Old Bolgenschanze is an abandoned K53
ski jumping hill at
Davos
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Davos (, ; or ; rm, ; archaic it, Tavate) is an Alpine resort town and a municipality in the Prättigau/Davos R ...
,
Switzerland
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from 1909. It was located on the same road as
new Bolgenschanze, only about 500 meters away.
History
1909: Opening with world record
On 28 February 1909, hill officially opened with antemeridian competition and 1200 spectators. Norway with
Harald Smith
Harald Smith (29 June 1879 – May 1977) was a Norwegian Nordic skier who won the Holmenkollen medal in 1904.
Career
Smith was born in Østre Aker, a borough of the city of Oslo. After 1905 he moved to Sauze d'Oulx, Italy, and competed in the ...
who set the only hill official
world record
A world record is usually the best global and most important performance that is ever recorded and officially verified in a specific skill, sport, or other kind of activity. The book ''Guinness World Records'' and other world records organization ...
at 45 meters (148 ft), won the opening competition in front of his brother Trygve Smith, who fell at 46 meters (151 ft) invalid world record distance and the third was their teammate Trygve Myklegaard. In the afternoon jump were shorter due to a weather. Individual jumps shorter than 40 meters and double jumps came up to 36 meters.
On 11 February 1913, Emil Knudsen from Norway fell at 49 meters (161 ft) world record distance, which off course didn't count.
Knudsen set the hill record three weeks later at 48 meters.
1950s: Failed hill revival attempts
In late 1950s several attempts to establish a ski jump tournament with St. Moritz and Arosa failed unfortunately. When the ski club could not realize the necessary reconstruction of the ski jump due to financial reasons and the cure organisation didn't no longer financially support operation and maintenance, too, the end of the most traditional ski jumping hill of Middle Europe had come. Today the slope is still used for alpine skiing.
Ski jumping world records
Not recognized! Crash at WR.
Official hill record.
References
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External links
Old Bolgenschanzeskisprungschanzen.com
Ski jumping venues in Switzerland
Defunct sports venues in Switzerland