Janez Polda (25 May 1924 in Mojstrana – 20 March 1964) was a Yugoslavian between ski jumper who competed between 1948 and 1956.
Janez Polda | |
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Country | Yugoslavia |
Born | Mojstrana, Ljubljana Oblast, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes | 25 May 1924
Died | 20 March 1964 Mojstrana, Yugoslavia | (aged 39)
Personal best | 114 m (374 ft) Planica, Yugoslavia (17 March 1950) |
Career
editHe finished 41st in the individual large hill at the 1948 Winter Olympics in Sankt Moritz, tied for 16th at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo and was 24th at the 1956 Games. Polda's best career finish was fifth in an individual normal hill event in Austria in 1956.
Invalid ski jumping world record
editDate | Hill | Location | Metres | Feet |
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14 March 1948 | Bloudkova velikanka | Planica, Yugoslavia | 120 | 394 |
Not recognized! Touch ground at world record distance.[1][2]
References
edit- ^ "Izredni uspehi slovenskih in inozemskih skakalcev v Planici, p.6" (in Slovenian). Slovenski poročevalec. 16 March 1948.
- ^ "Jugoslovan Polda je skočl 120 m, Švicar Charles Blum pa 121 m (page 1)" (in Slovenian). Ljudska pravica. 15 March 1948.
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