | 30 | DNF | DSQ1 |
2015 | 23 | — | — | DNF | 33 | DSQ1 |
2017 | 25 | — | — | DNF | 7 | — |
2019 | 27 | — | — | DNF | 20 | DNF2 |
2021 | 29 | 24 |
Olympic results
Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
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2018 | 26 | — | — | 10 | 27 | DNS2 |
References
- ↑ "Men's Downhill Official Results" (PDF). Retrieved 8 February 2015.
External links
- Boštjan Kline at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Boštjan Kline World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation
- Boštjan Kline at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
- Boštjan Kline at Olympics.com
- Stöckli Skis – alpine racers – Bostjan Kline