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Planica 1969
Planica 1969 was a first competition on a new Letalnica bratov Gorišek, ski flying hill at ''Smuški poleti Ski Flying Week'' competition, held from 21 to 23 March 1969 in Planica, Yugoslavia. With 95,000 people in three days. Schedule Competition On 6 March 1969, two weeks before competition a hill test with trial jumper was made. Yugoslavian Miro Oman baptized Letalnica bratov Gorišek, Velikanka bratov Gorišek K153 hill around 14:00 PM local time with 135 metres (443 ft). On 21 March 1969 hill was officially opened with first day of competition called ''Smuški poleti Ski Flying Week'' with three rounds, but only the best one counted into official result. The first day brought world record distance at 156 metres by Bjørn Wirkola. On 22 March 1969 second day of competition was on schedule with three rounds and two best rounds counted into official result. World record was tied and improved three times: Jiří Raška (156 m, 164 m) and Bjørn Wirkola (160 m). On 23 M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Planica
Planica () is an Alpine valley in northwestern Slovenia, extending south from the border village of Rateče, not far from another well-known ski resort, Kranjska Gora. Further south, the valley extends into the Tamar Valley, a popular hiking destination in Triglav National Park. Planica is famous for ski jumping. The first ski jumping hill was constructed before 1930 at the slope of Mount Ponca. In 1933, Ivan Rožman constructed a larger hill, known as the Bloudek Giant (''Bloudkova velikanka'') after Stanko Bloudek, which later gave rise to ski flying. The venue was completed in 1934. The first ski jump over in history was achieved at the hill in 1936 by Sepp Bradl. At the time, it was the biggest jumping hill in the world. In 1969, a new K185 hill, the Gorišek Brothers Flying Hill (''Letalnica bratov Gorišek'') was built by Vlado and Janez Gorišek Janez Gorišek (born September 13, 1933) is a Slovenian civil engineer, constructor, and architect, who holds a degree f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
