Boris Strel, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Boris Strel

Slovenian alpine skier

Date of Birth: 20-Oct-1959

Place of Birth: Škofja Loka, Upper Carniola, Slovenia

Date of Death: 28-Mar-2013

Profession: alpine skier

Nationality: Slovenia

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Boris Strel (20 October 1959 – 28 March 2013) was a Slovenian alpine skier.
He was born in Žiri, Slovenia (then part of Yugoslavia).
In December 1981, Strel took the only Slovenian top-level win in men's giant slalom in the 1982 Alpine Skiing World Cup competition in Cortina d'Ampezzo.
He ended his career after the 1984/85 season due to problems with his spine and was later active as a ski school and a ski repair shop owner.
Strel committed suicide on 28 March 2013.