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Jure Franko

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Jure Franko () (born 28 March 1962 in Nova Gorica) is a Slovenian-Yugoslav former alpine skier, best known for winning a giant slalom silver medal at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo. Jure Franko was born and raised in Nova Gorica, a city in Slovenia at the border with Italy. Franko competed in giant slalom and super giant slalom events, and reached the peak of his skiing career in the 1983–84 season. On 14 February 1984, at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, he won a silver medal in giant slalom. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jure Franko is the 135th most popular skier (down from 67th in 2019), the 119th most popular biography from Slovenia (down from 89th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Slovene Skier.

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Among SKIERS

Among skiers, Jure Franko ranks 135 out of 817. Before him are Barbro Martinsson, Ernst Hinterseer, Lucile Wheeler, Nikolay Anikin, Lasse Kjus, and Assar Rönnlund. After him are Georg Thoma, Niilo Halonen, Tora Berger, Toni Nieminen, Erika Hess, and Miran Tepeš.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1962, Jure Franko ranks 355. Before him are Aida Turturro, Denise Biellmann, Masanao Sasaki, Tracy Austin, Daphne Zuniga, and Rita Sargsyan. After him are Amina Annabi, Erika Salumäe, Amy Chua, Choi Soon-ho, Erika Hess, and Lee Arenberg.

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In Slovenia

Among people born in Slovenia, Jure Franko ranks 119 out of 340. Before him are Josip Jurčič (1844), Josipina Turnograjska (1833), Fran Saleški Finžgar (1871), Rasho Nesterović (1976), Zdenko Verdenik (1949), and Martin Strel (1954). After him are Richard Verderber (1884), Ivan Tavčar (1851), Marjan Šarec (1977), Miran Tepeš (1961), Janez Evangelist Krek (1865), and Janez Potočnik (1958).

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Among SKIERS In Slovenia

Among skiers born in Slovenia, Jure Franko ranks 4. Before him are Bojan Križaj (1957), Tina Maze (1983), and Primož Ulaga (1962). After him are Miran Tepeš (1961), Mateja Svet (1968), Peter Prevc (1992), Petra Majdič (1979), Rok Petrovič (1966), Primož Peterka (1979), Matjaž Debelak (1965), and Jure Košir (1972).

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