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Planica 1934
Host cityPlanica, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
SportSki jumping
EventsNationals (4 February 1934)
International (25 March 1934)
Main venueBloudkova velikanka K90
1935 →

Planica 1934 refers to a ski jumping event with national championships held on 4 February 1934 and the first international event on 25 March 1934 in Planica, Drava Banovina, Kingdom of Yugoslavia.

Schedule

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Date Event Rounds Longest jump of the day Visitors
4 March 1934   Nationals 2 62.5 metres (205 ft) by Tone Dečman (fall)
60 metres (197 ft) by Franc Palme		 2,500
23 March 1934   Official training 1 1 83 metres (273 ft) by Gregor Höll (fall)
79 metres (259 ft) by Birger Ruud		 N/A
24 March 1934   Official training 2 1 87 metres (285 ft) by Birger Ruud (WR crash)
85.5 metres (281 ft) by Sigmund Ruud		 N/A
25 March 1934   International event 2 86.5 metres (284 ft) by Sigmund Ruud 4,000
Afternoon record battle 2 95 metres (312 ft) by Sigmund Ruud (WR fall)
92 metres (302 ft) by Birger Ruud (WR)

1934: Snow cement invention

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At the 1934 nationals championships opening event, "snow cement", a mixture of salammoniac and salt hardens snow, was used for the first time in the world by Ivan Rožman, the original hill constructor.[1]

National championships

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On 4 February 1934 Bloudkova velikanka hill was officially opened with national championships of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. The Norwegian Jahr made the opening jump and landed at 55 meters. Franc Palme became the national champion of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia with the national record of 60 meters.[2][3]

Opening competition

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14:30 PM — 4 February 1934 — Two rounds — chronological order

Bib Name Country Dist.
Opening jump
1 Jahr Norway 55 m
First round
2 Bogo Šramel Kingdom of Yugoslavia 50 m
3 Rado Istenič Kingdom of Yugoslavia 55 m
4 Zupan Kingdom of Yugoslavia 50 m
5 Tone Dečman Kingdom of Yugoslavia 56 m
6 Milan Šubic Kingdom of Yugoslavia 48 m
7 Edo Bevc Kingdom of Yugoslavia 55 m
8 Gregor Klančnik Kingdom of Yugoslavia 40 m
9 Albin Jakopič Kingdom of Yugoslavia 50.5 m
10 Franc Palme Kingdom of Yugoslavia 55 m
11 Rudolf Hunger Nazi Germany 54 m
Trial jump 2
12 Jahr Norway 62 m
Second round
13 Bogo Šramel Kingdom of Yugoslavia 54 m
14 Rado Istenič Kingdom of Yugoslavia 56 m
15 Zupan Kingdom of Yugoslavia 50 m
16 Tone Dečman Kingdom of Yugoslavia 62.5 m
17 Edo Bevc Kingdom of Yugoslavia 58 m
18 Gregor Klančnik Kingdom of Yugoslavia 48 m
19 Albin Jakopič Kingdom of Yugoslavia 50.5 m
20 Franc Palme Kingdom of Yugoslavia 60 m
21 Rudolf Hunger Nazi Germany 60 m

[clarification needed]

International event

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On 23 March 1934 the first training session was held before the international event. A few hill records were set that day, with Gregor Höll setting the highest record at 83 metres (91 yd).[4][5]

There was a second training event on 24 March 1934 before the international competition. Sigmund Ruud broke the hill record at 85.5 metres (93.5 yd) and Birger Ruud crashed at the world record distance of 87 metres (95 yd).[6]

On 25 March 1934 two different events were held with a total of fourteen competitors from the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, Austria and Norway. The first competition started at noon and comprised two rounds. The second competition began at 1:00 PM. Jumps outside of competition were taken when Ruud set the world record distance at 92 metres (101 yd) in the last round.[7][8][9][10]

First official training

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Afternoon — 23 March 1934 — order of jumps not available

Name Country Dist.
Oyvind Alstad Norway 63 m
Per G. Jonson Norway 67 m
Reidar Hoff Norway 69 m
Sigmund Guttormsen Norway 69 m
Olav Ulland Norway 70 m
Sverre Lassen-Urdahl Norway 70 m
Randmod Sørensen Norway 72 m
Birger Ruud Norway 79 m
Sigmund Ruud Norway 82 m
Gregor Höll Austria 83 m
Albin Novšak Kingdom of Yugoslavia 49 m
Franc Palme Kingdom of Yugoslavia 58 m
Bogo Šramel Kingdom of Yugoslavia 60 m
Rado Istenič Kingdom of Yugoslavia 63 m

[clarification needed]

Second official training

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Afternoon — 24 March 1934 — order of jumps not available

Name Country Dist.
Oyvind Alstad Norway 60–70 m
Per G. Jonson Norway 60–70 m
Reidar Hoff Norway 60–70 m
Sigmund Guttormsen Norway 60–70 m
Sverre Lassen-Urdahl Norway 60–70 m
Randmod Sørensen Norway 60–70 m
Albin Novšak Kingdom of Yugoslavia N/A
Franc Palme Kingdom of Yugoslavia N/A
Bogo Šramel Kingdom of Yugoslavia N/A
Rado Istenič Kingdom of Yugoslavia N/A
Olav Ulland Norway 83 m
Gregor Höll Austria 85 m
Sigmund Ruud Norway 85.5 m
Birger Ruud Norway 87 m

[clarification needed]

International competition

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12:00 PM — 25 March 1934 — Two rounds — chronological order

Bib Name Country Dist.
First round
1 Walter Weissenbacher Austria 57 m
2 Sigmund Guttormsen Norway 69 m
3 Franc Palme Kingdom of Yugoslavia 55 m
4 Reidar Hoff Norway 63 m
5 Randmod Sørensen Norway 71 m
6 Sigmund Ruud Norway 68.5 m
7 Albin Novšak Kingdom of Yugoslavia 48 m
8 Birger Ruud Norway 69 m
9 Oyvind Alstad Norway 59 m
10 Per G. Jonson Norway 71 m
11 Gustl Mayer Austria 59 m
12 Gregor Höll Austria 74 m
13 Olav Ulland Norway 71 m
14 Sverre Lassen-Urdahl Norway 71 m
Second round
15 Walter Weissenbacher Austria 63 m
16 Sigmund Guttormsen Norway 82 m
17 Franc Palme Kingdom of Yugoslavia 66 m
18 Reidar Hoff Norway 58 m
19 Randmod Sørensen Norway 75 m
20 Sigmund Ruud Norway 86.5 m
21 Albin Novšak Kingdom of Yugoslavia 57.5 m
22 Birger Ruud Norway 79 m
23 Oyvind Alstad Norway 66 m
24 Per G. Jonson Norway 80 m
25 Gustl Mayer Austria 60 m
26 Gregor Höll Austria 81 m
27 Olav Ulland Norway 76 m
28 Sverre Lassen-Urdahl Norway 71 m

[clarification needed]

Non-competition event

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brothers Sigmund and Birger Ruud (heroes of Planica 1934)

Afternoon battle for the record jump

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13:00 PM — 25 March 1934 — Two rounds — chronological order

Bib Name Country Dist.
First round
1 Walter Weissenbacher Austria 71 m
2 Sigmund Guttormsen Norway 74 m
3 Gustl Mayer Austria 66 m
4 Randmod Sörensen Norway 78 m
5 Franc Palme Kingdom of Yugoslavia 67 m
6 Albin Novšak Kingdom of Yugoslavia 64 m
7 Reidar Hoff Norway 70 m
8 Sverre Lassen-Urdahl Norway 79 m
9 Olav Ulland Norway 76 m
10 Oyvind Alstad Norway 78 m
11 Per G. Jonson Norway 84 m
12 Gregor Höll Austria 89 m
13 Birger Ruud Norway 86 m
14 Sigmund Ruud Norway 95 m
Second round
15 Walter Weissenbacher Austria 65 m
16 Sigmund Guttormsen Norway 85.5 m
17 Birger Ruud Norway 92 m
18 Gregor Höll Austria 84.5 m
19 Per G. Jonson Norway 88.5 m
20 Sigmund Ruud Norway 87 m
21 Reidar Hoff Norway 78 m
22 Albin Novšak Kingdom of Yugoslavia 66 m
23 Franc Palme Kingdom of Yugoslavia 65.5 m

  World record not recognized. Crash
  Hill record
  World record
  Fall or touch

Official results

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Ski jumping world records

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Date Name Country Metres Feet
25 March 1934   Gregor Höll Austria 89 292
25 March 1934   Sigmund Ruud Norway 95 312
25 March 1934   Birger Ruud Norway 92 302

  Not recognized. Crash at world record distance

References

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  1. ^ Enciklopedija Slovenije. (1997). Knjiga 10. Ljubljana: Mladinska knjiga.
  2. ^ "Športna nedelja: Dan sonca in zmag v Planici, p.5" (in Slovenian). Jutro. 5 February 1934.
  3. ^ "Paberki z velike tekme Planici, p.3" (in Slovenian). Slovenski narod. 5 February 1934.
  4. ^ "Sport: V Planici padajo rekordi, p.7" (in Slovenian). Slovenec. 24 March 1934.
  5. ^ "Sport: V Planici padajo rekordi, p.7" (in Slovenian). Jutro. 24 March 1934.
  6. ^ "Sport: Višek smučarske sezone, p.14" (in Slovenian). Slovenec. 25 March 1934.
  7. ^ "Svetovni rekordi na naših tleh, p.1" (in Slovenian). Jutro. 26 March 1934.
  8. ^ "Sport: Junaki zraka, p.5" (in Slovenian). Slovenec. 27 March 1934.
  9. ^ "Leteča Norvešana sta zmagala, p.1" (in Slovenian). Slovenski narod. 26 March 1934.
  10. ^ "Birger Ruud je skočil 92 metrov: Rezultati, p.1" (in Slovenian). Ponedeljski Slovenec. 26 March 1934.

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