Janez Polda
| Janez Polda | |
|---|---|
 Janez Polda in 1962 | |
| Country |  Yugoslavia |
| Born | 25 May 1924 Mojstrana, Ljubljana Oblast, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes |
| Died | 20 March 1964 (aged 39) Mojstrana, Yugoslavia |
| Personal best | 114 m (374 ft) Planica, Yugoslavia (17 March 1950) |
Janez Polda (25 May 1924 in Mojstrana – 20 March 1964) was a Yugoslavian between ski jumper who competed between 1948 and 1956.
Career
[edit]He finished 41st in the individual large hill at the 1948 Winter Olympics in Sankt Moritz, tied for 16th at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo and was 24th at the 1956 Games. Polda's best career finish was fifth in an individual normal hill event in Austria in 1956.
Invalid ski jumping world record
[edit]| Date | Hill | Location | Metres | Feet |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 March 1948 | Bloudkova velikanka | Planica, Yugoslavia | 120 | 394 |
Not recognized! Touch ground at world record distance.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Izredni uspehi slovenskih in inozemskih skakalcev v Planici, p.6" (in Slovenian). Slovenski poročevalec. 16 March 1948.
- ^ "Jugoslovan Polda je skočl 120 m, Švicar Charles Blum pa 121 m (page 1)" (in Slovenian). Ljudska pravica. 15 March 1948.
External links
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- Janez Polda at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Olympic ski jumping results: 1948-60
- Janez Polda's profile at Sports Reference.com
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Categories:
- Olympic ski jumpers for Yugoslavia
- Ski jumpers at the 1948 Winter Olympics
- Ski jumpers at the 1952 Winter Olympics
- Ski jumpers at the 1956 Winter Olympics
- Yugoslav male ski jumpers
- Slovenian male ski jumpers
- 1924 births
- 1964 deaths
- People from the Municipality of Kranjska Gora
- Slovenian ski jumping biography stubs