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| Heinz Wossipiwo | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  East Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 January 1951 Bad Elster, East Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal best | 169 m (554 ft) Oberstdorf, West Germany (9 March 1973) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Heinz Wossipiwo (born 25 January 1951) is a German former ski jumper who competed from 1971 to 1975, representing East Germany.
He won a silver medal in the individual large hill at the 1974 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Falun. Wossipiwo also won a silver medal at the 1972 Ski-flying World Championships.
He also finished second one other time in his career in a normal hill event at Oberstdorf, West Germany in 1973. He also competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics. [1]
On 9 March 1973, he set a world record distance at 169 metres (554 ft) on Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze in Oberstdorf, West Germany. [2] [3]
| Date | Hill | Location | Metres | Feet |
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| 9 March 1973 | Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze K175 | Oberstdorf, West Germany | 169 | 554 |
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