Ralph Gebstedt

Ralph Gebstedt

Personal information
Born	(1971-10-08) 8 October 1971 (age 54) Friedrichroda, East Germany
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Sport
Country	East Germany (1989-90)   Germany (1990-1998)
Sport	Skiing
World Cup career
Seasons	1990–1998
Indiv. starts	108
Indiv. podiums	3
Indiv. wins	1
Team starts	3
Team podiums	1
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	190 m (623 ft) Planica, 24 March 1991
Updated on 10 February 2016

Ralph Gebstedt (born 8 October 1971) is an East German/German former ski jumper.

Career

On 24 March 1991 he won his only World Cup event in his career in Planica with personal best at 190 metres in the last round. After that jump Gebstedt said: "I had no problems at landing at all". ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}

He participated in the Ski Flying World Championships in 1990, 1992 and 1996, his best finish being a fifteenth place from 1992. He won the Continental Cup in the 1993/94 season.

World Cup

Standings

Season	Overall	4H	SF	NT	JP
1989/90	56	28	N/A	N/A	N/A
1990/91	14	70		N/A	N/A
1991/92	32	17	11	N/A	N/A
1993/94	87	53	—	N/A	N/A
1994/95	34	23	27	N/A	N/A
1995/96	19	14	28	N/A	18
1996/97	44	27	32	37	43
1997/98	93	57	—	—	84

Wins

No.	Season	Date	Location	Hill	Size
1	1990/91	24 March 1991	Planica	Velikanka bratov Gorišek K185	FH

References

1. "Rezultati iz Planice: LETALNICA - DRUGI DAN, p.9" (in Slovenian). Delo. 25 March 1991.
2. "Ralph Gebstedt personal best: 190 metres (set in Planica 1991)". YouTube. 22 March 1997. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021.
3. "Øyvinds nedtur (page 13)". Romerikes Blad. 25 March 1991.
4. "196 meter (page 27)". Telemark Arbeiderblad. 25 March 1991.
5. "Skiflygnig (page 9)". Gjengangeren. 25 March 1991.
6. "Hopp: Sondag (page 17)". Sandefjords Blad. 25 March 1991.

External links

• Ralf Gebstedt at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
• Ralph Gebstedt at InterSportStats