| Lars Grini | |||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Norway | ||||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 June 1944 Gran, Norway | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Ski club | SFK Lyn | ||||||||||||||||
| Personal best | 150 m (490 ft) Oberstdorf, West Germany (11 February 1967) | ||||||||||||||||
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Lars Grini (born 29 June 1944) is a Norwegian former ski jumper who competed between 1966 and 1972.
His best-known successes were at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, where he won a bronze medal in the individual large hill event, and another bronze medal in the individual normal hill at the 1970 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships. He represented the club SFK Lyn.
On 10 February 1967, he set ski jumping distance world record at 147 metres (482 ft) on Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze in Oberstdorf, West Germany. [1] [2] [3]
On 11 February 1967, the next day, he set another world record at 150 metres (492 ft) also in Oberstdorf. [4] [5]
| Date | Hill | Location | Metres | Feet |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 February 1967 | Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze | Oberstdorf, West Germany | 147 | 482 |
| 11 February 1967 | Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze | Oberstdorf, West Germany | 150 | 492 |
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