Andrej Jerman, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Andrej Jerman

Slovenian alpine skier

Date of Birth: 30-Sep-1978

Place of Birth: Tržič, Slovenia

Profession: alpine skier

Nationality: Slovenia

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Andrej Jerman

  • Andrej "Jerry" Jerman, (born 30 September 1978), is a recently retired World Cup alpine ski racer from Slovenia.Born in Tržic, then in SFR Yugoslavia, Jerman specialized in the speed events of downhill and super G.
  • He gained his first World Cup victory at Garmisch-Partenkirchen in February 2007 in a downhill, the first-ever for Slovenia.
  • The next day he finished second, again in the downhill.
  • Until then, his best World Cup result was fourth place in a downhill at Bormio, two months earlier.
  • Jerman later gathered his second victory at Bormio, and finished his career with four World Cup podiums, all in downhill, and 27 top tens, with 18 in downhill.
  • His best result in Super G was fourth, which came at Lake Louise in November 2007.Jerman represented Slovenia at three Winter Olympics and five World Championships.
  • He announced his retirement from competition in late January 2013, following a crash during the Tuesday training run at Kitzbühel.
  • After his fall, he got up and skied down, and then collapsed unconscious in the finish area.
  • Jerman was transferred to the hospital by helicopter, where doctors diagnosed a severe concussion.
  • He had missed most of the previous season after breaking his shin on the Birds of Prey course at Beaver Creek in early December 2011.

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