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    Jiří Raška (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjɪr̝iː ˈraʃka]; 4 February 1941 – 20 January 2012) was a Czechoslovakian ski jumper. He is regarded as the most famous...
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  • Raška may refer to: Raška (region), geographical and historical region in modern Serbia Raška (river), river in southwestern part of Serbia Raška, Serbia...
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  • collection, including the iconic Raškovka hat, named after skijumper Jiří Raška. The brand, which had 54 Czech stores in 2020, also expanded internationally...
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    Napalkov Jiří Raška Bjørn Wirkola 1968–69 Bjørn Wirkola Bjørn Wirkola Bjørn Wirkola Jiří Raška Bjørn Wirkola (3) 1969–70 Gariy Napalkov Jiří Raška Bjørn...
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  • Jiří Baborovský, Czech physical chemist Jiří Barta, Czech animator and director Jiří Bartoška, Czech actor Jiří Bicek, Slovak ice hockey player Jiří Bobok...
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    rekord Raške - 164 metrov (page 1)" (in Slovenian). Delo. 23 March 1969. "Jiří Raška - Planica 1969 - 164 m - World record". YouTube. 22 March 1969.[dead YouTube...
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    In 1971, Jiří Raška became the first Czechoslovakian to win the Four Hills Tournament. For the first time, an athlete who won three out of four events...
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    again the 'Grand Slam' was denied, this time by Wirkola's closest rival Jiří Raška. It was a disappointing tournament for the two host nations with the best...
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    into official result. World record was tied and improved three times: Jiří Raška (156 m, 164 m) and Bjørn Wirkola (160 m). On 23 March 1969 third and final...
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  • thanks to a successful combination of ski jumps by Jiří Raška in the normal hill (70 m) event. Raška also secured a silver medal in the large hill (90 m)...
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    The next day, the world record was tied and improved three times, by Jiří Raška (156 and 164 metres) and Bjørn Wirkola (160 metres). On the final day...
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    modest results for several tournament favourites, among them title holder Jiří Raška (12th), Ingolf Mork (22nd) and three-time competition winner Bjørn Wirkola...
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    Velikanka bratov Gorišek, five world records were set: Bjørn Wirkola and Jiří Raška traded it among themselves four times, until Manfred Wolf ended their...
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      ISFW Reinhold Bachler Jiří Raška Bjørn Wirkola 10 March 1968   KOP strong wind 8-9 March 1969   KOP Bjørn Wirkola Jiří Raška Zbyněk Hubač 27-28 February...
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    finished third. Janda was the first Czech winner of the Tournament since Jiří Raška in 1971. Janda then experienced a drop of form, leading to poor results...
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    Czechoslovakia won its first gold Winter Olympics medal, achieved by Jiří Raška in the ski jumping normal hill event. Romania won its first, and as of...
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    honoured to be first to test the hill this year, landing at 91 metres. Jiří Raška set the distance of the day at 146 metres. On 15 March 1974 only official...
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  • Aochi  Japan 123.3 106.2 229.5 4 Ingolf Mork  Norway 112.0 113.5 225.5 5 Jiří Raška  Czechoslovakia 112.3 112.5 224.8 6 Wojciech Fortuna  Poland 115.4 106...
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  • (Lolita). Mario Pastega, 95, American businessman and philanthropist. Jiří Raška, 70, Czech ski jumper, Olympic gold medalist (1968), heart disease. Margaret...
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    Bjørn Wirkola Ludvik Zajc 16 March 1969   HSF Topi Mattila Gjert Andersen Jiří Raška 15 March 1970   HSF Vladimir Belousov Garij Napalkov Rudolf Höhnl 14 March...
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    Czechoslovakia in 1988–1989 Jiří Raška (1941–2012), ski jumper, Olympic winner Karel Loprais (1949–2021), rally raid driver; lived here Jiří Parma (born 1963),...
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  • – "sport fairytale", inspired by the success of the Czech ski jumper Jiří Raška Published posthumously: Fialový poustevník, 1977 Sedm deka zlata, 1980...
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  • Sjoukje Dijkstra Figure skating Ladies 1968 Grenoble  Czechoslovakia (TCH) Jiří Raška Ski jumping Men's normal hill  East Germany (GDR) Klaus-Michael Bonsack...
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  • Martin Tenk Rudolf Burkert Tomáš Goder František Jež Jiří Malec Jiří Parma Pavel Ploc Jiří Raška Jaroslav Sakala Ester Ledecká Šárka Pančochová Eva Samková...
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  • Toralf Engan  Norway Torgeir Brandtzæg  Norway 1968 Grenoble details Jiří Raška  Czechoslovakia Reinhold Bachler  Austria Baldur Preiml  Austria 1972...
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    Date Competition Winner Second Third 28 February – 1 March 1970 KOP Jiří Raška Zbyněk Hubač Rudolf Doubek 3–4 February 1973 KOP Jerry Martin Tom Dargay...
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  • Queensland 1941 – Ron Rangi, New Zealand rugby player (d. 1988) 1941 – Jiří Raška, Czech skier and coach (d. 2012) 1941 – John Steel, English musician and...
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    and 2006 Winter Olympics. He is the grandson of legendary ski-jumper Jiří Raška. He has one daughter, Viktoria, born on 20 June 2007. Mazoch made his...
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  • Event Gold Silver Bronze Normal hill details Jiří Raška  Czechoslovakia 216.5 Reinhold Bachler  Austria 214.2 Baldur Preiml  Austria 212.6 Large hill details...
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    Divila, Rudolf Höhnl, Zbyněk Hubač, Jozef Metelka, Dalibor Motejlek, Jiří Raška, František Rydval  East Germany 7 Veit Kührt, Peter Lesser, Karl-Heinz...
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