FIS Ski Flying World Championships 1972

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FIS Ski Flying World Championships 1972
Yugoslavia stamp - Planica 1972.jpg
Venue Velikanka bratov Gorišek K165
Date25 March 1972
Competitors48 from 14 nations
Winning score427.5
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Walter Steiner  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
Silver medal icon.svg   Heinz Wossipiwo  Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Bronze medal icon.svg   Jiří Raška  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
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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.

Contents

Schedule

DateEventRoundsLongest jump of the dayVisitors
22 March 1972  Hill test2canceled due to warm weather —
24 March 1972  Official training3162 metres (531 ft) by Juhani Ruotsalainen 20,000
25 March 1972  Competition, Day 13158 metres (518 ft) by Walter Steiner 40,000
26 March 1972  Competition, Day 21153 metres (502 ft) by Jochen Danneberg (V)50,000

Competition

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]

Official training

10:00 AM — 24 March 1972 — Two rounds — chronological order incomplete

RankBibName1RD2RDPoints
143 Flag of East Germany.svg Heinz Wossipiwo 153.0 m148.0 m408.0
256 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Walter Steiner 148.0 m163.0 m399.0
357 Flag of Finland.svg Juhani Ruotsalainen 162.0 m129.0 m395.0
423 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Bohumil Doležal 132.0 m154.0 m394.0
524 Flag of East Germany.svg Henry Glaß 130.0 m153.0 m394.0
614 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jaromír Liďák 138.0 m145.0 m390.5
753 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jiří Raška 143.0 m138.0 m390.5
836 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Karel Kodejška 153.0 m128.0 m390.0
938 Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Danilo Pudgar 145.0 m129.0 m379.0
105 Flag of East Germany.svg Dietmar Aschenbach 129.0 m137.0 m367.5
1148 Flag of East Germany.svg Manfred Wolf 155.0 m128.0 m362.0
1240 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Josef Zehnder 126.0 m129.0 m357.0
1342 Flag of Austria.svg Reinhold Bachler 126.0 m129.0 m356.5
1458 Flag of Austria.svg Max Golser 122.0 m133.0 m352.5
154 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Aleksandr Ivannikov 133.0 m115.0 m352.5
1645 Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Marjan Mesec 129.0 m120.0 m350.0
1755 Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Peter Štefančič 120.0 m127.0 m345.5
1816 Flag of East Germany.svg Jochen Danneberg 113.0 m140.0 m345.5
1946 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Yury Kalinin 129.0 m119.0 m342.5
2011 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Anatoliy Zheglanov 131.0 m120.0 m342.0
2154 Flag of Poland.svg Adam Krzysztofiak 116.0 m124.0 m342.0
2251 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Gariy Napalkov 119.0 m119.0 m340.0
2326 Flag of Austria.svg Rudi Wanner 120.0 m123.0 m338.5
2434 Flag of Norway.svg Odd Grette 122.0 m109.0 m329.5
2549 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Peter Wilson 116.0 m114.0 m329.0
262 Flag of Finland.svg Seppo Hyvönen 111.0 m116.0 m328.5
2731 Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Bogdan Norčič 110.0 m123.0 m327.5
2828 Flag of Japan.svg Seiji Aochi 108.0 m116.0 m322.0
293 Flag of Norway.svg Jan Stenbeck 111.0 m112.0 m321.5
3050 Flag of Norway.svg Frithjof Prydz 104.0 m110.0 m318.5
3130 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Koba Zakadze N/AN/AN/A
3237 Flag of Poland.svg Wojciech Fortuna N/AN/A311.0
3320 Flag of Austria.svg Ernst Kröll N/AN/AN/A
3439 Flag of Finland.svg Keijo Laiho N/AN/A305.5
3512 Flag of Norway.svg Knut Kongsgård N/AN/A303.0
3633 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Josef Matouš N/AN/A302.0
3717 Flag of Finland.svg Seppo Reijonen N/AN/A298.5
3847 Flag of Germany.svg Ernst Wursthorn N/AN/A294.5
3915 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Slawomir Kardas N/AN/A395.5
409 Flag of Austria.svg Hans Wallner N/AN/A284.5
441 Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Janez Jurman N/AN/A277.0
4513 Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Drago Pudgar N/AN/A274.5
N/A6 Flag of the United States.svg Scott Mc NeillN/AN/AN/A
N/A7 Flag of Poland.svg Tadeusz PawlusiakN/AN/AN/A
N/A8 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Ladislav Divila N/AN/AN/A
N/A10 Flag of Japan.svg Mineyuki MashikoN/AN/AN/A
N/A18 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Heinrich MüllerN/AN/AN/A
N/A19 Flag of Japan.svg Akitsugu Konno N/AN/AN/A
N/A21 Flag of the United States.svg Greg Windsperger N/AN/AN/A
N/A22 Flag of Poland.svg Daniel GasienicaN/AN/AN/A
N/A25 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Zdenek Mezl N/AN/AN/A
N/A27 Flag of Austria.svg Hans Millonig N/AN/AN/A
N/A29 Flag of Italy.svg Ezio Damolin N/AN/AN/A
N/A32 Flag of Germany.svg Alfred Grosche N/AN/AN/A
N/A35 Flag of the United States.svg Ron Steele N/AN/AN/A
N/A41 Flag of Japan.svg Yukio Kasaya N/AN/AN/A
N/A44 Flag of the United States.svg Greg Swor N/AN/AN/A
N/A52 Flag of Italy.svg Albino BazzanaN/AN/AN/A

Official results

10:00 AM — 25 March 1972 — Two rounds — chronological order incomplete

RankBibName1st round2nd roundPoints
Gold medal icon.svg44 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Walter Steiner 155.0 m158.0 m427.5
Silver medal icon.svg47 Flag of East Germany.svg Heinz Wossipiwo 146.0 m142.0 m395.0
Bronze medal icon.svg37 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jiří Raška 144.0 m130.0 m379.0
436 Flag of Finland.svg Juhani Ruotsalainen 131.0 m140.0 m376.5
55 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jaromír Liďák 134.0 m133.0 m372.0
623 Flag of East Germany.svg Manfred Wolf 124.0 m137.0 m361.5
722 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Yury Kalinin 131.0 m124.0 m361.0
810 Flag of Norway.svg Jan Stenbeck 123.0 m132.0 m359.0
96 Flag of East Germany.svg Dietmar Aschenbach 130.0 m130.0 m357.0
1035 Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Peter Štefančič 122.0 m125.0 m347.0
1128 Flag of Norway.svg Odd Grette 120.0 m123.0 m345.0
129 Flag of East Germany.svg Henry Glaß 123.0 m122.0 m344.0
1327 Flag of Japan.svg Seiji Aochi 132.0 m131.0 m340.5
1416 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Anatoliy Zheglanov 126.0 m142.0 m340.0
1512 Flag of Austria.svg Rudi Wanner 113.0 m129.0 m339.5
1633 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Bohumil Doležal 142.0 m129.0 m338.5
1740 Flag of Norway.svg Frithjof Prydz 114.0 m120.0 m337.5
1817 Flag of Japan.svg Akitsugu Konno 115.0 m120.0 m334.0
1911 Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Marjan Mesec 110.0 m121.0 m328.5
2026 Flag of Poland.svg Wojciech Fortuna 114.0 m117.0 m328.0
2143 Flag of Japan.svg Yukio Kasaya 133.0 m119.0 m327.5
2239 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Peter Wilson 123.0 m111.0 m326.0
231 Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Bogdan Norčič 104.0 m131.0 m325.5
247 Flag of Japan.svg Mineyuki Mashiko 106.0 m118.0 m315.5
2518 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Heinrich Müller 104.0 m120.0 m315.0
2642 Flag of Poland.svg Adam Krzysztofiak 125.0 m117.0 m314.0
2734 Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Danilo Pudgar 122.0 m119.0 m309.5
2830 Flag of Finland.svg Seppo Hyvönen 109.0 m103.0 m308.5
292 Flag of Norway.svg Knut Kongsgård 98.0 m115.0 m307.5
3024 Flag of Austria.svg Max Golser 100.0 m115.0 m306.5
313 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Aleksandr Ivannikov 106.0 m109.0 m306.5
3213 Flag of Finland.svg Seppo Reijonen 100.0 m110.0 m306.0
3329 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Josef Zehnder 115.0 m103.0 m299.5
348 Flag of Austria.svg Ernst Kröll 103.0 m113.0 m299.0
3521 Flag of the United States.svg Ron Steele 104.0 m102.0 m297.0
364 Flag of Finland.svg Keijo Laiho 96.0 m106.0 m296.5
3720 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Karel Kodejška 109.0 m122.0 m295.5
3815 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Slawomir Kardas 95.0 m105.0 m289.0
3948 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Gariy Napalkov 117.0 m100.0 m287.0
4025 Flag of Germany.svg Ernst Wursthorn 102.0 m100.0 m284.0
4145 Flag of Austria.svg Reinhold Bachler 111.0 m114.0 m263.0
4241 Flag of Germany.svg Alfred Grosche 116.0 m112.0 m260.0
4332 Flag of Italy.svg Ezio Damolin 90.0 m—101.0
N/A14 Flag of the United States.svg Greg Windsperger N/AN/AN/A
N/A19 Flag of Poland.svg Daniel GasienicaN/AN/AN/A
N/A31 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Zdenek Mezl N/AN/AN/A
N/A38 Flag of the United States.svg Greg Swor N/AN/AN/A
N/A46 Flag of Italy.svg Albino BazzanaN/AN/AN/A

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland  (SUI)1001
2Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany  (GDR)0101
3Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia  (TCH)0011
Totals (3 entries)1113

References

  1. ↑ "Bitka na skakalnici, p.10" (in Slovenian). Delo. 23 March 1972.
  2. ↑ "Prvi dan - Wosipivo, p.7" (in Slovenian). Delo. 25 March 1972.
  3. ↑ "Vsi razpoloženi, p.10" (in Slovenian). Delo. 24 March 1972.
  4. ↑ "Steiner sega po zlatu, p.1,14" (in Slovenian). Delo (Sunday Edition). 26 March 1972.
  5. ↑ "Konec v vetru, p.1,3" (in Slovenian). Delo. 27 March 1972.
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