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Heinz Wossipiwo (born 25 January 1951) is a German former ski jumper who competed from 1971 to 1975, representing East Germany.
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| Country |  East Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 January 1951 Bad Elster, East Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal best | 169 m (554 ft) Oberstdorf, West Germany (9 March 1973) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editHe won a silver medal in the individual large hill at the 1974 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Falun. Wossipiwo also won a silver medal at the 1972 Ski-flying World Championships.
He also finished second one other time in his career in a normal hill event at Oberstdorf, West Germany in 1973. He also competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics.[1]
On 9 March 1973, he set a world record distance at 169 metres (554 ft) on Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze in Oberstdorf, West Germany.[2][3]
Ski jumping world record
edit| Date | Hill | Location | Metres | Feet |
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| 9 March 1973 | Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze K175 | Oberstdorf, West Germany | 169 | 554 |
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Heinz Wossipiwo Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
- ^ "Nov rekord 169 m (page 1)" (in Slovenian). Delo. 10 March 1973.
- ^ "Zdaj Wosipiwo - 169 m (page 7)" (in Slovenian). Delo. 10 March 1973.
External links
edit- H. Wossipiwo at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Heinz Wosipiwo at Olympedia (archive)
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