Mateja Svet


Mateja Svet ; born 16 August 1968) is a former Yugoslav alpine skier of Slovenian descent.
Svet was born in Ljubljana, Socialist Republic of Slovenia, Yugoslavia. Making her first appearance in the 1983/1984 season, she won the first Yugoslav female skiing victory in February 1986.
Svet won the World Cup giant slalom title in the 1987/1988 season, won silver medal in giant slalom in the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, won three medals in 1987 World Championship in Crans-Montana and two medals in 1989 World Championship in Vail - gold in slalom, later when the bronze Christelle Guignard was disqualified due to doping, also bronze in giant slalom. In her rather short career — she quit at the age of 21 due to disagreements with the Ski Association of Yugoslavia — she achieved seven World cup victories, 22 World Cup podiums and 54 World Cup top tens. From 1985 until 1990 she qualified no lower than 7th in the overall World Cup standings.

World Cup results

Season titles

Season standings

Race podiums

SeasonDateLocationDisciplinePosition
198513 March 1985 Lake Placid, United StatesGiant slalom2nd
19867 December 1985 Sestriere, ItalySuper-G3rd
198626 January 1986 Saint-Gervais, FranceSlalom3rd
19865 February 1986 Val Zoldana, ItalyGiant slalom2nd
19868 February 1986 Vysoke Tatry, CzechoslovakiaGiant slalom1st
198622 March 1986 Bromont, CanadaGiant slalom1st
198729 November 1986 Park City, United StatesGiant slalom2nd
19875 January 1987 Saalbach-Hinterglemm, AustriaGiant slalom2nd
19876 January 1987 Saalbach-Hinterglemm, AustriaSuper-G3rd
198711 January 1987 Mellau, AustriaSlalom2nd
198826 November 1987 Sestriere, ItalySlalom2nd
198828 November 1987 Sestriere, ItalySuper-G2nd
198830 January 1988 Kranjska Gora, YugoslaviaGiant slalom1st
198831 January 1988 Kranjska Gora, YugoslaviaSlalom1st
198823 March 1988 Saalbach-Hinterglemm, AustriaGiant slalom1st
198918 December 1988 Val Zoldana, ItalyGiant slalom2nd
19898 January 1989 Mellau, AustriaSlalom2nd
19894 March 1989 Furano, JapanGiant slalom2nd
19898 March 1989 Shigakogen, JapanGiant slalom2nd
199020 January 1990 Maribor, YugoslaviaGiant slalom1st
19905 February 1990 Veysonnaz, SwitzerlandGiant slalom1st
199014 March 1990 Klövsjö, SwedenGiant slalom3rd

Olympic Games results

World Championships results