List of longest ski jumps

Stefan Kraft has held the official world record of 253.5 m (832 ft) since 2017
Silje Opseth is the current official women's world record holder at 230.5 m (756 ft) set in Vikersund in 2024
Dimitry Vassiliev holds the longest ever unofficial jump of 254 m (833 ft)
Vikersundbakken in Vikersund, where all current official and unofficial world records stand

«...Fourth on the start was Gering. He was flying and flying, very high and landed in a perfect position. We all knew something extraordinary happened. People responsible for distance measuring didn't have numbers, they figured out little later that he landed at 118 metres. After WR, when extatic crowd finally calmed down, competition continued with Paul Schneidenbach who had landed at 101 metres, after him Hans Lahr landed at 111 metres, then after that Paul Krauß at 112 metres and the very last was Franz Maier who crashed at 109 metres.»

—Only two WRs set in Planica 1941
   ("Jutro: Serija senzacij", p.1, column 4)[1]

Ski jumping is a winter sport in which athletes compete on distance and style in a jump from a ski jumping hill. The sport has traditionally focused on a combination of style and distance, and it was therefore early seen as unimportant in many milieus to have the longest jump.[2] The International Ski Federation (Fédération Internationale de Ski; FIS) has largely been opposed to the inflation in hill sizes and setting of distance records, and no world records have been set at Olympic, World Championship, Holmenkollen Ski Festival or Four Hills Tournament events, as these have never been among the largest hills in the world.

Since 1936, when the first jump beyond 100 metres (330 ft) was made, all world records in the sport have been made in the discipline of ski flying, an offshoot of ski jumping using larger hills where distance is explicitly emphasised. As of March 2017, the official world record for the longest ski jump is 253.5 m (832 ft), set by Stefan Kraft at Vikersundbakken in Vikersund, Norway. Two years prior, also in Vikersund, Dmitry Vassiliev reached 254 m (833 ft) but fell upon landing; his jump is unofficially the longest ever made.[3] As of March 2024, the women's world record stands at 230.5m, set by Silje Opseth also in Vikersund.

History[edit]

Ski jumping originated in Norway, and has been practiced since time immemorial, using handmade temporary hills.[4] The first record is credited to Olaf Rye, a Norwegian-Danish soldier, who set up a show spectated by his fellow soldiers in 1808, on an improvised hill of handmade piled snow, reaching 9.4 metres (15 alen) in Eidsberg, Norway. This artificial small hill was built at Lekum gård (farm), a few hundred metres away from Eidsberg church.[5]

Sondre Norheim, credited as the 'father' of modern skiing,[6] made the second official record at 19.5 metres (64 ft) in 1868. Tim Ashburn says in his book The History of Ski Jumping that Norheim's longest jump on the circular track in Haugli ground in 1868 should have been measured at 9.4 metres alen[7] but that newspapers in Christiania reported that the length "was a little exaggerated", so the official record is everywhere written as 19.5 m.

The sport quickly spread to Finland, the United States and Canada, where some of the subsequent records were set.[8] Early jumping competitions were only scored by style, and it was seen as disruptive to attempt to jump further.[2] Not until 1901 was a scoring system for distance introduced.[9] With the construction of Bloudkova Velikanka in Planica, Yugoslavia, in 1934,[10] the separate discipline of ski flying was introduced, which is essentially an 'extreme' version of ski jumping.

With one exception, all of the world records for distance have been set on five of the world's six ski flying hills, of which five remain in use.[11] In 1936, Josef "Sepp" Bradl was the first to surpass 100 metres (330 ft), landing a jump of 101.5 metres (333 ft).[12] The FIS was long opposed to ski flying as a whole, and it has never been included in the Olympic or Nordic World Ski Championships. However, since 1972, the FIS Ski Flying World Championships has been a mainstay event, and ski flying event are also part of the FIS Ski Jumping World Cup calendar. The first to officially reach 200 metres (660 ft) was Toni Nieminen in 1994, by landing a jump of 203 metres (666 ft); at the time, ski jumpers did not receive distance points for the part of the jumps exceeding 191 metres.[13]

The distance of a ski jump is measured from the end of the 'table' (the very tip of the 'inrun' ramp) to halfway between the athletes' feet when they touch ground. To qualify, the jump must be made in a sanctioned competition, or official trial or qualification runs for these, with a system to control the actual length. To win a competition, an athlete needs both distance and style, the latter of which is achieved by attaining a proper Telemark landing; therefore jumpers are not motivated to jump as far as possible, only as far necessary to attain a good landing. Jumps are invalid if the jumper falls, defined as touching the ground with his hands or body before reaching the fall line. However, if an athlete touches the snow with any part of their body after landing, and receives style points greater than 14 from at least three judges, the jump is valid and counts as an official world record.[14]

When ski flying began in the 1930s, jumps were recorded in a traditional Scandinavian measure of length, the Norwegian alen (1 alen (Norway) = 0.6275 m (2.059 ft)). Some older United States and Canadian records were recorded in feet. Now, jump length is measured by the meter. Today, camera technology capably makes the measurements. Before, spectators were stationed downhill, meter by meter, and the raised hand of the nearest observer marked the jumper's landing.[15]

Men[edit]

First ever recorded jump
(22 November 1808)
First official jump over 100 meters in history
(15 March 1936)
NorwayDenmark Olaf Rye Lekum gård Austria Sepp Bradl Bloudkova velikanka
9.4 metres (31 feet) Eidsberg Church (NOR) 101.5 metres (333 feet) Planica (JUG)
First ever (but invalid) jump over 100 metres in history
(17 March 1935)
First ever (but invalid) jump over 200 metres in history
(17 March 1994)
Norway Olav Ulland (2nd) Trampolino del Littorio Austria Andreas Goldberger Letalnica bratov Gorišek
103.5 metres (340 feet) Ponte di Legno (ITA) 202 metres (663 feet) Planica (SLO)

Official world records[edit]

Progress of all valid world records by fully standing on both feet, although International Ski Federation doesn't recognize them.

Also distances set by test and trial jumpers during competition rounds are deemed official.

1 Norwegian alen = 62,94 cm (1683–1824) / 1 US ft = 30,48006096 cm (1866–1959) / 1 Norwegian ft = 31,37 cm (1875–1959)
Date Athlete Country Hill Location m ft Note
22 November 1808   Olaf Rye  Norway
 Denmark
Lekum gård at
Eidsberg church
Eidsberg (NOR) 9.4 31 [16][17][5]
8 March 1868   Sondre Norheim  Norway Hauglibakken Brunkeberg (NOR) 19.5 64 [18][19][nb 1]
12 February 1879   Olaf Haugann  Norway Kastellbakken Oslo (NOR) 20.7 68 [20][21]
5(7) February 1881   S. Svalastoga  Norway Kastellbakken Oslo (NOR) 22 72 [22][23][nb 2]
24 February 1886   Olaf Bergland  Norway Raukleiv (Raudkleiv) Seljord (NOR) 25.5 84 [24]
9 March 1891   M. Hemmestveit  Norway
 United States
McSorley Hill Red Wing (US) 31.1 102 [25]
15 January 1893   T. Hemmestveit  Norway McSorley Hill Red Wing (US) 31.4 103 [26]
25 January 1897   Svein Solid  Norway Donstadbakken (Donstadkleiva) Morgedal (NOR) 31.5 103.4 [27]
5 February 1899   Asbjørn Nilssen  Norway Solbergbakken Bærum (NOR) 32.5 107 [28][18]
5 February 1899   Morten Hansen  Norway Solbergbakken Bærum (NOR) 32.5 107 [28][18]
11 February 1900   Olaf Tandberg  Norway Solbergbakken Bærum (NOR) 35.5 116 [29][30]
11 February 1902   Sigurd Brunæs  Norway Gustadbakken Geithus (NOR) 35.5 116 [31][32]
9 March 1902   Nils Gjestvang  Norway Gustadbakken Geithus (NOR) 38 125 [33]
9 March 1902   Nils Gjestvang  Norway Gustadbakken Geithus (NOR) 41 135 [33]
10 February 1907   Gunnar Johansen  Norway Gustadbakken Geithus (NOR) 41 135 [34][35]
24 January 1909   Oscar Gundersen  Norway Chippewa Falls Jump Chippewa Falls (US) 42.1 138 [36][37]
21 February 1909   Harald Smith  Norway T. al campo Smith Bardonecchia (ITA) 43 141 [38][39][18]
28 February 1909   Harald Smith  Norway Bolgenschanze (old) Davos (SUI) 45 148 [40][39][18]
18 February 1911   Anders Haugen  United States Curry Hill Ironwood (US) 46.3 152 [41]
18 February 1912   Gunnar Andersen  Norway Gustadbakken Geithus (NOR) 47 154 [42][43][44]
16 February 1913   Ragnar Omtvedt  United States Curry Hill Ironwood (US) 51.5 169 [44][45]
7 February 1915   R. A. Ommundsen  Norway Vikkollen Mjøndalen (NOR) 54 177 [46][47]
18 February 1916   Ragnar Omtvedt  United States Howelsen Hill Steamboat Spr. (US) 58.8 192.9 [46]
2 March 1917   Henry Hall  United States Howelsen Hill Steamboat Spr. (US) 61.9 203 [48][49]
9 March 1919   Anders Haugen  United States Haugen Hill Dillon (US) 64.9 213 [50]
29 February 1920   Anders Haugen  United States Haugen Hill Dillon (US) 65.2 214 [51]
9 February 1921   Henry Hall  United States Big Hill Revelstoke (CAN) 69.8 229 [52]
4 February 1925   Nels Nelsen  Canada Big Hill Revelstoke (CAN) 73.1 240 [53]
12 January 1930   Adolf Badrutt   Switzerland Bernina-Val-Roseg Pontresina (SUI) 75 246 [54][55][56]
18 January 1931   Birger Ruud  Norway Flubergbakken Odnes (NOR) 76.5 251 [57]
24 February 1931   Sigmund Ruud  Norway Bolgenschanze (new) Davos (SUI) 81.5 265.7 [58][59][60][18]
19 February 1933   Sigmund Ruud  Norway Tremplin de Bretaye Villars (SUI) 84 276 [61][18]
21 February 1933   Sigmund Ruud  Norway Tremplin de Bretaye Villars (SUI) 86 282 [18][62]
26 February 1933   Henri Ruchet   Switzerland Tremplin de Bretaye Villars (SUI) 87 285 [63]
15 March 1933   Robert Lymburne  Canada Big Hill Revelstoke (CAN) 87.5 287 [64][65]
25 March 1934   Birger Ruud  Norway Bloudkova velikanka Planica (YUG) 92 302 [66]
14 March 1935   Reidar Andersen  Norway Bloudkova velikanka Planica (YUG) 93 305 [67]
15 March 1935   Stanisław Marusarz  Poland Bloudkova velikanka Planica (YUG) 95 312 [68][69]
15 March 1935   Reidar Andersen  Norway Bloudkova velikanka Planica (YUG) 99 325 [68][69][70]
15 March 1935   Reidar Andersen  Norway Bloudkova velikanka Planica (YUG) 99 325 [68][69][70]
17 March 1935   Fritz Kainersdörfer   Switzerland Tramp. del Littorio Ponte di Legno (ITA) 99.5 326 [71][18][72]
15 March 1936   Josef Bradl  Austria Bloudkova velikanka Planica (YUG) 101.5 333 [73][74][18][75]
15 March 1938   Josef Bradl  Austria Bloudkova velikanka Planica (YUG) 107 351 [76][77]
2 March 1941   Rudi Gering  Nazi Germany Bloudkova velikanka Planica (YUG) 108 354 [1][78]
2 March 1941   Rudi Gering  Nazi Germany Bloudkova velikanka Planica (YUG) 118 387 [1][78]
15 March 1948   Fritz Tschannen   Switzerland Bloudkova velikanka Planica (YUG) 120 394 [79][80]
28 February 1950   Willi Gantschnigg  Austria Heini-Klopfer Oberstdorf (FRG) 124 407 [81][82][83][84]
2 March 1950   Sepp Weiler  West Germany Heini-Klopfer Oberstdorf (FRG) 127 417 [85][82][84]
3 March 1950   Andreas Däscher   Switzerland Heini-Klopfer Oberstdorf (FRG) 130 426.5 [84][nb 3]
3 March 1950   Dan Netzell  Sweden Heini-Klopfer Oberstdorf (FRG) 135 443 [86][82][84][87]
2 March 1951   Tauno Luiro  Finland Heini-Klopfer Oberstdorf (FRG) 139 456 [88][89][90]
24 February 1961   Jože Šlibar  Yugoslavia Heini-Klopfer Oberstdorf (FRG) 141 463 [91][92]
1 March 1962   Peter Lesser  East Germany Kulm Tauplitz (AUT) 141 463 [93]
14 February 1964   Kjell Sjöberg  Sweden Heini-Klopfer Oberstdorf (FRG) 141 463 [94]
15 February 1964   Dalibor Motejlek  Czechoslovakia Heini-Klopfer Oberstdorf (FRG) 142 466 [95]
16 February 1964   Nilo Zandanel  Italy Heini-Klopfer Oberstdorf (FRG) 144 472 [96][97]
21 March 1965   Peter Lesser  East Germany Kulm Tauplitz (AUT) 145.5 477 [98][99][100]
12 March 1966   Bjørn Wirkola  Norway Vikersundbakken Vikersund (NOR) 145.5 477 [101][72][102]
13 March 1966   Bjørn Wirkola  Norway Vikersundbakken Vikersund (NOR) 146 479 [72][103]
10 February 1967   Lars Grini  Norway Heini-Klopfer Oberstdorf (FRG) 147 482 [104][105][106]
10 February 1967   Kjell Sjöberg  Sweden Heini-Klopfer Oberstdorf (FRG) 148 486 [104][105]
11 February 1967   Lars Grini  Norway Heini-Klopfer Oberstdorf (FRG) 150 492 [107][108]
12 March 1967   Reinhold Bachler  Austria Vikersundbakken Vikersund (NOR) 154 505 [109][110]
21 March 1969   Bjørn Wirkola  Norway Velikanka br. Gorišek Planica (YUG) 156 512 [111]
22 March 1969   Jiří Raška  Czechoslovakia Velikanka br. Gorišek Planica (YUG) 156 512 [112]
22 March 1969   Bjørn Wirkola  Norway Velikanka br. Gorišek Planica (YUG) 160 525 [112]
22 March 1969   Jiří Raška  Czechoslovakia Velikanka br. Gorišek Planica (YUG) 164 538 [112][113]
23 March 1969   Manfred Wolf  East Germany Velikanka br. Gorišek Planica (YUG) 165 541 [114][115]
9 March 1973   Heinz Wossipiwo  East Germany Heini-Klopfer Oberstdorf (FRG) 169 554 [116][117]
15 March 1974   Walter Steiner   Switzerland Velikanka br. Gorišek Planica (YUG) 169 554 [118][119][120]
4 March 1976   Geir Ove Berg  Norway Heini-Klopfer Oberstdorf (FRG) 173 568 [121][nb 4]
5 March 1976   Toni Innauer  Austria Heini-Klopfer Oberstdorf (FRG) 174 571 [121][122]
5 March 1976   Falko Weißpflog  East Germany Heini-Klopfer Oberstdorf (FRG) 174 571 [121][122]
7 March 1976   Toni Innauer  Austria Heini-Klopfer Oberstdorf (FRG) 176 577 [123]
18 March 1979   Klaus Ostwald  East Germany Velikanka br. Gorišek Planica (YUG) 176 577 [124][125]
27 March 1980   Armin Kogler  Austria Čerťák Harrachov (TCH) 176 577 [126]
26 February 1981   Armin Kogler  Austria Heini-Klopfer Oberstdorf (FRG) 180 591 [83][127]
19 March 1983   Pavel Ploc  Czechoslovakia Čerťák Harrachov (TCH) 181 594 [128][129]
16 March 1984   Matti Nykänen  Finland Heini-Klopfer Oberstdorf (FRG) 182 597 [130][131][132]
16 March 1984   Matti Nykänen  Finland Heini-Klopfer Oberstdorf (FRG) 182 597 [130]
17 March 1984   Matti Nykänen  Finland Heini-Klopfer Oberstdorf (FRG) 185 607 [133][134]
15 March 1985   Mike Holland  United States Velikanka br. Gorišek Planica (YUG) 186 610 [135][136]
15 March 1985   Matti Nykänen  Finland Velikanka br. Gorišek Planica (YUG) 187 614 [135][137]
15 March 1985   Matti Nykänen  Finland Velikanka br. Gorišek Planica (YUG) 191 627 [135][138]
9 March 1986   Andreas Felder  Austria Kulm Tauplitz (AUT) 191 627 [139][140][141]
14 March 1987   Piotr Fijas  Poland Velikanka br. Gorišek Planica (YUG) 194 636 [142][143][144]
17 March 1994   Martin Höllwarth  Austria Velikanka br. Gorišek Planica (SLO) 196 643 [145][146]
17 March 1994   Toni Nieminen  Finland Velikanka br. Gorišek Planica (SLO) 203 666 [145][147]
18 March 1994   Espen Bredesen  Norway Velikanka br. Gorišek Planica (SLO) 209 686 [148][149]
22 March 1997   Espen Bredesen  Norway Velikanka br. Gorišek Planica (SLO) 210 689 [150][151]
22 March 1997   Lasse Ottesen  Norway Velikanka br. Gorišek Planica (SLO) 212 696 [150][152]
19 March 1999   Martin Schmitt  Germany Velikanka br. Gorišek Planica (SLO) 214.5 704 [153][154]
20 March 1999   T. Ingebrigtsen  Norway Velikanka br. Gorišek Planica (SLO) 219.5 720 [155][156]
16 March 2000   Thomas Hörl  Austria Velikanka br. Gorišek Planica (SLO) 224.5 737 [157][158]
18 March 2000   A. Goldberger  Austria Velikanka br. Gorišek Planica (SLO) 225 738 [159][160]
20 March 2003   Adam Małysz  Poland Velikanka br. Gorišek Planica (SLO) 225 738 [161][162]
20 March 2003   Matti Hautamäki  Finland Velikanka br. Gorišek Planica (SLO) 227.5 746 [163][164]
22 March 2003   Matti Hautamäki  Finland Velikanka br. Gorišek Planica (SLO) 228.5 750 [163][165]
23 March 2003   Matti Hautamäki  Finland Velikanka br. Gorišek Planica (SLO) 231 758 [163][166]
20 March 2005   T. Ingebrigtsen  Norway Letalnica br. Gorišek Planica (SLO) 231 758 [167]
20 March 2005   Bjørn E. Romøren  Norway Letalnica br. Gorišek Planica (SLO) 234.5 769 [167][168]
20 March 2005   Matti Hautamäki  Finland Letalnica br. Gorišek Planica (SLO) 235.5 773 [167][169]
20 March 2005   Bjørn E. Romøren  Norway Letalnica br. Gorišek Planica (SLO) 239 784 [167][170]
11 February 2011   Johan R. Evensen  Norway Vikersundbakken Vikersund (NOR) 243 797 [171][172]
11 February 2011   Johan R. Evensen  Norway Vikersundbakken Vikersund (NOR) 246.5 809 [171][173]
14 February 2015   Peter Prevc  Slovenia Vikersundbakken Vikersund (NOR) 250 820 [174][175]
15 February 2015   Anders Fannemel  Norway Vikersundbakken Vikersund (NOR) 251.5 825 [176][177]
18 March 2017   Robert Johansson  Norway Vikersundbakken Vikersund (NOR) 252 827 [178][179]
18 March 2017   Stefan Kraft  Austria Vikersundbakken Vikersund (NOR) 253.5 832 [178][180]

Invalid world record distances[edit]

Not counting if touching the ground, falling before reaching the outrun line or landing during non-competition training rounds.

Date Athlete Country Hill Location m ft Note
12 February 1879   Olaf Haugann  Norway Kastellbakken Oslo (NOR) 22 72 Practice[21][nb 5]
24 February 1886   J. Nordgården  Norway Raukleiv (Raudkleiv) Seljord (NOR) 27 89 Fall[24]
10 February 1889   Richard Blichfeldt  Norway Frognerseteren Kristiania (NOR) 25.5 84 Fall[181][182]
21/22 March 1891   Gustav Bye  Norway Blybergbakken Trondheim (NOR) 33 108.2 Claimed[183][nb 6]
17 February 1894   T. Hemmestveit  Norway McSorley Hill Red Wing (US) 36.6 120 Fall[184][185][186]
2 February 1896   Alf Staver  Norway Solbergbakken Bærum (NOR) 31.5 103 Fall[187]
7 February 1897   Cato Aall  Norway Solbergbakken Bærum (NOR) 31.5 103 Non-
competition[188]
7 February 1897   Asbjørn Nilssen  Norway Solbergbakken Bærum (NOR) 35 115 Fall[188]
1899   Trygve Smith  Norway Solbergbakken Bærum (NOR) 36 118 ?[189]
28 January 1900   Thor Thorsen  Norway Blybergbakken Trondheim (NOR) 34 112 Fall[190]
11 February 1900   Aksel Refstad  Norway Solbergbakken Bærum (NOR) 36 118 Fall[29][30][191][192]
11 February 1900   Aksel Refstad  Norway Solbergbakken Bærum (NOR) 36 118 Fall[29][30][191][192]
25 February 1900   Aslak Solid  Norway Donstadbakken (Donstadkleiva) Morgedal (NOR) 36 118 Fall[193]
27 January 1901   Ole Mangseth  Norway Bjørnsvebakken Gjøvik (NOR) 38 125 Fall[194][195][32]
9 February 1902   Albert Wüller  Norway Solbergbakken Bærum (NOR) 36.5 120 Fall[196][197]
11 February 1902   Hans Hovde  Norway Gustadbakken Geithus (NOR) 36 118 Fall[31][32]
16 February 1902   Johan Hestnæs  Norway Frambakken Brumunddal (NOR) 39.5 130 Fall[198]
23 February 1902   Paul Nesjø  Norway Blybergbakken Trondheim (NOR) 39.5 130 Non-competition[199]
10 February 1907   Jørgen Røed  Norway Gustadbakken Geithus (NOR) 41 135 Fall[200]
2 February 1908   A. Blomqvist  Norway Gustadbakken Geithus (NOR) 47 154 Fall[201]
14 February 1909   Ola Brevik  Norway Frambakken Brumunddal (NOR) 43 141 Fall[202]
28 February 1909   Trygve Smith  Norway Bolgenschanze (old) Davos (SUI) 46 151 Fall[40]
6 February 1910   Gunnar Sundet  Norway Gustadbakken Geithus (NOR) 45.5 149 Fall[203]
27 February 1910   Einar Jensen  Norway Frambakken Brumunddal (NOR) 46.5 153 Fall[204]
27 February 1910   Sigurd Brevik  Norway Frambakken Brumunddal (NOR) 51 167 Fall[205]
5 February 1911   Haakon Hansen  Norway Gustadbakken Geithus (NOR) 47 154 Fall[206]
18 February 1911   Barney Riley  United States Curry Hill Ironwood (US) 46.9 154 Fall[41]
4 February 1912   Halvor Rismyhr  Norway Frambakken Brumunddal (NOR) 49.5 162 Fall[207]
18 February 1912   Oscar Gundersen  Norway Gustadbakken Geithus (NOR) 50 164 Fall[42]
18 February 1912   James Presthus  United States Curry Hill Ironwood (US) 47.5 156 Fall[208]
11 February 1913   Emil Knudsen  Norway Bolgenschanze (old) Davos (SUI) 49 161 Fall[209]
16 February 1913   Ragnar Omtvedt  United States Curry Hill Ironwood (US) 48.2 158 Pro event
[44][45][nb 7]
16 February 1913   Barney Riley  United States Curry Hill Ironwood (US) 49.1 161 Fall[44][nb 8]
16 February 1913   Barney Riley  United States Curry Hill Ironwood (US) 50.3 165 Fall[44][nb 9]
1 February 1914   Josef Henriksen  Norway Gustadbakken Geithus (NOR) 52 171 Fall[210][211]
1915   Ragnar Omtvedt  United States Curry Hill Ironwood (US) 56 184 Unofficial[212]
30 January 1916   B. Wasescha   Switzerland Selfranga-Schanze Klosters (SUI) 58 190 Fall[213]
30 January 1916   B. Wasescha   Switzerland Selfranga-Schanze Klosters (SUI) 60 198 Fall[213]
5 February 1916   Nels Nelsen  Canada Big Hill Revelstoke (CAN) 55.8 183 Unofficial
[214][53][215]
28 February 1919   Anders Haugen  United States Howelsen Hill St. Springs (US) 62.2 204 Fall[216]
28 February 1919   Anders Haugen  United States Howelsen Hill St. Springs (US) 62.5 205 Fall[217][50][216]
28 February 1919   Lars Haugen  United States Howelsen Hill St. Springs (US) 63.7 209 Fall[216]
28 February 1919   Lars Haugen  United States Howelsen Hill St. Springs (US) 64.6 212 Fall[216][50][217]
29 February 1920   Anders Haugen  United States Howelsen Hill St. Springs (US) 66.4 218 Fall[218]
9 February 1921   Henry Hansen  Canada Big Hill Revelstoke (CAN) 71.6 235 Fall[219][220][221]
March 1923   Nels Nelsen  Canada Big Hill Revelstoke (CAN) 71.3 234 Fall[222][nb 10]
5 February 1924   Nels Nelsen  Canada Big Hill Revelstoke (CAN) 71.6 235 Fall[222][nb 11]
6 February 1924   Nels Nelsen  Canada Big Hill Revelstoke (CAN) 71.6 235 Fall[222][nb 12]
21 February 1926   Erling Andersen  Norway Flubergbakken Fluberg (NOR) 75 246 Fall[223]
21 January 1928   Adolf Badrutt   Switzerland Bernina-Val-Roseg Pontresina (SUI) 73.5 241 Non-
competition[224]
18 February 1928   Jacob T. Thams  Norway Olympiaschanze St. Moritz (SUI) 73 240 Fall[225][226]
2 January 1930   Adolf Badrutt   Switzerland Bernina-Val-Roseg Pontresina (SUI) 74.5 244 Fall[227][228]
16 February 1930   Ernesto Zardini Kingdom of Italy Kingdom Italy Trampolino del Littorio Ponte di Legno (ITA) 76 249 Fall[229]
1 January 1931   Alf Engen  Norway
 United States
Ecker Hill Salt Lake City (US) 75.3 247 WAWSA[230][231]
[232][233][234]
18 January 1931   Sverre Kolterud  Norway Flubergbakken Fluberg (NOR) 75.5 248 Fall[235]
18 January 1931   Hans Beck  Norway Flubergbakken Fluberg (NOR) 76.5 251 Fall[57][235]
18 January 1931   Birger Ruud  Norway Flubergbakken Fluberg (NOR) 82 269 Fall[57]
January 1931   Alf Engen  Norway
 United States
Ecker Hill Salt Lake City (US) 77.4 254 WAWSA[nb 13]
membership
19 December 1931   Alf Engen  Norway
 United States
Ecker Hill Salt Lake City (US) 81.1 266 Practice
[236][237][nb 14]
February 1931   Bronisław Czech  Poland Trampolino del Littorio Ponte di Legno (ITA) 79.5 261 Fall: hors
concours[238]
12 March 1932   Robert Lymburne  Canada Big Hill Revelstoke (CAN) 82 269 Unofficial
event[239][240]
+12 March 1932   Sigmund Ruud  Norway Bolgenschanze (new) Davos (SUI) 82 269 Unofficial[239]
12 February 1933   Birger Ruud  Norway Bergisel Innsbruck (AUT) 82 269 Fall[241][242]
23 March 1934   R. Sørensen  Norway Bloudkova velikanka Planica (YUG) 90 295.3 Fall[243]
25 March 1934   Gregor Höll  Austria Bloudkova velikanka Planica (YUG) 89 292 Fall[66]
25 March 1934   Sigmund Ruud  Norway Bloudkova velikanka Planica (YUG) 95 312 Fall[66]
January 1935   Alf Engen  Norway
 United States
Ecker Hill Salt Lake City (US) 94.8 311 Unofficial
training[244][nb 15]
17 March 1935   Olav Ulland  Norway
 United States
Trampolino del Littorio Ponte di Legno (ITA) 103.5 340 Fall[71][245]
2 March 1941   Heinz Palme  Nazi Germany Bloudkova velikanka Planica (YUG) 109 358 Touch[1][78]
14 March 1948   Janez Polda  Yugoslavia Bloudkova velikanka Planica (YUG) 120 394 Touch[79][246]
14 March 1948   Charles Blum   Switzerland Bloudkova velikanka Planica (YUG) 121 397 Fall[79][246]
2 March 1950   Hans Eder  Austria Heini-Klopfer Oberstdorf (FRG) 130 427 Disqualified[85]
2 March 1950   Willi Gantschnigg  Austria Heini-Klopfer Oberstdorf (FRG) 130 427 Fall[82][84]
23 March 1958   Max Bolkart  West Germany Heini-Klopfer Oberstdorf (FRG) 139 456 Touch[247]
25 February 1961   Wolfgang Happle  West Germany Heini-Klopfer Oberstdorf (FRG) 145 476 Fall[248]
19 March 1965   Bjørn Wirkola  Norway Kulm Tauplitz (AUT) 144 472 Fall[249]
20 March 1965   Peter Lesser  East Germany Kulm Tauplitz (AUT) 147 482 Fall[99]
8 March 1969   Ladislav Divila  Czechoslovakia Vikersundbakken Vikersund (NOR) 156 512 Fall[250]
8 March 1973   J. Danneberg  East Germany Heini-Klopfer Oberstdorf (FRG) 166 545 Fall[251]
8 March 1973   Takao Itō  Japan Heini-Klopfer Oberstdorf (FRG) 176 577 Fall[252][251]
9 March 1973   Walter Steiner   Switzerland Heini-Klopfer Oberstdorf (FRG) 175 574 Fall[117]
11 March 1973   Walter Steiner   Switzerland Heini-Klopfer Oberstdorf (FRG) 179 587 Fall[253][254]
15 March 1974   Walter Steiner   Switzerland Velikanka br. Gorišek Planica (YUG) 177 581 Fall[119][255]
20 March 1977   Bogdan Norčič  Yugoslavia Velikanka br. Gorišek Planica (YUG) 181 594 Touch[256][257]
17 March 1979   Axel Zitzmann  East Germany Velikanka br. Gorišek Planica (YUG) 179 587 Fall[258][259]
13 March 1987   Andreas Felder  Austria Velikanka br. Gorišek Planica (YUG) 192 630 Touch
[260][261][262]
23 March 1991   André Kiesewetter  Germany Velikanka br. Gorišek Planica (YUG) 196 643 Touch
[263][264][265][266]
22 March 1992   Christof Duffner  Germany Čerťák Harrachov (TCH) 194 636 Fall[267][268]
17 March 1994   A. Goldberger  Austria Velikanka br. Gorišek Planica (SLO) 202 663 Touch[269][270]
18 March 1994   Christof Duffner  Germany Velikanka br. Gorišek Planica (SLO) 207 679 Fall[148][271]
22 March 1997   Dieter Thoma  Germany Velikanka br. Gorišek Planica (SLO) 213 699 Touch[272][273]
19 March 1999   Martin Schmitt  Germany Velikanka br. Gorišek Planica (SLO) 219 719 Fall[153][274]
21 March 2003   V.-M. Lindström  Finland Velikanka br. Gorišek Planica (SLO) 232.5 763 Touch[163][275]
17 March 2005   Andreas Widhölzl  Austria Letalnica br. Gorišek Planica (SLO) 234.5 769 Fall[276]
20 March 2005   Janne Ahonen  Finland Letalnica br. Gorišek Planica (SLO) 240 787 Fall[167][277]
15 February 2015   Dmitri Vassiliev  Russia Vikersundbakken Vikersund (NOR) 254 833 Touch[278][279]
16 March 2016   Tilen Bartol  Slovenia Letalnica br. Gorišek Planica (SLO) 252 827 Fall[280][281]
22 March 2018   G. Schlierenzauer  Austria Letalnica br. Gorišek Planica (SLO) 253.5 832 Fall[282][283]

 Disqualified at world record distance. 
 Standing jumps. Not recognized as official world record. 
 Unclear if this was before or after Ragnar Omtvedt set WR at 169 ft. 
 Unclear in which unit distance was measured; ells, Norwegian feet or meters

Falsely claimed world records[edit]

Those jumps were never actually world record distances, false claimed by some stats and media:

  • 1886 — Johannes Nordgården didn't set standing WR at 26 metres, but actually crashed at 27 metres WR distance on 24 February on Flatdalbakken in Seljord. However, Olaf Berland stood at 25.5 m, which was almost certainly a WR back then.[24]
  • 1892 – 30 metres by Gustav Bye from Norway set in Blyberget, Trondheim on 11 March was never a WR. Some statistics made false claims it was in 1890, which would then actually be a world record. After this jump, anonymous reader "F2", most likely it was Fritz Huitsfeldt, the secretary of Ski Association in Oslo, wrote an open letter in Aftenposten, accusing organizers in Trondheim that they cheated at distance measuring. He got their quick response in Aftenposten on his false allegations.[284][285]
  • 1913 – 48 metres by Thorleif Knudsen set on Bolgenschanze at 2 March, was never a WR. Europeans then didn't believe (acknowledge) world records on North American, as two weeks earlier Ragnar Omtvedt set WR at 51.5 metres (169 ft).[286]
  • 1914 — 48.5 metres set by Norwegians Josef Henriksen and Fridolf Aas on 1 February at Gustadbakken, were never WRs. Europeans then didn't believe (acknowledge) reports from America, that year before Ragnar Omtvedt set WR at 51.5 m (169 ft).[287][47]
  • 1918 — claimed 62.2 metres (204 ft) by Henry Hall set on 22 February is false, as no world record was set that year at Steamboat Springs. The longest jump that year was set on Friday by Anders Haugen at 191 feet (58.2 metres).[49]
  • 1931 — Alf Engen's 231 feet (70.4 m) set on Ecker Hill on 1 January was never really WR, because Americans recognized only their records (229 ft by R. Omtdvedt). But Badrutt made 246 ft already in 1930 and Nelsen (240 ft) in 1925.[234][288][289]
  • 1931 — Alf Engen's 243 feet (74 m) set on Ecker Hill on 1 February was never really WR, because Americans recognized only their records (229 ft by R. Omtdvedt). But Badrutt made 246 ft already in 1930 and Nelsen (240 ft) in 1925.[288][290]
  • 1933 — Alf Engen's 281 ft (85.6 metres) set on 26 February on Ecker Hill was never WR, recognized only in America. Henri Ruchet jumped 285 ft on the same day before him and Sigmund Ruud landed at 282 ft a week earlier, both set in Villars.[291][292]
  • 1941 — All three jumps on 2 March in Planica in this chronological order; Lahr (111 m), Krauß (112 m) and Mair (109 m with touch) were false claimed as world records. They all performed only after Gering set WR at 118 metres, as described in Jutro.[1]
  • 1991 — There have been many rumors and false speculations over the years, that Ralph Gebstedt tied 194 metres world record on 23 March in Planica. But in fact, he only set his personal best at 190 metres.[293][294][295]

Number of all 109 official world records by hills[edit]

WRs Hill Location Country Period
28 Letalnica bratov Gorišek
(Velikanka bratov Gorišek)
Planica  Yugoslavia (11)
 Slovenia (17)
1969–2005
21 Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze Oberstdorf  West Germany 1950–1984
10 Bloudkova velikanka Planica Kingdom of Yugoslavia Kingdom of Yugoslavia (9)
 Yugoslavia (1)
1934–1948
9 Vikersundbakken Vikersund  Norway 1966–2017
5 Gustadbakken Geithus  Norway 1902–1912
3 Solbergbakken Bærum  Norway 1899–1900
3 Big Hill Revelstoke  Canada 1921–1933
3 Tremplin de Bretaye Villars   Switzerland 1933
3 Kulm Tauplitz/Bad Mitterndorf  Austria 1962–1986
2 Kastellbakken Oslo  Norway 1879–1881
2 McSorley Hill Red Wing  United States 1891–1893
2 Curry Hill Ironwood  United States 1911–1913
2 Howelsen Hill Steamboat Springs  United States 1916–1917
2 Haugen Hill Dillon  United States 1919–1920
2 Čerťák Harrachov  Czechoslovakia 1980–1983
1 Lekum gård at Eidsberg church Eidsberg, Indre Østfold  Norway 1808
1 Hauglibakken Brunkeberg  Norway 1868
1 Raukleiv (Raudkleiv) Seljord  Norway 1886
1 Donstadbakken (Donstadkleiva) Morgedal  Norway 1897
1 Chippewa Falls Ski Jump Chippewa Falls  United States 1909
1 Trampolino al campo Smith Bardonecchia  Kingdom of Italy 1909
1 Bolgenschanze (old hill) Davos   Switzerland 1909
1 Vikkollen Mjøndalen  Norway 1915
1 Bernina-Val-Roseg-Schanze Pontresina   Switzerland 1930
1 Flubergbakken Fluberg/Odnes  Norway 1931
1 Bolgenschanze (new hill) Davos   Switzerland 1931
1 Trampolino del Littorio Ponte di Legno  Kingdom of Italy 1935

Women[edit]

Official world records[edit]

Date Athlete Country Hill Location m ft Note
January 1863   Ingrid O. Vestby  Norway Nordbybakken Trysil (NOR) not available [296]
14 February 1892   Nora Glende  Norway Spydeberg (NOR) 5.5 18 [297]
12 March 1895   Ragnhild Pløen  Norway Årkvisla (NOR) 12.75 42 [298]
26 January 1902   Hilda Stang  Norway Tranbergbakken Gjøvik (NOR) 14.5 48 [299][300]
[301][nb 16]
1910   Hilda Stang  Norway Tranbergbakken Gjøvik (NOR) 21 69 [301]
6 February 1910   Hilda Stang  Norway Solbergbakken Bærum (NOR) 22 72 [302][301]
1911   Paula Lamberg  Austria-Hungary Schattbergschanze Kitzbühel, (AUT) 22 72
February 1922   Isabel Coursier  Canada Nels Nelsen Hill Revelstoke (CAN) 25.6 84 [303][304]
1926   Olga Balstad-Eggen  Norway Falleberget Arvika (SWE) 26 85
24 January 1926   Hilda Holter  Norway Cary Hill Fox River Grove (US) 30.5 100 [305][306]
February 1928   Isabel Coursier  Canada Nels Nelsen Hill Revelstoke (CAN) 31.4 103 [307]
18 January 1931   Johanne Kolstad  Norway Flubergbakken (Odnesbakken) Fluberg/Odnes (NOR) 46.5 153 [57]
17 February 1931   Johanne Kolstad  Norway Lønnbergbakken Raufoss (NOR) 49 161 [308]
19 February 1933   Johanne Kolstad  Norway Gråkallbakken Trondheim (NOR) 62 203 [309]
6 March 1938   Johanne Kolstad  Norway Nansen Ski Jump Berlin (US) 69.5 228 [310][311]
17 February 1973   Anita Wold  Norway Lønnbergbakken Raufoss (NOR) 72 236 [312]
22 March 1973   Anita Wold  Norway Kløvsteinbakken Meldal (NOR) 73 240 [313][314]
1 April 1973   Anita Wold  Norway Skuibakken Bærum (NOR) 73 240 [315]
3 February 1974   Anita Wold  Norway Kløvsteinbakken Meldal (NOR) 81 266 [316]
3 February 1974   Anita Wold  Norway Kløvsteinbakken Meldal (NOR) 82.5 271 [313][316][317]
6 March 1974   Anita Wold  Norway Odnesbakken Odnes (NOR) 84 276 [318]
16 March 1974   Anita Wold  Norway MS 1970 Štrbské Pleso (TCH) 91 299 [319]
16 March 1974   Anita Wold  Norway MS 1970 Štrbské Pleso (TCH) 94 308 [319][320]
14 January 1975   Anita Wold  Norway Ōkurayama Sapporo (JPN) 97.5 320 [320][321]
29 March 1981   Tiina Lehtola  Finland Rukatunturi Kuusamo (FIN) 110 361
8 January 1988   Merete Kristiansen  Norway Odnesbakken Odnes (NOR) 112 367 [322]
7 January 1994   Eva Ganster  Austria Paul-Ausserleitner Bischofshofen (AUT) 112 367
21 February 1994   Eva Ganster  Austria Lysgårdsbakken Lillehammer (NOR) 113.5 372 [323][324]
6 January 1997   Eva Ganster  Austria Paul-Ausserleitner Bischofshofen (AUT) 115 377 [325]
4 February 1997   Eva Ganster  Austria Kulm Tauplitz (AUT) 144 472 [326]
5 February 1997   Eva Ganster  Austria Kulm Tauplitz (AUT) 161 528 [327]
6 February 1997   Eva Ganster  Austria Kulm Tauplitz (AUT) 163 535 [328]
7 February 1997   Eva Ganster  Austria Kulm Tauplitz (AUT) 164.5 540 [329]
9 February 1997   Eva Ganster  Austria Kulm Tauplitz (AUT) 165.5 543 [330]
9 February 1997   Eva Ganster  Austria Kulm Tauplitz (AUT) 167 548 [330]
29 January 2003   Daniela Iraschko  Austria Kulm Tauplitz (AUT) 188 617
29 January 2003   Daniela Iraschko  Austria Kulm Tauplitz (AUT) 200 656
18 March 2023   Ema Klinec  Slovenia Vikersundbakken Vikersund (NOR) 203 666
18 March 2023   Maren Lundby  Norway Vikersundbakken Vikersund (NOR) 212.5 697
18 March 2023   Alexandria Loutitt  Canada Vikersundbakken Vikersund (NOR) 222 728
19 March 2023   Ema Klinec  Slovenia Vikersundbakken Vikersund (NOR) 226 741
17 March 2024   Silje Opseth  Norway Vikersundbakken Vikersund (NOR) 230.5 756

Invalid world record distances[edit]

Not counting if touching the ground, falling before reaching the outrun line or landing during non-competition training rounds.

Date Athlete Country Hill Location m ft Note
17 March 2024   Silje Opseth  Norway Vikersundbakken Vikersund (NOR) 236.5 776 Fall

Summer world records[edit]

Plastic matting for ski jumping was invented by German athlete Hans Renner. The first ski jumping tests on plastic without any audience were made on 31 October 1954 at Regenbergschanze in Zella-Mehlis, East Germany.

At the Wadeberg Jugendschanze K40 in Oberhof, East Germany, which was built just next to the old Thuringia ski jump (Thüringenschanze [de]). Werner Lesser was the first to set a summer WR of 41 m (135 ft) on 21 November 1954.

Valid[edit]

Date Athlete Country Hill Location m ft
21 November 1954   Werner Lesser  East Germany Thüringenschanze K40 Oberhof (DDR) 41 135
21 November 1954   Werner Lesser  East Germany Thüringenschanze K40 Oberhof (DDR) 42 138
30 September 1973   Heinz Wossipiwo  East Germany Areal Horečky K90 Frenštát (TCH) 84 276
30 September 1973   Heinz Wossipiwo  East Germany Areal Horečky K90 Frenštát (TCH) 86 282
6 August 1979   Holger Greiner-Petter  East Germany Kanzlersgrund Oberhof (DDR) 97 318
7 August 1979   Jochen Danneberg  East Germany Kanzlersgrund Oberhof (DDR) 110 361
31 October 1993   Noriaki Kasai  Japan Olympic Hills K120 Hakuba (JPN) 126.5 415
25 September 1994   Takehito Suda  Japan Olympic Hills K120 Hakuba (JPN) 127 417
20 August 1995   Rico Meinel  Germany Granåsen K120 Trondheim (NOR) 130.5 428
18 August 1996   Ari-Pekka Nikkola  Finland Granåsen K120 Trondheim (NOR) 131 430
17 August 1997   Kazuyoshi Funaki  Japan Granåsen K120 Trondheim (NOR) 132.5 435
5 September 2004   Daniel Forfang  Norway Wielka Krokiew HS134 Zakopane (POL) 139.5 458
2 September 2005   Petter Tande  Norway Paul-Ausserleitner HS140 Bischofshofen (AUT) 142 466
16 August 2007   Gregor Schlierenzauer  Austria Trempolino a Monte HS140 Pragelato (ITA) 143.5 471
2 September 2007   Bernhard Gruber  Austria Paul-Ausserleitner HS140 Bischofshofen (AUT) 143.5 471
5 October 2007   Gregor Schlierenzauer  Austria Vogtland Arena HS140 Klingenthal (GER) 146 479
2 October 2009   Harri Olli  Finland Vogtland Arena HS140 Klingenthal (GER) 146 479
23 September 2011   Vegard Haukø Sklett  Norway Vogtland Arena HS140 Klingenthal (GER) 147 482
15 October 2016   Dimitry Vassiliev  Russia RusSki Gorki HS140 Sochi (RUS) 147.5 484
11 July 2018   Sergey Tkachenko  Kazakhstan Burabay Ski Jumps HS140 Shchuchinsk (KAZ) 151 495

Invalid[edit]

Date Athlete Country Hill Location m ft Note
21 August 2013   Sarah Hendrickson  United States Schattenbergschanze HS137 Oberstdorf (GER) 148 486 Ladies
11 July 2018   Jurij Tepeš  Slovenia Burabay Ski Jumps HS140 Shchuchinsk (KAZ) 154 505 Men

All jumps over 250 metres[edit]

As of 24 March 2019

No. Date Athlete Country Hill Size Location Length
1 14 February 2015   Peter Prevc  Slovenia Vikersundbakken HS225 Vikersund 250 m (ex )
2 15 February 2015   Anders Fannemel  Norway Vikersundbakken HS225 Vikersund 251.5 m (ex )
3 18 March 2017   Robert Johansson  Norway Vikersundbakken HS225 Vikersund 252 m (ex )
4 18 March 2017   Stefan Kraft  Austria Vikersundbakken HS225 Vikersund 253.5 m
5 25 March 2017   Robert Johansson  Norway Letalnica bratov Gorišek HS225 Planica 250 m
6 25 March 2017   Stefan Kraft  Austria Letalnica bratov Gorišek HS225 Planica 251 m
7 25 March 2017   Kamil Stoch  Poland Letalnica bratov Gorišek HS225 Planica 251.5 m
8 26 March 2017   Stefan Kraft  Austria Letalnica bratov Gorišek HS225 Planica 250 m
9 24 March 2019   Ryoyu Kobayashi  Japan Letalnica bratov Gorišek HS240 Planica 252.0 m
↓ invalid jumps ↓
1 15 February 2015   Dimitry Vassiliev  Russia Vikersundbakken HS225 Vikersund 254 m (WR fall)
2 16 March 2016   Tilen Bartol  Slovenia Letalnica bratov Gorišek HS225 Planica 252 m (test: WR fall)
3 22 March 2018   G. Schlierenzauer  Austria Letalnica bratov Gorišek HS240 Planica 253.5 m (WR fall)

Most jumps over 250 metres[edit]

As of 24 March 2019, including invalid jumps:

Rank Athlete Country ≥ 250 m Longest jump
1 Stefan Kraft  Austria 3 253.5 m
2 Robert Johansson  Norway 2 252 m (former )
3 Peter Prevc  Slovenia 1 250 m (former )
Anders Fannemel  Norway 1 251.5 m (former )
Ryoyu Kobayashi  Japan 1 252.0 m
Kamil Stoch  Poland 1 251.5 m
Dimitry Vassiliev  Russia 1 254 m (WR fall)
G. Schlierenzauer  Austria 1 253.5 m (WR fall)
Tilen Bartol  Slovenia 1 252 m (test: WR fall)

All female jumps over 200 metres[edit]

As of 17 March 2024

No. Date Athlete Country Hill Size Location Length
↓ first ever (unofficial) test jump ↓
1 29 January 2003   Daniela Iraschko  Austria Kulm K185 Tauplitz 200 m Austrian women national record (ex )
↓ official jumps ↓
2 18 March 2023   Ema Klinec  Slovenia Vikersundbakken HS240 Vikersund 203 m (ex )
3 18 March 2023   Yūki Itō  Japan Vikersundbakken HS240 Vikersund 200 m
4 18 March 2023   Maren Lundby  Norway Vikersundbakken HS240 Vikersund 212.5 m (ex )
5 18 March 2023   Alexandria Loutitt  Canada Vikersundbakken HS240 Vikersund 222 m (ex )
6 18 March 2023   Ema Klinec  Slovenia Vikersundbakken HS240 Vikersund 221 m
7 19 March 2023   Yūki Itō  Japan Vikersundbakken HS240 Vikersund 200 m
8 19 March 2023   Maren Lundby  Norway Vikersundbakken HS240 Vikersund 216.5 m Norwegian women national record
9 19 March 2023   Silje Opseth  Norway Vikersundbakken HS240 Vikersund 206.5 m
10 19 March 2023   Ema Klinec  Slovenia Vikersundbakken HS240 Vikersund 200 m
11 19 March 2023   Yūki Itō  Japan Vikersundbakken HS240 Vikersund 200.5 m Japanese women national record
12 19 March 2023   Silje Opseth  Norway Vikersundbakken HS240 Vikersund 211 m
13 19 March 2023   Ema Klinec  Slovenia Vikersundbakken HS240 Vikersund 226 m Slovenian women national record (ex )
14 19 March 2023   Alexandria Loutitt  Canada Vikersundbakken HS240 Vikersund 225 m Canadian women and absolute national record
15 19 March 2023   Silje Opseth  Norway Vikersundbakken HS240 Vikersund 207 m
16 19 March 2023   Ema Klinec  Slovenia Vikersundbakken HS240 Vikersund 223.5 m
17 15 March 2024   Ema Klinec  Slovenia Vikersundbakken HS240 Vikersund 205.5 m
18 15 March 2024   Silje Opseth  Norway Vikersundbakken HS240 Vikersund 215.5 m
19 17 March 2024   Silje Opseth  Norway Vikersundbakken HS240 Vikersund 236.5 m (WR fall)
20 17 March 2024   Eirin Maria Kvandal  Norway Vikersundbakken HS240 Vikersund 204 m
21 17 March 2024   Silje Opseth  Norway Vikersundbakken HS240 Vikersund 203 m
22 17 March 2024   Eirin Maria Kvandal  Norway Vikersundbakken HS240 Vikersund 202 m
23 17 March 2024   Alexandria Loutitt  Canada Vikersundbakken HS240 Vikersund 200 m
24 17 March 2024   Yūki Itō  Japan Vikersundbakken HS240 Vikersund 200 m
25 17 March 2024   Ema Klinec  Slovenia Vikersundbakken HS240 Vikersund 203 m
26 17 March 2024   Silje Opseth  Norway Vikersundbakken HS240 Vikersund 230.5 m Norwegian women national record
27 17 March 2024   Eirin Maria Kvandal  Norway Vikersundbakken HS240 Vikersund 212 m

Most female jumps over 200 metres[edit]

As of 17 March 2024, including test jump:

Rank Athlete Country ≥ 200 m Longest jump
1 Silje Opseth  Norway 7 230.5 m Norwegian women national record
Ema Klinec  Slovenia 7 226 m
3 Yūki Itō  Japan 4 200.5 m
Alexandria Loutitt  Canada 3 225 m
Eirin Maria Kvandal  Norway 3 212 m
6 Maren Lundby  Norway 2 216.5 m
7 Daniela Iraschko  Austria 1 200 m (former )

Note[edit]

  1. ^ Tim Ashburner tells in the book The history of ski jumping (ISBN 1-904057-15-2, p. 14) that Norheim's longest jump in the circuit in Hauglibakken should have been measured at 50 Norwegian ells / alen (31.5 meters as one ell was then equal to 62.75 cm), but that the newspapers in Christiania stated that the length "with a certain exaggeration" should have been 30 ells (19 metres). However all statistics cites 19.5 metres as world record, which corresponds to 31 ells.
  2. ^ Hussebyrennet was held between 5–7 February 1881. To confirm the exact day of WR was set, sources from Aftenposten and other Norwegian newspaper articles needs to be searched.
  3. ^ According to official German radio report cited in Ljudska pravica, jumps were following in that order: Andreas Däscher (130 m), then Dan Netzell (135 m) and the last Sepp Weiler (133 m).
  4. ^ Geir Ove Berg's jump was first measured as 167 metres, but later corrected into 173 metres world record. It was officially published the next day
  5. ^ In 1879 Olaf Haugann reached the distance of 22 metres during practice
  6. ^ On 21 or 22 March 1891, Gustav Bye claimed, that he jumped 33 metres in Levanger, Norway, which would then be WR. However, it is uncertain with some doubts if it was perhaps measured in Ells (1 Norwegian ell = 62.75 cm) which would be actually only 20 metres.
  7. ^ In 1913, Ragnar Omtvedt landed at 158 ft (48.2 m) WR distance on American Championships in Ironwood, but not recognized as this was professional competition. Later on the same day, another amateur competition for longest standing jump event was held, where Omtvedt set official WR at 169 ft (51.5 metres).
  8. ^ 161 ft fall is possible WR distance. It is unclear from the article description. Depends on when was it set, before or after Omtvedt set 169 ft WR?
  9. ^ 165 ft fall is possible WR distance. It is unclear from the article description. Depends on when was it set, before or after Omtvedt set 169 ft WR?
  10. ^ In March 1923, Nels Nelsen fell at 234 ft (71.3 metres) world record distance on Nels Nelsen Hill in Revelstoke, Canada.
  11. ^ On 5 February 1924, Nels Nelsen touched the ground at 235 ft (71.6 metres) world record distance on Nels Nelsen Hill in Revelstoke, Canada.
  12. ^ On 6 February 1924, Nels Nelsen fell at 235 ft (71.6 metres) world record distance on Nels Nelsen Hill in Revelstoke, Canada.
  13. ^ According to Harold "Cork" Anson, 254 ft (77.4 metres) world record distance set by Alf Engen on Ecker Hill in January 1931, was not recognized as WR, because Utah Ski Club was not then a member of the Western American Winter Sport Association.
  14. ^ 266 ft (81.1 metres) world record distance set by Alf Engen on Ecker Hill on 19 December 1931, was not recognized as WR, as it was achieved at practice, witnessed by only five people.
  15. ^ 311 ft (94.8 metres) world record distance set by Alf Engen on Ecker Hill in January 1935, was made at practice (non-sanctioned competition) and that is why it was not recognized as an official world record.
  16. ^ Gudbrandsdølen as the only source reported about 15.5 meters as WR (30 January 1902) all others reported about 14.5 meters for the Hilda Stang world record set in 1902 in Gjøvik

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Znamki 101 za nas in 108 za Nemce & Serija senzacij (p.1, column 4)" (in Slovenian). Jutro. 3 March 1941. p. 1.
  2. ^ a b Canadian Ski Hall of Fame. "Nels Nelsen" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 15 February 2011.
  3. ^ "Ski jump world record broken for second time in two days as Anders Fannemel flies to glory". Eurosport. 15 February 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-02-17.
  4. ^ Thoresen 2007, p. 18
  5. ^ a b Thoresen 2007, p. 15
  6. ^ Thoresen 2007, p. 21
  7. ^ (ISBN 1-904057-15-2, p. 14)
  8. ^ Thoresen 2007, p. 371
  9. ^ Thoresen 2007, p. 26
  10. ^ Thoresen 2007, p. 70
  11. ^ Thoresen 2007, pp. 371–373
  12. ^ Thoresen 2007, p. 74
  13. ^ Thoresen 2007, p. 239
  14. ^ English commentary by David Goldstrom after Stoch's 1st round jump, from the Eurosport broadcast in Planica on 26 March 2017
  15. ^ International Ski Federation. "Distance measurement". Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 15 February 2011.
  16. ^ "Verdens første skihopp minnes" (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. 12 November 2008.
  17. ^ "Minnes verdens første skihopprekord" (in Norwegian). NRK. 12 November 2008.
  18. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Luftseilas på ski (page 4)" (in Norwegian). Nordlands Avis. 1 April 1952.
  19. ^ Tim Ashburner: The History of Ski Jumping (page 14). History of Ski Jumping. 31 January 2013. ISBN 978-1-904057-15-4.
  20. ^ "Column 1, Paragraph 2 (page 3)" (in Norwegian). Oplandenes avis. 19 February 1879.
  21. ^ a b The Men of Telemark (page 91). Two Planks and A Passion. 31 January 2013. ISBN 9780826423382.
  22. ^ "In Aftenposten dated January 10th, 1881 there was an advertisement". morgedal.com. 7 August 2021.
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