Urban Franc is a Slovenia

Slovenia

Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...

n ski jumper

Ski jumping

Ski jumping is a sport in which skiers go down a take-off ramp, jump and attempt to land as far as possible down the hill below. In addition to the length of the jump, judges give points for style. The skis used for ski jumping are wide and long...

 who competed from 1992 to 1999. He won a bronze medal in the individual event at the FIS Ski-Flying World Championships 1996

FIS Ski-Flying World Championships 1996

The FIS Ski-Flying World Ski Championships 1996 took place on 11 February 1996 in Bad Mitterndorf, Austria for the third time. Bad Mitterndorf hosted the championships previously in 1975 and 1986. At these championships, the number of jumps expanded from two to four.-Individual:11 February...

 in Bad Mitterndorf

Bad Mitterndorf

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Franc finished 42nd in the individual normal hill

Ski jumping at the 1998 Winter Olympics

-Individual K90:February 10, 1998-Individual K120:February 14, 1998-Team K120:-References:*...

 event at the 1998 Winter Olympics

1998 Winter Olympics

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 in Nagano. His best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships

FIS Nordic World Ski Championships

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 was 27th in the individual large hill event at Thunder Bay, Ontario

Thunder Bay, Ontario

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 in 1995. His best World Cup finish was second in the individual large hill event in Sweden

Sweden

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 in 1992.

He is remembered being always happy despite the result of the jump. He never gave up and repeatedly did his best.

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