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Tim Ashburn says in his book The History of Ski Jumping that Norheim's longest jump on the circular track in Haugli ground in 1868 should have been measured at 9.4 metres alen [8] but that newspapers in Christiania reported that the length "was a little exaggerated", so the official record is everywhere written as 19.5 m.
Nation Athlete Metres Feet Place Year Source Japan Ryōyū Kobayashi: 291.0 955 Hlíðarfjall: 2024 [2] Austria Stefan Kraft (WR): 253.5 831 Vikersund: 2017 [3] Norway Robert Johansson
Sondre Norheim set the second men's ski jumping world record in history and only one on this hill with 19.5 meters (64 ft) on 8 March 1868. [1] [2] [3] Originally, distance was measured in ells, an old Norwegian unit. One Norwegian ell (alen) equaled 62.75 centimetres.
Stefan Kraft holds the official record for the world's longest ski jump with 253.5 metres (832 ft), set on the ski flying hill in Vikersund in 2017. [3] Ski jumping can also be performed in the summer on an in-run where the tracks are made from porcelain and the grass on the slope is covered with water-soaked plastic.
Grimditch holds the world record for longest ski jump, breaking his thrice-held previous records by jumping 180 feet in the air in 1975. [ 2 ] Though inducted into the American Water Ski Hall of Fame in 1986 [ 3 ] and the International Water Ski Federation Hall of Fame in 2005, one of Grimditch's most well-known legacies was when he competed ...
He is the first Russian in history who won an individual ski jumping World Cup event for men. He also took the Grand Prix 2018 overall title in ski jumping. He also has the national record for the longest ski jump with 237m. At the 2022 Olympics, he was part of the mixed team which won the silver medal.
In 2015 season he was the first time in his career World Cup overall leader. [citation needed] He held the world record for the world's longest ski jump at 251.5 meters (825 feet), which he jumped in Vikersund, Norway on 15 February 2015, beating Peter Prevc's record that was set the day before by 1.5 meters. [citation needed]
This is the unofficial former world record for the longest ski jump (hosted by Red Bull), 259m. [17] This event occurred on April the 23rd. Ryōyū Kobayashi: 839 256 [17] 2024 This is the unofficial former world record for the longest ski jump (hosted by Red Bull), 256m. [17] This event occurred on April the 24th. Danny Yamashiro: 300 [18] 90 1985