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Planica 1947

Coordinates: 46°28′43″N 13°43′16″E / 46.47861°N 13.72111°E / 46.47861; 13.72111
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Planica 1947
Host cityPlanica, FPR Yugoslavia
SportSki flying
EventsSki Flying Study Week
Main venueBloudkova velikanka K120
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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.

Schedule

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Ski Flying Study competition

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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

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  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.

46°28′43″N 13°43′16″E / 46.47861°N 13.72111°E / 46.47861; 13.72111