Planica 1938

Planica 1938 was a ski flying study week, allowed only in study purposes, with main competition held on 16 March 1938 in Planica, Drava Banovina, Kingdom of Yugoslavia.

Planica 1938
Host cityPlanica, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Sport(s)Ski flying
EventsSki Flying Study Week
Main venueBloudkova velikanka K106

Schedule
Date Event Rounds Longest jump of the day Visitors
15 March 1938  Official training4107 metres (351 ft) by Josef BradlN/A
16 March 1938  Competition5104 metres (341 ft) by Josef BradlN/A

Competition

On 15 March 1938, official training day was held with five competitors from three countries: Austria, Yugoslavia and Nazi Germany. Josef Bradl set another world record in last 4th round at 107 metres (351 ft).[1][2]

On 16 March 1938, ski flying study competition was on schedule with only four jumpers on start, each with five jumps. After two years, Josef Bradl won the competition again. Novšak didn't jump due to injury.[3]

Official training

15 March 1938 – 14:00 PM – chronological order not available

Bib Name Country Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4
N/AHans Wiedemann Nazi Germany84 m96 m——
Paul Schneidenbach Nazi Germany62 m75 m——
Walter Delle Karth Austria72 m81 m——
Albin Novšak Kingdom of Yugoslavia72 m79 m85 m—
Josef Bradl Austria83 m95 m100 m107 m

  World record!
  Fall or touch!

Official results
Josef Bradl won second time in Planica and set second WR

Ski Flying Study competition

16 March 1938 – Five rounds – the best jump counted[4]

Rank Name Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5
1 Josef Bradl90 m98 m102 m100 m104 m
2 Hans Wiedemann84 m95 m98 m95 m99 m
3 Walter Delle Karth77 m80 m88 m90 m89 m
4 Paul Schneidenbach75 m80 m80 m80 m89 m

Ski flying world record
Date Name Country Metres Feet
15 March 1938   Josef Bradl  Austria 107 351

Note

On 12 March 1938, just a couple of days before the competition, Austria was officially annexed and joined together with Nazi Germany. However, both Austrian ski jumpers (Josef Bradl, Walter Delle Karth) still performed under the flag of Austria.

References
  1. "107 metrov na planiški skakalnici, p.7" (in Slovenian). Slovenec. 16 March 1938.
  2. "Bradl je skočil 107 m, p.4" (in Slovenian). Slovenski narod. 16 March 1938.
  3. "Bradl podira 100metrske znamke, p.7" (in Slovenian). Slovenec. 17 March 1938.
  4. "Planica 1934 – 2011: Podiums and top distances for each international competition" (PDF). Jože Šlibar. 3 June 2020.

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