Nataša Bokal
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 9 May 1967 Škofja Loka, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 31 January 2026 (aged 58) | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Skiing career | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Alpine skiing | ||||||||||||||
| Disciplines | Downhill, super-G, giant slalom, slalom, combined | ||||||||||||||
World Cup debut | 9 January 1990 | ||||||||||||||
| Olympics | |||||||||||||||
| Teams | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| World Championships | |||||||||||||||
| Teams | 8 | ||||||||||||||
| Medals | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| World Cup | |||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 13 | ||||||||||||||
| Wins | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Nataša Bokal (9 May 1967 – 31 January 2026) was a Slovenian alpine skier.[1] She was the first woman to represent Slovenia at the Olympics.[2]
Bokal died on 31 January 2026, at the age of 58, following a long battle with cancer.[3]
World Cup results
Season standings
| Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 22 | 38 | 13 | — | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 23 | 19 | 14 | 8 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 24 | 27 | 9 | 39 | — | — | 14 |
| 1993 | 25 | 58 | 21 | 42 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 26 | 88 | 42 | — | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 27 | 87 | 40 | 47 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 28 | 49 | 22 | 27 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 29 | 50 | 22 | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 30 | 63 | 25 | 37 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 31 | 40 | 13 | 31 | — | — | — |
| 2000 | 32 | 37 | 9 | 65 | — | — | — |
| 2001 | 33 | 101 | 41 | — | — | — | — |
| 2002 | 34 | 82 | 28 | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | 35 | 100 | 46 | — | — | — | — |
Race podiums
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 11 January 1991 | .svg.png){kind=small} Kranjska Gora, Yugoslavia |
Giant slalom | 2nd |
| 12 January 1991 | Slalom | 1st | ||
| 2000 | 29 December 1999 |  Lienz, Austria |
Slalom | 2nd |
Olympic Games results
| Season | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 24 | DNF2 | 13 | 32 | — | 7 |
| 1994 | 26 | did not compete | ||||
| 1998 | 30 | 11 | 20 | — | — | — |
| 2002 | 34 | 9 | — | — | — | — |
World Championships results
| Season | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 23 | 2 | 12 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 28 | 10 | DNS2 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 30 | DNF2 | 18 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 32 | 13 | 20 | — | — | — |
References
- ↑ "FIS-Ski - biographie". www.fis-ski.com. Archived from the original on 20 October 2012.
- ↑ "First female competitors at the Olympics by country". Olympedia. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- ↑ "Former Top Skier Natasa Bokal Dies". STA. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
Categories:
- 1967 births
- 2026 deaths
- Slovenian female alpine skiers
- Olympic alpine skiers for Slovenia
- Alpine skiers at the 1992 Winter Olympics
- Alpine skiers at the 1998 Winter Olympics
- Alpine skiers at the 2002 Winter Olympics
- Winter World University Games medalists in alpine skiing
- People from Škofja Loka
- FISU World University Games silver medalists for Yugoslavia
- Competitors at the 1987 Winter Universiade
- Competitors at the 1989 Winter Universiade
- Slovenian alpine skiing biography stubs