At the

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, one individual

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event was contested. It was held on Sunday, 16 February 1936.

Medalists

Final standings

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and no wind. The 80 metres were not reached due to difficult snow conditions, so the winner's lengths were 74.5 meters and 75 meters respectively. The second placed Sven Eriksson was able to stand 76 metres twice. In the second run Shinji Tatsuta reached 77 metres but was not able to stand his jump. Four jumpers fell Goro Adachi in the second run after a very attractive performance in the first heat. Shinji Tatsuta and Sauli Pälli fell in both runs, and Mario Bonomo was the only competitor who did not finish the contest after his fall in the first run. The three judges, G. Schmidt (Germany), J. Asp (Norway), and R. Straumann (Switzerland), decided that

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presented the most sophisticated style.

Participating nations

A total of 48 ski jumpers from 14 nations competed at the Garmisch-Partenkirchen Games: * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

References

* Following his silver medal at the

, Sven Eriksson assumed the name

Sven Selånger Sven Selånger (born Sven Ivan Eriksson, 19 March 1907 – 9 November 1992) was a Swedish Nordic skier. He competed at the 1928, 1932 and 1936 Olympics in the Nordic combined and ski jumping events and won a silver in the jumping in 1936. In 1 ...

after his home town because there were so many Swedes with the surname of Eriksson.

External links

International Olympic Committee results databaseOfficial Olympic Report
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