Peter Žonta (born 9 January 1979) is a Slovenian 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 from 1995 to 2007. He won a bronze medal at the

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in the team large hill event, and also won an individual large hill

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event in

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in 2004.

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* * 1979 births Living people Skiers from Ljubljana Slovenian male ski jumpers Ski jumpers at the 1998 Winter Olympics Ski jumpers at the 2002 Winter Olympics Olympic ski jumpers for Slovenia Olympic bronze medalists for Slovenia Olympic medalists in ski jumping Medalists at the 2002 Winter Olympics {{Slovenia-skijumping-bio-stub