Rok Petrovič

Rok Petrovič listenⓘ (5 February 1966 – 16 September 1993) was a Yugoslav and Slovenian alpine skier.

Petrovič was born in Ljubljana, Yugoslavia, the son of Zdenka Steiner and Krešimir Petrović, a well known sports psychologist of Croatian origin.

His first success in alpine ski racing was the 1983 Junior World Championship slalom title in Sestriere, Italy.

That season he won 5 races, is second in St. Anton, Austria and third in Geilo, Norway, easily winning the World Cup slalom title and becoming the first Yugoslav with a crystal globe.

Due to his lack of winning results, he quit skiing in 1988 and began studies at the College of Sports in Ljubljana.