Peter Lesser
Appearance
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![]() Lesser in Oberhof, 1963 | |
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Born | Eisenberg, Nazi Germany | 15 August 1941
Ski club | SC Motor Zella-Mehlis |
Personal best | 145 m (476 ft) Tauplitz, Austria (21 March 1965) |
Peter Lesser (born 15 August 1941) is an East German former ski jumper.
Career
In 1962 at the Nordic World Ski Championships in Zakopane, he reached fifth place on the large hill.[1]
He improved world record two times; 141 metres (463 ft) in 1962 and 145.5 metres (477 ft) in 1965, both on Kulm ski flying hill in Tauplitz/Bad Mitterndorf, Austria.[2][3][4][5]
Ski jumping world records
Date | Hill | Location | Metres | Feet |
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1 March 1962 | Kulm | Tauplitz/Bad Mitterndorf, Austria | 141 | 463 |
21 March 1965 | Kulm | Tauplitz/Bad Mitterndorf, Austria | 145.5 | 477 |
20 March 1965 | Kulm | Tauplitz/Bad Mitterndorf, Austria | 147 | 482 |
Not recognized! Crash at world record distance.[6]
References
- ^ Egon Theiner: Enzyklopädie des Skispringens, S. 159
- ^ "Šlibarjev svetovni rekord ogrožen? (page 1)" (in Slovenian). Delo. 2 March 1962.
- ^ "P. Lesser: 145.5 m! (page 1)" (in Slovenian). Delo. 22 March 1965.
- ^ "Peter Lesser - Kulm 1965 - 145.5 m - World record". YouTube. 21 March 1965.
- ^ "Skiflugweltrekorde". Skisprungschanzen.com. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
- ^ "145.5 m nov svetovni rekord / Peter Lesser 147 m p. (page 5)" (in Slovenian). Delo. 22 March 1965.
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External links
- Peter Lesser at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Peter Lesser at The-Sports.org