Planica 1977

Planica 1977 was a Smuški poleti Ski Flying Week competition, held from 18–20 March 1977 in Planica, Yugoslavia. With total 50,000 people in three days.

Planica 1977
Host cityPlanica, SR Slovenia, Yugoslavia
Sport(s)Ski flying
EventsSmuški poleti Ski Flying Week
Main venueVelikanka bratov Gorišek K165

Schedule
Date Event Rounds Longest jump of the day Visitors
17 March 1977  Official training2165 metres (541 ft) by Reinhold BachlerN/A
18 March 1977  Competition, Day 13169 metres (554 ft) by Reinhold BachlerN/A
19 March 1977  Competition, Day 22172 metres (564 ft) by Reinhold BachlerN/A
20 March 1977  Competition, Day 32181 metres (594 ft) by Bogdan Norčič (touch)
171 metres (561 ft) by Thomas Meisinger		20,000

Competition

On 17 March 1977 official training was on schedule. 23 jumpers from 6 countries who applied for the competition made two training jumps. Bachler was the longest with 165 metres.[1]

On 18 March 1977 first day of competition was on schedule. Austrian Reinhold Bachler was leading after first day with tied hill record, now holding together with Walter Steiner at 169 metres. Best one of three rounds counted into final results.[2]

On 19 March 1977 second day of competition was on schedule. Austrian Reinhold Bachler set the new hill record at 172 metres in the trial round. Best one of two rounds in competition counted into final results.

On 20 March 1977 last third day of competition was on schedule infront of 20,000 people. Yugoslavian Bogdan Norčič touched the ground at trial round at 181 metres world record distance, which was the first ever fly over one hundred-eighty metres in history. Best one of two rounds in competition counted into final results.[3]

Official training

17 March 1977 — Two rounds — chronological order

Bib Name Country 1RD 2RD 3RD
1 Reinhold Bachler  Austria 165.0 m 161.0 m —
2 Bogdan Norčič  Yugoslavia 164.0 m 153.0 m —
3 Thomas Meisinger  East Germany 163.0 m 153.0 m 143.0 m
4 Dietrich Kampf  East Germany 154.0 m 148.0 m 121.0 m
5 Jože Demšar  Yugoslavia 154.0 m 147.0 m 129.0 m
6 Hans Wallner  Austria 149.0 m 111.0 m 134.0 m
7 Ladislav Jirásko  Czechoslovakia 146.0 m 112.0 m 149.0 m
8 Per Steinar Nordlien  Norway 144.0 m 142.0 m 137.0 m
9 Janez Loštrek  Yugoslavia 138.0 m 137.0 m 119.0 m
10 Walter Schwabl  Austria 137.0 m 129.0 m 114.0 m
11 Marko Mlakar  Yugoslavia 134.0 m 131.0 m 115.0 m
12 Dag Fossum  Norway 134.0 m 128.0 m 116.0 m
13 Vinko Bogataj  Yugoslavia 134.0 m 126.0 m 110.0 m
14 František Novotný  Czechoslovakia 131.0 m 116.0 m 103.0 m
15 Sepp Schwinghammer  West Germany 128.0 m 125.0 m 116.0 m
16 Andrej Kajzer  Yugoslavia 127.0 m 122.0 m 102.0 m
17 Branko Dolhar  Yugoslavia 125.0 m 105.0 m —
18 Ivo Zupan  Yugoslavia 123.0 m 120.0 m 93.0 m
19 Per Hartvedt  Norway 119.0 m 116.0 m 109.0 m
20 Janez Demšar  Yugoslavia 103.0 m 98.0 m 95.0 m
21 Andreas Berger  Austria 100.0 m 97.0 m 94.0 m
22 Stanislav Rakar  Yugoslavia 99.0 m 99.0 m 92.0 m
23 Janez Kotar  Yugoslavia 98.0 m 92.0 m 89.0 m

  Fall or touch!

Competition: Day 1

18 March 1977 — 1 best of 3 rounds

Rank Name Points
1 Reinhold Bachler 201.0
2 Thomas Meisinger 192.0
3 Ladislav Jirásko 182.5
4 Bogdan Norčič 182.0
Dietrich Kampf 182.0
6 Per Steinar Nordlien 179.5
7 Dag Fossum 167.5
8 František Novotný 164.0
9 Branko Dolhar 163.5
Janez Loštrek 163.5
11 Vinko Bogataj 159.5
12 Walter Schwabl 157.5
13 Sepp Schwinghammer 157.0
14 Ivo Zupan 156.0
15 Jože Demšar 148.0
16 Per Hartvedt 146.0
17 Marko Mlakar 145.0
18 Janez Demšar 132.5
19 Andreas Berger 130.5
20 Stanislav Rakar 128.5
21 Andrej Kajzer 126.0
22 Janez Kotar 122.5
23 Hans Wallner 121.5

Competition: Day 2

19 March 1977 — 1 best of 3 rounds

Rank Name Points
1 Bogdan Norčič 193.0
2 Ladislav Jirásko 189.0
3 Thomas Meisinger 187.5
4 Dietrich Kampf 186.0
5 Reinhold Bachler 184.5
6 Jože Demšar 179.0
7 Per Steinar Nordlien 177.0
8 Dag Fossum 175.0
9 František Novotný 170.0
10 Branko Dolhar 158.0
11 Marko Mlakar 155.0
12 Ivo Zupan 151.5
13 Vinko Bogataj 150.5
14 Sepp Schwinghammer 146.0
15 Walter Schwabl 144.0
16 Stanislav Rakar 130.5
Per Hartvedt 130.5
18 Hans Wallner 123.0
19 Andreas Berger 122.0
20 Janez Loštrek 118.5
21 Janez Kotar 116.0
22 Janez Demšar 114.5
23 Andrej Kajzer 113.5

Competition: Day 3

20 March 1977 — 1 best of 3 rounds

Rank Name Points
1 Ladislav Jirásko 192.0
2 Reinhold Bachler 189.0
3 Thomas Meisinger 186.5
4 Bogdan Norčič 184.5
5 Dietrich Kampf 180.5
6 František Novotný 176.0
7 Dag Fossum 171.5
8 Per Steinar Nordlien 170.0
9 Janez Demšar 166.0
10 Janez Loštrek 165.5
11 Sepp Schwinghammer 165.0
12 Walter Schwabl 162.0
13 Vinko Bogataj 155.0
14 Ivo Zupan 154.0
15 Jože Demšar 153.5
16 Branko Dolhar 147.5
Per Hartvedt 147.5
18 Marko Mlakar 140.0
19 Andrej Kajzer 133.0
20 Hans Wallner 127.0
21 Janez Kotar 115.0
22 Stanislav Rakar 105.0

Official results

Three rounds counted into official results — one best round from each three days.

Rank Name 18 March 19 March 20 March Points
1RD 2RD 3RD
1 Reinhold Bachler 169.0 m 163.0 m 165.0 m 574.5
2 Thomas Meisinger 157.0 m 166.0 m 171.0 m 566.0
3 Ladislav Jirásko 160.0 m 161.0 m 158.0 m 563.5
4 Bogdan Norčič 165.0 m 164.0 m 168.0 m 559.5
5 Dietrich Kampf 153.0 m 157.0 m 165.0 m 548.5
6 Per Steinar Nordlien 167.0 m 168.0 m 157.0 m 526.5
7 Dag Fossum 145.0 m 155.0 m 155.0 m 514.0
8 František Novotný 132.0 m 151.0 m 134.0 m 510.0
9 Jože Demšar 122.0 m 163.0 m 146.0 m 480.5
10 Branko Dolhar 131.0 m 141.0 m 131.0 m 469.0
11 Sepp Schwinghammer 138.0 m 132.0 m 152.0 m 468.0
12 Vinko Bogataj 140.0 m 131.0 m 138.0 m 465.0
13 Walter Schwabl 137.0 m 156.0 m 150.0 m 463.5
14 Ivo Zupan 138.0 m 140.0 m 136.0 m 461.5
15 Janez Loštrek 131.0 m 109.0 m 147.0 m 447.5
16 Marko Mlakar 127.0 m 139.0 m 123.0 m 440.0
17 Per Hartvedt 118.0 m 114.0 m 132.0 m 424.0
18 Janez Demšar 118.0 m 102.0 m 147.0 m 413.0
19 Andrej Kajzer 108.0 m 100.0 m 118.0 m 372.5
20 Hans Wallner 113.0 m 114.0 m 116.0 m 371.5
21 Stanislav Rakar 114.0 m 117.0 m 145.0 m 364.0
22 Janez Kotar 108.0 m 106.0 m 99.0 m 354.0
23 Andreas Berger 114.0 m 108.0 m — 252.5

Invalid ski flying world record

This was the first ever jump over 180 metres in history.

Date Name Country Metres Feet
20 March 1977   Bogdan Norčič  Yugoslavia 181 594

  Not recognized! Touch at world record distance.

References
  1. "Bachler 165 m, Norčič 164 m, p.1,11" (in Slovenian). Delo. 18 March 1977.
  2. "V Planici prvi Bachler z 169 m, p.9" (in Slovenian). Delo. 19 March 1977.
  3. "Norko z dotikom 181 m. Zmagovalec je R. Bachler, p.9" (in Slovenian). Delo. 21 March 1977.

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