Josef Bradl

Austrian ski jumper Josef BradlPhoto from Zakopane (1939)Personal informationNationality Austria Nazi GermanyBorn(1918-01-08)8 January 1918Wasserburg am Inn,GermanyDied3 March 1982(1982-03-03) (aged 64)Mühlbach am Hochkönig,AustriaSportSportSkiingClubSC Mühlbach am HochkönigSC BischofshofenSC SalzburgWorld Cup careerFour Hills titles1 (1953) Achievements and titlesPersonal bests130 m (430 ft)Oberstdorf, West Germany(3 March 1951) Medal record Men's ski jumping World Championships 1939 Zakopane Individual LH Josef "Sepp" / "Bubi" Bradl (8 January 1918 – 3 March 1982) was an Austrian ski jumper who competed during the 1930s and 1950s. He was born in Wasserburg am Inn, Bavaria. Career On 15 March 1936, he became the first man in history to stand to stand on feet a "flight" of more than one hundred meters at 101.5 m (333 ft) on Bloudkova velikanka hill in Planica, Kingdom of Yugoslavia. On 15 March 1938, exactly two years later after historic jump, he set another world record at 107 m (351 ft), this time again on Bloudkova velikanka hill in Planica, Kingdom of Yugoslavia. He won the ski jumping gold medal at the 1939 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Zakopane while competing