Matjaž Debelak (born 27 August 1965, in

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) is a

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n former

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 fin ...

who competed for

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from 1986 to 1990. His best-known successes were at the

1988 Winter Olympics The 1988 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XV Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Calgary 1988 were a multi-sport event held from February 13 to 28, 1988, with Calgary, Calgary, Alberta as the main host city. This marks the m ...

, where he earned two medals with a silver in the team large hill event and a bronze in the individual large hill event. Debelak's best finish at the

FIS Nordic World Ski Championships The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships is a biennial Nordic skiing event organized by the International Ski Federation (FIS). The World Championships was started in 1925 for men and opened for women's participation in 1954. World Championship eve ...

was a 6th in the individual normal hill in 1989.

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* . Slovenia * 1965 births Living people Yugoslav male ski jumpers Slovenian male ski jumpers Ski jumpers at the 1988 Winter Olympics Olympic ski jumpers for Yugoslavia Olympic silver medalists for Yugoslavia Olympic bronze medalists for Yugoslavia Olympic medalists in ski jumping People from the Municipality of Braslovče Medalists at the 1988 Winter Olympics {{Slovenia-skijumping-bio-stub