Ema Klinec

Ema Klinec
Klinec in 2022
Born (1998-07-02) 2 July 1998 (age 26)
Kranj, Slovenia[1]
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Ski clubSSK Norica Žiri
Personal best226 m (741 ft) Slovenian women's national record
World Cup career
Seasons2014
2016–present
Indiv. starts155
Indiv. podiums29
Indiv. wins2
Team starts15
Team podiums5
Team wins2
Medal record
Representing  Slovenia
Women's ski jumping
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Oberstdorf Individual NH
Silver medal – second place 2021 Oberstdorf Team NH
Silver medal – second place 2025 Trondheim Mixed team LH
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Planica Mixed team NH
Youth Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Lillehammer Individual NH
Gold medal – first place 2016 Lillehammer Mixed team NH
Updated on 5 March 2025.

Ema Klinec (born 2 July 1998) is a Slovenian ski jumper. In February 2021, she became the first Slovenian female ski jumping world champion after winning the normal hill event at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2021.[2]

On 18 March 2023, Klinec landed at 203 metres (666 ft) in her second jump at the Vikersundbakken ski flying hill, becoming the first woman to officially jump over 200 metres.[3] The next day, she set a new world record at 226 metres (741 ft), and also won the first ever women's ski flying event in history.[4]

  1. ^ a b "Ema Klinec – Player Profile – Ski Jumping". Eurosport. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Ema Klinec s popolnima skokoma do zlata". Dnevnik (in Slovenian). 25 February 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Ema Klinec v Vikersundu kot prva smučarska skakalka preskočila 200 m". Dnevnik (in Slovenian). 18 March 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  4. ^ "Popoln dan Eme Klinec: zmaga, osvojena turneja in nov svetovni rekord" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. 19 March 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2023.

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