Kulm is a

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located in

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during the 2016 Ski Flying World Championships. The women's world record of 200 m was set by

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in 2003, who remains the only woman in history to have jumped to 200 m. Furthermore, the men's world record has been set three times at Kulm. The venue has hosted the Ski Flying World Championships five times, in

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, 1996,

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, and 2016. For the

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event in

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, the hill was completely renovated to a

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of 200 m and a

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of 235 m, making much longer jumps possible.

Events

Hill record

Official

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*hill records with fall.

Technical data

References

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