Loading

  • 21 Aug, 2019

  • By, Wikipedia

Planica 1934
Planica 1934 refers to a ski jumping event with national championships held on 4 February 1934 and the first international event on 25 March 1934 in Planica, Drava Banovina, Kingdom of Yugoslavia.

Schedule

Date Event Rounds Longest jump of the day Visitors
4 March 1934   Nationals 2 62.5 metres (205 ft) by Tone Dečman (fall)
60 metres (197 ft) by Franc Palme		 2,500
23 March 1934   Official training 1 1 83 metres (273 ft) by Gregor Höll (fall)
79 metres (259 ft) by Birger Ruud		 N/A
24 March 1934   Official training 2 1 87 metres (285 ft) by Birger Ruud (WR crash)
85.5 metres (281 ft) by Sigmund Ruud		 N/A
25 March 1934   International event 2 86.5 metres (284 ft) by Sigmund Ruud 4,000
Afternoon record battle 2 95 metres (312 ft) by Sigmund Ruud (WR fall)
92 metres (302 ft) by Birger Ruud (WR)

1934: Snow cement invention

At the 1934 nationals championships opening event, "snow cement", a mixture of salammoniac and salt hardens snow, was used for the first time in the world by Ivan Rožman, the original hill constructor.

National championships

On 4 February 1934 Bloudkova velikanka hill was officially opened with national championships of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. The Norwegian Jahr made the opening jump and landed at 55 meters. Franc Palme became the national champion of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia with the national record of 60 meters.

Opening competition

14:30 PM — 4 February 1934 — Two rounds — chronological order

Bib Name Country Dist.
Opening jump
1 Jahr  Norway 55 m
First round
2 Bogo Šramel  Kingdom of Yugoslavia 50 m
3 Rado Istenič  Kingdom of Yugoslavia 55 m
4 Zupan  Kingdom of Yugoslavia 50 m
5 Tone Dečman  Kingdom of Yugoslavia 56 m
6 Milan Šubic  Kingdom of Yugoslavia 48 m
7 Edo Bevc  Kingdom of Yugoslavia 55 m
8 Gregor Klančnik  Kingdom of Yugoslavia 40 m
9 Albin Jakopič  Kingdom of Yugoslavia 50.5 m
10 Franc Palme  Kingdom of Yugoslavia 55 m
11 Rudolf Hunger  Nazi Germany 54 m
Trial jump 2
12 Jahr  Norway 62 m
Second round
13 Bogo Šramel  Kingdom of Yugoslavia 54 m
14 Rado Istenič  Kingdom of Yugoslavia 56 m
15 Zupan  Kingdom of Yugoslavia 50 m
16 Tone Dečman  Kingdom of Yugoslavia 62.5 m
17 Edo Bevc  Kingdom of Yugoslavia 58 m
18 Gregor Klančnik  Kingdom of Yugoslavia 48 m
19 Albin Jakopič  Kingdom of Yugoslavia 50.5 m
20 Franc Palme  Kingdom of Yugoslavia 60 m
21 Rudolf Hunger  Nazi Germany 60 m

International event

On 23 March 1934 the first training session was held before the international event. A few hill records were set that day, with Gregor Höll setting the highest record at 83 metres (91 yd).

There was a second training event on 24 March 1934 before the international competition. Sigmund Ruud broke the hill record at 85.5 metres (93.5 yd) and Birger Ruud crashed at the world record distance of 87 metres (95 yd).

On 25 March 1934 two different events were held with a total of fourteen competitors from the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, Austria and Norway. The first competition started at noon and comprised two rounds. The second competition began at 1:00 PM. Jumps outside of competition were taken when Ruud set the world record distance at 92 metres (101 yd) in the last round.

First official training

Afternoon — 23 March 1934 — order of jumps not available

Name Country Dist.
Oyvind Alstad  Norway 63 m
Per G. Jonson  Norway 67 m
Reidar Hoff  Norway 69 m
Sigmund Guttormsen  Norway 69 m
Olav Ulland  Norway 70 m
Sverre Lassen-Urdahl  Norway 70 m
Randmod Sørensen  Norway 72 m
Birger Ruud  Norway 79 m
Sigmund Ruud  Norway 82 m
Gregor Höll  Austria 83 m
Albin Novšak  Kingdom of Yugoslavia 49 m
Franc Palme  Kingdom of Yugoslavia 58 m
Bogo Šramel  Kingdom of Yugoslavia 60 m
Rado Istenič  Kingdom of Yugoslavia 63 m

Second official training

Afternoon — 24 March 1934 — order of jumps not available

Name Country Dist.
Oyvind Alstad  Norway 60–70 m
Per G. Jonson  Norway 60–70 m
Reidar Hoff  Norway 60–70 m
Sigmund Guttormsen  Norway 60–70 m
Sverre Lassen-Urdahl  Norway 60–70 m
Randmod Sørensen  Norway 60–70 m
Albin Novšak  Kingdom of Yugoslavia N/A
Franc Palme  Kingdom of Yugoslavia N/A
Bogo Šramel  Kingdom of Yugoslavia N/A
Rado Istenič  Kingdom of Yugoslavia N/A
Olav Ulland  Norway 83 m
Gregor Höll  Austria 85 m
Sigmund Ruud  Norway 85.5 m
Birger Ruud  Norway 87 m

International competition

12:00 PM — 25 March 1934 — Two rounds — chronological order

Bib Name Country Dist.
First round
1 Walter Weissenbacher  Austria 57 m
2 Sigmund Guttormsen  Norway 69 m
3 Franc Palme  Kingdom of Yugoslavia 55 m
4 Reidar Hoff  Norway 63 m
5 Randmod Sørensen  Norway 71 m
6 Sigmund Ruud  Norway 68.5 m
7 Albin Novšak  Kingdom of Yugoslavia 48 m
8 Birger Ruud  Norway 69 m
9 Oyvind Alstad  Norway 59 m
10 Per G. Jonson  Norway 71 m
11 Gustl Mayer  Austria 59 m
12 Gregor Höll  Austria 74 m
13 Olav Ulland  Norway 71 m
14 Sverre Lassen-Urdahl  Norway 71 m
Second round
15 Walter Weissenbacher  Austria 63 m
16 Sigmund Guttormsen  Norway 82 m
17 Franc Palme  Kingdom of Yugoslavia 66 m
18 Reidar Hoff  Norway 58 m
19 Randmod Sørensen  Norway 75 m
20 Sigmund Ruud  Norway 86.5 m
21 Albin Novšak  Kingdom of Yugoslavia 57.5 m
22 Birger Ruud  Norway 79 m
23 Oyvind Alstad  Norway 66 m
24 Per G. Jonson  Norway 80 m
25 Gustl Mayer  Austria 60 m
26 Gregor Höll  Austria 81 m
27 Olav Ulland  Norway 76 m
28 Sverre Lassen-Urdahl  Norway 71 m

Non-competition event

Afternoon battle for the record jump

13:00 PM — 25 March 1934 — Two rounds — chronological order

Bib Name Country Dist.
First round
1 Walter Weissenbacher  Austria 71 m
2 Sigmund Guttormsen  Norway 74 m
3 Gustl Mayer  Austria 66 m
4 Randmod Sörensen  Norway 78 m
5 Franc Palme  Kingdom of Yugoslavia 67 m
6 Albin Novšak  Kingdom of Yugoslavia 64 m
7 Reidar Hoff  Norway 70 m
8 Sverre Lassen-Urdahl  Norway 79 m
9 Olav Ulland  Norway 76 m
10 Oyvind Alstad  Norway 78 m
11 Per G. Jonson  Norway 84 m
12 Gregor Höll  Austria 89 m
13 Birger Ruud  Norway 86 m
14 Sigmund Ruud  Norway 95 m
Second round
15 Walter Weissenbacher  Austria 65 m
16 Sigmund Guttormsen  Norway 85.5 m
17 Birger Ruud  Norway 92 m
18 Gregor Höll  Austria 84.5 m
19 Per G. Jonson  Norway 88.5 m
20 Sigmund Ruud  Norway 87 m
21 Reidar Hoff  Norway 78 m
22 Albin Novšak  Kingdom of Yugoslavia 66 m
23 Franc Palme  Kingdom of Yugoslavia 65.5 m

  World record not recognized. Crash
  Hill record
  World record
  Fall or touch

Official results

Ski jumping world records

Date Name Country Metres Feet
25 March 1934   Gregor Höll  Austria 89 292
25 March 1934   Sigmund Ruud  Norway 95 312
25 March 1934   Birger Ruud  Norway 92 302

  Not recognized. Crash at world record distance

References

  1. ^ Enciklopedija Slovenije. (1997). Knjiga 10. Ljubljana: Mladinska knjiga.
  2. ^ "Športna nedelja: Dan sonca in zmag v Planici, p.5" (in Slovenian). Jutro. 5 February 1934.
  3. ^ "Paberki z velike tekme Planici, p.3" (in Slovenian). Slovenski narod. 5 February 1934.
  4. ^ "Sport: V Planici padajo rekordi, p.7" (in Slovenian). Slovenec. 24 March 1934.
  5. ^ "Sport: V Planici padajo rekordi, p.7" (in Slovenian). Jutro. 24 March 1934.
  6. ^ "Sport: Višek smučarske sezone, p.14" (in Slovenian). Slovenec. 25 March 1934.
  7. ^ "Svetovni rekordi na naših tleh, p.1" (in Slovenian). Jutro. 26 March 1934.
  8. ^ "Sport: Junaki zraka, p.5" (in Slovenian). Slovenec. 27 March 1934.
  9. ^ "Leteča Norvešana sta zmagala, p.1" (in Slovenian). Slovenski narod. 26 March 1934.
  10. ^ "Birger Ruud je skočil 92 metrov: Rezultati, p.1" (in Slovenian). Ponedeljski Slovenec. 26 March 1934.

46°28′43″N 13°43′16″E / 46.47861°N 13.72111°E / 46.47861; 13.72111

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Planica_1934&oldid=1136301512"