Natko Zrnčić-Dim
Zrnčić-Dim in March 2008
Personal information
Born (1986-03-07) 7 March 1986
Zagreb, SR Croatia,
SFR Yugoslavia
OccupationAlpine skier
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Skiing career
DisciplinesCombined, super-G, downhill, slalom
ClubSK Medveščak
World Cup debut13 December 2004 (age 18)
Retired22 February 2019 (age 32)
Olympics
Teams3 – (2006, 2010, 2014)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams5 – (200511, 2015)
Medals1 (0 gold)
World Cup
Seasons14 – (20052016, 20182019)
Wins0
Podiums5 – (5 AC)
Overall titles0 – (38th in 2010)
Discipline titles0 – (5th in AC, 2014)
Medal record
Men's alpine skiing
Representing  Croatia
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2009 Val-d'IsèreCombined

Natko Zrnčić-Dim (Croatian pronunciation: [nǎtko zr̩̂ːntʃitɕ];[1][2] born 7 March 1986) is a Croatian alpine ski coach and retired World Cup skier. He won a bronze medal in super combined at the World Championships in 2009 at Val-d'Isère, France,[3] and is a member of SK Medveščak.

Born in Zagreb, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia, Zrnčić-Dim's best World Cup result is second place in a super combined, achieved on 30 January 2011 in Chamonix, France. Compatriot Ivica Kostelić won that race, his seventh of the month, and marked the first time that Croatians finished first and second in a World Cup race.[4] Zrnčić-Dim incurred shoulder injury in a super-G at Beaver Creek in early December 2012, which ended his 2013 season.[5] Through mid-January 2014, he has five World Cup podiums, all in combined events. He is one of rare downhill specialists who was able to qualify into second run of slalom. He has done it three times; all were in Wengen, having best result of 18th place in 2010.

In 2019 he announced his retirement from active competing, due to unsuccessful comeback after injury in November 2016. His last World Cup race was a combined in Bansko on 22 February 2019. Since the start of 2019/20 season, he coaches Rea Hraski to prepare for the 2019 Winter Deaflympics.[6]

World Cup results

Season standings

SeasonAgeOverallSlalomGiant
 slalom 
Super-GDownhillCombined
20061913744
20072013542
20082158468
2009225955459
201023384848307
20112471469
201225675710
201326injured 1 December 2012
20142775525
20152876527
20162997545415
201730injured in Val d'Isère training

Race podiums

  • 5 podiums – 5 AC (4 SC, 1 K)
Season Date Location Discipline Place
20083 Feb 2008France Val-d'Isère, FranceSuper combined3rd
200925 Jan 2009Austria Kitzbühel, AustriaCombined3rd
20104 Dec 2009United States Beaver Creek, USASuper combined3rd
201130 Jan 2011France Chamonix, FranceSuper combined2nd
201417 Jan 2014 Switzerland  Wengen, SwitzerlandSuper combined3rd

Results per discipline

Discipline WC starts WC Top 30
Downhill7511
Super-G475
Giant slalom80
Slalom483
Combined3627
Total21446
  • standings through 25 Nov 2018

World Championship results

  Year   Age  Slalom  Giant 
 slalom 
Super-GDownhillCombined
2005183140
200720394034DSQ
200922142723193
201124DNF13826288
201326
201528273230DNF2
20193230DNS39

Olympic results

  Year   Age  Slalom  Giant 
 slalom 
Super-GDownhillCombined
20061933253533
2010231941DNF3320
201427DNF2192910

References

  1. "náda". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 18 March 2018. Nàtko
  2. "zȑno". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 18 March 2018. Zȓnčić
  3. "Natko Zrncic Dim wins bronze in super-combination skiing event". Croatian Times. 10 February 2009. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
  4. McKee, Hank (30 January 2011). "Kostelic gets 7th Cup win of month at Chamonix". Ski Racing. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
  5. "Alpine Skiing – Zrncic-Dim to go under knife". Yahoo! UK – Sport. 12 December 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
  6. "Natko Zrnčić-Dim pomaže Rei Hraski u pripremama za Zimske olimpijske igre gluhih: Napredovala je, očekujemo medalju | Crosport". www.crosport.hr. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
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