Planica 1960 was international ski flying week competition, held from 26 to 27 March 1960 in Planica, PR Slovenia, FPR Yugoslavia. A total crowd of 63,000 spectators gathered over four days.[1]

Planica 1960
Host cityPlanica, FPR Yugoslavia
SportSki flying
EventsInternational Ski Flying Week
Main venueBloudkova velikanka K120
← 1957
1963 →

This was the first ever TV international live broadcast transmission from Slovenia for European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and produced by RTV Ljubljana.[2]

Schedule

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Date Event Rounds Longest jump of the day Visitors
24 March 1960   Qualification event K80 3 81 metres (266 ft) by Helmut Recknagel 3,000
25 March 1960   Training K120 3 124.5 metres (408 ft) by Helmut Recknagel 15,000
26 March 1960   International event: day 1 2 118.5 metres (389 ft) by Helmut Recknagel 15,000
27 March 1960   International event: day 2 4 127 metres (417 ft) by Helmut Recknagel 30,000

Competitions

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On 24 March 1960, first training on Srednja Bloudkova K80 normal hill was on schedule in front of 3,000 people, which also counted as qualification for main international event on large hill. There were 42 competitors from twelve countries performing in trial and two rounds for points. Helmut Recknagel won this independent (qualification) event for the main competition with 227.5 points.[3][4]

On 25 March 1960, first training day on Bloudkova velikanka K120 large hill was on schedule in front of 15,000 people. With total three rounds, two of them were rated with points if one of two official competition days would be canceled. Helmut Recknagel was highest rated with new hill record at 124 metres.[5][6]

On 26 March 1960, first day of competition on Bloudkova velikanka K120 large hill was on schedule in front of 15,000 people with only two rounds due to strong winds, only one jump counting into final result. Helmut Recknagel was leading after first day of competition with longest jump of the day at 118.5 metres.[7][8]

On 27 March 1960, second and final day of competition on Bloudkova velikanka K120 large hill was on schedule in front of 30,000 people, with total four rounds and three counting into final result. Helmut Recknagel won the two day competition (1 best from Saturday and 3 best jumps from Sunday) for the second time in a row, with hill record at 127 metres.[9][10][11]

Training 1 (Qualifications)

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24 March 1960 – Srednja Bloudkova K80 – Three rounds (trial + 2 counting)

Bib Name Country Round 1 Round 2 Points
1 Helmut Recknagel   East Germany 81 m 77 m 227.5
2 Gene Kotlarek   United States 73.5 m 74.5 m 212.5
3 Torbjørn Yggeseth   Norway 70.5 m 73.5 m 212.0
4 Marjan Pečar   Yugoslavia 74 m 72.5 m 209.0
5 Werner Lesser   East Germany 73.5 m 72.5 m 208.5
Raimo Vitikainen   Finland 74 m 72 m 208.5
7 Ansten Samuelstuen   United States 72.5 m 71.5 m 205.0
8 Władysław Tajner   Poland 73 m 73 m 204.0
9 Willi Egger   Austria 73.5 m 70.5 m 203.5
10 Hermann Anwander   West Germany 71.5 m 71.5 m 203.0
11 Timo Kivela   Finland 73.5 m 71 m 202.0
Othmar Heyer   East Germany 72 m 73.5 m 202.0
Helmut Wegscheider   West Germany 70 m 72.5 m 202.0
14 Max Bolkart   West Germany 69 m 61.5 m 201.0
15 Gustav Bujok   Poland 72 m 72 m 200.0
16 Kurt Schram   East Germany 69 m 73 m 197.0
17 Arne Larsen   Norway 70 m 68 m 196.5
18 Miro Oman   Yugoslavia 73 m 67.5 m 196.5
19 Antoni Łaciak   Poland 70.5 m 70.5 m 194.5
20 Svein Bergersen   Norway 67.5 m 70 m 193.5
21 Willi Wirth   East Germany 71.5 m 67 m 192.0
22 Lothar Glass   East Germany 69.5 m 69 m 191.5
23 Robert Rey   France 70 m 70 m 190.0
24 Harry Bergquist   Sweden 66 m 66 m 189.5
25 Alois Leodolter   Austria 66 m 68 m 189.0
26 Jože Zidar   Yugoslavia 66.5 m 67 m 187.0
27 Nilo Zandanel   Italy 69 m 67 m 185.0
28 Dino De Zordo   Italy 65 m 66 m 184.5
29 Milan Rojina   Yugoslavia 67.5 m 65 m 184.5
30 Peter Eržen   Yugoslavia 68 m 67 m 184.5
31 Günter Oettel   East Germany 67 m 65 m 184.5
32 Jože Langus   Yugoslavia 66 m 65 m 184.0
33 Mato Krznarič   Yugoslavia 64.5 m 64.5 m 181.0
34 Bert Andersson   Sweden 68 m 62.5 m 178.0
35 Engelbert Kröll   Austria 66.5 m 66.5 m 176.5
36 Bine Rogelj   Yugoslavia 62 m 63.5 m 175.0
37 Lojze Gorjanc   Yugoslavia 62 m 65.5 m 175.0
38 Ueli Scheidegger    Switzerland 62.5 m 63 m 173.5
39 Peter Wenger    Switzerland 64 m 63.5 m 170.0
40 Werner Brügger    Switzerland 67 m 66 m 147.5
41 Jože Šlibar   Yugoslavia 74.5 m 68.5 m 140.0

Training 2

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25 March 1960 – Bloudkova velikanka K120 – Three round (Trial + 2 counting)

Bib Name Country Round 1 Round 2 Points
1 Helmut Recknagel   East Germany 110 m 124.5 m 229.6
2 Marjan Pečar   Yugoslavia 110 m 115 m 212.9
3 Raimo Vitikainen   Finland 109 m 111 m 209.4
4 Kurt Schram   East Germany 109 m 112 m 204.2
5 Arne Larsen   Norway 107 m 108.5 m 203.2
6 Gene Kotlarek   United States 102 m 108.5 m 199.3
7 Max Bolkart   West Germany 94 m 102 m 198.2
8 Willi Egger   Austria 104.5 m 108 m 197.4
9 Jože Šlibar   Yugoslavia 101 m 109 m 194.4
10 Nilo Zandanel   Italy 105 m 109 m 193.6
11 Torbjørn Yggeseth   Norway 91 m 99 m 192.6
12 Władysław Tajner   Poland 91 m 101.5 m 191.1
13 Timo Kivela   Finland 102 m 104.5 m 190.6
14 Peter Müller   Austria 101 m 103.5 m 189.5
15 Othmar Heyer   East Germany 101.5 m 108.5 m 188.9
16 Robert Rey   France 92 m 101 m 187.6
17 Werner Lesser   East Germany 101 m 105 m 187.6
18 Inge Lindqvist   Sweden 97 m 108 m N/A
19 Gustav Bujok   Poland 100 m 102 m 181.0
20 Helmut Wegscheider   West Germany 97 m 101 m 180.8
21 Lothar Glass   East Germany 99.5 m 100 m 177.5
22 Antoni Łaciak   Poland 97 m 100.5 m 175.4
23 Miro Oman   Yugoslavia 93 m 97 m 174.1
24 Svein Bergersen   Norway 93 m 101 m 173.6
25 Ansten Samuelstuen   United States 87 m 96.5 m 172.7
26 Bert Andersson   Sweden 90 m 100 m 171.4
27 Alois Leodolter   Austria 84 m 90 m 169.6
28 Dino De Zordo   Italy 81 m 91 m 167.0
29 Günter Oettel   East Germany 93 m 94 m 166.0
30 Harry Bergquist   Sweden 82 m 93 m 163.5
31 Jože Langus   Yugoslavia 87 m 94 m 163.2
32 Jože Zidar   Yugoslavia 81 m 96 m 160.0
33 Hermann Anwander   West Germany 96 m 104.5 m 159.8
34 Werner Brügger    Switzerland 86.5 m 93 m 154.0
35 Willi Wirth   East Germany 77 m 86 m 152.8
36 Peter Eržen   Yugoslavia 75.5 m 85.5 m 152.3
37 Engelbert Kröll   Austria 81 m 84 m 148.8
38 Milan Rojina   Yugoslavia 75 m 82 m 148.0
39 Bine Rogelj   Yugoslavia 82.5 m 90 m 147.9
40 Mato Krznarič   Yugoslavia 72 m 81 m 147.8
41 Peter Wenger    Switzerland N/A N/A 142.9
42 Lojze Gorjanc   Yugoslavia N/A N/A 142.0

Official results

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Helmut Recknagel won Planica second time in a row (after 1957), with another two new hill records at 124.5 and 127 metres

26–27 March 1960 – Bloudkova velikanka K120 – Four rounds (1 Saturday + 3 Sunday)

Rank Name Country 26/3/20 27 March Total
1 Helmut Recknagel   East Germany 118.5 m 122 m 127 m 115 m 462.6
2 Arne Larsen   Norway 108.5 m 107.5 m 101 m 101 m 395.4
3 Raimo Vitikainen   Finland 109 m 105 m 92.5 m 108 m 394.6
4 Kurt Schram   East Germany 110.5 m 103 m 98 m 101 m 382.0
5 Gene Kotlarek   United States 89 m 104.5 m 93 m 102 m 380.7
6 Max Bolkart   West Germany 89 m 98.5 m 98.5 m 102 m 376.2
7 Inge Lindqvist   Sweden 112 m 100 m 92 m 101 m 375.2
8 Marjan Pečar   Yugoslavia 89 m 98 m 92 m 103 m 273.9
9 Nilo Zandanel   Italy 91.5 m 105 m 95 m 105 m 372.6
10 Werner Lesser   East Germany 101.5 m 95 m 98.5 m 95.5 m 365.4
11 Torbjørn Yggeseth   Norway 90 m 94 m 87 m 100 m 363.1
12 Hermann Anwander   West Germany 82 m 94 m 93 m 103 m 360.4
13 Władysław Tajner   Poland 104 m 97.5 m 91 m 98 m 356.2
14 Svein Bergersen   Norway 101 m 91 m 91 m 95.5 m 353.8
15 Peter Müller   Austria 93 m 93 m 94.5 m 92.5 m 350.4
16 Robert Rey   France 101 m 98 m 90 m 88 m 347.1
17 Timo Kivela   Finland 86 m 101 m 94.5 m 86 m 344.7
18 Gustav Bujok   Poland 86 m 87 m 95.5 m 93 m 344.0
19 Harry Bergquist   Sweden 80.5 m 101 m 92.5 m 87 m 341.7
20 Dino De Zordo   Italy 81 m 100 m 86 m 89 m 340.6
21 Bert Andersson   Sweden N/A N/A N/A N/A 337.4
22 Günter Oettel   East Germany N/A N/A N/A N/A 336.7
23 Helmut Wegscheider   West Germany N/A N/A N/A N/A 335.8
24 Willi Wirth   East Germany N/A N/A N/A N/A 331.1
25 Alois Leodolter   Austria N/A N/A N/A N/A 329.6
26 Ansten Samuelstuen   United States N/A N/A N/A N/A 327.7
27 Lothar Glass   East Germany N/A N/A N/A N/A 324.9
28 Antoni Łaciak   Poland N/A N/A N/A N/A 324.6
29 Jože Zidar   Yugoslavia 80 m 86 m 86.5 m 84 m 322.5
30 Jože Langus   Yugoslavia 78.5 m 86 m 80 m 84 m 312.2
31 Jože Šlibar   Yugoslavia 86.5 m 97.5 m 77 m 71 m 302.0
32 Miro Oman   Yugoslavia 85 m 86 m 82 m 87 m 301.0
33 Engelbert Kröll   Austria N/A N/A N/A N/A 299.7
34 Peter Eržen   Yugoslavia 78 m 85 m 80 m 79.5 m 297.9
35 Ueli Scheidegger    Switzerland N/A N/A N/A N/A 296.7
36 Peter Wenger    Switzerland N/A N/A N/A N/A 291.4
37 Lojze Gorjanc   Yugoslavia 71 m 84 m 78 m 80.5 m 290.0
38 Mato Krznarič   Yugoslavia 68 m 81 m 80.5 m 80.5 m 289.8
39 Milan Rojina   Yugoslavia 78 m 79.5 m 78 m 79 m 287.4
40 Bine Rogelj   Yugoslavia 69 m 78 m 82 m 81 m 286.3

Team

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Competition was held in memory of then recently late Stanko Bloudek (1890–1959), a Slovenian engineer and co-constructor of Bloudkova velikanka, as well as one of three main Planica pioneers. France, with one competitor, didn't compete.[10]

Stanko Bloudek Memorial

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Rank Country Points Total
1   East Germany
Helmut Recknagel
Kurt Schram

462.6
382.0
844.6
2   Norway
Arne Larsen
Torbjørn Yggeseth

395.4
363.1
758.5
3   Finland
Raimo Vitikainen
Timo Kivela

394.6
344.7
739.3
4   West Germany
Max Bolkart
Hermann Anwander

376.2
360.4
736.6
5   Sweden
Inge Lindqvist
Harry Bergquist

375.2
341.7
716.9
6   Italy
Nilo Zandanel
Dino De Zordo

372.6
340.6
713.2
7   United States
Gene Kotlarek
Ansten Samuellsten

380.7
327.7
708.4
8   Poland
Władysław Tajner
Gustav Bujok

356.2
344.0
700.2
9   Yugoslavia
Marjan Pečar
Jože Zidar

273.9
322.5
696.4
10   Austria
Peter Müller
Alois Leodolter

350.4
329.6
680.0
11   Switzerland
Ueli Scheidegger
Peter Wenger

296.7
291.4
588.1
  France

Hill records

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Date Metres Metres Feet
25 March 1960     Helmut Recknagel 124.5 408
27 March 1960     Helmut Recknagel 127 417

References

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  1. ^ "Planica 1960, footages". euscreen.eu. 8 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Prvi TV-dnevnik, prenos skokov iz Planice in prve barve na televiziji" (in Slovenian). Slovenski poročevalec. 28 October 2011.
  3. ^ "Danes olimpijska repriza, p.7" (in Slovenian). Slovenski poročevalec. 24 March 1960.
  4. ^ "Po pričakovanju Recknagel, p.9" (in Slovenian). Slovenski poročevalec. 25 March 1960.
  5. ^ "Nova rekorda v Planici, p.1" (in Slovenian). Slovenski poročevalec. 26 March 1960.
  6. ^ "Velik dan pod Poncami, p.8" (in Slovenian). Slovenski poročevalec. 26 March 1960.
  7. ^ "V vetru samo dve seriji, p.18" (in Slovenian). Slovenski poročevalec. 27 March 1960.
  8. ^ "Planica-1960, p.10" (in Slovenian). Slovenski poročevalec. 27 March 1960.
  9. ^ "Zmaga nad zmagami, Pečar osmi, p.1" (in Slovenian). Slovenski poročevalec. 28 March 1960.
  10. ^ a b "Recknagel prvi, Pečar osmi, p.4" (in Slovenian). Slovenski poročevalec. 28 March 1960.
  11. ^ "Statistika govori, p.5" (in Slovenian). Slovenski poročevalec. 28 March 1960.

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