Gustadbakken was a K81 ski jumping hill located at Geithus, Modum, Norway. Five official world records were set on the hill between 1902 and 1912.
| Gustadbakken | |
|---|---|
| Location | Geithus, Modum, Norway |
| Coordinates | 59°54′37″N 9°57′38″E / 59.9102°N 9.9605°E |
| Opened | 1902 |
| Closed | 1964 |
| Demolished | yes |
| Size | |
| K–point | K81 |
| Hill record | 71.5 m (235 ft) Erling Kroken(1951) |
History edit
Owned by Modum SK, Geithus IL, situated just a few kilometres away from Vikersundbakken, it had a K-point at 81 meters at the end. It was opened in 1902 and closed in 1964, later demolished.[1]
On 11 February 1902, Sigurd Brunæs from Norway set the first official world record on this hill at 35.5 metres (116 ft) and the same day his fellow Hans Hovde crashed at 36 metres (118 ft) WR distance.[2]
On 9 March 1902, another Norwegian Nils Gjestvang set another world records improving the distance at 38.5 metres (126 feet) and 41 metres (135 feet).[3]
On 10 February 1907, Gunnar Johansen from Norway tied the last world set on this same hill five years ago at 41 metres (135 feet).[4][5]
From 1908 to 1914 four invalid world records with falls were set by Norwegians; A. Blomqvist crashed at 47 metres (154 ft), Gunnar Sundet at 45.5 m (149 ft), Haakon Hansen at 47 m (154 ft) and Josef Henriksen at 52 m (171 ft).[6][7][8][9][10]
On 18 February 1912, Gunnar Andersen from Norway set the fifth and the last world record on this hill at 47 metres (154 feet) and his fellow Oscar Gundersen crashed at 50 metres (164 ft) world record distance on the same day.[11][12]
In 1930s hill's K-point was enlarged at K60 meters. In 1951 the last and all-time hill record was set by Norwegian Erling Kroken at 71.5 meters (235 ft).
Ski jumping world records edit
| No. | Date | Name | Country | Metres | Feet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #12 | 11 February 1902 | Sigurd Brunæs |  Norway |
35.5 | 116 |
| F | 11 February 1902 | Hans Hovde | Norway |
36 | 118 |
| #13 | 9 March 1902 | Nils Gjestvang | Norway |
38.5 | 126 |
| #14 | 9 March 1902 | Nils Gjestvang | Norway |
41 | 135 |
| #15 | 10 February 1907 | Gunnar Johansen | Norway |
41 | 135 |
| F | 2 February 1908 | A. Blomqvist | Norway |
47 | 154 |
| F | 6 February 1910 | Gunnar Sundet | Norway |
45.5 | 149 |
| F | 5 February 1911 | Haakon Hansen | Norway |
47 | 154 |
| #20 | 18 February 1912 | Gunnar Andersen | Norway |
47 | 154 |
| F | 18 February 1912 | Oscar Gundersen | Norway |
50 | 164 |
| F | 1 February 1914 | Josef Henriksen | Norway |
52 | 171 |
Not recognized! Fall at world record distance.
References edit
- ^ "Gustadbakken – lokalhistoriewiki.no".
- ^ "Tapre gutter og lange hop (page 1, column 5)" (in Norwegian). Social-Demokraten. 13 February 1902.
- ^ "Staeende hop paa 41 meter (page 1, column 4)" (in Norwegian). Social-Demokraten. 11 March 1902.
- ^ "Svære Hoplængder (page 1, paragraph 2)" (in Norwegian). Fredriksstad Tilskuer. 18 February 1907.
- ^ "Gustadrendet paa Modum (page 2)" (in Norwegian). Ringerikes Blad. 12 February 1907.
- ^ "I Gustadbakken (page 3, paragraph 1)" (in Norwegian). Morgenbladet. 3 February 1908.
- ^ "Et 44 1/2 Meters staaende Hop (page 2, column 4)" (in Norwegian). Hedemarkens Amtstidende. 9 February 1910.
- ^ "Gaustad-rendet (page 3, column 1)" (in Norwegian). Solungen. 8 February 1911.
- ^ "Gustadrendet (page 4)" (in Norwegian). Drammens Titende. 2 February 1934.
- ^ "Gustadrendet paa Modum (page 4)" (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. 2 February 1934.
- ^ "47 meter (page 2, column 4)" (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. 19 February 1912.
- ^ "Et 47 meters hop (page 3, column 2)" (in Norwegian). Asker og Bærum Budstikke. 24 February 1912.
External links edit
- Gustadbakken skisprungschanzen.com