Pavel Ploc

Pavel Ploc (Czech pronunciation: [ˈpavɛl ˈplots], born 15 June 1964) is a Czech former ski jumper who competed for Czechoslovakia, winning two Olympic medals.

For the Czech Olympic biathlete, see Pavel Ploc (biathlete).
Pavel Ploc
Country Czechoslovakia
Born (1964-06-15) 15 June 1964
Jilemnice, Czechoslovakia
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
World Cup career
Seasons1982–1992
Individual wins10
Indiv. podiums27
Indiv. starts132
Medal record
Men's ski jumping
Olympic Games
1988 CalgaryIndividual NH
1984 SarajevoIndividual LH
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
1984 EngelbergTeam LH
1989 LahtiTeam LH
Men's ski flying
FIS Ski Flying World Championships
1983 HarrachovIndividual
1985 PlanicaIndividual
Updated on 10 February 2016.

Career

At the Winter Olympics, he earned a silver in the individual normal hill in 1988 and a bronze in the individual large hill in 1984. Ploc also earned two bronze medals in the Team large hill event at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships (1984, 1989). He also won two medals at the FIS Ski Flying World Championships with a silver in 1983 and a bronze in 1985.

Ploc finished his active ski jumping career in 1992 and in 1996 opened Bed&Breakfast in Harrachov, Czech Republic. From 1996 to 2002 he was an elected member of the Harrachov town council. He unsuccessfully run for a seat in the Czech Parliament in 2002 but won that seat in 2006 and became a member of the lower chamber of the Czech Parliament for the Czech Social Democratic Party (ČSSD).

On 19 March 1983, at the 7th Ski Flying World Championships, he tied the ski jumping world record distance at 181 metres (594 ft) on Čerťák in Harrachov, Czechoslovakia.[1][2]

World Cup

Standings
Season Overall 4H SF
1981/82 3846N/A
1982/83 117N/A
1983/84 5N/A
1984/85 710N/A
1985/86 1348N/A
1986/87 3914N/A
1987/88 28N/A
1988/89 1911N/A
1989/90 718N/A
1990/91 20——

Wins
No. Season Date Location Hill Size
1 1982/839 January 1983   HarrachovČerťák K120LH
2 1983/849 March 1984   LillehammerBalbergbakken K120LH
3 25 March 1984   PlanicaBloudkova velikanka K120LH
4 1985/861 January 1986   Garmisch-PartenkirchenGroße Olympiaschanze K107LH
5 1987/8812 December 1987   Lake PlacidMacKenzie Intervale K114LH
6 13 December 1987   Lake PlacidMacKenzie Intervale K86NH
7 30 December 1987   OberstdorfSchattenbergschanze K115LH
8 22 January 1988   GstaadMattenschanze K88NH
9 1988/8914 January 1989   LiberecJeštěd A K120LH
10 1989/9011 March 1990   SollefteåHallstabacken K107LH

Ski jumping world record
Date Hill Location Metres Feet
19 March 1983   Čerťák K185 Harrachov, Czechoslovakia 181 594

References
  1. "Ostwald prvak, Tepeš deseti (page 9)" (in Slovenian). Delo. 21 March 1983.
  2. "Pavel Ploc - Harrachov 1983 - 181 m - World record". YouTube. 19 March 1983.
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