Janez Lampič (skier)

Janez Lampič
Personal information
Nickname(s) Jony
Nationality Slovenian
Born (1996-09-27) September 27, 1996
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight 82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
Country  Slovenia
Sport Cross-country skiing

Janez Lampič (born 27 September 1996) also often known as Janez Lampic (to avoid confusion with his father's name) is a Slovenian male cross-country skier.[1][2][3] He went onto participate at the 2018 Winter Olympics representing Slovenia and competed in the men's sprint event finished on 46th position.[4][5][6]

Biography

Janez Lampic was born on 27 September, 1996 just after his elder sister's birth in 1995. His father, Janez Lampič was a professional road cyclist who represented Yugoslavia at the 1984 Summer Olympics and competed in the men's team time trial event.[7] His elder sister, Anamarija Lampič is also a cross-country skier who has competed at the World Championships held in 2015 and 2017 before earning an opportunity to compete for Slovenia at the 2018 Winter Olympics.[8] Coincidentally, both Janez Lampič and Anamarija Lampič made their Olympic debuts during the 2018 Winter Olympics and competed in the cross-country skiing events.[9][10]

References

  1. ↑ "Cross-Country - Athlete: Janez LAMPIC". FIS-SKI. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
  2. ↑ "Janez Lampic - Player Profile - Cross-Country Skiing". Eurosport. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
  3. ↑ "LAMPIC Janez - Biographie". data.fis-ski.com. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
  4. ↑ "Cross-Country Skiing | Athlete Profile: Janez LAMPIC - Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games". www.olympic.org. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
  5. ↑ "Cross-Country Skiing | Event Schedule Men's Sprint Classic - Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games". www.olympic.org. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
  6. ↑ "LAMPIC Janez". Pyeongchang 2018 Olympics. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
  7. ↑ "Janez Lampič Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". 2015-05-26. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
  8. ↑ "Cross-Country Skiing | Athlete Profile: Anamarija LAMPIC - Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games". www.olympic.org. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
  9. ↑ "LAMPIC Anamarija | Athletes | CBC Olympics | PyeongChang 2018". Pyeong Chang 2018 | CBC Olympics. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
  10. ↑ "Slovenian Olympic News: Tuesday, February 13, 2018". Retrieved 2018-02-20.
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