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Manfred Wolf

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Manfred Wolf
Manfred Wolf in Oberhof, 1970
Country East Germany
Born11 January 1948 (1948-01-11) (age 76)
Steinbach-Hallenberg,
Allied-occupied Germany
Height174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Ski clubASK Vorwärts Oberhof
Personal best165 m (541 ft)
Planica, Yugoslavia
(23 March 1969)

Manfred Wolf (born 11 January 1948 in Steinbach-Hallenberg)[1] is an East German former ski jumper who competed from 1971 to 1973.

Career

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On 23 March 1969, he set the ski jumping world record at 165 metres (541 ft) at the opening of Velikanka bratov Gorišek K153 in Planica, Yugoslavia. It lasted for five years.[2][3]

He finished fifth in the individual large hill event at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo. Wolf's best career finish was fourth in a normal hill event in West Germany in 1973.

Ski jumping world record

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Date Hill Location Metres Feet
23 March 1969   Velikanka bratov Gorišek K153 Planica, Yugoslavia 165 541

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Manfred Wolf". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-12-16. Retrieved 2018-09-29.
  2. ^ "Wolf (NDR) -- 165 metres! (page 1)" (in Slovenian). Delo. 24 March 1969.
  3. ^ "Manfred Wolf - Planica 1969 - 165 m - World record". YouTube. 23 March 1969. Archived from the original on 2021-12-15.
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