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Stefan Kraft has held the official world record of 253.5 m (832 ft) since 2017
Vikersundbakken in Vikersund , Norway, where the current WR stands
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 (Fédération Internationale de Ski; FIS) has largely been opposed to the inflation in hill sizes and setting of distance records, and no world records have 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, all world records in the sport have been made in the discipline of ski flying , an offshoot of ski jumping using larger hills where distance is explicitly emphasised. As of March 2017, the official world record for the longest ski jump is 253.5 m (832 ft), set by Stefan Kraft at Vikersundbakken in Vikersund , Norway. Two years prior, also in Vikersund, Dimitry Vassiliev reached 254 m (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, an athlete 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. However, if an athlete touches the snow with any part of their body after landing, and receives style points greater than 14 from at least three judges, the jump is valid and counts as an official world record.[13]
When ski flying began in the 1930s, jumps were recorded in a traditional Scandinavian measure of length, the Danish alen (1 alen (Denmark) = 0.6277 m (2.059 ft)). Some older United States and Canadian records were recorded in feet. Now, jump length is measured by the meter. Today, camera technology capably makes the measurements. Before, spectators were stationed downhill, meter by meter, and the raised hand of the nearest observer marked the jumper's landing.[14]
Official world records
Although International Ski Federation doesn't officially recognize world records.
Men
Olaf Rye , who made the first recorded ski jump of 9.5 m (31 ft) in 1808
Toni Nieminen became the first man in history to land a jump over 200 m in 1994 at Velikanka bratov Gorišek in Planica , Slovenia
No.
Date
Athlete
Country
Hill
Location
Metres
Yards
Feet
1
22 November 1808
Olaf Rye
Norway Denmark
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
21.9
66
4
1881
Sveinung Svalastoga
Norway
Kastellbakken
Oslo , Norway
22
24.1
72
5
1886
Johannes Nordgården
Norway
Flatdalbakken
Seljord , Norway
26
28.4
85
6
9 March 1891
Mikkjel Hemmestveit
Norway United States
McSorley Hill
Red Wing , United States
31.1
34
102
7
15 January 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
11 February 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
44.8
135
14
24 January 1909
Oscar Gundersen
Norway
Chippewa Falls Ski Jump
Chippewa Falls , United States
42.1
46
138
15
1909
Harald Smith
Norway
Trampolino Campo Smith
Bardonecchia , Kingdom of Italy
43
47
141
16
28 February 1909
Harald Smith
Norway
Bolgenschanze
Davos , Switzerland
45
49.2
148
17
19 February 1911
Anders Haugen
United States
Wolverine Hill
Ironwood , United States
46.3
50.6
152
18
1912[nb 1]
Gunnar Andersen
Norway
Gustadbakken
Geithus, Modum , Norway
47.5
52.0
156
19
16 February 1913
Ragnar Omtvedt
United States
Wolverine Hill
Ironwood , United States
51.5
56.3
169
20
7 February 1915
Reidar Amble Ommundsen
Norway
Vikkollen
Mjøndalen , Norway
54
59.1
177
21
18 February 1916
Ragnar Omtvedt
United States
Howelsen Hill
Steamboat Springs , United States
58.5
64
192
22
1917
Henry Hall
United States
Howelsen Hill
Steamboat Springs , United States
61.9
67.7
203
23
1918
Henry Hall
United States
Howelsen Hill
Steamboat Springs , United States
62.2
68
204
24
1919
Anders Haugen
United States
Haugen Hill
Dillon , United States
64.9
71
213
25
29 February 1920
Anders Haugen
United States
Haugen Hill
Dillon , United States
65.2
71.3
214
26
1-10 February 1921
Henry Hall
United States
Nels Nelsen Hill
Revelstoke , Canada
69.8
76.3
229
27
4 February 1925
Nels Nelsen
Canada
Nels Nelsen Hill
Revelstoke , Canada
73.1
79.9
240
28
1930
Adolph Badrutt
Switzerland
Bernina-Roseg-Schanze
Pontresina , Switzerland
75
82
246
29
18 January 1931
Birger Ruud
Norway
Odnesbakken
Odnes, Norway
76.5
83.7
251
30
24 February 1931
Sigmund Ruud
Norway
Bolgenschanze
Davos , Switzerland
80.5
88
264
31
19 January 1933
Sigmund Ruud
Norway
Tremplin de Bretaye
Villars , Switzerland
84
91.9
276
32
19 January 1933
Sigmund Ruud
Norway
Tremplin de Bretaye
Villars , Switzerland
86
94
282
33
26 February 1933
Henri Ruchet
Switzerland
Tremplin de Bretaye
Villars , Switzerland
87
95.1
285
34
March 1933
Robert Lymburne
Canada
Nels Nelsen Hill
Revelstoke , Canada
87.5
95.7
287
35
25 March 1934
Birger Ruud
Norway
Bloudkova velikanka
Planica , Kingdom of Yugoslavia
92
100.6
302
36
14 March 1935
Reidar Andersen
Norway
Bloudkova velikanka
Planica , Kingdom of Yugoslavia
93
101.7
305
37
15 March 1935
Stanisław Marusarz
Poland
Bloudkova velikanka
Planica , Kingdom of Yugoslavia
95
103.9
312
38
15 March 1935
Reidar Andersen
Norway
Bloudkova velikanka
Planica , Kingdom of Yugoslavia
98
107.2
322
39
15 March 1935
Reidar Andersen
Norway
Bloudkova velikanka
Planica , Kingdom of Yugoslavia
99
108.3
325
40
17 March 1935
Fritz Kainersdörfer
Switzerland
Trampolino Gigante Corno d’Aola
Ponte di Legno , Kingdom of Italy
99.5
108.8
326
41
15 March 1936
Josef Bradl
Austria
Bloudkova velikanka
Planica , Kingdom of Yugoslavia
101.5
111
333
42
15 March 1938
Josef Bradl
Austria
Bloudkova velikanka
Planica , Kingdom of Yugoslavia
107
117
351
43
2 March 1941
Rudi Gering
Nazi Germany
Bloudkova velikanka
Planica , Kingdom of Yugoslavia
108
118.1
354
44
2 March 1941
Rudi Gering
Nazi Germany
Bloudkova velikanka
Planica , Kingdom of Yugoslavia
118
129
387
45
15 March 1948
Fritz Tschannen
Switzerland
Bloudkova velikanka
Planica , Yugoslavia
120
131.2
394
46
28 February 1950
Willi Gantschnigg
Austria
Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze
Oberstdorf , West Germany
125
136.7
410
47
2 March 1950
Sepp Weiler
Germany
Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze
Oberstdorf , West Germany
127
138.9
417
48
3 March 1950
Sepp Weiler
Germany
Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze
Oberstdorf , West Germany
133
145.5
436
49
3 March 1950
Dan Netzell
Sweden
Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze
Oberstdorf , West Germany
135
147.6
443
50
2 March 1951
Tauno Luiro
Finland
Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze
Oberstdorf , West Germany
139
152
456
51
24 February 1961
Jože Šlibar
Yugoslavia
Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze
Oberstdorf , West Germany
141
154.2
463
52
1 March 1962
Peter Lesser
East Germany
Kulm
Tauplitz /Bad Mitterndorf , Austria
141
154.2
463
53
15 February 1964
Kjell Sjöberg
Sweden
Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze
Oberstdorf , West Germany
141
154.2
463
54
15 February 1964
Dalibor Motejlek
Czechoslovakia
Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze
Oberstdorf , West Germany
142
155.3
466
55
18 February 1964
Nilo Zandanel
Italy
Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze
Oberstdorf , West Germany
144
157.5
472
56
21 March 1965
Peter Lesser
East Germany
Kulm
Tauplitz /Bad Mitterndorf , Austria
145
158.6
476
57
12 March 1966
Bjørn Wirkola
Norway
Vikersundbakken
Vikersund , Norway
145
158.6
476
58
13 March 1966
Bjørn Wirkola
Norway
Vikersundbakken
Vikersund , Norway
146
159.7
479
59
10 February 1967
Lars Grini
Norway
Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze
Oberstdorf , West Germany
147
160.8
482
60
10 February 1967
Kjell Sjöberg
Sweden
Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze
Oberstdorf , West Germany
148
161.8
486
61
11 February 1967
Lars Grini
Norway
Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze
Oberstdorf , West Germany
150
164
492
62
12 March 1967
Reinhold Bachler
Austria
Vikersundbakken
Vikersund , Norway
154
168.4
505
63
21 March 1969
Bjørn Wirkola
Norway
Velikanka bratov Gorišek
Planica , Yugoslavia
156
170.6
512
64
21 March 1969
Jiří Raška
Czechoslovakia
Velikanka bratov Gorišek
Planica , Yugoslavia
156
170.6
512
65
22 March 1969
Bjørn Wirkola
Norway
Velikanka bratov Gorišek
Planica , Yugoslavia
160
175
525
66
22 March 1969
Jiří Raška
Czechoslovakia
Velikanka bratov Gorišek
Planica , Yugoslavia
164
179.4
538
67
23 March 1969
Manfred Wolf
East Germany
Velikanka bratov Gorišek
Planica , Yugoslavia
165
180.4
541
68
9 March 1973
Heinz Wossipiwo
East Germany
Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze
Oberstdorf , West Germany
169
184.8
554
69
15 March 1974
Walter Steiner
Switzerland
Velikanka bratov Gorišek
Planica , Yugoslavia
169
184.8
554
70
4 March 1976
Geir Ove Berg
Norway
Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze
Oberstdorf , West Germany
173
189.2
568
71
5 March 1976
Toni Innauer
Austria
Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze
Oberstdorf , West Germany
174
190.3
571
72
5 March 1976
Falko Weißpflog
East Germany
Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze
Oberstdorf , West Germany
174
190.3
571
73
7 March 1976
Toni Innauer
Austria
Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze
Oberstdorf , West Germany
176
192.5
577
74
16 March 1979
Klaus Ostwald
East Germany
Velikanka bratov Gorišek
Planica , Yugoslavia
176
192.5
577
75
27 March 1980
Armin Kogler
Austria
Čerťák
Harrachov , Czechoslovakia
176
192.5
577
76
26 February 1981
Armin Kogler
Austria
Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze
Oberstdorf , West Germany
180
196.8
591
77
19 March 1983
Pavel Ploc
Czechoslovakia
Čerťák
Harrachov , Czechoslovakia
181
198
594
78
16 March 1984
Matti Nykänen
Finland
Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze
Oberstdorf , West Germany
182
199
597
79
16 March 1984
Matti Nykänen
Finland
Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze
Oberstdorf , West Germany
182
199
597
80
17 March 1984
Matti Nykänen
Finland
Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze
Oberstdorf , West Germany
185
202.3
607
81
15 March 1985
Mike Holland
United States
Velikanka bratov Gorišek
Planica , Yugoslavia
186
203.4
610
82
15 March 1985
Matti Nykänen
Finland
Velikanka bratov Gorišek
Planica , Yugoslavia
187
204.5
614
83
15 March 1985
Matti Nykänen
Finland
Velikanka bratov Gorišek
Planica , Yugoslavia
191
208.9
627
84
9 March 1986
Andreas Felder
Austria
Kulm
Tauplitz /Bad Mitterndorf , Austria
191
208.9
627
85
14 March 1987
Piotr Fijas
Poland
Velikanka bratov Gorišek
Planica , Yugoslavia
194
212.2
636
86
17 March 1994
Martin Höllwarth
Austria
Velikanka bratov Gorišek
Planica , Slovenia
196
214.3
643
87
17 March 1994
Toni Nieminen
Finland
Velikanka bratov Gorišek
Planica , Slovenia
203
222
666
88
18 March 1994
Espen Bredesen
Norway
Velikanka bratov Gorišek
Planica , Slovenia
209
228.6
686
89
22 March 1997
Espen Bredesen
Norway
Velikanka bratov Gorišek
Planica , Slovenia
210
229.7
689
90
22 March 1997
Lasse Ottesen
Norway
Velikanka bratov Gorišek
Planica , Slovenia
212
231.8
696
91
19 March 1999
Martin Schmitt
Germany
Velikanka bratov Gorišek
Planica , Slovenia
214.5
234.6
704
92
20 March 1999
Tommy Ingebrigtsen
Norway
Velikanka bratov Gorišek
Planica , Slovenia
219.5
240
720
93
16 March 2000
Thomas Hörl
Austria
Velikanka bratov Gorišek
Planica , Slovenia
224.5
245.5
737
94
18 March 2000
Andreas Goldberger
Austria
Velikanka bratov Gorišek
Planica , Slovenia
225
246.1
738
95
20 March 2003
Adam Małysz
Poland
Velikanka bratov Gorišek
Planica , Slovenia
225
246.1
738
96
20 March 2003
Matti Hautamäki
Finland
Velikanka bratov Gorišek
Planica , Slovenia
227.5
248.8
746
97
22 March 2003
Matti Hautamäki
Finland
Velikanka bratov Gorišek
Planica , Slovenia
228.5
249.9
750
98
23 March 2003
Matti Hautamäki
Finland
Velikanka bratov Gorišek
Planica , Slovenia
231
252.6
758
99
20 March 2005
Tommy Ingebrigtsen
Norway
Letalnica bratov Gorišek
Planica , Slovenia
231
252.6
758
100
20 March 2005
Bjørn Einar Romøren
Norway
Letalnica bratov Gorišek
Planica , Slovenia
234.5
256.4
769
101
20 March 2005
Matti Hautamäki
Finland
Letalnica bratov Gorišek
Planica , Slovenia
235.5
257.5
773
102
20 March 2005
Bjørn Einar Romøren
Norway
Letalnica bratov Gorišek
Planica , Slovenia
239
261.4
784
103
11 February 2011
Johan Remen Evensen
Norway
Vikersundbakken
Vikersund , Norway
243
265.7
797
104
11 February 2011
Johan Remen Evensen
Norway
Vikersundbakken
Vikersund , Norway
246.5
269.6
809
105
14 February 2015
Peter Prevc
Slovenia
Vikersundbakken
Vikersund , Norway
250
273.4
820
106
15 February 2015
Anders Fannemel
Norway
Vikersundbakken
Vikersund , Norway
251.5
275
825
107
18 March 2017
Robert Johansson
Norway
Vikersundbakken
Vikersund , Norway
252
275.6
827
108
18 March 2017
Stefan Kraft
Austria
Vikersundbakken
Vikersund , Norway
253.5
277.2
832
Ladies
Daniela Iraschko-Stolz has held the women's world record of 200 m (660 ft) since 2003
No.
Date
Athlete
Country
Hill
Location
Metres
Yards
Feet
1
January 1863
Ingrid Olsdatter Vestby
Norway
Nordbybakken
Trysil , Norway
unknown; first jump ever
2
1897
Ragna Pettersen
Norway
Nydalsbakken
Aker , Norway
12
13.1
39
3
1902
Hilda Stang
Norway
Tranbergbakken
Gjøvik , Norway
14.5
15.9
48
4
1910
Hilda Stang
Norway
Tranbergbakken
Gjøvik , Norway
21
23
69
5
1910
Hilda Stang
Norway
Solbergbakken
Bærum , Norway
22
24
72
6
1911
Paula Lamberg
Austria-Hungary
Schattbergschanze
Kitzbühel , Austria-Hungary
22
24
72
7
1922
Isabel Coursier
Canada
Nels Nelsen Hill
Revelstoke , Canada
25.6
28
84
8
1926
Olga Balstad-Eggen
Norway
Falleberget
Arvika , Sweden
26
28.4
85
9
February 1928
Isabel Coursier
Canada
Nels Nelsen Hill
Revelstoke , Canada
31.4
34.4
103
10
18 January 1931
Johanne Kolstad
Norway
Odnesbakken
Odnes , Norway
46.5
50.9
153
11
17 February 1931
Johanne Kolstad
Norway
Lønnbergbakken
Raufoss , Norway
49
53.6
161
12
1932
Johanne Kolstad
Norway
Gråkallbakken
Trondheim , Norway
62
67.8
203
13
6 March 1938
Johanne Kolstad
Norway
Nansen Ski Jump
Berlin , United States
69.5
76
228
14
22 March 1973
Anita Wold
Norway
Kløvsteinbakken
Meldal , Norway
73
79.8
240
15
3 February 1974
Anita Wold
Norway
Kløvsteinbakken
Meldal , Norway
82.5
90.2
271
16
16 March 1974
Anita Wold
Norway
MS 1970
Štrbské Pleso , Czechoslovakia
91
99.5
299
17
16 March 1974
Anita Wold
Norway
MS 1970
Štrbské Pleso , Czechoslovakia
94
102.8
308
18
14 January 1975
Anita Wold
Norway
Ōkurayama
Sapporo , Japan
97.5
106.6
320
19
29 March 1981
Tiina Lehtola
Finland
Rukatunturi
Kuusamo , Finland
110
120.3
361
20
22 January 1989
Merete Kristiansen
Norway
Odnesbakken
Odnes , Norway
111
121.4
364
21
7 January 1994
Eva Ganster
Austria
Paul-Ausserleitner-Schanze
Bischofshofen , Austria
112
122.5
367
22
7 January 1994
Eva Ganster
Austria
Lysgårdsbakken
Lillehammer , Norway
113.5
124.1
372
23
6 January 1997
Eva Ganster
Austria
Paul-Ausserleitner-Schanze
Bischofshofen , Austria
115
125.8
377
24
4 February 1997
Eva Ganster
Austria
Kulm
Tauplitz /Bad Mitterndorf , Austria
144
157.5
472
25
5 February 1997
Eva Ganster
Austria
Kulm
Tauplitz /Bad Mitterndorf , Austria
161
176.1
528
26
6 February 1997
Eva Ganster
Austria
Kulm
Tauplitz /Bad Mitterndorf , Austria
163
178.3
535
27
7 February 1997
Eva Ganster
Austria
Kulm
Tauplitz /Bad Mitterndorf , Austria
164.5
179.9
540
28
9 February 1997
Eva Ganster
Austria
Kulm
Tauplitz /Bad Mitterndorf , Austria
165
180.4
541
29
9 February 1997
Eva Ganster
Austria
Kulm
Tauplitz /Bad Mitterndorf , Austria
167
182.6
548
30
29 January 2003
Daniela Iraschko-Stolz
Austria
Kulm
Tauplitz /Bad Mitterndorf , Austria
188
205.6
617
31
29 January 2003
Daniela Iraschko-Stolz
Austria
Kulm
Tauplitz /Bad Mitterndorf , Austria
200
218.7
656
Invalid world records
If an athlete touches the ground with their hands, body, or falls before reaching the outrun line, the jump is deemed invalid and thus not listed as a world record. Jumps landed during non-competition training rounds or hill tests are also not recognized as official world records. Distances set by test jumpers (Vorspringer , or "V-jumpers") during competition rounds are deemed official.
Winter
Dimitry Vassiliev has held the longest ever unofficial jump of 254 m (833 ft) since 2015
No.
Date
Athlete
Country
Hill
Location
Metres
Yards
Feet
1
12 February 1879
Olaf Haugann
Norway
Kastellbakken
Oslo , Norway
22
24.1
72
2
11 February 1900
Aksel Refstad
Norway
Solbergbakken
Bærum , Norway
36
39.4
118
3
10 February 1907
Gunnar Andersen
Norway
Gustadbakken
Geithus, Modum , Norway
41.0
44.8
135
4
28 February 1909
Trygve Smith
Norway
Bolgenschanze
Davos , Switzerland
48
52.5
157
5
16 February 1913
Ragnar Omtvedt
United States
Wolverine Hill
Ironwood , United States
48.2
52.7
158
6
2 March 1913
Thorleif Knudsen
Norway
Bolgenschanze
Davos , Switzerland
48
52.5
157
7
1914
Josef Henriksen
Norway
Gustadbakken
Geithus, Modum , Norway
48.5
53.0
159
8
1914
Fridolf Aas
Norway
Gustadbakken
Geithus, Modum , Norway
48.5
53.0
159
9
1 February 1916
Nels Nelsen
Canada
Nels Nelsen Hill
Revelstoke , Canada
55.8
61
183
10
March 1923
Nels Nelsen
Canada
Nels Nelsen Hill
Revelstoke , Canada
71.3
78.0
234
11
5 February 1924
Nels Nelsen
Canada
Nels Nelsen Hill
Revelstoke , Canada
71.6
78.3
235
12
6 February 1924
Nels Nelsen
Canada
Nels Nelsen Hill
Revelstoke , Canada
71.6
78.3
235
13
18 February 1928
Jacob Tullin Thams
Norway
Olympiaschanze
St. Moritz , Switzerland
73
79.8
240
14
January 1931
Alf Engen
Norway
Ecker Hill
Salt Lake City , United States
75.3
82.3
247
15
January 1931
Alf Engen
Norway
Ecker Hill
Salt Lake City , United States
77.4
84.6
254
16
February 1931
Bronisław Czech
Poland
Trampolino Gigante Corno d’Aola
Ponte di Legno , Kingdom of Italy
79.5
86.9
261
17
1931
Alf Engen
Norway
Ecker Hill
Salt Lake City , United States
81.1
88.7
266
18
12 March 1932
Robert Lymburne
Canada
Nels Nelsen Hill
Revelstoke , Canada
82
89.7
269
19
March 1932
Sigmund Ruud
Norway
Bolgenschanze
Davos , Switzerland
82
89.7
269
20
24 March 1934
Birger Ruud
Austria
Bloudkova velikanka
Planica , Kingdom of Yugoslavia
87
95.1
285
21
25 March 1934
Gregor Höll
Austria
Bloudkova velikanka
Planica , Kingdom of Yugoslavia
89
97.3
292
22
25 March 1934
Sigmund Ruud
Norway
Bloudkova velikanka
Planica , Kingdom of Yugoslavia
95
103.9
312
23
1935
Alf Engen
Norway
Ecker Hill
Salt Lake City , United States
94.8
103.7
311
24
17 March 1935
Olav Ulland
Norway United States
Trampolino Gigante Corno d’Aola
Ponte di Legno , Kingdom of Italy
103.5
113.2
340
25
2 March 1941
Heinz Palme
Nazi Germany
Bloudkova velikanka
Planica , Kingdom of Yugoslavia
109
119.2
358
26
14 March 1948
Janez Polda
Yugoslavia
Bloudkova velikanka
Planica , Yugoslavia
120
131.2
394
27
14 March 1948
Charles Blum
Switzerland
Bloudkova velikanka
Planica , Yugoslavia
121
132.3
397
28
2 March 1950
Willi Gantschnigg
Austria
Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze
Oberstdorf , Germany
130
142.2
427
29
23 March 1958
Max Bolkart
West Germany
Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze
Oberstdorf , Germany
139
152
456
30
25-26 February 1961
Wolfgang Happle
West Germany
Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze
Oberstdorf , West Germany
145
158.6
476
31
19 March 1965
Bjørn Wirkola
Norway
Kulm
Bad Mitterndorf , Austria
144
157.5
472
32
19-21 March 1965
Peter Lesser
East Germany
Kulm
Bad Mitterndorf , Austria
147
160.8
482
33
8–9 March 1969
Ladislav Divila
Czechoslovakia
Vikersundbakken
Vikersund , Norway
166
181.5
545
34
10-11 March 1973
Jochen Danneberg
East Germany
Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze
Oberstdorf , West Germany
166
181.5
545
35
10-11 March 1973
Takao Ito
Japan
Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze
Oberstdorf , West Germany
176
192.5
577
36
10-11 March 1973
Walter Steiner
Switzerland
Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze
Oberstdorf , West Germany
175
191.4
574
37
10-11 March 1973
Walter Steiner
Switzerland
Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze
Oberstdorf , West Germany
179
195.8
587
38
15 March 1974
Walter Steiner
Switzerland
Velikanka bratov Gorišek
Planica , Yugoslavia
177
193.6
581
39
20 March 1977
Bogdan Norčič
Yugoslavia
Velikanka bratov Gorišek
Planica , Yugoslavia
181
197.4
594
40
17 March 1979
Axel Zitzmann
East Germany
Velikanka bratov Gorišek
Planica , Yugoslavia
179
195.8
587
41
13 March 1987
Andreas Felder
Austria
Velikanka bratov Gorišek
Planica , Yugoslavia
192
210.0
630
42
23 March 1991
André Kiesewetter
Germany
Velikanka bratov Gorišek
Planica , Yugoslavia
196
214.3
643
43
22 March 1992
Christof Duffner
Germany
Čerťák
Harrachov , Czechoslovakia
194
212.2
636
44
17 March 1994
Andreas Goldberger
Austria
Velikanka bratov Gorišek
Planica , Slovenia
202
220.9
663
45
18 March 1994
Christof Duffner
Germany
Velikanka bratov Gorišek
Planica , Slovenia
207
226.4
679
46
22 March 1997
Dieter Thoma
Germany
Velikanka bratov Gorišek
Planica , Slovenia
213
232.9
699
47
19 March 1999
Martin Schmitt
Germany
Velikanka bratov Gorišek
Planica , Slovenia
219
239.5
719
48
21 March 2003
Veli-Matti Lindström
Finland
Velikanka bratov Gorišek
Planica , Slovenia
232.5
254.3
763
49
17 March 2005
Andreas Widhölzl
Austria
Letalnica bratov Gorišek
Planica , Slovenia
234.5
256.5
769
50
20 March 2005
Janne Ahonen
Finland
Letalnica bratov Gorišek
Planica , Slovenia
240
262.5
787
51
15 February 2015
Dmitri Vassiliev
Russia
Vikersundbakken
Vikersund , Norway
254
277.8
833
52
16 March 2016
Tilen Bartol
Slovenia
Letalnica bratov Gorišek
Planica , Slovenia
252
275.6
827
53
22 March 2018
Gregor Schlierenzauer
Austria
Letalnica bratov Gorišek
Planica , Slovenia
253.5
277.2
832
Summer
All jumps over 250 metres
As of 24 March 2019
No.
Date
Athlete
Country
Hill
Size
Location
Length
1
14 February 2015
Peter Prevc
Slovenia
Vikersundbakken
HS225
Vikersund , Norway
250 m (former )
2
15 February 2015
Anders Fannemel
Norway
Vikersundbakken
HS225
Vikersund , Norway
251.5 m (former )
3
18 March 2017
Robert Johansson
Norway
Vikersundbakken
HS225
Vikersund , Norway
252 m (former )
4
18 March 2017
Stefan Kraft
Austria
Vikersundbakken
HS225
Vikersund , Norway
253.5 m
5
25 March 2017
Robert Johansson
Norway
Letalnica bratov Gorišek
HS225
Planica , Slovenia
250 m
6
25 March 2017
Stefan Kraft
Austria
Letalnica bratov Gorišek
HS225
Planica , Slovenia
251 m
7
25 March 2017
Kamil Stoch
Poland
Letalnica bratov Gorišek
HS225
Planica , Slovenia
251.5 m
8
26 March 2017
Stefan Kraft
Austria
Letalnica bratov Gorišek
HS225
Planica , Slovenia
250 m
9
24 March 2019
Ryoyu Kobayashi
Japan
Letalnica bratov Gorišek
HS240
Planica , Slovenia
252.0 m
↓ invalid jumps ↓
1
15 February 2015
Dimitry Vassiliev
Russia
Vikersundbakken
HS225
Vikersund , Norway
254 m (WR fall )
2
16 March 2016
Tilen Bartol
Slovenia
Letalnica bratov Gorišek
HS225
Planica , Slovenia
252 m (test jump: WR fall )
3
22 March 2018
Gregor Schlierenzauer
Austria
Letalnica bratov Gorišek
HS240
Planica , Slovenia
253.5 m (WR fall )
Most number of jumps over 250 metres
As of 24 March 2019, including invalid jumps:
Summer world records
Plastic matting for ski jumping was invented by German athlete Hans Renner. The first ski jumping tests on plastic without any audience were made on 31 October 1954 at Regenbergschanze in Zella-Mehlis , East Germany . The Wadeberg Jugendschanze K40 in Oberhof , East Germany, which was built just next to the old Thüringenschanze, officially became the world's first plastic covered ski jumping hill. On 21 November 1954 they organized first ever and at the same time regional competition on plastic at »Wadeberg Jugendschanze K40« in front of 15,000 spectators where Werner Lesser set first two ever plastic/summer world records of 41 and 42 metres (135 & 138 ft). Russian ski jumper Dimitry Vassiliev holds the current summer world record on plastic with 147.5 metres (484 ft) which he set at Russian National Championships on 15 October 2016 in Sochi , Russia .
Werner Lesser was the first to set a summer WR of 41 m (135 ft) in 1954
No.
Date
Athlete(s)
Country
Hill
Location
Metres
Yards
Feet
1
21 November 1954
Werner Lesser
East Germany
Thüringenschanze K40
Oberhof , East Germany
41
44.8
135
2
21 November 1954
Werner Lesser
East Germany
Thüringenschanze K40
Oberhof , East Germany
42
46
138
3
30 September 1973
Heinz Wossipiwo
East Germany
Areal Horečky K90
Frenštát pod Radhoštěm , CS
84
91.9
276
4
30 September 1973
Heinz Wossipiwo
East Germany
Areal Horečky K90
Frenštát pod Radhoštěm , CS
86
94
282
5
6 August 1979
Holger Greiner-Petter
East Germany
Kanzlersgrund
Oberhof , East Germany
97
106.1
318
6
7 August 1979
Jochen Danneberg
East Germany
Kanzlersgrund
Oberhof , East Germany
110
120.3
361
7
31 October 1993
Noriaki Kasai
Japan
Olympic Hills K120
Hakuba , Japan
126.5
138.3
415
8
25 September 1994
Takehito Suda
Japan
Olympic Hills K120
Hakuba , Japan
127
138.9
417
9
20 August 1995
Rico Meinel
Germany
Granåsen K120
Trondheim , Norway
130.5
142.7
428
10
18 August 1996
Ari-Pekka Nikkola
Finland
Granåsen K120
Trondheim , Norway
131
143.3
430
11
17 August 1997
Kazuyoshi Funaki
Japan
Granåsen K120
Trondheim , Norway
132.5
144.9
435
12
5 September 2004
Daniel Forfang
Norway
Wielka Krokiew HS134
Zakopane , Poland
139.5
152.6
458
13
2 September 2005
Petter Tande
Norway
Paul-Ausserleitner-Schanze HS140
Bischofshofen , Austria
142
155.3
466
14
16 August 2007
Gregor Schlierenzauer
Austria
Trempolino a Monte HS140
Pragelato , Italy
143.5
156.9
471
15
2 September 2007
Bernhard Gruber
Austria
Paul-Ausserleitner-Schanze HS140
Bischofshofen , Austria
143.5
156.9
471
16
5 October 2007
Gregor Schlierenzauer
Austria
Vogtland Arena HS140
Klingenthal , Germany
146
159.7
479
17
2 October 2009
Harri Olli
Finland
Vogtland Arena HS140
Klingenthal , Germany
146
159.7
479
18
23 September 2011
Vegard Haukø Sklett
Norway
Vogtland Arena HS140
Klingenthal , Germany
147
160.8
482
19
15 October 2016
Dimitry Vassiliev
Russia
RusSki Gorki HS140
Sochi , Russia
147.5
161.3
484
20
11 July 2018
Sergey Tkachenko
Kazakhstan
Burabay Ski Jumps HS140
Shchuchinsk , Kazakhstan
151
165
495
Notes
^ Gunnar Andersen's world record was actually set at 47.5 m (156 ft), as Omtvedt surpassed his distance with 51.5 m (169 ft). Source: "San Francisco Call, Volume 113, Number 79, 17 February 1913"
References
^ a b Canadian Ski Hall of Fame . "Nels Nelsen" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 July 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" . Archived from the original on 17 February 2015. 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
^ English commentary by David Goldstrom after Stoch 's 1st round jump, from the Eurosport broadcast in Planica on 26 March 2017
^ International Ski Federation . "Distance measurement" . Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 15 February 2011 .
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