Mike Holland (ski jumper)

Mike Holland
Mike Holland
Country	United States
Full name	Michael Harry Holland
Born	9 December 1961; Norwich, Vermont, USA
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Personal best	186 m (610 ft); Planica, 15 March 1985
World Cup career
Seasons	1983–1990; 1992
Individual wins	1
Indiv. podiums	5
Indiv. starts	74
	Updated on 10 February 2016.

Michael Harry Holland (born 9 December 1961) is an American former ski jumper. He was world distance record holder for 27 minutes, surpassed shortly after by Matti Nykänen in 1985.

Biography

A native of Norwich, Vermont,[1] Holland was a five time U.S. national champion. Holland competed in the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo and the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

On 15 March 1985, he set the ski jumping distance world record at 186 metres (610 ft) on Velikanka bratov Gorišek in Planica, Slovenia.[2][3] And became only the second man to jump over 600 feet barrier. This world record was held for only 27 minutes before Finnish jumper Matti Nykänen passed his mark with a jump one meter longer.

Holland had five top ten world cup results including a 1st-place finish in Bischofshofen, Austria in 1989; three 2nd-place finishes in Harrachov, Thunder Bay and Planica; and 3rd place in Lahti.

World Cup

Standings

Season	Overall	4H
1982/83	15	17
1983/84	22	92
1984/85	10	29
1985/86	29	34
1986/87	34	82
1987/88	30	65
1988/89	11	8
1989/90	—	—
1991/92	34	—

Wins

No.	Season	Date	Location	Hill	Size
1	1988/89	6 January 1989	Bischofshofen	Paul-Ausserleitner-Schanze K111	LH

Ski jumping world record

Date	Hill	Location	Metres	Feet
15 March 1985	Velikanka bratov Gorišek K185	Planica, Yugoslavia	186	610

Family life

His younger brothers Joe Holland and Jim Holland were also U.S. national champions, Joe competed in the nordic combined and Jim competed in ski jumping. Both competed on the world cup circuit and in the Olympic Winter Games.[4]

References

Pictures and a chat with Mike Holland about his World Record Ski Jump, Ski Jump East, archived from the original on 2015-06-27
"V manj kot dveh urah trije svetovni rekordi in kup državnih (page 5)" (in Slovenian). Delo. 16 March 1985.
"Mike Holland - Planica 1985 - 186 m - World record". YouTube. 15 March 1985.
"Meet the Athletes: Ski Jumpers in the Eastern USA". EASTERN SKI JUMPING & NORDIC COMBINED FOUNDATION, INC. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 3, 2014.

External links

Mike Holland at the International Ski Federation

Records
Preceded by Matti Nykänen	World's longest ski jump 15 March 1985 – 15 March 1985	Succeeded by Matti Nykänen

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[1] Pictures and a chat with Mike Holland about his World Record Ski Jump, Ski Jump East, archived from the original on 2015-06-27

[2] "V manj kot dveh urah trije svetovni rekordi in kup državnih (page 5)" (in Slovenian). Delo. 16 March 1985.

[3] "Mike Holland - Planica 1985 - 186 m - World record". YouTube. 15 March 1985.

[4] "Meet the Athletes: Ski Jumpers in the Eastern USA". EASTERN SKI JUMPING & NORDIC COMBINED FOUNDATION, INC. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 3, 2014.