Planica 1948

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.

Planica 1948
Host cityPlanica, FPR Yugoslavia
Sport(s)Ski flying
EventsInternational Ski Flying Week
Main venueBloudkova velikanka K120

Schedule

Date Event Rounds Longest jump of the day Visitors
11 March 1948  Trainingcanceled; 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 12
—————
1
120 metres (394 ft) by Janez Polda (morning, crash)
113 metres (371 ft) by Charles Blum (morning)
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121 metres (397 ft) by Fritz Tschannen (afternoon, crash)
103 metres (338 ft) by Charles (afternoon)
10,000
15 March 1948  Competition: Day 23
2
109 metres (358 ft) by Fritz Tschannen (morning)
120 metres (394 ft) by Fritz Tschannen (afternoon)
N/A
16 March 1948  Competition: Day 33
104 metres (341 ft) by Rudi Finžgar (morning)
canceled; temperatures, melting snow (afternoon)
3,000
17 March 1948  Competition: Day 42100 metres (328 ft) by Franc PribošekN/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 Charles Blum 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 infront 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
1Lojze Razinger Yugoslavia62 m67 m
2Jože Langus Yugoslavia59 m62 m
3Ivo Javornik Yugoslavia72 m73 m
4Janez Rožič Yugoslavia64 m62 m
5Jože Zalokar Yugoslavia66 m67 m
6Bine Rogelj Yugoslavia68 m57 m
7Franc Pribošek Yugoslavia65 m69 m
8Ivo Razboršek Yugoslavia59 m52 m
9Janez Polda Yugoslavia80 m92 m
10Janko Mežik Yugoslavia73 m84 m
11Arsène Lucchini France74 m72 m
12Régis Charlet France69 m67 m
13Jean Mounier France66 m71 m
14Rudi Finžgar Yugoslavia59 m80 m
15Charles Blum  Switzerland69 m88 m
16Fritz Tschannen  Switzerland70 m84 m
17Niklaus Stump  Switzerland69 m80 m
18Hans Zurbriggen  Switzerland71 m85 m
Afternoon jumps
1Franc Pribošek Yugoslavia92 m
2Lojze Razinger Yugoslavia78 m84 m
3Jože Langus Yugoslavia75 m72 m
4Ivo Razboršek Yugoslavia74 m77 m
5Bine Rogelj Yugoslavia70 m70 m
6Janko Mežik Yugoslavia92 m
7Rudi Finžgar Yugoslavia90 m97 m
9Janez Polda Yugoslavia103 m
10Ivo Javornik Yugoslavia85 m83 m
11Jože Zalokar Yugoslavia77 m82 m
12Charles Blum  Switzerland88 m111 m
13Niklaus Stump  Switzerland79 m94 m
14Hans Zurbriggen  Switzerland89 m100 m
15Fritz Tschannen  Switzerland98 m104 m
16Arsène Lucchini France84 m86 m
17Jean Mounier France90 m85 m
18Régis Charlet France91 m88 m

Competition: Day 1

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

Bib Name Country Round 1 Round 2
1Charles Blum  Switzerland102 m113 m
2Fritz Tschannen  Switzerland106 m100 m
3Niklaus Stump  Switzerland99 m109 m
4Hans Zurbriggen  Switzerland100 m100 m
5Rudi Finžgar Yugoslavia97 m97 m
6Ivo Javornik Yugoslavia93 m94 m
7Arsène Lucchini France105 m107 m
8Jean Mounier France97 m102 m
9Régis Charlet France107 m105 m
10Janez Polda Yugoslavia120 m109 m
11Janko Mežik Yugoslavia100 m106 m
12Lojze Razinger Yugoslavia82 m82 m
13Jože Langus Yugoslavia79 m84 m
14Janez Rožič Yugoslavia82 m86 m
15Ivo Razboršek Yugoslavia83 m80 m
16Jože Zalokar Yugoslavia102 m100 m
17Bine Rogelj Yugoslavia84 m85 m
18Franc Pribošek Yugoslavia96 m100 m
Afternoon jumps, 16:00 PM
1Charles Blum  Switzerland121 m
2Niklaus Stump  Switzerland97 m
3Hans Zurbriggen  Switzerland97 m
4Fritz Tschannen  Switzerland102 m
5Rudi Finžgar Yugoslavia95 m
6Ivo Javornik Yugoslavia94 m
8Jean Mounier France104 m
9Régis Charlet France103 m
10Lojze Razinger Yugoslavia95 m
11Jože Langus Yugoslavia92 m
12Janez Rožič Yugoslavia89 m
13Ivo Razboršek Yugoslavia92 m
14Jože Zalokar YugoslaviaN/A
15Antoni Wieczorek Poland97 m

Competition: Day 2

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

Bib Name Country Round 1 Round 2 Round 3
1Fritz Tschannen  Switzerland102 m109 m109 m
2Niklaus Stump  Switzerland93 m98 m93 m*
3Hans Zurbriggen  Switzerland100 m101 m105 m
4Antoni Wieczorek Poland79 m85 m98 m
5Rudi Finžgar Yugoslavia88 m105 m
6Andrzej Gąsienica Daniel Poland69 m71 m76 m
7Tadeusz Kozak Poland79 m80 m
Afternoon jumps
1Fritz Tschannen  Switzerland114 m120 m
2Niklaus Stump  Switzerland108 m109 m
3Hans Zurbriggen  Switzerland106 m114 m
4Rudi Finžgar Yugoslavia118 m118 m
5Jean Mounier France86 m102 m
6Andrzej Gąsienica Daniel Poland81 m80 m
7Antoni Wieczorek Poland99 m100 m

Competition: Day 3

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

Bib Name Country Round 1 Round 2 Round 3
1Ivo Javornik Yugoslavia91 m85 m
2Lojze Razinger Yugoslavia88 m90 m86 m
3Janez Rožič Yugoslavia86 m86 m85 m
4Jože Langus Yugoslavia81 m84 m81 m
5Ivo Razboršek Yugoslavia90 m89 m
6Bine Rogelj Yugoslavia73 m78 m77 m
7Franc Pribošek Yugoslavia102 m100 m
8Arsène Lucchini France98 m103 m97 m
9Antoni Wieczorek Poland86 m91 m82 m
10Andrzej Gąsienica Daniel Poland69 m80 m79 m
11Régis Charlet France101 m99 m93 m
12Jean Mounier France97 m
13Tadeusz Kozak Poland74 m88 m
14Janko Mežik Yugoslavia103 m96 m
15Rudi Finžgar Yugoslavia104 m98 m
16Fritz Tschannen  Switzerland102 m98 m
17Niklaus Stump  Switzerland100 m
18Hans Zurbriggen  Switzerland99 m96 m

Competition: Day 4

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

Rank Bib Name Country Round 1 Round 2
114Fritz Tschannen  Switzerland97 m97 m
215Hans Zurbriggen  Switzerland96 m91 m
N/A1Janko Mežik Yugoslavia99 m95 m
N/A2Franc Pribošek Yugoslavia100 m95 m
N/A3Ivo Razboršek Yugoslavia90 m87 m
N/A4Jože Langus Yugoslavia92 m88 m
N/A5Lojze Razinger Yugoslavia90 m90 m
N/A6Andrzej Gąsienica Daniel Poland83 m82 m
N/A7Antoni Wieczorek Poland92 m91 m
N/A8Tadeusz Kozak Poland93 m85 m
N/A9Rudi Finžgar Yugoslavia99 m100 m
N/A10Jaroslav Lukeš Czechoslovakia78 m81 m
N/A11Miloslav Bělonožník Czechoslovakia88 m92 m
N/A12Zdeněk Remsa Czechoslovakia92 m91 m
N/A13Lenemayer Czechoslovakia87 m94 m
N/A16Ivo Javornik Yugoslavia85 m84 m
N/A17Arsène Lucchini France99 m100 m
N/A18Bine Rogelj Yugoslavia80 m80 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 Fritz Tschannen120 m
2 Hans Zurbriggen114 m
3 Charles Blum113 m

Ski flying world records

Date Name Country Metres Feet
14 March 1948  Janez Polda Yugoslavia120394
14 March 1948  Charles Blum  Switzerland121397
15 March 1948  Fritz Tschannen  Switzerland120394

  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. "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.

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