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Planica 1947

Planica 1947 was a ski flying week, allowed only in study purposes, competition held on 24 March 1947 in Planica, PR Slovenia, FPR Yugoslavia. This was the first post WWII competition with total over 25,000 people.

Planica 1947
Host cityPlanica, FPR Yugoslavia
SportSki flying
EventsSki Flying Study Week
Main venueBloudkova velikanka K120
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Schedule edit

Date Event Rounds Longest jump of the day Visitors
17 March 1947   Training 1 3 94 metres (308 ft) by Rudi Finžgar N/A
18 March 1947   Training 2 4
4		 91 metres (299 ft) by Rudi Finžgar (morning)
109 metres (358 ft) by Rudi Finžgar (afternoon)		 N/A
19 March 1947   Training 3 — canceled due to heavy rain in the morning —
20 March 1947   —
1		 canceled; wet snow problems (morning)
90 metres (295 ft) by Fritz Tschannen (afternoon)		 N/A
21 March 1947   Training 4 2 95 metres (312 ft) by Janko Mežik N/A
22 March 1947   Training 5 2 102 metres (335 ft) by Rudi Finžgar N/A
23 March 1947   Competition — canceled;heavy rain, rescheduled on 24 March 15,000
24 March 1947   2 89 metres (292 ft) by Rudi Finžgar N/A

Competition edit

On 17 March 1947, the first training of ski flying study week was on schedule at 11 AM with three rounds. The longest distance was set by Rudi Finžgar at 94 metres.[1][2]

On 18 March 1947, the second training of ski flying study week was on schedule with four rounds at the 10 AM morning event and four rounds at the 15:15 PM afternoon event. Both times Rudi Finžgar was the longest with 91 and 109 metres.[3]

On 19 March 1947, training of ski flying study week was on schedule. But it was canceled, no jumps at large hill that day due to heavy rain in the morning. Hill was useless. They all moved to near Hotel Ilirija where Finžgar was telling stories.[4]

On 20 March 1947, the third training day of ski flying study week was on schedule. Morning event was canceled due to wet snow, late afternoon event was ready at 16 PM with thirteen jumps. The longest was Fritz Tschannen at 90 metres.[5]

On 21 March 1947, the fourth training of ski flying study week was on schedule in three rounds. It started at 10 AM with the longest jump of Janko Mežik at 95 metres. Today were totally different weather conditions than yesterday, sunny and frozen snow.[6]

On 22 March 1947, the last training of ski flying study week was on schedule in two rounds. With more visitors each Rudi Finžgar was the longest again with 102 metres. Today was the day with full preparations for tomorrow's main competition.[7]

On 23 March 1947, the main competition was on scheduled, but canceled due to heavy rain. 15,000 disappointed and angry people that gathered around the hill had to go home. Competition was rescheduled on Monday, at the next day.[8]

On 24 March 1947, rescheduled competition from Sunday, this time a lot smaller crowd was held. Hill was ready at 9 AM and Rudi Finžgar who the competition in a battle for the best jump of the day.

Training 1 edit

11:00 AM — 17 March 1947 — Three rounds — chronological order

Bib Name Country Round 1 Round 2 Round 3
1 Fritz Tschannen    Switzerland 65 m 70 m 86 m
2 Charles Blum    Switzerland 65 m 80 m —
3 Georg Keller    Switzerland 61 m 69 m 70 m
4 Rudi Finžgar   Yugoslavia 78 m 91 m 94 m
5 Janko Mežik   Yugoslavia 75 m 81 m 82 m
6 Karel Klančnik   Yugoslavia 58 m 73 m 72 m
7 Ivo Javornik   Yugoslavia 65 m 72 m 76 m
8 Lojze Razinger   Yugoslavia 68 m 78 m 77 m
9 Stane Kordež   Yugoslavia 61 m 71 m 79 m
10 Slavko Šušteršič   Yugoslavia 67 m — —
11 Janez Rožič   Yugoslavia 64 m 77 m 82 m
12 Janez Polda   Yugoslavia 70 m 77 m —

Training 2 edit

10:00 AM — 18 March 1947 — Four rounds — chronological order

Bib Name Country Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4
1 Charles Blum    Switzerland 70 m 86 m 83 m 87 m
2 Georg Keller    Switzerland 61 m 80 m 75 m 76 m
3 Fritz Tschannen    Switzerland 65 m 85 m 87 m 89 m
4 Ivo Javornik   Yugoslavia 62 m 72 m 74 m 77 m
5 Karel Klančnik   Yugoslavia 64 m 82 m 81 m —
6 Rudi Finžgar   Yugoslavia 73 m 88 m 91 m —
7 Lojze Razinger   Yugoslavia 68 m 83 m 78 m —
8 Stane Kordež   Yugoslavia 63 m 71 m 74 m —
9 Janez Rožič   Yugoslavia 69 m 75 m 77 m —
10 Janez Polda   Yugoslavia 74 m 78 m — —
11 Janko Mežik   Yugoslavia 73 m 75 m — —
12 Franc Pribošek   Yugoslavia 63 m 70 m — —
13 Franta Dvoržak   Yugoslavia 53 m 58 m — —
Afternoon jumps, 15:15 PM
1 Charles Blum    Switzerland 77 m 95 m 98 m —
2 Fritz Tschannen    Switzerland 76 m 93 m 100 m —
3 Ivo Javornik   Yugoslavia 80 m — — —
4 Rudi Finžgar   Yugoslavia 80 m 96 m 109 m —

Training 3 edit

16:00 AM — 20 March 1947 — One round — chronological order

Bib Name Country Round 1
1 Rudi Finžgar   Yugoslavia 84 m
2 Albin Novšak   Yugoslavia 63 m
3 Janez Rožič   Yugoslavia 72 m
4 Janko Mežik   Yugoslavia 85 m
5 Slavko Šušteršič   Yugoslavia 69 m
6 Franc Pribošek   Yugoslavia 73 m
7 Karel Klančnik   Yugoslavia 84 m
8 Charles Blum    Switzerland 88 m
9 Georg Keller    Switzerland 76 m
10 Fritz Tschannen    Switzerland 90 m
11 Ivo Javornik   Yugoslavia 77 m
12 Janez Polda   Yugoslavia 89 m
13 Stane Kordež   Yugoslavia 76 m

Training 4 edit

10:00 AM — 21 March 1947 — Three rounds — chronological order

Bib Name Country Round 1 Round 2 Round 3
1 Rudi Finžgar   Yugoslavia 82 m 90 m 91 m
2 Charles Blum    Switzerland 81 m 81 m 85 m
3 Georg Keller    Switzerland 68 m 78 m 76 m
4 Fritz Tschannen    Switzerland 85 m 80 m 93 m
5 Franc Pribošek   Yugoslavia 76 m 84 m —
6 Karel Klančnik   Yugoslavia 88 m 85 m 84 m
7 Lojze Razinger   Yugoslavia 76 m 75 m 76 m
8 Janez Rožič   Yugoslavia 77 m 73 m —
9 Janko Mežik   Yugoslavia 78 m 95 m —
10 Albin Novšak   Yugoslavia 75 m — —
11 Slavko Šušteršič   Yugoslavia 77 m — —
12 Janez Polda   Yugoslavia 75 m 86 m —
13 Bine Rogelj   Yugoslavia 53 m — —

Training 5 edit

8:30 AM — 22 March 1947 — Two rounds — chronological order

Bib Name Country Round 1 Round 2
1 Janko Mežik   Yugoslavia 93 m 99 m
2 Charles Blum    Switzerland 96 m 101 m
3 Fritz Tschannen    Switzerland 100 m 101 m
4 Georg Keller    Switzerland 85 m 90 m
5 Rudi Finžgar   Yugoslavia 94 m 102 m
6 Lojze Razinger   Yugoslavia 84 m 86 m
7 Franc Pribošek   Yugoslavia 88 m —
8 Janez Polda   Yugoslavia 100 m —

  Yugoslavian national record!
  Fall or touch!

Official results edit

Ski Flying Study competition edit

24 March 1947 — 9:00 AM — Two rounds — ranking incomplete — points N/A[9]

Rank Bib Name Country Round 1 Round 2
1 1 Rudi Finžgar   Yugoslavia 86 m 89 m
2 3 Charles Blum    Switzerland 81 m N/A
3 4 Fritz Tschannen    Switzerland 92 m N/A
N/A 2 Stane Kordež   Yugoslavia 72 m N/A
N/A 5 Georg Keller    Switzerland 63 m N/A
N/A 6 Lojze Razinger   Yugoslavia 69 m N/A
N/A 7 Franc Pribošek   Yugoslavia 87 m N/A
N/A 8 Janko Mežik   Yugoslavia 87 m 95 m
N/A 9 Karel Klančnik   Yugoslavia 84 m N/A
N/A 10 Ivo Javornik   Yugoslavia 68 m N/A

References edit

  1. ^ "Jutri se prične teden smuških poletov, p.6" (in Slovenian). Slovenski poročevalec. 16 March 1947.
  2. ^ "Finžgar Rudi skočil 94 metrov!, p.5" (in Slovenian). Slovenski poročevalec. 18 March 1947.
  3. ^ "Finžgar Rudi skočil 109 metrov, p.2" (in Slovenian). Slovenski poročevalec. 19 March 1947.
  4. ^ "Med našimi in švicarskimni tekmovalci v Planici, p.5" (in Slovenian). Slovenski poročevalec. 20 March 1947.
  5. ^ "Tretji dan smuških poletov v Planici, p.3" (in Slovenian). Slovenski poročevalec. 21 March 1947.
  6. ^ "Danes je najdlje skočil Mežik 95 metrov, p.3" (in Slovenian). Slovenski poročevalec. 22 March 1947.
  7. ^ "V Planici pet poletov nad 100 metrov, p.6" (in Slovenian). Slovenski poročevalec. 23 March 1947.
  8. ^ "Teden smuških poletov je zaključen, p.5" (in Slovenian). Slovenski poročevalec. 25 March 1947.
  9. ^ "Planica 1934 – 2011: Podiums and top distances for each international competition" (PDF). Jože Šlibar. 3 June 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-02-01.

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