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Ski jumper From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Goran Janus (born 27 March 1970) is a Yugoslavian and later Slovenian former ski jumper. Since 2011 he was the head coach of the Slovenian national ski jumping team.[1] He was replaced in January 2019 by Gorazd Bertoncelj. He is of Serbian descent through his father.[2]
Goran Janus | |
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Country | Yugoslavia (1989-91) Slovenia (1992) |
Born | Belgrade, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia | 27 March 1970
Personal best | 205.5 m (674 ft) Planica, 23 Mar 1997 |
World Cup career | |
Seasons | 1990–1992 |
Starts | 32 |
Updated on 7 January 2016. |
He made a world cup debut on 16 December 1989 in Sapporo with 24th place. He performed on the 38th edition of Four Hills Tournament and ended on 74th place in final standings.
He performed on FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1991 in Val di Fiemme, Italy. He took 22nd on large and 46th place on normal hill. It was his first and last Nordic world championships performance.
He performed on FIS Ski Flying World Championships 1992 in Harrachov where he took 26th place. It was his first and last Ski flying world championships performance.
Five years since last world cup start he made the last jump of his career where he unexpectedly set the Slovenian national record on 23 March 1997 in Planica. For those days he landed at time a sensational 205.5 m (674 ft) as a V-jumper.[3] After this the highlight of his ski jumping career jump he became widely recognized in Slovenia. He hold the national record for three years when it was broken by Primož Peterka again in Planica.
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