Klaus Ostwald

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Klaus Ostwald
CountryFlag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Born (1958-08-26) 26 August 1958 (age 66)
Bad Elster, East Germany
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Personal best176 m (577 ft)
Planica, 16 March 1979
World Cup career
Seasons 1980
19821986
Indiv. starts42
Indiv. podiums9
Indiv. wins2
Medal record
Men's ski jumping
Representing Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1984 Engelberg Team LH
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1985 Seefeld Team LH
Men's ski flying
FIS Ski Flying World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1983 Harrachov Individual
Updated on 10 February 2016.

Klaus Ostwald (born 26 August 1958) is an East German former ski jumper.

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Career

He won the FIS Ski Flying World Championships 1983 in Harrachov. Ostwald earned two medals in the team large hill at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a silver in 1984 and a bronze in 1985. His best individual finish at the world championships was 4th in the individual large hill in 1982. His best finish at the Winter Olympics was 13th in the normal hill at Sarajevo in 1984. He also had World Cup wins.

On 18 March 1979, at the 5th Ski Flying World Championships, he tied the ski jumping world record distance at 176 metres (577 ft) on Velikanka bratov Gorišek in Planica, Yugoslavia. [1] [2]

World Cup

Standings

 Season Overall4H
1979/80 214
1981/82 1712
1982/83 1710
1983/84 7Silver medal icon.svg
1984/85 12Bronze medal icon.svg
1985/86 3755

Wins

No.SeasonDateLocationHillSize
1 1981/82 31 January 1982   Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Engelberg Gross-Titlis-Schanze K116LH
2 1983/84 30 December 1983   Flag of Germany.svg Oberstdorf Schattenbergschanze K115LH

Ski jumping world record

DateHillLocationMetresFeet
18 March 1979   Velikanka bratov Gorišek K165 Planica, Yugoslavia 176577

References

  1. "Koglerju naslov, Ostwaldu rekord (page 9)" (in Slovenian). Delo. 19 March 1979.
  2. "Klaus Ostwald - Planica 1979 - 176 m - World record". YouTube. 18 March 1979. Archived from the original on 2021-12-14.