British ski jumping records
Appearance
Men
This is a list of the top ten ski jumpers to represent Great Britain as measured by their longest jump in official competitions.
Athlete | Longest Jump
(Metres) |
Date | Location | Source |
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Sam Bolton | 134.50 | 17.03.2019 | Whistler Olympic Park, Canada | [1] |
Jake Lock | 119.50 | 2.04.2017 | Whistler Olympic Park, Canada | [2] |
Glynn Pedersen | 113.50 | 1.09.2001 | Salt Lake City, USA | [3] |
Robert Lock | 109.50 | 29.07.2017 | Park City, Utah, USA | [4] |
James Lambert | 84 | 19.09.2011 | Einsiedeln, Switzerland | [5] |
Eddie Edwards | 71 | 15.02.1988 | Calgary, Canada | [6] |
Oscar Jones | 65 | 21.08.2011 | Les Rousses, France | [7] |
Alan Jones | 64.50 | 21.08.1989 | Hinterzarten, Germany | [8] |
Guy Nixon | 62 | 24.02.1931 | Davos, Switzerland | [9] |
Colin Wyatt | 57.50 | 1931 | St Moritz, Switzerland | [9] |
British record by chronological progression
Date | Distance
(metres) |
Athlete | Location | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|
1930 | 55 | Colin Wyatt | St Moritz, Switzerland | [9] |
1931 | 57.50 | Colin Wyatt | St Moritiz, Switzerland | [9] |
24.02.1931 | 62 | Guy Nixon | Davos, Switzerland | [9] |
30.12.1986 | 65 | Eddie Edwards | Oberstorf, Germany | [10] |
30.12.1987 | 68 | Eddie Edwards | Oberstorf, Germany | [11] |
23.02.1988 | 71 | Eddie Edwards | Calgary, Canada | [6] |
4.08.2001 | 79 | Glynn Pedersen | Oberstorf, Germany | [12] |
11.08.2001 | 85 | Glynn Pedersen | Berchtesgarten, Germany | [13] |
1.09.2001 | 101 | Glynn Pedersen | Salt Lake City, USA | [3] |
1.09.2001 | 113.50 | Glynn Pedersen | Salt lake City, USA | [3] |
02.04.2017 | 119.50 | Jake Lock | Whistler Olympic Park, Canada | [2] |
17.03.2019 | 134.50 | Sam Bolton | Whistler Olympic Park, Canada | [1] |
Notes:
In competition only.
Glynn Pedersen improved the record with both his first and second jumps on 1st September 2001.
Sam Bolton was aged 16 years and 98 days when he jumped 134.50m, making him the youngest person to hold the record.
Women
The current record holder is Mani Cooper, who jumped 74.50m at the FIS Alpen Cup in Seefeld, Austria, December 2019.[14] Cooper competes in the Nordic Combined discipline.
References
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- ^ a b "2017 Canadian National Ski Jumping Championship".
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