Miha Pirih

Miha Pirih (born March 10, 1978 in Jesenice ) is a former Slovenian rower who won a bronze medal at the 2009 World Championships.

Athletic career

Miha Pirih was together with Gregor Sračnjek third in the two without a helmsman at the Junior World Championships in 1996. The following year the two won the bronze medal at the U23 World Championships , in 1998 they won the silver medal. In 1999 the two finished tenth at the World Championships in St. Catharines . At the Olympic Games in Sydney in 2000, Sračnjek and Pirih rowed to eleventh place. 2001 followed the 15th place at the world championships in Lucerne . At the World Championships in Seville in 2002 , the Slovenian four-man reached with a helmsmanfifth place, with three brothers in the boat: Miha Pirih, Tomaž Pirih and helmsman Žiga Pirih .

In 2003 Miha and Tomaž Pirih switched to the four without a helmsman. Together with Gregor Sračnjek and Rok Kolander they finished sixth at the World Championships in Milan . At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens Tomaž Pirih, Janez Klemenčič , Gregor Sračnjek and Mihi Pirih competed in the Slovenian four-man and finished ninth. At the 2005 World Championships in Gifu , Pirih took 13th place with the four-man without a helmsman. In 2006 the Slovenian four-man with Kolander, the Pirih brothers and Matej Prelog again reached the A-final at the World Championships in Eton and finished in fifth place. The Slovenes also finished fifth at the 2007 World Championships in Munich in the line-up of Tomaž Pirih, Rok Rozman , Rok Kolander and Miha Pirih. In the same line-up, the four Slovenes reached fourth place at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing a year later .

In 2009 the four Slovenes won the bronze medal behind the British and Australians at the World Championships in Poznan . In 2010, the Slovenian four-man missed the A final in all World Cup regattas, and Miha Pirih was no longer at the World Championships in New Zealand .

The 1.88 m tall Miha Pirih rowed for Veslaski Klub Bled .

Web links

• Miha Pirih in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
• Miha Pirih at Worldrowing.com ( FISA database )