Planica 1948

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Planica 1948
Razglednica Planice 1937.jpg
Host cityPlanica, FPR Yugoslavia
Sport(s)Ski flying
EventsInternational Ski Flying Week
Main venueBloudkova velikanka K120
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Planica 1948 was an International ski flying week competition held from 14—17 March 1948 in Planica, PR Slovenia, FPR Yugoslavia. Over 20,000 people has gathered in total. The best jump counted as final result.

Schedule[]

Date Event Rounds Longest jump of the day Visitors
11 March 1948   Training — canceled; high temperatures, melted snow —
12 March 1948   — canceled; snow was still not prepared —
13 March 1948   2
2		 88 metres (289 ft) by Charles Blum (morning)
111 metres (364 ft) by Charles Blum (afternoon)		 N/A
14 March 1948   Competition: Day 1 2
—————
1		 120 metres (394 ft) by Janez Polda (morning, crash)
113 metres (371 ft) by Charles Blum (morning)
—————————————————————————
121 metres (397 ft) by Fritz Tschannen (afternoon, crash)
103 metres (338 ft) by Charles (afternoon)		 10,000
15 March 1948   Competition: Day 2 3
2		 109 metres (358 ft) by Fritz Tschannen (morning)
120 metres (394 ft) by Fritz Tschannen (afternoon)		 N/A
16 March 1948   Competition: Day 3 3
—		 104 metres (341 ft) by Rudi Finžgar (morning)
canceled; temperatures, melting snow (afternoon)		 3,000
17 March 1948   Competition: Day 4 2 100 metres (328 ft) by Franc Pribošek N/A

Competition[]

On 11 March 1948, the first day of training jumps at the international ski flying week was on schedule. But it was canceled due to high temperatures and sun which was melting the snow.[1]

On 12 March 1948, the second day the international ski flying week on schedule also did not allow any jumps. Again due to weather conditions, temperatures got little cooler but snow under was still not hard enough.[2]

On 13 March 1948, the first and only training was held at last after weather problems two days in a row. A couple of thousands people has gathered, who have seen morning and afternoon event with two rounds. Fritz Tschannen was the longest at 104 metres.[3]

On 14 March 1948, opening with the first day of competition was on schedule, in the morning event with two rounds and afternoon event only with one jump due to icy inrun track. Janez Polda touched the ground at 120 metres world record distance in the morning event and another world record distance was beat at the afternoon event when Swiss jumper crashed at 121 metres. Total of 10,000 people has gathered that day.[4]

On 15 March 1948, the second day of competition was on schedule with the morning and afternoon event, both times with three rounds. Fritz Tschannen set the world record at 120 metres in his last attempt of day at afternoon event.[4]

On 16 March 1948, the third day of competition was on schedule in the morning event with three rounds, afternoon was canceled due to high temperatures and melting snow. Rudi Finžgar was the longest with 104 metres in front of 3,000 people.[5]

On 17 March 1948, the last day of international ski flying week competition was on schedule, but with two rounds only as due to weather conditions event was ended right after. Fritz Tschannen won the four-day competition with 120 m in the battle for the best jump.[6]

Training[]

13 March 1948 — 9:30 AM — Four rounds — chronological order

Bib Name Country Round 1 Round 2
1  Yugoslavia 62 m 67 m
2  Yugoslavia 59 m 62 m
3  Yugoslavia 72 m 73 m
4  Yugoslavia 64 m 62 m
5  Yugoslavia 66 m 67 m
6 Bine Rogelj  Yugoslavia 68 m 57 m
7 Franc Pribošek  Yugoslavia 65 m 69 m
8  Yugoslavia 59 m 52 m
9 Janez Polda  Yugoslavia 80 m 92 m
10 Janko Mežik  Yugoslavia 73 m 84 m
11 Arsène Lucchini  France 74 m 72 m
12 Régis Charlet  France 69 m 67 m
13  France 66 m 71 m
14  Yugoslavia 59 m 80 m
15   Switzerland 69 m 88 m
16 Fritz Tschannen   Switzerland 70 m 84 m
17 Niklaus Stump   Switzerland 69 m 80 m
18 Hans Zurbriggen   Switzerland 71 m 85 m
Afternoon jumps
1 Franc Pribošek  Yugoslavia 92 m —
2  Yugoslavia 78 m 84 m
3  Yugoslavia 75 m 72 m
4  Yugoslavia 74 m 77 m
5 Bine Rogelj  Yugoslavia 70 m 70 m
6 Janko Mežik  Yugoslavia 92 m —
7  Yugoslavia 90 m 97 m
9 Janez Polda  Yugoslavia 103 m —
10  Yugoslavia 85 m 83 m
11  Yugoslavia 77 m 82 m
12   Switzerland 88 m 111 m
13 Niklaus Stump   Switzerland 79 m 94 m
14 Hans Zurbriggen   Switzerland 89 m 100 m
15 Fritz Tschannen   Switzerland 98 m 104 m
16 Arsène Lucchini  France 84 m 86 m
17  France 90 m 85 m
18 Régis Charlet  France 91 m 88 m

Competition: Day 1[]

14 March 1948 — 10:00 AM — Three rounds — chronological order

Bib Name Country Round 1 Round 2
1   Switzerland 102 m 113 m
2 Fritz Tschannen   Switzerland 106 m 100 m
3 Niklaus Stump   Switzerland 99 m 109 m
4 Hans Zurbriggen   Switzerland 100 m 100 m
5  Yugoslavia 97 m 97 m
6  Yugoslavia 93 m 94 m
7 Arsène Lucchini  France 105 m 107 m
8  France 97 m 102 m
9 Régis Charlet  France 107 m 105 m
10 Janez Polda  Yugoslavia 120 m 109 m
11 Janko Mežik  Yugoslavia 100 m 106 m
12  Yugoslavia 82 m 82 m
13  Yugoslavia 79 m 84 m
14  Yugoslavia 82 m 86 m
15  Yugoslavia 83 m 80 m
16  Yugoslavia 102 m 100 m
17 Bine Rogelj  Yugoslavia 84 m 85 m
18 Franc Pribošek  Yugoslavia 96 m 100 m
Afternoon jumps, 16:00 PM
1   Switzerland 121 m —
2 Niklaus Stump   Switzerland 97 m —
3 Hans Zurbriggen   Switzerland 97 m —
4 Fritz Tschannen   Switzerland 102 m —
5  Yugoslavia 95 m —
6  Yugoslavia 94 m —
8  France 104 m —
9 Régis Charlet  France 103 m —
10  Yugoslavia 95 m —
11  Yugoslavia 92 m —
12  Yugoslavia 89 m —
13  Yugoslavia 92 m —
14  Yugoslavia N/A —
15 Antoni Wieczorek  Poland 97 m —

Competition: Day 2[]

15 March 1948 — 10:00 AM — Five rounds — chronological order

Bib Name Country Round 1 Round 2 Round 3
1 Fritz Tschannen   Switzerland 102 m 109 m 109 m
2 Niklaus Stump   Switzerland 93 m 98 m 93 m*
3 Hans Zurbriggen   Switzerland 100 m 101 m 105 m
4 Antoni Wieczorek  Poland 79 m 85 m 98 m
5  Yugoslavia 88 m 105 m —
6 Andrzej Gąsienica Daniel  Poland 69 m 71 m 76 m
7  Poland 79 m 80 m —
Afternoon jumps
1 Fritz Tschannen   Switzerland 114 m 120 m —
2 Niklaus Stump   Switzerland 108 m 109 m —
3 Hans Zurbriggen   Switzerland 106 m 114 m —
4  Yugoslavia 118 m 118 m —
5  France 86 m 102 m —
6 Andrzej Gąsienica Daniel  Poland 81 m 80 m —
7 Antoni Wieczorek  Poland 99 m 100 m —

Competition: Day 3[]

16 March 1948 — 9:50 AM — Three rounds — chronological order

Bib Name Country Round 1 Round 2 Round 3
1  Yugoslavia 91 m 85 m —
2  Yugoslavia 88 m 90 m 86 m
3  Yugoslavia 86 m 86 m 85 m
4  Yugoslavia 81 m 84 m 81 m
5  Yugoslavia 90 m 89 m —
6 Bine Rogelj  Yugoslavia 73 m 78 m 77 m
7 Franc Pribošek  Yugoslavia 102 m 100 m —
8 Arsène Lucchini  France 98 m 103 m 97 m
9 Antoni Wieczorek  Poland 86 m 91 m 82 m
10 Andrzej Gąsienica Daniel  Poland 69 m 80 m 79 m
11 Régis Charlet  France 101 m 99 m 93 m
12  France 97 m — —
13  Poland 74 m 88 m —
14 Janko Mežik  Yugoslavia 103 m 96 m —
15  Yugoslavia 104 m 98 m —
16 Fritz Tschannen   Switzerland 102 m 98 m —
17 Niklaus Stump   Switzerland 100 m — —
18 Hans Zurbriggen   Switzerland 99 m 96 m —

Competition: Day 4[]

17 March 1948 — Two rounds — ranking incomplete — points N/A

Rank Bib Name Country Round 1 Round 2
1 14 Fritz Tschannen   Switzerland 97 m 97 m
2 15 Hans Zurbriggen   Switzerland 96 m 91 m
N/A 1 Janko Mežik  Yugoslavia 99 m 95 m
N/A 2 Franc Pribošek  Yugoslavia 100 m 95 m
N/A 3  Yugoslavia 90 m 87 m
N/A 4  Yugoslavia 92 m 88 m
N/A 5  Yugoslavia 90 m 90 m
N/A 6 Andrzej Gąsienica Daniel  Poland 83 m 82 m
N/A 7 Antoni Wieczorek  Poland 92 m 91 m
N/A 8  Poland 93 m 85 m
N/A 9  Yugoslavia 99 m 100 m
N/A 10 Jaroslav Lukeš  Czechoslovakia 78 m 81 m
N/A 11 Miloslav Bělonožník  Czechoslovakia 88 m 92 m
N/A 12 Zdeněk Remsa  Czechoslovakia 92 m 91 m
N/A 13 Lenemayer  Czechoslovakia 87 m 94 m
N/A 16  Yugoslavia 85 m 84 m
N/A 17 Arsène Lucchini  France 99 m 100 m
N/A 18 Bine Rogelj  Yugoslavia 80 m 80 m

  Not recognized. Crash at WR!
  Yugoslavian national record!
  World record!
  Fall or touch!

Official results[]

International Ski Flying Week[]

14–17 March 1948 – the best jump[7]

Rank Name Dist.
1 Switzerland Fritz Tschannen 120 m
2 Switzerland Hans Zurbriggen 114 m
3 Switzerland 113 m

Ski flying world records[]

Date Name Country Metres Feet
14 March 1948   Janez Polda  Yugoslavia 120 394
14 March 1948     Switzerland 121 397
15 March 1948   Fritz Tschannen   Switzerland 120 394

  Not recognized! Touch at world record distance.
  Not recognized! Crash at world record distance.

References[]

  1. ^ "V Planici se zbirajo tekmovalci, p.4" (in Slovenian). Slovenski poročevalec. 12 March 1948.
  2. ^ "Vreme ovira pričetek poletov na veliki skakalnici v Planici, p.6" (in Slovenian). Slovenski poročevalec. 13 March 1948.
  3. ^ "Prvi letošnji poleti na veliki skakalnici v Planici, p.9" (in Slovenian). Slovenski poročevalec. 14 March 1948.
  4. ^ a b "Izredni uspehi slovenskih in inozemskih skakalcev v Planici, p.6" (in Slovenian). Slovenski poročevalec. 16 March 1948.
  5. ^ "Izredni uspehi naših skakalcev v Planici, p.3" (in Slovenian). Slovenski poročevalec. 17 March 1948.
  6. ^ "Planica naj ostane edina mamutska skakalnica na svetu, p.7" (in Slovenian). Slovenski poročevalec. 18 March 1948.
  7. ^ "Planica 1934 – 2011: Podiums and top distances for each international competition" (PDF). Jože Šlibar. 3 June 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-02-01.

Coordinates: 46°28′43″N 13°43′16″E / 46.47861°N 13.72111°E / 46.47861; 13.72111

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