Planica 1987
Planica 1987 was a two day ski flying competition part of 1986/87 World Cup season, held from 14–15 March 1987 in Planica, SR Slovenia, Yugoslavia. Circa 100,000 people in total has gathered in three days.
All jumps over 190 metres
Chronological order:
- 192 metres (630 ft) –
Andreas Felder, WR touch (13 March; official training) - 194 metres (636 ft) –
Piotr Fijas, WR (14 March; 3rd round, canceled and repeated after) - 191 metres (627 ft) – Andreas Felder (14 March; in repeated 3rd round)
- 190 metres (623 ft) –
Ole Gunnar Fidjestøl (15 March; 2nd round) - 193 metres (633 ft) – Vegard Opaas (15 March, 3rd round)
World Cup
There were two individual ski flying events on Velikanka bratov Gorišek K185. By ski flying rules of that time there were three round of jumps, but only two best counted in a final result.[1][2]
On 13 March 1987, official training was scheduled at 10 o'clock in the morning with 18 Yugoslavian ski jumpers at the start. Only the best were picked for both competitions. Felder touched the ground at 192 metres WR distance infront of 10,000 people.[3][4]
On 14 March 1987, first competition went quiet normal until the last round. It all started complicating in the third round after Piotr Fijas 194 metres world record distance infront of 40,000 people. After this jump jury canceled the third round and repeated it all over from the beginning from a lower gate. Then in the repeated round Andreas Felder, although with lower speed managed to land at 191 metres and won the competition.[5]
On 15 March 1987, first two rounds of cecond competition went well until Vegard Opaas' jump at 193 metres. Jury canceled the competition right after this jump. Only one best jump of first two rounds counted as official result.[6]
First competitionWC #185 — Official results — 40,000 people — 14 March 1987
After Fijas' 194 m jump, 3rd round was canceled and repeated all over again.[7][8] |
Second competitionWC #186 — Official results — 50,000 people — 15 March 1987
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Ski flying world record
The all-time longest standing ski jump in parallel style ever.
| Date | Name | Country | Metres | Feet |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 March 1987 | Andreas Felder | Austria
|
192 | 630 |
| 14 March 1987 | Piotr Fijas | Poland
|
194 | 636 |
Not recognized! Touched the ground at world record distance.
References
- ^ "World Cup K185 - Planica, Yugoslavia". International Ski Federation. 14 March 1987.
- ^ "World Cup K185 - Planica, Yugoslavia". International Ski Federation. 15 March 1987.
- ^ "Planica: danes poskusni poleti, Avstrijec Felder prvi favorit, p.9" (in slovene). Delo. 13 March 1987.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ^ "Andreas Felder na treningu pod Poncami poletel 192m, p.1,4" (in slovene). Delo. 14 March 1987.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ^ "Felderju sobotna tekma, Fijasu pa svetovni rekord, p.11" (in slovene). Museum of modern history of Slovenia. 16 March 1987.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ^ "Planiška nedelja Fidjestolu, drugi Zupan, četrti Tepeš, p.9" (in slovene). Delo. 16 March 1987.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ^ "Slovenski vestnik, p.8 — Zmaga za Avstrijo in Norveško" (in slovene). Slovenski vestnik. 20 March 1987.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ^ "Pri 191 metrih ni konec sveta, p.8" (PDF) (in slovene). Gorenjski glas. 17 March 1987.
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