Heinrich Palme (25 May 1912 – 20 February 1987) was a German

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 ...

Career

In 1938 he started to jump for

Nazi Germany Nazi Germany (lit. "National Socialist State"), ' (lit. "Nazi State") for short; also ' (lit. "National Socialist Germany") (officially known as the German Reich from 1933 until 1943, and the Greater German Reich from 1943 to 1945) was ...

as to which his homeland was annexed too and that's why he compete at German National Championships. He made his first ski jumping steps at

Harrachov Harrachov (; german: Harrachsdorf) is a town in Jablonec nad Nisou District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic, close to the border with Poland. It has about 1,300 inhabitants. It is known for its ski resort. Administrative parts The town ...

. On 2 March 1941 he touched the ground at world record distance of 109 metres (358 ft) at

Bloudkova velikanka Bloudkova velikanka ("Bloudek Giant"), also Bloudek-Rožmanova velikanka, is a large ski jumping hill in Planica, Slovenia, originally opened in 1934. In 2001 the hill collapsed and was completely rebuilt in 2012. A new normal hill (HS102) was als ...

hill in

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 ...

Yugoslavia Yugoslavia (; sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Jugoslavija, Југославија ; sl, Jugoslavija ; mk, Југославија ;; rup, Iugoslavia; hu, Jugoszlávia; rue, label=Pannonian Rusyn, Югославия, translit=Juhoslavija ...

. After WW2 Palme became the member of Salzburg Ski Club and since 1947 he competed for seniors. Heinz Palme was the grandfather of the Austrian chief coordinator at

Euro 2008 The 2008 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as UEFA Euro 2008 or simply Euro 2008, was the 13th UEFA European Championship, a quadrennial football tournament contested by the member nations of UEFA (the Union of Europea ...

which was held in Austria and Switzerland. He is buried with his wife Imelda in the

Salzburg Salzburg (, ; literally "Salt-Castle"; bar, Soizbuag, label= Austro-Bavarian) is the fourth-largest city in Austria. In 2020, it had a population of 156,872. The town is on the site of the Roman settlement of ''Iuvavum''. Salzburg was founded ...

's Maxglan city cemetery.

Invalid ski jumping world record

Not recognized! Touch ground at world record distance.

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*Peter F. Kramml, Franz Lauterbacher und Guido Müller (Hg.): Maxglan. Hundert Jahre Pfarre 1907−2007. Salzburgs zweitgrößter Stadtfriedhof. Mit 120 Biographien bekannter, bemerkenswerter und berühmter Persönlichkeiten. Salzburg, Stadtpfarramt Maxglan {{DEFAULTSORT:Palme, Heinz German male ski jumpers 1912 births 1987 deaths