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Planica 1934

Planica 1934 refers to a ski jumping event with national championships held on 4 February 1934 and the first international event on 25 March 1934 in Planica, Drava Banovina, Kingdom of Yugoslavia.

Planica 1934
Host cityPlanica, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
SportSki jumping
EventsNationals (4 February 1934)
International (25 March 1934)
Main venueBloudkova velikanka K90
1935 →

Schedule edit

Date Event Rounds Longest jump of the day Visitors
4 March 1934   Nationals 2 62.5 metres (205 ft) by Tone Dečman (fall)
60 metres (197 ft) by Franc Palme		 2,500
23 March 1934   Official training 1 1 83 metres (273 ft) by Gregor Höll (fall)
79 metres (259 ft) by Birger Ruud		 N/A
24 March 1934   Official training 2 1 87 metres (285 ft) by Birger Ruud (WR crash)
85.5 metres (281 ft) by Sigmund Ruud		 N/A
25 March 1934   International event 2 86.5 metres (284 ft) by Sigmund Ruud 4,000
Afternoon record battle 2 95 metres (312 ft) by Sigmund Ruud (WR fall)
92 metres (302 ft) by Birger Ruud (WR)

1934: Snow cement invention edit

At the 1934 nationals championships opening event, "snow cement", a mixture of salammoniac and salt hardens snow, was used for the first time in the world by Ivan Rožman, the original hill constructor.[1]

National championships edit

On 4 February 1934 Bloudkova velikanka hill was officially opened with national championships of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. The Norwegian Jahr made the opening jump and landed at 55 meters. Franc Palme became the national champion of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia with the national record of 60 meters.[2][3]

Opening competition edit

14:30 PM — 4 February 1934 — Two rounds — chronological order

Bib Name Country Dist.
Opening jump
1 Jahr   Norway 55 m
First round
2 Bogo Šramel   Kingdom of Yugoslavia 50 m
3 Rado Istenič   Kingdom of Yugoslavia 55 m
4 Zupan   Kingdom of Yugoslavia 50 m
5 Tone Dečman   Kingdom of Yugoslavia 56 m
6 Milan Šubic   Kingdom of Yugoslavia 48 m
7 Edo Bevc   Kingdom of Yugoslavia 55 m
8 Gregor Klančnik   Kingdom of Yugoslavia 40 m
9 Albin Jakopič   Kingdom of Yugoslavia 50.5 m
10 Franc Palme   Kingdom of Yugoslavia 55 m
11 Rudolf Hunger   Nazi Germany 54 m
Trial jump 2
12 Jahr   Norway 62 m
Second round
13 Bogo Šramel   Kingdom of Yugoslavia 54 m
14 Rado Istenič   Kingdom of Yugoslavia 56 m
15 Zupan   Kingdom of Yugoslavia 50 m
16 Tone Dečman   Kingdom of Yugoslavia 62.5 m
17 Edo Bevc   Kingdom of Yugoslavia 58 m
18 Gregor Klančnik   Kingdom of Yugoslavia 48 m
19 Albin Jakopič   Kingdom of Yugoslavia 50.5 m
20 Franc Palme   Kingdom of Yugoslavia 60 m
21 Rudolf Hunger   Nazi Germany 60 m

[clarification needed]

International event edit

On 23 March 1934 the first training session was held before the international event. A few hill records were set that day, with Gregor Höll setting the highest record at 83 metres (91 yd).[4][5]

There was a second training event on 24 March 1934 before the international competition. Sigmund Ruud broke the hill record at 85.5 metres (93.5 yd) and Birger Ruud crashed at the world record distance of 87 metres (95 yd).[6]

On 25 March 1934 two different events were held with a total of fourteen competitors from the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, Austria and Norway. The first competition started at noon and comprised two rounds. The second competition began at 1:00 PM. Jumps outside of competition were taken when Ruud set the world record distance at 92 metres (101 yd) in the last round.[7][8][9][10]

First official training edit

Afternoon — 23 March 1934 — order of jumps not available

Name Country Dist.
Oyvind Alstad   Norway 63 m
Per G. Jonson   Norway 67 m
Reidar Hoff   Norway 69 m
Sigmund Guttormsen   Norway 69 m
Olav Ulland   Norway 70 m
Sverre Lassen-Urdahl   Norway 70 m
Randmod Sørensen   Norway 72 m
Birger Ruud   Norway 79 m
Sigmund Ruud   Norway 82 m
Gregor Höll   Austria 83 m
Albin Novšak   Kingdom of Yugoslavia 49 m
Franc Palme   Kingdom of Yugoslavia 58 m
Bogo Šramel   Kingdom of Yugoslavia 60 m
Rado Istenič   Kingdom of Yugoslavia 63 m

[clarification needed]

Second official training edit

Afternoon — 24 March 1934 — order of jumps not available

Name Country Dist.
Oyvind Alstad   Norway 60–70 m
Per G. Jonson   Norway 60–70 m
Reidar Hoff   Norway 60–70 m
Sigmund Guttormsen   Norway 60–70 m
Sverre Lassen-Urdahl   Norway 60–70 m
Randmod Sørensen   Norway 60–70 m
Albin Novšak   Kingdom of Yugoslavia N/A
Franc Palme   Kingdom of Yugoslavia N/A
Bogo Šramel   Kingdom of Yugoslavia N/A
Rado Istenič   Kingdom of Yugoslavia N/A
Olav Ulland   Norway 83 m
Gregor Höll   Austria 85 m
Sigmund Ruud   Norway 85.5 m
Birger Ruud   Norway 87 m

[clarification needed]

International competition edit

12:00 PM — 25 March 1934 — Two rounds — chronological order

Bib Name Country Dist.
First round
1 Walter Weissenbacher   Austria 57 m
2 Sigmund Guttormsen   Norway 69 m
3 Franc Palme   Kingdom of Yugoslavia 55 m
4 Reidar Hoff   Norway 63 m
5 Randmod Sørensen   Norway 71 m
6 Sigmund Ruud   Norway 68.5 m
7 Albin Novšak   Kingdom of Yugoslavia 48 m
8 Birger Ruud   Norway 69 m
9 Oyvind Alstad   Norway 59 m
10 Per G. Jonson   Norway 71 m
11 Gustl Mayer   Austria 59 m
12 Gregor Höll   Austria 74 m
13 Olav Ulland   Norway 71 m
14 Sverre Lassen-Urdahl   Norway 71 m
Second round
15 Walter Weissenbacher   Austria 63 m
16 Sigmund Guttormsen   Norway 82 m
17 Franc Palme   Kingdom of Yugoslavia 66 m
18 Reidar Hoff   Norway 58 m
19 Randmod Sørensen   Norway 75 m
20 Sigmund Ruud   Norway 86.5 m
21 Albin Novšak   Kingdom of Yugoslavia 57.5 m
22 Birger Ruud   Norway 79 m
23 Oyvind Alstad   Norway 66 m
24 Per G. Jonson   Norway 80 m
25 Gustl Mayer   Austria 60 m
26 Gregor Höll   Austria 81 m
27 Olav Ulland   Norway 76 m
28 Sverre Lassen-Urdahl   Norway 71 m

[clarification needed]

Non-competition event edit

 
 
brothers Sigmund and Birger Ruud (heroes of Planica 1934)

Afternoon battle for the record jump edit

13:00 PM — 25 March 1934 — Two rounds — chronological order

Bib Name Country Dist.
First round
1 Walter Weissenbacher   Austria 71 m
2 Sigmund Guttormsen   Norway 74 m
3 Gustl Mayer   Austria 66 m
4 Randmod Sörensen   Norway 78 m
5 Franc Palme   Kingdom of Yugoslavia 67 m
6 Albin Novšak   Kingdom of Yugoslavia 64 m
7 Reidar Hoff   Norway 70 m
8 Sverre Lassen-Urdahl   Norway 79 m
9 Olav Ulland   Norway 76 m
10 Oyvind Alstad   Norway 78 m
11 Per G. Jonson   Norway 84 m
12 Gregor Höll   Austria 89 m
13 Birger Ruud   Norway 86 m
14 Sigmund Ruud   Norway 95 m
Second round
15 Walter Weissenbacher   Austria 65 m
16 Sigmund Guttormsen   Norway 85.5 m
17 Birger Ruud   Norway 92 m
18 Gregor Höll   Austria 84.5 m
19 Per G. Jonson   Norway 88.5 m
20 Sigmund Ruud   Norway 87 m
21 Reidar Hoff   Norway 78 m
22 Albin Novšak   Kingdom of Yugoslavia 66 m
23 Franc Palme   Kingdom of Yugoslavia 65.5 m

  World record not recognized. Crash
  Hill record
  World record
  Fall or touch

Official results edit

Ski jumping world records edit

Date Name Country Metres Feet
25 March 1934   Gregor Höll   Austria 89 292
25 March 1934   Sigmund Ruud   Norway 95 312
25 March 1934   Birger Ruud   Norway 92 302

  Not recognized. Crash at world record distance

References edit

  1. ^ Enciklopedija Slovenije. (1997). Knjiga 10. Ljubljana: Mladinska knjiga.
  2. ^ "Športna nedelja: Dan sonca in zmag v Planici, p.5" (in Slovenian). Jutro. 5 February 1934.
  3. ^ "Paberki z velike tekme Planici, p.3" (in Slovenian). Slovenski narod. 5 February 1934.
  4. ^ "Sport: V Planici padajo rekordi, p.7" (in Slovenian). Slovenec. 24 March 1934.
  5. ^ "Sport: V Planici padajo rekordi, p.7" (in Slovenian). Jutro. 24 March 1934.
  6. ^ "Sport: Višek smučarske sezone, p.14" (in Slovenian). Slovenec. 25 March 1934.
  7. ^ "Svetovni rekordi na naših tleh, p.1" (in Slovenian). Jutro. 26 March 1934.
  8. ^ "Sport: Junaki zraka, p.5" (in Slovenian). Slovenec. 27 March 1934.
  9. ^ "Leteča Norvešana sta zmagala, p.1" (in Slovenian). Slovenski narod. 26 March 1934.
  10. ^ "Birger Ruud je skočil 92 metrov: Rezultati, p.1" (in Slovenian). Ponedeljski Slovenec. 26 March 1934.

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