| FIS Ski Flying World Championships 1972 | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Velikanka bratov Gorišek K165 | |||||||||
| Date | 25 March 1972 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 48 from 14 nations | |||||||||
| Winning score | 427.5 | |||||||||
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The FIS Ski Flying World Ski Championships 1972, the first ever ski flying world championships took place on 25 March 1972 in Planica, Yugoslavia. A total of 110,000 people has gathered in three days.
| Date | Event | Rounds | Longest jump of the day | Visitors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 March 1972 | Hill test | 2 | canceled due to warm weather | — |
| 24 March 1972 | Official training | 3 | 162 metres (531 ft) by Juhani Ruotsalainen | 20,000 |
| 25 March 1972 | Competition, Day 1 | 3 | 158 metres (518 ft) by Walter Steiner | 40,000 |
| 26 March 1972 | Competition, Day 2 | 1 | 153 metres (502 ft) by Jochen Danneberg (V) | 50,000 |
On 22 March 1972 hill test was originally scheduled, but hill wasn't ready yet to be used due to warm weather and was canceled. A few training jumps were performed at neighbour Bloudkova velikanka. [1]
On 24 March 1972 first ever ski flying world championships was officially opened with official training in front of 20,000 visitors. Three rounds were on schedule; trial round and two rounds for official training which would be valid as official championships final results if jumping would be impossible due to unpredicted weather conditions over the weekend competition day. [2] [3]
On 25 March 1972 first day of competition was in progress in front of 40,000 people. Walter Steiner was leading after first day and two rounds (155 and 158 metres). [4]
On 26 March 1972 second day of competition was on schedule with crowd over 50,000 people. Competition was canceled after trial round, due to unstable wind. Results from previous day counted as official. [5]
10:00 AM — 24 March 1972 — Two rounds — chronological order incomplete
| Rank | Bib | Name | 1RD | 2RD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 43 |  Heinz Wossipiwo | 153.0 m | 148.0 m | 408.0 |
| 2 | 56 |  Walter Steiner | 148.0 m | 163.0 m | 399.0 |
| 3 | 57 |  Juhani Ruotsalainen | 162.0 m | 129.0 m | 395.0 |
| 4 | 23 |  Bohumil Doležal | 132.0 m | 154.0 m | 394.0 |
| 5 | 24 | Henry Glaß | 130.0 m | 153.0 m | 394.0 |
| 6 | 14 | Jaromír Liďák | 138.0 m | 145.0 m | 390.5 |
| 7 | 53 | Jiří Raška | 143.0 m | 138.0 m | 390.5 |
| 8 | 36 | Karel Kodejška | 153.0 m | 128.0 m | 390.0 |
| 9 | 38 |  Danilo Pudgar | 145.0 m | 129.0 m | 379.0 |
| 10 | 5 | Dietmar Aschenbach | 129.0 m | 137.0 m | 367.5 |
| 11 | 48 | Manfred Wolf | 155.0 m | 128.0 m | 362.0 |
| 12 | 40 | Josef Zehnder | 126.0 m | 129.0 m | 357.0 |
| 13 | 42 |  Reinhold Bachler | 126.0 m | 129.0 m | 356.5 |
| 14 | 58 | Max Golser | 122.0 m | 133.0 m | 352.5 |
| 15 | 4 |  Aleksandr Ivannikov | 133.0 m | 115.0 m | 352.5 |
| 16 | 45 | Marjan Mesec | 129.0 m | 120.0 m | 350.0 |
| 17 | 55 | Peter Štefančič | 120.0 m | 127.0 m | 345.5 |
| 18 | 16 | Jochen Danneberg | 113.0 m | 140.0 m | 345.5 |
| 19 | 46 | Yury Kalinin | 129.0 m | 119.0 m | 342.5 |
| 20 | 11 | Anatoliy Zheglanov | 131.0 m | 120.0 m | 342.0 |
| 21 | 54 |  Adam Krzysztofiak | 116.0 m | 124.0 m | 342.0 |
| 22 | 51 | Gariy Napalkov | 119.0 m | 119.0 m | 340.0 |
| 23 | 26 | Rudi Wanner | 120.0 m | 123.0 m | 338.5 |
| 24 | 34 |  Odd Grette | 122.0 m | 109.0 m | 329.5 |
| 25 | 49 |  Peter Wilson | 116.0 m | 114.0 m | 329.0 |
| 26 | 2 | Seppo Hyvönen | 111.0 m | 116.0 m | 328.5 |
| 27 | 31 | Bogdan Norčič | 110.0 m | 123.0 m | 327.5 |
| 28 | 28 |  Seiji Aochi | 108.0 m | 116.0 m | 322.0 |
| 29 | 3 | Jan Stenbeck | 111.0 m | 112.0 m | 321.5 |
| 30 | 50 | Frithjof Prydz | 104.0 m | 110.0 m | 318.5 |
| 31 | 30 | Koba Zakadze | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 32 | 37 | Wojciech Fortuna | N/A | N/A | 311.0 |
| 33 | 20 | Ernst Kröll | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 34 | 39 | Keijo Laiho | N/A | N/A | 305.5 |
| 35 | 12 | Knut Kongsgård | N/A | N/A | 303.0 |
| 36 | 33 | Josef Matouš | N/A | N/A | 302.0 |
| 37 | 17 | Seppo Reijonen | N/A | N/A | 298.5 |
| 38 | 47 |  Ernst Wursthorn | N/A | N/A | 294.5 |
| 39 | 15 | Slawomir Kardas | N/A | N/A | 395.5 |
| 40 | 9 | Hans Wallner | N/A | N/A | 284.5 |
| 44 | 1 | Janez Jurman | N/A | N/A | 277.0 |
| 45 | 13 | Drago Pudgar | N/A | N/A | 274.5 |
| N/A | 6 |  Scott Mc Neill | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | 7 | Tadeusz Pawlusiak | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | 8 | Ladislav Divila | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | 10 | Mineyuki Mashiko | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | 18 | Heinrich Müller | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | 19 | Akitsugu Konno | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | 21 | Greg Windsperger | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | 22 | Daniel Gasienica | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | 25 | Zdenek Mezl | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | 27 | Hans Millonig | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | 29 |  Ezio Damolin | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | 32 | Alfred Grosche | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | 35 | Ron Steele | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | 41 | Yukio Kasaya | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | 44 | Greg Swor | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | 52 | Albino Bazzana | N/A | N/A | N/A |
10:00 AM — 25 March 1972 — Two rounds — chronological order incomplete
| Rank | Bib | Name | 1st round | 2nd round | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 44 | Walter Steiner | 155.0 m | 158.0 m | 427.5 |
 | 47 | Heinz Wossipiwo | 146.0 m | 142.0 m | 395.0 |
 | 37 | Jiří Raška | 144.0 m | 130.0 m | 379.0 |
| 4 | 36 | Juhani Ruotsalainen | 131.0 m | 140.0 m | 376.5 |
| 5 | 5 | Jaromír Liďák | 134.0 m | 133.0 m | 372.0 |
| 6 | 23 | Manfred Wolf | 124.0 m | 137.0 m | 361.5 |
| 7 | 22 | Yury Kalinin | 131.0 m | 124.0 m | 361.0 |
| 8 | 10 | Jan Stenbeck | 123.0 m | 132.0 m | 359.0 |
| 9 | 6 | Dietmar Aschenbach | 130.0 m | 130.0 m | 357.0 |
| 10 | 35 | Peter Štefančič | 122.0 m | 125.0 m | 347.0 |
| 11 | 28 | Odd Grette | 120.0 m | 123.0 m | 345.0 |
| 12 | 9 | Henry Glaß | 123.0 m | 122.0 m | 344.0 |
| 13 | 27 | Seiji Aochi | 132.0 m | 131.0 m | 340.5 |
| 14 | 16 | Anatoliy Zheglanov | 126.0 m | 142.0 m | 340.0 |
| 15 | 12 | Rudi Wanner | 113.0 m | 129.0 m | 339.5 |
| 16 | 33 | Bohumil Doležal | 142.0 m | 129.0 m | 338.5 |
| 17 | 40 | Frithjof Prydz | 114.0 m | 120.0 m | 337.5 |
| 18 | 17 | Akitsugu Konno | 115.0 m | 120.0 m | 334.0 |
| 19 | 11 | Marjan Mesec | 110.0 m | 121.0 m | 328.5 |
| 20 | 26 | Wojciech Fortuna | 114.0 m | 117.0 m | 328.0 |
| 21 | 43 | Yukio Kasaya | 133.0 m | 119.0 m | 327.5 |
| 22 | 39 | Peter Wilson | 123.0 m | 111.0 m | 326.0 |
| 23 | 1 | Bogdan Norčič | 104.0 m | 131.0 m | 325.5 |
| 24 | 7 | Mineyuki Mashiko | 106.0 m | 118.0 m | 315.5 |
| 25 | 18 | Heinrich Müller | 104.0 m | 120.0 m | 315.0 |
| 26 | 42 | Adam Krzysztofiak | 125.0 m | 117.0 m | 314.0 |
| 27 | 34 | Danilo Pudgar | 122.0 m | 119.0 m | 309.5 |
| 28 | 30 | Seppo Hyvönen | 109.0 m | 103.0 m | 308.5 |
| 29 | 2 | Knut Kongsgård | 98.0 m | 115.0 m | 307.5 |
| 30 | 24 | Max Golser | 100.0 m | 115.0 m | 306.5 |
| 31 | 3 | Aleksandr Ivannikov | 106.0 m | 109.0 m | 306.5 |
| 32 | 13 | Seppo Reijonen | 100.0 m | 110.0 m | 306.0 |
| 33 | 29 | Josef Zehnder | 115.0 m | 103.0 m | 299.5 |
| 34 | 8 | Ernst Kröll | 103.0 m | 113.0 m | 299.0 |
| 35 | 21 | Ron Steele | 104.0 m | 102.0 m | 297.0 |
| 36 | 4 | Keijo Laiho | 96.0 m | 106.0 m | 296.5 |
| 37 | 20 | Karel Kodejška | 109.0 m | 122.0 m | 295.5 |
| 38 | 15 | Slawomir Kardas | 95.0 m | 105.0 m | 289.0 |
| 39 | 48 | Gariy Napalkov | 117.0 m | 100.0 m | 287.0 |
| 40 | 25 | Ernst Wursthorn | 102.0 m | 100.0 m | 284.0 |
| 41 | 45 | Reinhold Bachler | 111.0 m | 114.0 m | 263.0 |
| 42 | 41 | Alfred Grosche | 116.0 m | 112.0 m | 260.0 |
| 43 | 32 | Ezio Damolin | 90.0 m | — | 101.0 |
| N/A | 14 | Greg Windsperger | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | 19 | Daniel Gasienica | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | 31 | Zdenek Mezl | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | 38 | Greg Swor | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | 46 | Albino Bazzana | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland (SUI) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | East Germany (GDR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
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