Heinz Wossipiwo

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Heinz Wossipiwo
CountryFlag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Born (1951-01-25) 25 January 1951 (age 74)
Bad Elster, East Germany
Personal best 169 m (554 ft)
Oberstdorf, West Germany
(9 March 1973)
Medal record
Men's ski jumping
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1974 Falun Individual LH
Men's ski flying
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1972 Planica Individual

Heinz Wossipiwo (born 25 January 1951) is a German former ski jumper who competed from 1971 to 1975, representing East Germany.

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Career

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]

Ski jumping world record

DateHillLocationMetresFeet
9 March 1973   Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze K175 Oberstdorf, West Germany 169554

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Heinz Wossipiwo Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  2. ↑ "Nov rekord 169 m (page 1)" (in Slovenian). Delo. 10 March 1973.
  3. ↑ "Zdaj Wosipiwo - 169 m (page 7)" (in Slovenian). Delo. 10 March 1973.
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