Planica 1938

Planica 1938
Host cityPlanica, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
SportSki flying
EventsSki Flying Study Week
Main venueBloudkova velikanka K106
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Planica 1938 was a ski flying study week, allowed only in study purposes, with main competition held on 16 March 1938 in Planica, Drava Banovina, Kingdom of Yugoslavia.

Schedule

Date Event Rounds Longest jump of the day Visitors
15 March 1938   Official training 4 107 metres (351 ft) by Josef Bradl N/A
16 March 1938   Competition 5 104 metres (341 ft) by Josef Bradl N/A

Competition

On 15 March 1938, official training day was held with five competitors from three countries: Austria, Yugoslavia and Nazi Germany. Josef Bradl set another world record in last 4th round at 107 metres (351 ft).[1][2]

On 16 March 1938, ski flying study competition was on schedule with only four jumpers on start, each with five jumps. After two years, Josef Bradl won the competition again. Novšak didn't jump due to injury.[3]

Official training

15 March 1938 – 14:00 PM – chronological order not available

Bib Name Country Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4
N/A Hans Wiedemann  Nazi Germany 84 m 96 m — —
Paul Schneidenbach  Nazi Germany 62 m 75 m — —
Walter Delle Karth  Austria 72 m 81 m — —
Albin Novšak  Kingdom of Yugoslavia 72 m 79 m 85 m —
Josef Bradl  Austria 83 m 95 m 100 m 107 m

  World record!
  Fall or touch!

Official results

Josef Bradl won second time in Planica and set second WR

Ski Flying Study competition

16 March 1938 – Five rounds – the best jump counted[4]

Rank Name Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5
1 Austria Josef Bradl 90 m 98 m 102 m 100 m 104 m
2 Nazi Germany Hans Wiedemann 84 m 95 m 98 m 95 m 99 m
3 Austria Walter Delle Karth 77 m 80 m 88 m 90 m 89 m
4 Nazi Germany Paul Schneidenbach 75 m 80 m 80 m 80 m 89 m

Ski flying world record

Date Name Country Metres Feet
15 March 1938   Josef Bradl  Austria 107 351

Note

On 12 March 1938, just a couple of days before the competition, Austria was officially annexed and joined with Nazi Germany. However, both Austrian ski jumpers (Josef Bradl, Walter Delle Karth) still performed under the flag of Austria.

References

  1. ^ "107 metrov na planiški skakalnici, p.7" (in Slovenian). Slovenec. 16 March 1938.
  2. ^ "Bradl je skočil 107 m, p.4" (in Slovenian). Slovenski narod. 16 March 1938.
  3. ^ "Bradl podira 100metrske znamke, p.7" (in Slovenian). Slovenec. 17 March 1938.
  4. ^ "Planica 1934 – 2011: Podiums and top distances for each international competition" (PDF). Jože Šlibar. 3 June 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-02-01.

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