Lovro Kos (born 23 July 1999
) is a Slovenian
ski jumper
Ski jumping is a winter sport in which competitors aim to achieve the farthest jump after sliding down on their skis from a specially designed curved ramp. Along with jump length, competitor's aerial style and other factors also affect the fina ...
.
Kos made his
FIS Ski Jumping World Cup
The FIS Ski Jumping World Cup is the world's highest level of ski jumping and the FIS Ski Flying World Cup as the subdivisional part of the competition. It was founded by Torbjørn Yggeseth for the 1979/80 season and organized by the Internation ...
debut in January 2021 in
Willingen
Willingen (official name: ''Willingen (Upland)'') is a municipality in Waldeck-Frankenberg in northern Hesse, Germany, some 80 km west of Kassel.
Geography
Location
Willingen is found in Waldeck-Frankenberg district in the Upland. Its main ...
. His best result in World Cup so far is third place, achieved in
Garmisch-Partenkirchen
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on 1 January 2022 in the
2021–22 Four Hills Tournament. He competed at the
2022 Winter Olympics
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in
Beijing
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and won a silver medal in the
men's large hill team event.
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1999 births
Living people
Skiers from Ljubljana
Slovenian male ski jumpers
Olympic ski jumpers for Slovenia
Ski jumpers at the 2022 Winter Olympics
Medalists at the 2022 Winter Olympics
Olympic silver medalists for Slovenia
Olympic medalists in ski jumping
21st-century Slovenian people
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in ski jumping
European Games competitors for Slovenia
Ski jumpers at the 2023 European Games
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