Špela Bračun

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Špela Bračun Alpine skiing
nation SloveniaSlovenia Slovenia
birthday 3rd August 1977 (age 43)
place of birth Škofja LokaYugoslaviaYugoslavia Socialist Federal RepublicYugoslavia 
Career
discipline Downhill , Super-G ,
giant slalom , combination
status resigned
End of career 2003
Placements in the Alpine Ski World Cup
 Individual World Cup debut 1995
 Overall World Cup 38th ( 1999/00 )
 Downhill World Cup 16. (1999/00)
 Super G World Cup 19. (1999/00)
 Giant Slalom World Cup 50th (1999/00)
 Combination World Cup 13. ( 1998/99 )
 Podium placements 1. 2. 3.
 Departure 0 0 1
 

Špela Bračun (born August 3, 1977 in Škofja Loka ) is a former Slovenian ski racer .

Bračun first attracted attention as a 17-year-old at the 1995 Junior World Championships in Voss when she reached third place in the combined ranking. From January 1995 to January 2003, she competed in more than 130 world cup races , mainly in downhill, super-G and giant slalom. She mostly belonged to the second guard of the driver field. She was only able to place in the top ten five times. The greatest success of her career was the third place at the World Cup descent from St. Moritz in December 1999.

In 1998 in Nagano and in 2002 in Salt Lake City , Bračun was a member of the Slovenian Olympic team. She also took part in the World Ski Championships three times between 1997 and 2001.

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