The FIS Ski Flying World Ski Championships 2004 took place on 19–22 February 2004 in

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for the record fifth time. Planica hosted the championships previously in

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. The team event, consisting of two jumps, debuted at these championships.

Individual

20–21 February 2004.FIS Ski flying World Championships 2004 individual final round results.
- accessed 28 November 2009. Ahonen and

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had the longest jumps of the competition with their 225.0 m second round-jumps.

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led after the first round, Späth after the second round, and Kiuru after the third round.

Team

22 February 2004.FIS Ski flying World Championships 2004 team final results.
- accessed 28 November 2009. Romøren had the longest jump of the event with his second round jump of 227.0 m.

Medal table

References

{{Ski flying World Championships FIS Ski Flying World Championships 2004 in ski jumping 2004 in Slovenian sport Ski jumping competitions in Slovenia International sports competitions hosted by Slovenia February 2004 sports events in Europe