Thomas Hörl

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Thomas Hörl
CountryAustria Austria
Full nameThomas Hörl
Born (1981-08-20) 20 August 1981 (age 40)
Saalfelden, Austria
Personal best224.5 m (737 ft)
Planica, 16 March 2000
World Cup career
Seasons20002003
Updated on 18 May 2015.

Thomas Hörl (born 20 August 1981) is an Austrian former ski jumper who competed from 1997 to 2003.

Career[]

After winning the Alpen Cup in 1996 at the age of fifteen, together with medalling in junior level competitions, Hörl started his senior level World Cup career in Bischofshofen on 8 January 2000. At the end of that season, on 16 March 2000 in Planica, he set a world record jump of 224.5 m (737 ft).[1]

Hörl retired from ski jumping after the 2003 Continental Cup season.

Ski jumping world record[]

Date Hill Location Metres Feet
16 March 2000   Velikanka bratov Gorišek K185 Planica, Slovenia 224.5 737

References[]

  1. ^ "Letalnica, Planica " Skisprungschanzen-Archiv "" (in German). skisprungschanzen.com. Retrieved 17 January 2011.

External links[]

Records
Preceded by World's longest ski jump
224.5 m (737 ft)

16 March 2000 – 18 March 2000
Succeeded by


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