Manfred Wolf (born 11 January 1948 in
Steinbach-Hallenberg
Steinbach-Hallenberg is a town in the Schmalkalden-Meiningen district, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated in the Thuringian Forest, 8 km east of Schmalkalden, and 13 km northwest of Suhl. The former municipalities Altersbach, Bermba ...
) is an
East German
East Germany, officially the German Democratic Republic (GDR; german: Deutsche Demokratische Republik, , DDR, ), was a country that existed from its creation on 7 October 1949 until its dissolution on 3 October 1990. In these years the state ...
former
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 ...
who competed from 1971 to 1973.
Career
On 23 March 1969, he set the ski jumping world record at 165 metres (541 ft) at the opening of
Velikanka bratov Gorišek K153 in
Planica
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,
Yugoslavia
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. It lasted for five years.
He finished fifth in the individual large hill event at the
1972 Winter Olympics
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in
Sapporo
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. Wolf's best career finish was fourth in a normal hill event in
West Germany
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in 1973.
Ski jumping world record
References
External links
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Ski jumpers at the 1972 Winter Olympics
German male ski jumpers
Olympic ski jumpers of East Germany
Living people
1948 births
People from Schmalkalden-Meiningen
Sportspeople from Thuringia
People from Bezirk Suhl
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