Sepp Weiler

Sepp Weiler (22 January 1921, Oberstdorf, Bavaria โ€“ 24 May 1997) was a West German ski jumper who competed from 1952 to 1956.

Sepp Weiler
Country West Germany
Born(1921-01-22)22 January 1921
Oberstdorf, Weimar Republic
Died24 May 1997(1997-05-24) (aged 76)
Kempten, Germany
Ski clubSC Oberstdorf
Personal best133 m (436 ft)
Oberstdorf, West Germany
(3 March 1950)

Career

He finished tied for eighth in the individual large hill event at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo. Weiler's best career finish was fifth in an individual normal hill event in Austria in 1953.

On 2-3 March 1950 he set two world records at 127 metres (417 ft) and 133 metres (436 ft) at Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze in Oberstdorf, West Germany.[1][2]

Ski jumping world records
Date Hill Location Metres Feet
2 March 1950   Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze Oberstdorf, West Germany 127 417
3 March 1950   Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze Oberstdorf, West Germany 133 436
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References
  1. "Sepp Weiler" (in German). skiclub-oberstdorf.de. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  2. "Danes 250 tekmovalcev: V Oberstdorfu je ลกlo 135 metrov daleฤ" (in Slovenian). Slovenski poroฤevalec. 4 March 1950.
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