Albin Jakopič

Albin Jakopič began skiing in his hometown of Mojstrana, where he grew up alongside his younger brother Avgust. The Jakopič brothers were one of many successful skiers to come from Mojstrana, in addition to Alojz Klančnik, and the Janša brothers, Janko and Joško. Albin Jakopič won three consecutive national titles in Nordic combined from 1932-34, and was selected in 1936 alongside his brother to represent Yugoslavia at the Olympic Winter Games held in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. Competing in the Nordic combined and ski jumping events, his best result came in the former, in which he placed 34th out of 51 competitors. He continued competing into the 1940s, and also coached the Bulgarian ski team for a period of time. An ironworker by profession, he worked for a company in Jesenice.

Jakopič suffered a head injury after a motorcycle accident in the 1940s, though he continued to train in ski jumping. He died in January 1947 at the age of 34 after suddenly collapsing after performing a 25 metre jump, in Ljubljana.