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Piotr Fijas
Country Poland
Born (1958-07-27) 27 July 1958 (age 65)
Bielsko-Biała, Poland
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2+12 in)
Personal best194 m (636 ft)
Planica, 14 Mar 1987
World Cup career
Seasons19801988
Starts62
Podiums10
Wins3
Medal record
Men's ski flying
FIS Ski Flying World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1979 Planica Individual
Updated on 10 February 2016.

Piotr Fijas (born 27 July 1958) is a Polish former ski jumper.

Career

Fijas won a bronze medal at the 1979 FIS Ski Flying World Championships in Planica, Yugoslavia (now Slovenia). He finished seventh on the individual normal hill at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo and had three individual World Cup victories from 1980 to 1986, all in individual large hill competitions. For seven years he also held the world record in ski flying when, on 14 March 1987 in Planica, he landed a jump of 194 metres (636 ft).

World Cup

Standings

Season Overall 4H
1979/80 16 8
1980/81 32 35
1981/82 26
1982/83 43 13
1983/84 17 29
1984/85 14 7
1985/86 15 7
1986/87 31 115
1987/88 55 29

Wins

No. Season Date Place Hill Size
1 1979/80 27 January 1980 Poland Zakopane Wielka Krokiew K115 LH
2 9 February 1980 France St. Nizier Dauphine K112 LH
3 1985/86 12 January 1986 Czechoslovakia Liberec Ještěd A K115 LH

References

Records
Preceded by World's longest ski jump
14 March 1987 – 17 March 1994
Succeeded by