Anders Fannemel currently holds the official world record of
251.5 metres (825 ft), as of 2016
Dimitry Vassiliev unofficially has the longest ever jump of
254 metres (833 ft), as of 2016
Olaf Rye, who made the first recorded ski jump of
9.5 metres (31 ft) in 1808
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 (FIS) in particular has largely been opposed to the inflation in hill sizes and setting of distance records. No world records have therefore 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, the discipline of ski flying – an offshoot of ski jumping – has produced all the world records. As of 2016, the official world record for the longest ski jump is 251.5 metres (825 ft), set by Anders Fannemel at Vikersundbakken in Vikersund, Norway. At the same event and on the same day, Dimitry Vassiliev landed a jump of 254 metres (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, a jumper 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. Originally, jumps were measured in alen, but this has since been replaced by metres, with an accuracy of half a metre. Some old United States and Canadian records were recorded in feet. Traditionally, people would stand along the hill for every metre, and a crew member would raise their hand if the jumper landed on their metre. Today this is done with camera technology.[13]
Official world records
Claimed as a world record by scarce sources, but remains unverified.
Men
No. |
Date |
Athlete |
Country |
Hill |
Location |
Metres |
Yards |
Feet |
1 |
November 1808 |
Olaf Rye |
Norway |
Eidsberg church |
Eidsberg, Norway |
9.5 |
10.4 |
31 |
2 |
8 March 1868 |
Sondre Norheim |
Norway |
Hauglibakken |
Brunkeberg, Norway |
19.5 |
21.3 |
64 |
3 |
12 February 1879 |
Olaf Haugann |
Norway |
Kastellbakken |
Oslo, Norway |
20.0 |
21.9 |
66 |
4 |
1881 |
Sveinung Svalastoga |
Norway |
Kastellbakken |
Oslo, Norway |
22.0 |
24.1 |
72 |
5 |
1886 |
Johannes Nordgard |
Norway |
Flatdalbakken |
Seljord, Norway |
26.0 |
28.4 |
85 |
6 |
1891 |
Mikkjel Hemmestveit |
Norway |
McSorley Hill |
Red Wing, United States |
31.1 |
34.0 |
102 |
7 |
1893 |
Torjus Hemmestveit |
Norway |
McSorley Hill |
Red Wing, United States |
31.4 |
34.3 |
103 |
8 |
1897 |
Svein Solid |
Norway |
Hegnibakken |
Morgedal, Norway |
31.5 |
34.4 |
103 |
9 |
1899 |
Asbjørn Nilssen |
Norway |
Solbergbakken |
Bærum, Norway |
32.5 |
35.5 |
107 |
10 |
1899 |
Morten Hansen |
Norway |
Solbergbakken |
Bærum, Norway |
32.5 |
35.5 |
107 |
11 |
1900 |
Olaf Tandberg |
Norway |
Solbergbakken |
Bærum, Norway |
35.5 |
38.8 |
116 |
12 |
1902 |
Nils Gjestvang |
Norway |
Gustadbakken |
Geithus, Norway |
38.5 |
42.1 |
126 |
13 |
1902 |
Nils Gjestvang |
Norway |
Gustadbakken |
Geithus, Norway |
41.0 |
44.8 |
135 |
14 |
24 January 1909 |
Oscar Gundersen |
Norway |
Chippewa Falls Ski Jump |
Chippewa Falls, United States |
42.1 |
46.0 |
138 |
15 |
1909 |
Harald Smith |
Norway |
Trampolino Campo Smith |
Bardonecchia, Kingdom of Italy |
43.0 |
47.0 |
141 |
16 |
28 February 1909 |
Harald Smith |
Norway |
Bolgenschanze |
Davos, Switzerland |
45.0 |
49.2 |
148 |
17 |
19 February 1911 |
Anders Haugen |
United States |
Wolverine Hill |
Ironwood, United States |
46.3 |
50.6 |
152 |
18 |
1912 |
Gunnar Andersen |
Norway |
Gustadbakken |
Geithus, Modum, Norway |
47.5 |
52.0 |
156 |
21 |
2 March 1913 |
Thorleif Knudsen |
Norway |
Bolgenschanze |
Davos, Switzerland |
48.0 |
52.5 |
157 |
19 |
16 February 1913 |
Ragnar Omtvedt |
United States |
Wolverine Hill |
Ironwood, United States |
48.2 |
52.7 |
158 |
20 |
16 February 1913 |
Ragnar Omtvedt |
United States |
Wolverine Hill |
Ironwood, United States |
51.5 |
56.3 |
169 |
22 |
7 February 1915 |
Reidar Amble Ommundsen |
Norway |
Vikkollen |
Mjøndalen, Norway |
54.0 |
59.1 |
177 |
23 |
18 February 1916 |
Ragnar Omtvedt |
United States |
Howelsen Hill |
Steamboat Springs, United States |
58.5 |
64.0 |
192 |
24 |
1917 |
Henry Hall |
United States |
Howelsen Hill |
Steamboat Springs, United States |
61.9 |
67.7 |
203 |
25 |
1918 |
Henry Hall |
United States |
Howelsen Hill |
Steamboat Springs, United States |
62.2 |
68.0 |
204 |
26 |
1919 |
Anders Haugen |
United States |
Haugen Hill |
Dillon, United States |
64.9 |
71.0 |
213 |
27 |
29 February 1920 |
Anders Haugen |
United States |
Haugen Hill |
Dillon, United States |
65.2 |
71.3 |
214 |
28 |
1921 |
Henry Hall |
United States |
Nels Nelsen Hill |
Revelstoke, Canada |
69.8 |
76.3 |
229 |
29 |
4 February 1925 |
Nels Nelsen |
Canada |
Nels Nelsen Hill |
Revelstoke, Canada |
73.1 |
79.9 |
240 |
30 |
1930 |
Adolph Badrutt |
Switzerland |
Bernina-Roseg-Schanze |
Pontresina, Switzerland |
75.0 |
82.0 |
246 |
31 |
1931 |
Birger Ruud |
Norway |
Odnesbakken |
Odnes, Norway |
76.5 |
73.7 |
251 |
32 |
24 February 1931 |
Sigmund Ruud |
Norway |
Bolgenschanze |
Davos, Switzerland |
81.5 |
89.1 |
267 |
33 |
13 March 1932 |
Robert Lymburne |
Canada |
Nels Nelsen Hill |
Revelstoke, Canada |
82.0 |
89.7 |
269 |
34 |
13 March 1933 |
Sigmund Ruud |
Norway |
Tremplin de Bretaye |
Villars, Switzerland |
84.0 |
91.9 |
276 |
35 |
19 January 1933 |
Sigmund Ruud |
Norway |
Tremplin de Bretaye |
Villars, Switzerland |
86.0 |
94.0 |
282 |
36 |
26 February 1933 |
Henri Ruchet |
Switzerland |
Tremplin de Bretaye |
Villars, Switzerland |
87.0 |
95.1 |
285 |
37 |
1933 |
Robert Lymburne |
Canada |
Nels Nelsen Hill |
Revelstoke, Canada |
87.5 |
95.7 |
287 |
38 |
25 March 1934 |
Birger Ruud |
Norway |
Bloudkova velikanka |
Planica, Kingdom of Yugoslavia |
92.0 |
100.6 |
302 |
39 |
14 March 1935 |
Reidar Andersen |
Norway |
Bloudkova velikanka |
Planica, Kingdom of Yugoslavia |
93.0 |
101.7 |
305 |
40 |
15 March 1935 |
Stanisław Marusarz |
Poland |
Bloudkova velikanka |
Planica, Kingdom of Yugoslavia |
95.0 |
103.9 |
312 |
41 |
15 March 1935 |
Reidar Andersen |
Norway |
Bloudkova velikanka |
Planica, Kingdom of Yugoslavia |
98.0 |
107.2 |
322 |
42 |
15 March 1935 |
Reidar Andersen |
Norway |
Bloudkova velikanka |
Planica, Kingdom of Yugoslavia |
99.0 |
108.3 |
325 |
43 |
17 March 1935 |
Fritz Kainersdörfer |
Switzerland |
Trampolino Gigante Corno d’Aola |
Ponte di Legno, Kingdom of Italy |
99.5 |
108.8 |
326 |
44 |
15 March 1936 |
Josef Bradl |
Austria |
Bloudkova velikanka |
Planica, Kingdom of Yugoslavia |
101.5 |
111.0 |
333 |
45 |
15 March 1938 |
Josef Bradl |
Austria |
Bloudkova velikanka |
Planica, Kingdom of Yugoslavia |
107.0 |
117.0 |
351 |
46 |
2 March 1941 |
Rudi Gering |
Nazi Germany |
Bloudkova velikanka |
Planica, Kingdom of Yugoslavia |
108.0 |
118.1 |
354 |
47 |
2 March 1941 |
Franz Mair |
Nazi Germany |
Bloudkova velikanka |
Planica, Kingdom of Yugoslavia |
109.0 |
119.2 |
358 |
48 |
2 March 1941 |
Hans Lahr |
Nazi Germany |
Bloudkova velikanka |
Planica, Kingdom of Yugoslavia |
111.0 |
121.4 |
364 |
49 |
2 March 1941 |
Paul Krauß |
Nazi Germany |
Bloudkova velikanka |
Planica, Kingdom of Yugoslavia |
112.0 |
122.5 |
367 |
50 |
2 March 1941 |
Rudi Gering |
Nazi Germany |
Bloudkova velikanka |
Planica, Kingdom of Yugoslavia |
118.0 |
129.0 |
387 |
51 |
15 March 1948 |
Fritz Tschannen |
Switzerland |
Bloudkova velikanka |
Planica, Kingdom of Yugoslavia |
120.0 |
131.2 |
394 |
52 |
28 February 1950 |
Willi Gantschnigg |
Austria |
Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze |
Oberstdorf, Germany |
124.0 |
135.6 |
407 |
53 |
2 March 1950 |
Sepp Weiler |
Germany |
Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze |
Oberstdorf, Germany |
127.0 |
138.9 |
417 |
54 |
3 March 1950 |
Dan Netzell |
Sweden |
Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze |
Oberstdorf, Germany |
135.0 |
147.6 |
443 |
55 |
2 March 1951 |
Tauno Luiro |
Finland |
Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze |
Oberstdorf, Germany |
139.0 |
152.0 |
456 |
56 |
24 February 1961 |
Jože Šlibar |
Yugoslavia |
Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze |
Oberstdorf, West Germany |
141.0 |
154.2 |
463 |
57 |
1 March 1962 |
Peter Lesser |
East Germany |
Kulm |
Tauplitz/Bad Mitterndorf, Austria |
141.0 |
154.2 |
463 |
58 |
15 February 1964 |
Kjell Sjöberg |
Sweden |
Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze |
Oberstdorf, West Germany |
141.0 |
154.2 |
463 |
59 |
15 February 1964 |
Dalibor Motejlek |
Czechoslovakia |
Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze |
Oberstdorf, West Germany |
142.0 |
155.3 |
466 |
60 |
18 February 1964 |
Nilo Zandanel |
Italy |
Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze |
Oberstdorf, West Germany |
144.0 |
157.5 |
472 |
61 |
21 March 1965 |
Peter Lesser |
East Germany |
Kulm |
Tauplitz/Bad Mitterndorf, Austria |
145.0 |
158.6 |
476 |
62 |
12 March 1966 |
Bjørn Wirkola |
Norway |
Vikersundbakken |
Vikersund, Norway |
145.0 |
158.6 |
476 |
63 |
13 March 1966 |
Bjørn Wirkola |
Norway |
Vikersundbakken |
Vikersund, Norway |
146.0 |
159.7 |
479 |
64 |
10 February 1967 |
Lars Grini |
Norway |
Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze |
Oberstdorf, West Germany |
147.0 |
160.8 |
482 |
65 |
10 February 1967 |
Kjell Sjöberg |
Sweden |
Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze |
Oberstdorf, West Germany |
148.0 |
161.8 |
486 |
66 |
11 February 1967 |
Lars Grini |
Norway |
Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze |
Oberstdorf, West Germany |
150.0 |
164.0 |
492 |
67 |
12 March 1967 |
Reinhold Bachler |
Austria |
Vikersundbakken |
Vikersund, Norway |
154.0 |
168.4 |
505 |
68 |
21 March 1969 |
Bjørn Wirkola |
Norway |
Velikanka bratov Gorišek |
Planica, Yugoslavia |
156.0 |
170.6 |
512 |
69 |
21 March 1969 |
Jiří Raška |
Czechoslovakia |
Velikanka bratov Gorišek |
Planica, Yugoslavia |
156.0 |
170.6 |
512 |
70 |
22 March 1969 |
Bjørn Wirkola |
Norway |
Velikanka bratov Gorišek |
Planica, Yugoslavia |
160.0 |
175.0 |
525 |
71 |
22 March 1969 |
Jiří Raška |
Czechoslovakia |
Velikanka bratov Gorišek |
Planica, Yugoslavia |
164.0 |
179.4 |
538 |
72 |
23 March 1969 |
Manfred Wolf |
East Germany |
Velikanka bratov Gorišek |
Planica, Yugoslavia |
165.0 |
180.4 |
541 |
73 |
9 March 1973 |
Heinz Wossipiwo |
East Germany |
Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze |
Oberstdorf, West Germany |
169.0 |
184.8 |
554 |
74 |
15 March 1974 |
Walter Steiner |
Switzerland |
Velikanka bratov Gorišek |
Planica, Yugoslavia |
169.0 |
184.8 |
554 |
75 |
4 March 1976 |
Geir Ove Berg |
Norway |
Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze |
Oberstdorf, West Germany |
173.0 |
189.2 |
568 |
76 |
5 March 1976 |
Toni Innauer |
Austria |
Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze |
Oberstdorf, West Germany |
174.0 |
190.3 |
571 |
77 |
5 March 1976 |
Falko Weißpflog |
East Germany |
Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze |
Oberstdorf, West Germany |
174.0 |
190.3 |
571 |
78 |
7 March 1976 |
Toni Innauer |
Austria |
Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze |
Oberstdorf, West Germany |
176.0 |
192.5 |
577 |
79 |
16 March 1979 |
Klaus Ostwald |
East Germany |
Velikanka bratov Gorišek |
Planica, Yugoslavia |
176.0 |
192.5 |
577 |
80 |
27 March 1980 |
Armin Kogler |
Austria |
Čerťák |
Harrachov, Czechoslovakia |
176.0 |
192.5 |
577 |
81 |
26 February 1981 |
Armin Kogler |
Austria |
Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze |
Oberstdorf, West Germany |
180.0 |
196.8 |
591 |
82 |
19 March 1983 |
Pavel Ploc |
Czechoslovakia |
Čerťák |
Harrachov, Czechoslovakia |
181.0 |
198.0 |
594 |
83 |
16 March 1984 |
Matti Nykänen |
Finland |
Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze |
Oberstdorf, West Germany |
182.0 |
199.0 |
597 |
84 |
16 March 1984 |
Matti Nykänen |
Finland |
Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze |
Oberstdorf, West Germany |
182.0 |
199.0 |
597 |
85 |
17 March 1984 |
Matti Nykänen |
Finland |
Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze |
Oberstdorf, West Germany |
185.0 |
202.3 |
607 |
86 |
15 March 1985 |
Mike Holland |
United States |
Velikanka bratov Gorišek |
Planica, Yugoslavia |
186.0 |
203.4 |
610 |
87 |
15 March 1985 |
Matti Nykänen |
Finland |
Velikanka bratov Gorišek |
Planica, Yugoslavia |
187.0 |
204.5 |
614 |
88 |
15 March 1985 |
Matti Nykänen |
Finland |
Velikanka bratov Gorišek |
Planica, Yugoslavia |
191.0 |
208.9 |
627 |
89 |
9 March 1986 |
Andreas Felder |
Austria |
Kulm |
Tauplitz/Bad Mitterndorf, Austria |
191.0 |
208.9 |
627 |
|
14 March 1987 |
Andreas Felder |
Austria |
Velikanka bratov Gorišek |
Planica, Yugoslavia |
191.0 |
208.9 |
627 |
90 |
14 March 1987 |
Piotr Fijas |
Poland |
Velikanka bratov Gorišek |
Planica, Yugoslavia |
194.0 |
212.2 |
636 |
|
24 March 1991 |
Ralph Gebstedt |
Germany |
Velikanka bratov Gorišek |
Planica, Yugoslavia |
194.0 |
212.2 |
636 |
91 |
17 March 1994 |
Martin Höllwarth |
Austria |
Velikanka bratov Gorišek |
Planica, Slovenia |
196.0 |
214.3 |
643 |
92 |
17 March 1994 |
Toni Nieminen |
Finland |
Velikanka bratov Gorišek |
Planica, Slovenia |
203.0 |
222.0 |
666 |
93 |
18 March 1994 |
Espen Bredesen |
Norway |
Velikanka bratov Gorišek |
Planica, Slovenia |
209.0 |
228.6 |
686 |
94 |
22 March 1997 |
Espen Bredesen |
Norway |
Velikanka bratov Gorišek |
Planica, Slovenia |
210.0 |
229.7 |
689 |
95 |
22 March 1997 |
Lasse Ottesen |
Norway |
Velikanka bratov Gorišek |
Planica, Slovenia |
212.0 |
231.8 |
696 |
96 |
19 March 1999 |
Martin Schmitt |
Germany |
Velikanka bratov Gorišek |
Planica, Slovenia |
214.5 |
234.6 |
704 |
97 |
20 March 1999 |
Tommy Ingebrigtsen |
Norway |
Velikanka bratov Gorišek |
Planica, Slovenia |
219.5 |
240.0 |
720 |
98 |
16 March 2000 |
Thomas Hörl |
Austria |
Velikanka bratov Gorišek |
Planica, Slovenia |
224.5 |
245.5 |
737 |
99 |
18 March 2000 |
Andreas Goldberger |
Austria |
Velikanka bratov Gorišek |
Planica, Slovenia |
225.0 |
246.1 |
738 |
100 |
20 March 2003 |
Adam Małysz |
Poland |
Velikanka bratov Gorišek |
Planica, Slovenia |
225.0 |
246.1 |
738 |
101 |
20 March 2003 |
Matti Hautamäki |
Finland |
Velikanka bratov Gorišek |
Planica, Slovenia |
227.5 |
248.8 |
746 |
102 |
22 March 2003 |
Matti Hautamäki |
Finland |
Velikanka bratov Gorišek |
Planica, Slovenia |
228.5 |
249.9 |
750 |
103 |
23 March 2003 |
Matti Hautamäki |
Finland |
Velikanka bratov Gorišek |
Planica, Slovenia |
231.0 |
252.6 |
758 |
104 |
20 March 2005 |
Tommy Ingebrigtsen |
Norway |
Letalnica bratov Gorišek |
Planica, Slovenia |
231.0 |
252.6 |
758 |
105 |
20 March 2005 |
Bjørn Einar Romøren |
Norway |
Letalnica bratov Gorišek |
Planica, Slovenia |
234.5 |
256.4 |
769 |
106 |
20 March 2005 |
Matti Hautamäki |
Finland |
Letalnica bratov Gorišek |
Planica, Slovenia |
235.5 |
257.5 |
773 |
107 |
20 March 2005 |
Bjørn Einar Romøren |
Norway |
Letalnica bratov Gorišek |
Planica, Slovenia |
239.0 |
261.4 |
784 |
108 |
11 February 2011 |
Johan Remen Evensen |
Norway |
Vikersundbakken |
Vikersund, Norway |
243.0 |
265.7 |
797 |
109 |
11 February 2011 |
Johan Remen Evensen |
Norway |
Vikersundbakken |
Vikersund, Norway |
246.5 |
269.6 |
809 |
110 |
14 February 2015 |
Peter Prevc |
Slovenia |
Vikersundbakken |
Vikersund, Norway |
250.0 |
273.4 |
820 |
111 |
15 February 2015 |
Anders Fannemel |
Norway |
Vikersundbakken |
Vikersund, Norway |
251.5 |
275.0 |
825 |
* Davos (2 Mar 1913) – many regard T. Knudsen's 48 m (157 ft) jumps as world records, although R. Omtvedt already set a new world record of 51.5 m (169 ft) on 16 Feb 1913 in Ironwood. This is most likely due to Omtvedt jumping as a professional at that time.
Ladies
No. |
Date |
Athlete |
Country |
Hill |
Location |
Metres |
Yards |
Feet |
1 |
1897 |
Ragna Pettersen |
Norway |
Nydalsbakken |
Aker, Norway |
12.0 |
13.1 |
39 |
2 |
1902 |
Hilda Stang |
Norway |
Tranbergbakken |
Gjøvik, Norway |
14.5 |
15.9 |
48 |
3 |
1910 |
Hilda Stang |
Norway |
Tranbergbakken |
Gjøvik, Norway |
21.0 |
23.0 |
69 |
4 |
1910 |
Hilda Stang |
Norway |
Solbergbakken |
Bærum, Norway |
22.0 |
24.0 |
72 |
5 |
1911 |
Paula Lamberg |
Austria-Hungary |
|
Kitzbühel, Austria-Hungary |
22.0 |
24.0 |
72 |
6 |
1922 |
Isabel Coursier |
Canada |
Nels Nelsen Hill |
Revelstoke, Canada |
25.6 |
28.0 |
84 |
7 |
1926 |
Olga Balstad-Eggen |
Norway |
|
Arvika, Sweden |
26.0 |
28.4 |
85 |
8 |
February 1928 |
Isabel Coursier |
Canada |
Nels Nelsen Hill |
Revelstoke, Canada |
31.4 |
34.4 |
103 |
9 |
18 January 1931 |
Johanne Kolstad |
Norway |
Odnesbakken |
Odnes, Norway |
46.5 |
50.9 |
153 |
10 |
17 February 1931 |
Johanne Kolstad |
Norway |
Lønnbergbakken |
Raufoss, Norway |
49.0 |
53.6 |
161 |
11 |
1932 |
Johanne Kolstad |
Norway |
Gråkallbakken |
Trondheim, Norway |
62.0 |
67.8 |
203 |
12 |
6 March 1938 |
Johanne Kolstad |
Norway |
Nansen Ski Jump |
Berlin, United States |
69.5 |
76.0 |
228 |
13 |
22 March 1973 |
Anita Wold |
Norway |
Kløvsteinbakken |
Meldal, Norway |
73.0 |
79.8 |
240 |
14 |
3 February 1974 |
Anita Wold |
Norway |
Kløvsteinbakken |
Meldal, Norway |
82.5 |
90.2 |
271 |
15 |
16 March 1974 |
Anita Wold |
Norway |
MS 1970 |
Štrbské Pleso, Czechoslovakia |
91.0 |
99.5 |
299 |
16 |
16 March 1974 |
Anita Wold |
Norway |
MS 1970 |
Štrbské Pleso, Czechoslovakia |
94.0 |
102.8 |
308 |
17 |
14 January 1975 |
Anita Wold |
Norway |
Okurayama |
Sapporo, Japan |
97.5 |
106.6 |
320 |
18 |
29 March 1981 |
Tiina Lehtola |
Finland |
Rukatunturi |
Kuusamo, Finland |
110.0 |
120.3 |
361 |
19 |
22 January 1989 |
Merete Kristiansen |
Norway |
Odnesbakken |
Odnes, Norway |
111.0 |
121.4 |
364 |
20 |
7 January 1994 |
Eva Ganster |
Austria |
Paul-Ausserleitner-Schanze |
Bischofshofen, Austria |
112.0 |
122.5 |
367 |
21 |
7 January 1994 |
Eva Ganster |
Austria |
Lysgårdsbakken |
Lillehammer, Norway |
113.5 |
124.1 |
372 |
22 |
6 January 1997 |
Eva Ganster |
Austria |
Paul-Ausserleitner-Schanze |
Bischofshofen, Austria |
115.0 |
125.8 |
377 |
23 |
4 February 1997 |
Eva Ganster |
Austria |
Kulm |
Tauplitz/Bad Mitterndorf, Austria |
144.0 |
157.5 |
472 |
24 |
5 February 1997 |
Eva Ganster |
Austria |
Kulm |
Tauplitz/Bad Mitterndorf, Austria |
161.0 |
176.1 |
528 |
25 |
6 February 1997 |
Eva Ganster |
Austria |
Kulm |
Tauplitz/Bad Mitterndorf, Austria |
163.0 |
178.3 |
535 |
26 |
7 February 1997 |
Eva Ganster |
Austria |
Kulm |
Tauplitz/Bad Mitterndorf, Austria |
164.5 |
179.9 |
540 |
27 |
9 February 1997 |
Eva Ganster |
Austria |
Kulm |
Tauplitz/Bad Mitterndorf, Austria |
165.0 |
180.4 |
541 |
28 |
9 February 1997 |
Eva Ganster |
Austria |
Kulm |
Tauplitz/Bad Mitterndorf, Austria |
167.0 |
182.6 |
548 |
29 |
29 January 2003 |
Daniela Iraschko-Stolz |
Austria |
Kulm |
Tauplitz/Bad Mitterndorf, Austria |
188.0 |
205.6 |
617 |
30 |
29 January 2003 |
Daniela Iraschko-Stolz |
Austria |
Kulm |
Tauplitz/Bad Mitterndorf, Austria |
200.0 |
218.7 |
656 |
Invalid world records
If a jumper touches the ground with their hands, body, or falls before reaching the outrun line, the jump is deemed invalid and thus not listed as an world record. Furthermore, jumps landed during non-competition training rounds or hill tests are not recognized as official world records. Distances set by test jumpers (or "V jumpers") during competition rounds are deemed official.
No. |
Date |
Athlete |
Country |
Hill |
Location |
Metres |
Yards |
Feet |
1 |
28 February 1909 |
Trygve Smith |
Norway |
Bolgenschanze |
Davos, Switzerland |
48.0 |
52.5 |
157 |
2 |
1916 |
Nels Nelsen |
Canada |
Nels Nelsen Hill |
Revelstoke, Canada |
55.8 |
61.0 |
183 |
3 |
18 February 1928 |
Jacob Tullin Thams |
Norway |
Olympiaschanze |
St. Moritz, Switzerland |
73.0 |
79.8 |
240 |
4 |
January 1931 |
Alf Engen |
Norway |
Ecker Hill |
Salt Lake City, United States |
77.4 |
84.6 |
254 |
5 |
1931 |
Alf Engen |
Norway |
Ecker Hill |
Salt Lake City, United States |
81.1 |
88.7 |
266 |
6 |
March 1934 |
Sigmund Ruud |
Norway |
Bloudkova velikanka |
Planica, Kingdom of Yugoslavia |
94.0 |
102.8 |
308 |
7 |
1935 |
Alf Engen |
Norway |
Ecker Hill |
Salt Lake City, United States |
94.8 |
103.7 |
311 |
8 |
March 1948 |
Janez Polda |
Yugoslavia |
Bloudkova velikanka |
Planica, Yugoslavia |
120.0 |
131.2 |
394 |
9 |
March 1948 |
Charles Blum |
Switzerland |
Bloudkova velikanka |
Planica, Yugoslavia |
121.0 |
132.3 |
397 |
10 |
March 1950 |
Hans Eder |
Austria |
Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze |
Oberstdorf, Germany |
130.0 |
142.2 |
427 |
11 |
March 1958 |
Max Bolkart |
Germany |
Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze |
Oberstdorf, Germany |
139.0 |
152.0 |
456 |
12 |
February 1961 |
Wolfgang Happle |
West Germany |
Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze |
Oberstdorf, West Germany |
145.0 |
158.6 |
476 |
13 |
March 1965 |
Bjørn Wirkola |
Norway |
Kulm |
Bad Mitterndorf, Austria |
144.0 |
157.5 |
472 |
14 |
March 1965 |
Peter Lesser |
East Germany |
Kulm |
Bad Mitterndorf, Austria |
147.0 |
160.8 |
482 |
15 |
8-9 March 1969 |
Ladislav Divila |
Czechoslovakia |
Vikersundbakken |
Vikersund, Norway |
166.0 |
181.5 |
545 |
16 |
March 1973 |
Jochen Danneberg |
East Germany |
Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze |
Oberstdorf, West Germany |
166.0 |
181.5 |
545 |
17 |
March 1973 |
Takao Ito |
Japan |
Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze |
Oberstdorf, West Germany |
176.0 |
192.5 |
577 |
18 |
March 1973 |
Walter Steiner |
Switzerland |
Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze |
Oberstdorf, West Germany |
175.0 |
191.4 |
574 |
19 |
March 1973 |
Walter Steiner |
Switzerland |
Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze |
Oberstdorf, West Germany |
179.0 |
195.8 |
587 |
20 |
15 March 1974 |
Walter Steiner |
Switzerland |
Velikanka bratov Gorišek |
Planica, Yugoslavia |
177.0 |
193.6 |
581 |
21 |
20 March 1977 |
Bogdan Norčič |
Yugoslavia |
Velikanka bratov Gorišek |
Planica, Yugoslavia |
181.0 |
197.4 |
594 |
22 |
23 March 1991 |
André Kiesewetter |
Germany |
Velikanka bratov Gorišek |
Planica, Yugoslavia |
196.0 |
214.3 |
643 |
23 |
22 March 1992 |
Christof Duffner |
Germany |
Čerťák |
Harrachov, Czechoslovakia |
194.0 |
212.2 |
636 |
24 |
17 March 1994 |
Andreas Goldberger |
Austria |
Velikanka bratov Gorišek |
Planica, Slovenia |
202.0 |
220.9 |
663 |
25 |
18 March 1994 |
Christof Duffner |
Germany |
Velikanka bratov Gorišek |
Planica, Slovenia |
207.0 |
226.4 |
679 |
26 |
22 March 1997 |
Dieter Thoma |
Germany |
Velikanka bratov Gorišek |
Planica, Slovenia |
213.0 |
232.9 |
699 |
27 |
19 March 1999 |
Martin Schmitt |
Germany |
Velikanka bratov Gorišek |
Planica, Slovenia |
219.0 |
239.5 |
719 |
28 |
21 March 2003 |
Veli-Matti Lindström |
Finland |
Velikanka bratov Gorišek |
Planica, Slovenia |
232.5 |
254.3 |
763 |
29 |
17 March 2005 |
Andreas Widhölzl |
Austria |
Letalnica bratov Gorišek |
Planica, Slovenia |
234.5 |
256.5 |
769 |
30 |
20 March 2005 |
Janne Ahonen |
Finland |
Letalnica bratov Gorišek |
Planica, Slovenia |
240.0 |
262.5 |
787 |
31 |
15 February 2015 |
Dmitri Vassiliev |
Russia |
Vikersundbakken |
Vikersund, Norway |
254.0 |
277.8 |
833 |
32 |
16 March 2016 |
Tilen Bartol |
Slovenia |
Letalnica bratov Gorišek |
Planica, Slovenia |
252.0 |
275.6 |
827 |
Notes
- Blybergbakken, Trondheim (1890/92) – Gustav (or Gunnar) Bye from Norway supposedly jumped 30 m (98 ft). Some declared it a world record, albeit a year before Mikkjel Hemmestveit jumped further. Doubts remain about measure cheating. Unsourced data.
- Levanger (21/22 Mar 1891) – Bye, above, supposedly jumped 33 metres (108 ft) whilst competing for a trophy awarded by King Oscar II. Unsourced data.
- Revelstoke (1916) – Nels Nelsen landed a world record jump of 55.8 m (183 ft) during training; the latter is why it is officially not recognized as a world record.
- Salt Lake City (Jan 1931) – Alf Engen landed a world record jump of 77.4 m (254 ft), but according to Harold "Cork" Anson this was not recognized because the Utah Ski Club, the competition organizer at the time, had not been a member of the Confederation of Western American Winter Sports Association.
- Salt Lake City (1931) – Alf Engen landed a world record jump of 81.1 m (266 ft) during an unofficial event; the latter is why it is officially not recognized as a world record.
- Bloudkova velikanka, Planica (Mar 1934) – Per Jonson supposedly landed a world record jump of 89 m (292 ft), but this is only listed as a hill record. Unsourced data.
- Bloudkova velikanka, Planica (Mar 1934) – at the above event, Gregor Höll from Austria also supposedly landed a world record jump of 89 m (292 ft), but this is only listed as a hill record. Unsourced data.
- Salt Lake City (1935) – Alf Engen landed a world record jump of 94.8 m (311 ft) during training; the latter is why it is officially not recognized as a world record.
- Trampolino Gigante Corno d'Aola, Ponte di Legno (1935) – Olav Ulland from Norway supposedly fell on a world record jump of 103.5 m (340 ft), thus becoming the first to ever surpass 100 m. Unsourced data.
- Letalnica bratov Gorišek, Planica (Mar 1979) – Axel Zitzmann supposedly fell on a world record jump of 179 m (587 ft). Unsourced data.
- Letalnica bratov Gorišek, Planica (14 Mar 1987) – Andreas Felder supposedly jumped 191 m (627 ft), but this is not listed on the Planica official website. Unsourced data.
- Letalnica bratov Gorišek, Planica (24 Mar 1991) – Ralph Gebstedt supposedly jumped 194 m (636 ft), but this is not listed on the Planica official website. Unsourced data.
All jumps over 230 metres
Most number of jumps over 230 metres
All jumpers with more than three jumps over the distance including the fall or touch ground (as of 20 March 2016):
retired ski jumpers
f. = former
All jumps over 240 metres
As of 20 March 2016
No. |
Date |
Athlete |
Country |
Hill |
Size |
Location |
Length |
1 | 20 March 2005 | Janne Ahonen | Finland | Letalnica bratov Gorišek | HS 215 | Planica, Slovenia | 240.0 m (WR fall) |
2 | 11 February 2011 | Johan Remen Evensen | Norway | Vikersundbakken | HS 225 | Vikersund, Norway | 243.0 m |
3 | 11 February 2011 | Martin Koch | Austria | Vikersundbakken | HS 225 | Vikersund, Norway | 241.5 m |
4 | 11 February 2011 | Johan Remen Evensen | Norway | Vikersundbakken | HS 225 | Vikersund, Norway | 246.5 m |
5 | 12 February 2011 | Johan Remen Evensen | Norway | Vikersundbakken | HS 225 | Vikersund, Norway | 240.0 m |
6 | 12 February 2011 | Gregor Schlierenzauer | Austria | Vikersundbakken | HS 225 | Vikersund, Norway | 243.5 m |
7 | 13 February 2011 | Janne Happonen | Finland | Vikersundbakken | HS 225 | Vikersund, Norway | 240.0 m |
8 | 25 February 2012 | Anders Fannemel | Norway | Vikersundbakken | HS 225 | Vikersund, Norway | 244.5 m |
9 | 25 February 2012 | Robert Kranjec | Slovenia | Vikersundbakken | HS 225 | Vikersund, Norway | 244.0 m |
10 | 25 February 2012 | Martin Koch | Austria | Vikersundbakken | HS 225 | Vikersund, Norway | 243.0 m (fall) |
11 | 26 February 2012 | Daiki Ito | Japan | Vikersundbakken | HS 225 | Vikersund, Norway | 240.0 m |
12 | 26 February 2012 | Rune Velta | Norway | Vikersundbakken | HS 225 | Vikersund, Norway | 243.0 m |
13 | 26 January 2013 | Gregor Schlierenzauer | Austria | Vikersundbakken | HS 225 | Vikersund, Norway | 240.0 m |
14 | 13 February 2015 | Anders Fannemel | Norway | Vikersundbakken | HS 225 | Vikersund, Norway | 246.0 m |
15 | 13 February 2015 | Peter Prevc | Slovenia | Vikersundbakken | HS 225 | Vikersund, Norway | 245.5 m |
16 | 14 February 2015 | Peter Prevc | Slovenia | Vikersundbakken | HS 225 | Vikersund, Norway | 241.0 m |
17 | 14 February 2015 | Peter Prevc | Slovenia | Vikersundbakken | HS 225 | Vikersund, Norway | 250.0 m |
18 | 15 February 2015 | Dimitry Vassiliev | Russia | Vikersundbakken | HS 225 | Vikersund, Norway | 254.0 m (WR fall) |
19 | 15 February 2015 | Anders Fannemel | Norway | Vikersundbakken | HS 225 | Vikersund, Norway | 251.5 m |
20 | 15 February 2015 | Noriaki Kasai | Japan | Vikersundbakken | HS 225 | Vikersund, Norway | 240.5 m |
21 | 15 February 2015 | Severin Freund | Germany | Vikersundbakken | HS 225 | Vikersund, Norway | 245.0 m |
22 | 20 March 2015 | Michael Hayböck | Austria | Letalnica bratov Gorišek | HS 225 | Planica, Slovenia | 241.5 m |
23 | 20 March 2015 | Michael Hayböck | Austria | Letalnica bratov Gorišek | HS 225 | Planica, Slovenia | 242.0 m (fall) |
24 | 20 March 2015 | Stefan Kraft | Austria | Letalnica bratov Gorišek | HS 225 | Planica, Slovenia | 240.0 m |
25 | 20 March 2015 | Peter Prevc | Slovenia | Letalnica bratov Gorišek | HS 225 | Planica, Slovenia | 248.5 m |
26 | 21 March 2015 | Stefan Kraft | Austria | Letalnica bratov Gorišek | HS 225 | Planica, Slovenia | 240.0 m |
27 | 22 March 2015 | Jurij Tepeš | Slovenia | Letalnica bratov Gorišek | HS 225 | Planica, Slovenia | 244.0 m |
28 | 15 January 2016 | Noriaki Kasai | Japan | Kulm | HS 225 | Tauplitz, Austria | 240.5 m = |
29 | 15 January 2016 | Peter Prevc | Slovenia | Kulm | HS 225 | Tauplitz, Austria | 243.0 m |
30 | 16 January 2016 | Johann André Forfang | Norway | Kulm | HS 225 | Tauplitz, Austria | 240.0 m (fall) |
31 | 16 January 2016 | Peter Prevc | Slovenia | Kulm | HS 225 | Tauplitz, Austria | 244.0 m |
32 | 11 February 2016 | Halvor Egner Granerud | Norway | Vikersundbakken | HS 225 | Vikersund, Norway | 240.0 m (test jump) |
33 | 12 February 2016 | Peter Prevc | Slovenia | Vikersundbakken | HS 225 | Vikersund, Norway | 241.0 m |
34 | 13 February 2016 | Taku Takeuchi | Japan | Vikersundbakken | HS 225 | Vikersund, Norway | 240.0 m |
35 | 14 February 2016 | Robert Johansson | Norway | Vikersundbakken | HS 225 | Vikersund, Norway | 243.5 m |
36 | 14 February 2016 | Joachim Hauer | Norway | Vikersundbakken | HS 225 | Vikersund, Norway | 243.0 m |
37 | 14 February 2016 | Jurij Tepeš | Slovenia | Vikersundbakken | HS 225 | Vikersund, Norway | 241.5 m |
38 | 14 February 2016 | Andreas Stjernen | Norway | Vikersundbakken | HS 225 | Vikersund, Norway | 248.0 m |
39 | 14 February 2016 | Stefan Kraft | Austria | Vikersundbakken | HS 225 | Vikersund, Norway | 246.5 m |
40 | 14 February 2016 | Peter Prevc | Slovenia | Vikersundbakken | HS 225 | Vikersund, Norway | 247.5 m |
41 | 14 February 2016 | Andreas Stjernen | Norway | Vikersundbakken | HS 225 | Vikersund, Norway | 249.0 m |
42 | 14 February 2016 | Johann André Forfang | Norway | Vikersundbakken | HS 225 | Vikersund, Norway | 243.5 m |
43 | 14 February 2016 | Kenneth Gangnes | Norway | Vikersundbakken | HS 225 | Vikersund, Norway | 248.5 m |
44 | 14 February 2016 | Daniel-André Tande | Norway | Vikersundbakken | HS 225 | Vikersund, Norway | 242.0 m |
45 | 14 February 2016 | Peter Prevc | Slovenia | Vikersundbakken | HS 225 | Vikersund, Norway | 249.0 m (fall) |
46 | 16 March 2016 | Ernest Prišlič | Slovenia | Letalnica bratov Gorišek | HS 225 | Planica, Slovenia | 246.0 m (test jump) |
47 | 16 March 2016 | Tilen Bartol | Slovenia | Letalnica bratov Gorišek | HS 225 | Planica, Slovenia | 252.0 m (test jump: WR fall) |
48 | 17 March 2016 | Robert Kranjec | Slovenia | Letalnica bratov Gorišek | HS 225 | Planica, Slovenia | 241.5 m |
49 | 18 March 2016 | Peter Prevc | Slovenia | Letalnica bratov Gorišek | HS 225 | Planica, Slovenia | 242.0 m |
50 | 19 March 2016 | Stefan Kraft | Austria | Letalnica bratov Gorišek | HS 225 | Planica, Slovenia | 241.0 m |
51 | 19 March 2016 | Peter Prevc | Slovenia | Letalnica bratov Gorišek | HS 225 | Planica, Slovenia | 246.0 m |
52 | 20 March 2016 | Johann André Forfang | Norway | Letalnica bratov Gorišek | HS 225 | Planica, Slovenia | 245.0 m |
53 | 20 March 2016 | Peter Prevc | Slovenia | Letalnica bratov Gorišek | HS 225 | Planica, Slovenia | 241.5 m |
Most number of jumps over 240 metres
All jumpers with more than two jumps over the distance including the fall or touch ground (as of 20 March 2016):
retired ski jumpers
(f. = former)
Tandem
On 18 February 2016 Slovenian ski jumpers Rok Urbanc and Jaka Rus made a historic first ever 35 metres (115 ft) world record tandem ski jump both on one pair of longer skiies at HS45 hill in Planica, Slovenia.[14]
Footnotes
- 1 2 Canadian Ski Hall of Fame. "Nels Nelsen". Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 February 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". 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
- ↑ International Ski Federation. "Distance measurement". Retrieved 15 February 2011.
- ↑ "First ever tandem ski jump in Planica on 18 February 2016". youtube. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
References
- Thoresen, Arne (2007). Lengst gjennom lufta (in Norwegian). Oslo: Versal. ISBN 978-82-8188-030-6.