Jaka Hvala

Jaka Hvala
Country Slovenia Slovenia
Born (1993-07-15) 15 July 1993
Nova Gorica, Slovenia
Ski club SSK Ponikve
Personal best 213 m (646 ft)
Planica, 17 March 2012
World Cup career
Seasons 20122017
Individual wins 1
Team wins 3
Indiv. podiums 1
Team podiums 5
Indiv. starts 66
Team starts 10
Updated on 26 March 2017.

Jaka Hvala (born 15 July 1993) is a Slovenian ski jumper. He is a Junior World Champion from 2013. His personal best jump is 213 meters, set in 2012 in Planica.

Career

He made his World Cup debut in 2012 in Zakopane where he finished 29th. After some World Cup break, he gained points in Lahti with ninth place and in Oslo with eighth place. His first World Cup victory was in Klingenthal, at the large hill, in 2013.[1] He received an individual silver medal in 2012 and a bronze medal at the 2010 Junior World Championships in the team competition.

In World Cup, Hvala won one team event with Slovenia.

World Cup

Standings

Season Overall 4H SF RA
2011/12 4446N/A
2012/13 161419N/A
2013/14 502626N/A
2014/15 N/A
2015/16 4633N/A
2016/17

Wins

No. Season Date Location Hill Size
1 2012/1313 February 2013  Germany KlingenthalVogtland Arena HS140 (night)LH

References

  1. "Teenager jumps to maiden victory". euronews.com. 13 February 2013. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
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