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Primož was born in Ljubljana, Slovenia. He started ski jumping at a small ( critical point at approx. 20 metres) ski jumping hill near the school in his hometown Moravce , a small town about 30 km north east from Ljubljana. To be more precise, Primož was from Prikrnica , a village less than 1 km from Moravce.

He entered a Ski club Triglav from Kranj, a town where he later also attended economics secondary school.

His first world cup event was on January 4, 1996 in Insbruck when he replaced one of team mates. Already at his first event he surprised everyone with the 8^th position. Later during remainder of the 1995/96 he continued with good jumps, won his first victory in Polish resort Zakopane and one more in Swedish resort Falun. If only points past his first match in InnsbruckInnsbruck (population 120,000) is a city in southwest Austria, and the capital of the Tyrol province. Located in the Inn valley, between tall mountains, it is a famous winter sports centre. The Olympic Winter Games were held in Innsbruck twice, first in 1 had been taken into account, only an Austrian champion Andreas Goldberger would have been better than him that season. At that season he also attended a junior world championship in Asiago ( ItalyThe Italian Republic or Italy ( Italian: Italia is a country in the south of Europe, consisting mainly of a boot-shaped peninsula together with two large islands in the Mediterranean Sea: Sicily and Sardinia. To the north, where it borders France, Switzer) and won the second position, only Michael Uhrmann from GermanyThe Federal Republic of Germany ( German: Bundesrepublik Deutschland is one of the world's leading industrialized countries, located in the middle of the European Union. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark and the Baltic Sea, to the east being better than him.

The 1996/97 season was his most successful. He won at 7 matches and an overall standings at the prestigious Four Hills new year tournament . Only a GermanThe Germans ( German: die Deutschen are people of German descent i. ones associating themselves with the heritage of German culture. The concept of who is a German has varied. Until the 19th century, it denoted the speakers of German, and was a much more veteran Dieter Thoma was able to follow him but he couldn't prevent him a season's overall victory. Beside that he was also the best in ski flying only standings. On February 9February 9 is the 40th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 325 days remaining, 326 in leap years. Events 474 Zeno crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1621 Gregory XV becomes Pope. 1775 American Revolutionary War: English Parlia, 19971997 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar), and was designated the International Year of the Reef''. Events January January 3 NBC's Today Show Bryant Gumbel signs off for the last time January 8 Mister Rogers receives a star on t he flew 203 metres in Kulm, Austria and thus became the first Slovenian to fly over 200 metres. This national record, however, didn't last very long. At another ski flying event in Planica, about a month later, a fore jumper Goran Janus flew 206 metres.

The next season, 1997/98, was slightly less successful. He won "only" at 4 events but nevertheless at the final event, in his "home" Planica he managed to defend the last Kazuyoshi Funaki 's ( Japan) "attack" and win once more in the overall standings. He was also the best in ski jumping (ski flying results) not taken into account) standings. At the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano,

6^th place at K-90 event. although slightly less than expected by many Slovenians.

A personality crisis is typical for many young ski jumpers and Primož was not an exception. It was really deep, it started right after the 1997/98 season and lasted about 3 years. At this period when having problems with coaches and various functionaries, he moved with his girlfriend Renata Bohinc , the 1996 beauty Queen of Slovenia, to Kranj (they got married in 2003). Meanwhile he "warned" about himself once. As a fore jumper at the 2000 ski flying event in Planica he flew 212 metres. This time he possessed the national record for two years when

An important turning point in his life and career was the birth of his son Maj in 2001. In the upcoming season 2001/02 he found his way back to the ski jumping elite. At the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, USA, together with Robert Kranjec, Damijan Fras and Peter Žonta he won the bronze medal at a team match, that was the only Slovenian medal at those Olympics. The next season, 2002/03, was also quite successful. He won in Kuusamo and in

Two sports documentary films were recorded about him. Vleci, Primož (a German translation would be "Zieh, Primož", maybe the best English translation could be "Insist, Primož"), directed by in 1997 by ??? is about his early career. In 2002 another documentary Peterka: leto odlocitve (Peterka: a year of decision) was directed by Vlado Škafar and is about his way out of his personal crisis.

Primož Peterka's career hasn't finished yet. Till now he won at 15 events, thus being the most successful Slovenian winter sports athlete and also one of the most successful Slovenian sports personalities. The list of all his world cup victories is as follows:

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Primoz TrubarPrimoz Trubar ( June 9, 1508 June 28, 1586) was a Slovene Protestant reformer, the founder and the first superintendent of the Protestant Church of Slovenia, a consolidator of the Slovene language and the author of the first printed book in Slovene. Truba Primoz Peterkaborn on February 28, 1979 is a Slovenian ski jumper. Primoz was born in Ljubljana, Slovenia. He started ski jumping at a small ( critical point at approx. 20 metres) ski jumping hill near the school in his hometown Moravce, a small town about 30 km north