List of longest ski jumps
Ski jumping is a winter sport in which athletes compete on distance and style in a jump from a ski jumping hill. The sport has traditionally focused on a combination of style and distance, and it was therefore early seen as unimportant in many milieus to have the longest jump.[1] The International Ski Federation (Fédération Internationale de Ski; FIS) has largely been opposed to the inflation in hill sizes and setting of distance records, and no world records have been set at Olympic, World Championship, Holmenkollen Ski Festival or Four Hills Tournament events, as these have never been among the largest hills in the world.
Since 1936, when the first jump beyond 100 metres (330 ft) was made, all world records in the sport have been made in the discipline of ski flying, an offshoot of ski jumping using larger hills where distance is explicitly emphasised. As of March 2017, the official world record for the longest ski jump is 253.5 m (832 ft), set by Stefan Kraft at Vikersundbakken in Vikersund, Norway. Two years prior, also in Vikersund, Dimitry Vassiliev reached 254 m (833 ft) but fell upon landing; his jump is unofficially the longest ever made.[2]
History
Ski jumping originated in Norway, and has been practiced since time immemorial, using handmade temporary hills.[3] The first record is credited to Olaf Rye, a soldier who set up a show spectated by his fellow soldiers in 1808, reaching 9.5 metres (31 ft) in Eidsberg, Norway. This small hill was probably near Eidsberg church, possibly at the farm Lekum.[4]
Sondre Norheim, credited as the 'father' of modern skiing,[5] made the second official record at 19.5 metres (64 ft) in 1868. 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 31.5 metres (103 ft),[6] but that newspapers in Christiania reported that the length "was a little exaggerated", so the official record is everywhere written as 19.5 m.
The sport quickly spread to Finland, the United States and Canada, where some of the subsequent records were set.[7] Early jumping competitions were only scored by style, and it was seen as disruptive to attempt to jump further.[1] Not until 1901 was a scoring system for distance introduced.[8] With the construction of Bloudkova Velikanka in Planica, Yugoslavia, in 1934,[9] the separate discipline of ski flying was introduced, which is essentially an 'extreme' version of ski jumping.
With one exception, all of the world records for distance have been set on five of the world's six ski flying hills, of which five remain in use.[10] In 1936, Josef "Sepp" Bradl was the first to surpass the 100 metres (330 ft) mark, landing a jump of 101.5 metres (333 ft).[11] The FIS was long opposed to ski flying as a whole, and it has never been included in the Olympic or Nordic World Ski Championships. However, since 1972, the FIS Ski Flying World Championships has been a mainstay event, and ski flying event are also part of the FIS Ski Jumping World Cup calendar. The first to officially reach 200 metres (660 ft) was Toni Nieminen in 1994, by landing a jump of 203 metres (666 ft); at the time, ski jumpers did not receive distance points for the part of the jumps exceeding 191 metres.[12]
The distance of a ski jump is measured from the end of the 'table' (the very tip of the 'inrun' ramp) to halfway between the athletes' feet when they touch ground. To qualify, the jump must be made in a sanctioned competition, or official trial or qualification runs for these, with a system to control the actual length. To win a competition, an athlete needs both distance and style, the latter of which is achieved by attaining a proper Telemark landing; therefore jumpers are not motivated to jump as far as possible, only as far necessary to attain a good landing. Jumps are invalid if the jumper falls, defined as touching the ground with his hands or body before reaching the fall line. However, if an athlete touches the snow with any part of their body after landing, and receives style points greater than 14 from at least three judges, the jump is valid and counts as an official world record.[13]
When ski flying began in the 1930s, jumps were recorded in a traditional Scandinavian measure of length, the Danish alen (1 alen (Denmark) = 0.6277 m (2.059 ft)). Some older United States and Canadian records were recorded in feet. Now, jump length is measured by the meter. Today, camera technology capably makes the measurements. Before, spectators were stationed downhill, meter by meter, and the raised hand of the nearest observer marked the jumper's landing.[14]
Official world records
Although International Ski Federation doesn't officially recognize world records.
Men
Ladies
No. | Date | Athlete | Country | Hill | Location | Metres | Yards | Feet |
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1 | January 1863 | Ingrid Olsdatter Vestby | Nordbybakken | Trysil, Norway | unknown; first jump ever | |||
2 | 1897 | Ragna Pettersen | Nydalsbakken | Aker, Norway | 12 | 13.1 | 39 | |
3 | 1902 | Hilda Stang | Tranbergbakken | Gjøvik, Norway | 14.5 | 15.9 | 48 | |
4 | 1910 | Hilda Stang | Tranbergbakken | Gjøvik, Norway | 21 | 23 | 69 | |
5 | 1910 | Hilda Stang | Solbergbakken | Bærum, Norway | 22 | 24 | 72 | |
6 | 1911 | Paula Lamberg | Schattbergschanze | Kitzbühel, Austria-Hungary | 22 | 24 | 72 | |
7 | 1922 | Isabel Coursier | Nels Nelsen Hill | Revelstoke, Canada | 25.6 | 28 | 84 | |
8 | 1926 | Olga Balstad-Eggen | Falleberget | Arvika, Sweden | 26 | 28.4 | 85 | |
9 | February 1928 | Isabel Coursier | Nels Nelsen Hill | Revelstoke, Canada | 31.4 | 34.4 | 103 | |
10 | 18 January 1931 | Johanne Kolstad | Odnesbakken | Odnes, Norway | 46.5 | 50.9 | 153 | |
11 | 17 February 1931 | Johanne Kolstad | Lønnbergbakken | Raufoss, Norway | 49 | 53.6 | 161 | |
12 | 1932 | Johanne Kolstad | Gråkallbakken | Trondheim, Norway | 62 | 67.8 | 203 | |
13 | 6 March 1938 | Johanne Kolstad | Nansen Ski Jump | Berlin, United States | 69.5 | 76 | 228 | |
14 | 22 March 1973 | Anita Wold | Kløvsteinbakken | Meldal, Norway | 73 | 79.8 | 240 | |
15 | 3 February 1974 | Anita Wold | Kløvsteinbakken | Meldal, Norway | 82.5 | 90.2 | 271 | |
16 | 16 March 1974 | Anita Wold | MS 1970 | Štrbské Pleso, Czechoslovakia | 91 | 99.5 | 299 | |
17 | 16 March 1974 | Anita Wold | MS 1970 | Štrbské Pleso, Czechoslovakia | 94 | 102.8 | 308 | |
18 | 14 January 1975 | Anita Wold | Ōkurayama | Sapporo, Japan | 97.5 | 106.6 | 320 | |
19 | 29 March 1981 | Tiina Lehtola | Rukatunturi | Kuusamo, Finland | 110 | 120.3 | 361 | |
20 | 22 January 1989 | Merete Kristiansen | Odnesbakken | Odnes, Norway | 111 | 121.4 | 364 | |
21 | 7 January 1994 | Eva Ganster | Paul-Ausserleitner-Schanze | Bischofshofen, Austria | 112 | 122.5 | 367 | |
22 | 7 January 1994 | Eva Ganster | Lysgårdsbakken | Lillehammer, Norway | 113.5 | 124.1 | 372 | |
23 | 6 January 1997 | Eva Ganster | Paul-Ausserleitner-Schanze | Bischofshofen, Austria | 115 | 125.8 | 377 | |
24 | 4 February 1997 | Eva Ganster | Kulm | Tauplitz/Bad Mitterndorf, Austria | 144 | 157.5 | 472 | |
25 | 5 February 1997 | Eva Ganster | Kulm | Tauplitz/Bad Mitterndorf, Austria | 161 | 176.1 | 528 | |
26 | 6 February 1997 | Eva Ganster | Kulm | Tauplitz/Bad Mitterndorf, Austria | 163 | 178.3 | 535 | |
27 | 7 February 1997 | Eva Ganster | Kulm | Tauplitz/Bad Mitterndorf, Austria | 164.5 | 179.9 | 540 | |
28 | 9 February 1997 | Eva Ganster | Kulm | Tauplitz/Bad Mitterndorf, Austria | 165 | 180.4 | 541 | |
29 | 9 February 1997 | Eva Ganster | Kulm | Tauplitz/Bad Mitterndorf, Austria | 167 | 182.6 | 548 | |
30 | 29 January 2003 | Daniela Iraschko-Stolz | Kulm | Tauplitz/Bad Mitterndorf, Austria | 188 | 205.6 | 617 | |
31 | 29 January 2003 | Daniela Iraschko-Stolz | Kulm | Tauplitz/Bad Mitterndorf, Austria | 200 | 218.7 | 656 |
Invalid world records
If an athlete touches the ground with their hands, body, or falls before reaching the outrun line, the jump is deemed invalid and thus not listed as a world record. Jumps landed during non-competition training rounds or hill tests are also not recognized as official world records. Distances set by test jumpers (Vorspringer, or "V-jumpers") during competition rounds are deemed official.
Winter
Summer
No. | Date | Athlete | Country | Hill | Location | Metres | Yards | Feet |
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1 | 21 August 2013 | Sarah Hendrickson | Schattenbergschanze HS137 | Oberstdorf, Germany | 148 | 161.8 | 486 | |
2 | 11 July 2018 | Jurij Tepeš | Burabay Ski Jumps HS140 | Shchuchinsk, Kazakhstan | 154 | 168.4 | 505 |
All jumps over 250 metres
As of 24 March 2019
Most number of jumps over 250 metres
As of 24 March 2019, including invalid jumps:
Rank | Athlete | Country | Jumps ≥ 250 m | Longest jump |
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1 | Stefan Kraft | 3 | 253.5 m | |
2 | Robert Johansson | 2 | 252 m | |
3 | Peter Prevc | 1 | 250 m | |
Anders Fannemel | 1 | 251.5 m (former | ||
Ryoyu Kobayashi | 1 | 252.0 m | ||
Kamil Stoch | 1 | 251.5 m | ||
Dimitry Vassiliev | 1 | 254 m (WR fall) | ||
Gregor Schlierenzauer | 1 | 253.5 m (WR fall) | ||
Tilen Bartol | 1 | 252 m (test jump: WR fall) |
Summer world records
Plastic matting for ski jumping was invented by German athlete Hans Renner. The first ski jumping tests on plastic without any audience were made on 31 October 1954 at Regenbergschanze in Zella-Mehlis, East Germany. The Wadeberg Jugendschanze K40 in Oberhof, East Germany, which was built just next to the old Thüringenschanze, officially became the world's first plastic covered ski jumping hill. On 21 November 1954 they organized first ever and at the same time regional competition on plastic at »Wadeberg Jugendschanze K40« in front of 15,000 spectators where Werner Lesser set first two ever plastic/summer world records of 41 and 42 metres (135 & 138 ft). Russian ski jumper Dimitry Vassiliev holds the current summer world record on plastic with 147.5 metres (484 ft) which he set at Russian National Championships on 15 October 2016 in Sochi, Russia.
No. | Date | Athlete(s) | Country | Hill | Location | Metres | Yards | Feet |
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1 | 21 November 1954 | Werner Lesser | Thüringenschanze K40 | Oberhof, East Germany | 41 | 44.8 | 135 | |
2 | 21 November 1954 | Werner Lesser | Thüringenschanze K40 | Oberhof, East Germany | 42 | 46 | 138 | |
3 | 30 September 1973 | Heinz Wossipiwo | Areal Horečky K90 | Frenštát pod Radhoštěm, CS | 84 | 91.9 | 276 | |
4 | 30 September 1973 | Heinz Wossipiwo | Areal Horečky K90 | Frenštát pod Radhoštěm, CS | 86 | 94 | 282 | |
5 | 6 August 1979 | Holger Greiner-Petter | Kanzlersgrund | Oberhof, East Germany | 97 | 106.1 | 318 | |
6 | 7 August 1979 | Jochen Danneberg | Kanzlersgrund | Oberhof, East Germany | 110 | 120.3 | 361 | |
7 | 31 October 1993 | Noriaki Kasai | Olympic Hills K120 | Hakuba, Japan | 126.5 | 138.3 | 415 | |
8 | 25 September 1994 | Takehito Suda | Olympic Hills K120 | Hakuba, Japan | 127 | 138.9 | 417 | |
9 | 20 August 1995 | Rico Meinel | Granåsen K120 | Trondheim, Norway | 130.5 | 142.7 | 428 | |
10 | 18 August 1996 | Ari-Pekka Nikkola | Granåsen K120 | Trondheim, Norway | 131 | 143.3 | 430 | |
11 | 17 August 1997 | Kazuyoshi Funaki | Granåsen K120 | Trondheim, Norway | 132.5 | 144.9 | 435 | |
12 | 5 September 2004 | Daniel Forfang | Wielka Krokiew HS134 | Zakopane, Poland | 139.5 | 152.6 | 458 | |
13 | 2 September 2005 | Petter Tande | Paul-Ausserleitner-Schanze HS140 | Bischofshofen, Austria | 142 | 155.3 | 466 | |
14 | 16 August 2007 | Gregor Schlierenzauer | Trempolino a Monte HS140 | Pragelato, Italy | 143.5 | 156.9 | 471 | |
15 | 2 September 2007 | Bernhard Gruber | Paul-Ausserleitner-Schanze HS140 | Bischofshofen, Austria | 143.5 | 156.9 | 471 | |
16 | 5 October 2007 | Gregor Schlierenzauer | Vogtland Arena HS140 | Klingenthal, Germany | 146 | 159.7 | 479 | |
17 | 2 October 2009 | Harri Olli | Vogtland Arena HS140 | Klingenthal, Germany | 146 | 159.7 | 479 | |
18 | 23 September 2011 | Vegard Haukø Sklett | Vogtland Arena HS140 | Klingenthal, Germany | 147 | 160.8 | 482 | |
19 | 15 October 2016 | Dimitry Vassiliev | RusSki Gorki HS140 | Sochi, Russia | 147.5 | 161.3 | 484 | |
20 | 11 July 2018 | Sergey Tkachenko | Burabay Ski Jumps HS140 | Shchuchinsk, Kazakhstan | 151 | 165 | 495 |
Notes
- Gunnar Andersen's world record was actually set at 47.5 m (156 ft), as Omtvedt surpassed his distance with 51.5 m (169 ft). Source: "San Francisco Call, Volume 113, Number 79, 17 February 1913"
References
- Canadian Ski Hall of Fame. "Nels Nelsen" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 15 February 2011.
- Eurosport (15 February 2015). "Ski jump world record broken for second time in two days as Anders Fannemel flies to glory". Archived from the original on 17 February 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- Thoresen 2007, p. 18
- Thoresen 2007, p. 15
- Thoresen 2007, p. 21
- (ISBN 1-904057-15-2, p. 14)
- Thoresen 2007, p. 371
- Thoresen 2007, p. 26
- Thoresen 2007, p. 70
- Thoresen 2007, pp. 371–373
- Thoresen 2007, p. 74
- Thoresen 2007, p. 239
- English commentary by David Goldstrom after Stoch's 1st round jump, from the Eurosport broadcast in Planica on 26 March 2017
- International Ski Federation. "Distance measurement". Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 15 February 2011.
- Thoresen, Arne (2007). Lengst gjennom lufta (in Norwegian). Oslo: Versal. ISBN 978-82-8188-030-6.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
External links
- List of official ski flying world records at skisprungschanzen.com