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Ski jumping originated in Norway, and has been practiced since time immemorial, using handmade temporary hills. [5] The first record is credited to Olaf Rye, a Norwegian-Danish soldier, who set up a show spectated by his fellow soldiers in 1808, on an improvised hill of handmade piled snow, reaching 9.4 metres (15 alen) in Eidsberg, Norway.
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
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.
This is a list of medalists from the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in ski jumping. Bold numbers in brackets denotes record number of victories in corresponding disciplines. The Winter Olympics from 1924 to 1980 were also the Nordic World Ski Championships. This meant that the Olympic champions were also World champions and received an ...
On 24 February 1961, he set the ski jumping world record at 141 metres (463 ft) in Oberstdorf, West Germany, which he held and shared for the next three years together with Peter Lesser and Kjell Sjöberg. [1] [2] [3] It was Yugoslav record until 1969. His best performance at Four Hills Tournament in 1959/60 was 14th place overall.
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]
Stefan Kraft (born 13 May 1993) is an Austrian ski jumper.He is one of the most successful ski jumpers of all time, having won the Ski Jumping World Cup and Ski Flying World Cup overall titles three times each, the Four Hills Tournament once and Raw Air Tournament three times, and three individual gold medals at the World Championships.
Pierre wanted to surpass the cliff jumping height record at the time, 225 feet. [8] After scoping many cliffs, he chose a 255 footer in the backcountry of Grand Targhee resort. [ 8 ] He accomplished the world record feat in front of dozens of spectators on January 25, 2006, plunging headfirst into the snow upon landing and having to be ...