Vedran Pavlek (born 27 April 1973 in

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) is a former

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Alpine ski racer. He has been Director of the Croatian Alpine Ski Team and the Croatian Alpine Ski Pool in the Croatian Ski Association since 1998.

Life and career

Vedran Pavlek is a former Alpine racer who himself participated in three

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and three FIS Alpine World Ski Championships as well as numerous FIS Ski World Cup events. He was an olympic flag bearer for Croatia at the

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. Pavlek has also been Member of the FIS Alpine Executive Board since 2008 and General Manager of the Organizing Committee of the Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup slalom races in Zagreb since 2005. Furthermore, he led the Croatian Alpine Ski Team at three editions of the Olympic Winter Games (2002, 2006, 2010) where the team won a total of four gold medals and five silver medals. Pavlek has studied business administration and management at the

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Sports-reference profileVedran Pavlek - man with a vision
Croatian male alpine skiers Croatian sports executives and administrators 1973 births Living people Olympic alpine skiers for Croatia Alpine skiers at the 1992 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 1994 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 1998 Winter Olympics University of Zagreb alumni Sportspeople from Zagreb {{Croatia-alpine-skiing-bio-stub