Bogdan Norčič (19 September 1953,

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– 4 April 2004,

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) was a Yugoslavian ski jumper of Slovene ethnicity. He competed at the

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and

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Career

On 20 March 1977, Norčič crashed during an attempt at the world world record for longest ski jump. Although he soared a world record distance of from Velikanka bratov Gorišek K165 in

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, the feat was not official because he failed to land safely. The same distance would be achieved as an official record, in 1983, by

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, and would be exceeded by

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in 1990.

World Cup

Standings

Invalid ski jumping world record

This was the first ever ski jump over 180 metres in history. Not recognized! Crash at world record distance.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Norcic, Bogdan 1953 births 2004 deaths Slovenian male ski jumpers Yugoslav male ski jumpers Ski jumpers at the 1976 Winter Olympics Ski jumpers at the 1980 Winter Olympics Olympic ski jumpers for Yugoslavia Skiers from Kranj