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]
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Host city | Planica, FPR Yugoslavia |
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Sport | Ski flying |
Events | International Ski Flying Week |
Main venue | Bloudkova velikanka K120 |
This was the first ever TV international live broadcast transmission from Slovenia for European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and produced by RTV Ljubljana.[2]
Schedule
editDate | Event | Rounds | Longest jump of the day | Visitors |
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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
editOn 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)
edit24 March 1960 – Srednja Bloudkova K80 – Three rounds (trial + 2 counting)
Bib | Name | Country | Round 1 | Round 2 | Points |
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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
edit25 March 1960 – Bloudkova velikanka K120 – Three round (Trial + 2 counting)
Bib | Name | Country | Round 1 | Round 2 | Points |
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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 |
International Ski Flying Week: Day 1edit26 March 1960 – Bloudkova velikanka K120 – Two rounds (1 best counting)
Fall or touch! |
International Ski Flying Week: Day 2edit27 March 1960 – Bloudkova velikanka K120 – Four rounds (3 best counting)
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Official results
edit26–27 March 1960 – Bloudkova velikanka K120 – Four rounds (1 Saturday + 3 Sunday)
Rank | Name | Country | 26/3/20 | 27 March | Total | ||
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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
editCompetition 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
editRank | Country | Points | Total |
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1 | East Germany | 462.6 382.0 |
844.6 |
2 | Norway | 395.4 363.1 |
758.5 |
3 | Finland | 394.6 344.7 |
739.3 |
4 | West Germany | 376.2 360.4 |
736.6 |
5 | Sweden | 375.2 341.7 |
716.9 |
6 | Italy | 372.6 340.6 |
713.2 |
7 | United States | 380.7 327.7 |
708.4 |
8 | Poland | 356.2 344.0 |
700.2 |
9 | Yugoslavia | 273.9 322.5 |
696.4 |
10 | Austria | 350.4 329.6 |
680.0 |
11 | Switzerland | 296.7 291.4 |
588.1 |
— | France | — | — |
Hill records
editDate | Metres | Metres | Feet |
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25 March 1960 | Helmut Recknagel | 124.5 | 408 |
27 March 1960 | Helmut Recknagel | 127 | 417 |
References
edit- ^ "Planica 1960, footages". euscreen.eu. 8 October 2020.
- ^ "Prvi TV-dnevnik, prenos skokov iz Planice in prve barve na televiziji" (in Slovenian). Slovenski poročevalec. 28 October 2011.
- ^ "Danes olimpijska repriza, p.7" (in Slovenian). Slovenski poročevalec. 24 March 1960.
- ^ "Po pričakovanju Recknagel, p.9" (in Slovenian). Slovenski poročevalec. 25 March 1960.
- ^ "Nova rekorda v Planici, p.1" (in Slovenian). Slovenski poročevalec. 26 March 1960.
- ^ "Velik dan pod Poncami, p.8" (in Slovenian). Slovenski poročevalec. 26 March 1960.
- ^ "V vetru samo dve seriji, p.18" (in Slovenian). Slovenski poročevalec. 27 March 1960.
- ^ "Planica-1960, p.10" (in Slovenian). Slovenski poročevalec. 27 March 1960.
- ^ "Zmaga nad zmagami, Pečar osmi, p.1" (in Slovenian). Slovenski poročevalec. 28 March 1960.
- ^ a b "Recknagel prvi, Pečar osmi, p.4" (in Slovenian). Slovenski poročevalec. 28 March 1960.
- ^ "Statistika govori, p.5" (in Slovenian). Slovenski poročevalec. 28 March 1960.