Jaka Hvala

{{Short description|Slovenian ski jumper}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}

{{Infobox ski jumper

| name = Jaka Hvala

| image = FIS Ski Weltcup Titisee-Neustadt 2016 - Jaka Hvala1.jpg

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|7|15|df=y}}

| birth_place = Slovenia

| height =

| club =

| personalbest = {{convert|213|m|ft|abbr=on}}
Planica, 17 March 2012

| seasons = 20122017
2019

| wins = 1

| totalpodiums = 1

| individual_starts = 67

| team_starts = 10

| teampodiums = 5

| teamwins = 3

}}

Jaka Hvala (born 15 July 1993) is a retired Slovenian ski jumper. In 2013, he became a Junior World Champion. His personal best jump is 213 metres, set in 2012 in Planica.

Career

Hvala made his World Cup debut in 2012 in Zakopane where he finished 29th. After some World Cup break, he gained points in Lahti with ninth place and in Oslo with eighth place. His first World Cup victory was in Klingenthal, at the large hill, in 2013.{{cite news| url = http://www.euronews.com/2013/02/13/teenager-jumps-to-maiden-victory/| title = Teenager jumps to maiden victory| website = euronews.com| date = 13 February 2013| access-date = 25 March 2017| archive-date = 19 September 2013| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130919004928/http://euronews.com/2013/02/13/teenager-jumps-to-maiden-victory/| url-status = dead}} He received an individual silver medal in 2012 and a bronze medal at the 2010 Junior World Championships in the team competition.

In World Cup, Hvala won three team events with the Slovenian national team.{{cite web |author1=To. G. |title=Jaka Hvala končal kariero |url=https://www.rtvslo.si/sport/zimski-sporti/jaka-hvala-koncal-kariero/533136 |publisher=RTV Slovenija |access-date=11 August 2020 |location=Ljubljana |language=sl |date=11 August 2020}} He retired from professional ski jumping in August 2020.

World Cup

= Standings =

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! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:60px;"| Season 

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:55px;"|Overall

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:55px;"|{{Abbr|4H|Four Hills Tournament}}

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:55px;"|{{Abbr|SF|Ski flying}}

scope=row align=center|2011–12

| align=center|44 || align=center| — || align=center|46

scope=row align=center|2012–13

| align=center|16 || align=center|14 || align=center|19

scope=row align=center|2013–14

| align=center|50 || align=center|26 || align=center|26

scope=row align=center|2014–15

| align=center| — || align=center| — || align=center| —

scope=row align=center|2015–16

| align=center|46 || align=center| — || align=center|33

scope=row align=center|2016–17

| align=center| — || align=center| — || align=center| —

scope=row align=center|2018–19

| align=center| — || align=center| — || align=center| —

= Individual wins =

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style="background:#efefef;"

! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:10px;"| No.

! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:30px;"| Season

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:100px;"| Date

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:100px;"| Location

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:132px;"| Hill

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:25px;"| Size

scope=row style="text-align:center;"|1

| align=center|2012–13 || align=right|13 February 2013   || {{flagicon|GER}} Klingenthal || Vogtland Arena HS140 || align=center|{{abbr|LH|Large hill}}

References

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