Dirk Else (born 27 August 1977 in Erlabrunn, GDR) is a retired

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ski jumper Ski jumping is a winter sport in which competitors aim to achieve the farthest jump after sliding down on their skis from a specially designed curved ramp. Along with jump length, competitor's aerial style and other factors also affect the fina ...

. In the

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he finished once among the top 15, a twelfth place from

Zakopane Zakopane ( Podhale Goral: ''Zokopane'') is a town in the extreme south of Poland, in the southern part of the Podhale region at the foot of the Tatra Mountains. From 1975 to 1998, it was part of Nowy Sącz Voivodeship; since 1999, it has been ...

in January 2002 being his best result. He won the overall Continental Cup in the 1999/00 season.

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* 1977 births Living people People from Erzgebirgskreis German male ski jumpers Skiers from Saxony {{Germany-skijumping-bio-stub