Anton "Tone" Pogačnik (January 4, 1919 – June 2013) was a Slovenian

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who participated in the

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. He was born in Jesenice. In the Men's 18 km competition, he placed 56th with a time of 1'29:08. He also placed 9th with the Yugoslavian team in the Men's 4 × 10 km relay. On April 26, 1946, Pogačnik fell nearly to his death on

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, the highest mountain in Slovenia, after falling down a gap of 96 meters. He survived with no serious internal injuries. After becoming confused and lost in the fog, he had approached a dark section that he believed to be a rock structure, but was actually a drop. He landed on a snowy field between two rocky pillars and became stuck, having to wait several hours before being rescued. The next day, he descended the same route alone. Pogačnik celebrated his 90th birthday in 2009. His wife died in 1999. From the death of

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on September 25, 2010, until his own, he was the oldest living Slovenian

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Karel Klančnik Karel Klančnik (30 May 1917 in Mojstrana – 8 December 2009) was a Yugoslavian ski jumper who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s. He finished 23rd in the individual large hill at the 1948 Winter Olympics and tied for 29th in the same ...

died in 2009

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1919 births 2013 deaths Yugoslav male cross-country skiers Slovenian male cross-country skiers Cross-country skiers at the 1948 Winter Olympics Olympic cross-country skiers for Yugoslavia Sportspeople from Jesenice, Jesenice {{Slovenia-crosscountry-skiing-bio-stub