FIS Ski Flying World Championships 1985

Venue| Velikanka bratov Gorišek K185
Date| 16–17 March 1985
Competitors| 44 from 13 nations
Winning score| 580.5
Medalists
|  | Matti Nykänen|    Finland

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| Jens Weißflog|    East Germany
| Pavel Ploc|    Czechoslovakia

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The FIS Ski Flying World Ski Championships 1985 was held between 16 and 17 March in Planica, Yugoslavia. This was the third record time hosting world championships after 1972 and 1979.

The attendance at Planica was an all-time record, with a total of 150,000 people in three days: 20,000 people in training, 80,000 on the first day and 50,000 on the second day of the competition.

## Schedule

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Date  | Event  | Rounds  | Longest jump of the day  | Visitors

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13 March 1985   | Hill test | 2 | 173 metres (568 ft) by Matjaž Debelak | N/A
14 March 1985   | Hill test 2 | 2 | 158 metres (518 ft) by Matjaž Debelak | N/A
15 March 1985   | Official training | 3 | 191 metres (627 ft) by Matti Nykänen | 20,000
16 March 1985   | Individual, Day 1 | 3 | 190 metres (623 ft) by Matti Nykänen | 80,000
17 March 1985   | Individual, Day 2 | 2 | 187 metres (614 ft) by Matti Nykänen | 50,000

## All jumps over 190 metres

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Chronological order:

* 191 metres (627 ft) – 15 March – Matti Nykänen (WR, 2RD, Official training)
* 190 metres (623 ft) – 16 March – Matti Nykänen (1RD)

## Competition

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On 13 March 1985 premiere hill test was on schedule. Yugoslavian ski jumper Branko Dolhar had honour to be the first. Distance of the day was set by Matjaž Debelak at 173 metres.[1]

On 14 March 1985 second hill test or unofficial training was on schedule with ten Yugoslavian trial jumpers who made 20 jumps in total. Matjaž Debelak set the longest distance at 158 metres.[2]

On 15 March 1985 official training in three rounds was on schedule with no qualifying. Three world records were set: Mike Holland in 1st round with 186 metres. Matti Nykänen broke the record short after with 187 in first and 191 metres in 2nd round.[3]

On 16 March 1985 first day of championships with three rounds in competition on schedule in front of 80,000 people, a record Planica daily crowd and still one of the most visited ski jumping events ever. They saw Nykänen's 190 metres jump in the first round.

On 17 March 1985 second and final day of world championships with only two rounds in competition, because the last round was canceled. Nykänen totally dominated with two world records and became world champion.

### Hill test

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Morning — 13 March 1985 — Two rounds — chronological order not available

Bib  | Name  | 1RD  | 2RD

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N/A |  Branko Dolhar | 165.0 m | 135.0 m
N/A |  Rajko Lotrič | 112.0 m | 130.0 m
N/A |  Aleš Peljhan | 164.0 m | 160.0 m
N/A |  Zoran Kešar | 109.0 m | 112.0 m
N/A |  Bojan Globočnik | 155.0 m | N/A
N/A |  Krištof Gašpirc | 130.0 m | 133.0 m
N/A |  Iztok Melin | 127.0 m | 120.0 m
N/A |  Vili Tepeš | 120.0 m | 126.0 m
N/A |  Janez Štirn | 158.0 m | N/A
N/A |  Matjaž Debelak | 173.0 m | N/A
N/A |  Peter Slatnar | 112.0 m | N/A
N/A |  Borut Dolenc | 135.0 m | N/A
N/A |  Jože Verdev | 130.0 m | N/A

### Official training

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Trial jumpers — 15 March 1985 — chronological order not available

Bib  | Name  | 1RD  | 2RD  | 3RD

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Test jumpers
N/A |  Matjaž Debelak | 145.0 m | 185.0 m | —
N/A |  Vasja Bajc | 139.0 m | — | —
N/A |  Aleš Peljhan | 139.0 m | — | —
N/A |  Jože Verdev | 128.0 m | 128.0 m | 142.0 m
N/A |  Bojan Globočnik | 122.0 m | 117.0 m | —
N/A |  Zoran Kešar | 118.0 m | — | —
N/A |  Krištof Gašpirc | 117.0 m | 116.0 m | —
N/A |  Iztok Melin | 106.0 m | — | —
N/A |  Vili Tepeš | 94.0 m | — | —
N/A |  Janez Štirn | 122.0 m | — | 154.0 m

11:00 AM — Competitors — 15 March 1985 — incomplete chronological order

Bib  | Name  | 1RD  | 2RD  | 3RD

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Competitors
3 |  Mark Konopacke | 118.0 m | 117.0 m | 133.0 m
4 |  Mike Holland | 186.0 m | 175.0 m | 159.0 m
10  |  Matjaž Žagar | 168.0 m | 167.0 m | —
16  |  Ernst Vettori | 144.0 m | 162.0 m | 154.0 m
18  |  Tomaž Dolar | 120.0 m | 136.0 m | 137.0 m
26 |  Matti Nykänen | 187.0 m | 191.0 m | 172.0 m
28  |  Franz Wiegele | 158.0 m | 173.0 m | 159.0 m
34  |  Borut Mur | 95.0 m | 119.0 m | 124.0 m
36 |  Klaus Ostwald | 124.0 m | 139.0 m | 129.0 m
41  |  Piotr Fijas | 128.0 m | 171.0 m | 143.0 m
42 |  Miran Tepeš | 129.0 m | 175.0 m | 164.0 m
43 |  Ole Gunnar Fidjestøl | 174.0 m | 176.0 m | 154.0 m
44 |  Pavel Ploc | 129.0 m | 121.0 m | 151.0 m
46 |  Jens Weißflog | 138.0 m | 175.0 m | 152.0 m
49 |  Per Bergerud | 121.0 m | 159.0 m | 151.0 m
N/A |  Ladislav Dluhoš | — | 143.0 m | 141.0 m
N/A |  Tuomo Ylipulli | 169.0 m | 168.0 m | 161.0 m
N/A |  Vladimír Podzimek | 143.0 m | 150.0 m | 149.0 m
N/A |  Richard Schallert | 158.0 m | 153.0 m | —
N/A |  Thomas Klauser | 131.0 m | 167.0 m | —
N/A |  Jukka Kalso | 119.0 m | 149.0 m | 135.0 m
N/A |  Steinar Bråten | 109.0 m | 144.0 m | 146.0 m
N/A  |  Andreas Felder | 159.0 m | 134.0 m | 156.0 m
N/A  |  Franz Neuländtner | 125.0 m | 173.0 m | 140.0 m
N/A  |  Ulf Findeisen | 149.0 m | 159.0 m | 132.0 m
N/A  |  Jiří Parma | 119.0 m | 157.0 m | 151.0 m
N/A  |  Hroar Stjernen | 128.0 m | 133.0 m | 151.0 m
N/A  |  Gérard Balanche | 129.0 m | 143.0 m | 147.0 m
N/A  |  Mika Kojonkoski | — | 147.0 m | 156.0 m
N/A  |  Trond Jøran Pedersen | 150.0 m | 164.0 m | 151.0 m
N/A  |  Lorenz Wegscheider | 132.0 m | 126.0 m | 118.0 m
N/A  |  Zane Palmer | 131.0 m | 144.0 m | 134.0 m
N/A  |  Chris Hastings | 116.0 m | 153.0 m | 139.0 m
N/A  |  Tadeusz Fijas | 124.0 m | 146.0 m | 144.0 m
N/A  |  Raimund Litschko | 102.0 m | 151.0 m | 128.0 m
N/A  |  Gérard Colin | 132.0 m | 150.0 m | 141.0 m
N/A  |  Kimmo Kylmäaho | 126.0 m | 148.0 m | 118.0 m
N/A  |  Uli Boll | 98.0 m | 131.0 m | 123.0 m
N/A  |  Frédéric Berger | 118.0 m | 141.0 m | 131.0 m
N/A  |  Miroslav Polák | 157.0 m | 167.0 m | 150.0 m
N/A  |  Primož Ulaga | 134.0 m | 128.0 m | 123.0 m
N/A  |  Pascal Reymond | 104.0 m | 131.0 m | 134.0 m
N/A  |  Thomas Haßlberger | 92.0 m | 102.0 m | —
N/A  |  Patrick Dubiez | 112.0 m | 148.0 m | 125.0 m
N/A  |  Rick Mewborn | 123.0 m | 131.0 m | 147.0 m
N/A  |  Bernat Solà | 106.0 m | 105.0 m | 124.0 m
N/A  |  Sandro Sambugaro | 125.0 m | 122.0 m | 111.0 m
N/A  |  Massimo Rigoni | 117.0 m | — | 104.0 m
N/A  |  Roberto Varutti | 111.0 m | 122.0 m | 114.0 m
N/A  |  Eric Brèche | 109.0 m | 109.0 m | 106.0 m

## Official results

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3 of 5 best jumps counted. Two best from first day and the best one from second day. The last 6th round was canceled.[4]

Rank  | Bib
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(D2) | Name  | D1 (16 March 1985) | D2 (17 March 1985) | Points

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1RD  | 2RD  | 3RD  | 4RD  | 5RD
| 11 | 44 |  Matti Nykänen | 190.0 m | 174.0 m | 180.0 m | 187.0 m | 186.0 m  | 580.5
| 15 | 43 |  Jens Weißflog | 164.0 m | 174.0 m | 170.0 m | 168.0 m | 166.0 m  | 531.5
| 17 | 42 |  Pavel Ploc | 169.0 m | 169.0 m | 158.0 m | 142.0 m | 173.0 m  | 524.0
4 | 31 | 36 |  Klaus Ostwald | 98.0 m | 166.0 m | 159.0 m | 180.0 m | 155.0 m  | 517.0
5 | 7 | 41 |  Ladislav Dluhoš | 170.0 m | 165.0 m | 133.0 m | 168.0 m | 153.0 m  | 515.0
6 | 35 | 40 |  Miran Tepeš | 167.0 m | 161.0 m | 164.0 m | 143.0 m | 164.0 m  | 511.5
7 | 1 | 35 |  Tuomo Ylipulli | 168.0 m | 161.0 m | 145.0 m | 144.0 m | 173.0 m  | 510.5
8 | 33 | 38 |  Thomas Klauser | 166.0 m | 158.0 m | 162.0 m | 157.0 m | 165.0 m  | 509.0
| 20 | 37 |  Mike Holland | 164.0 m | 164.0 m | 164.0 m | 170.0 m | 169.0 m  | 509.0
10 | 12 | 31 |  Ole Gunnar Fidjestøl | 165.0 m | 157.0 m | 145.0 m | 170.0 m | 153.0 m  | 508.5
11 | 19 | 39 |  Primož Ulaga | 144.0 m | 169.0 m | 163.0 m | 124.0 m | 151.0 m  | 490.5
12 | 27 | 30* |  Per Bergerud | 164.0 m | 158.0 m | 139.0 m | 157.0 m | 159.0 m  | 481.5
13  | 32 | 28  |  Matjaž Žagar | 151.0 m  | 163.0 m  | 153.0 m  | 158.0 m  | 141.0 m  | 480.5
14  | 21 | 34  |  Piotr Fijas | 159.0 m  | 165.0 m  | 152.0 m  | 133.0 m  | 151.0 m  | 477.0
15  | 44 | 26  |  Andreas Felder | 162.0 m  | 151.0 m  | 105.0 m  | 163.0 m  | 134.0 m  | 476.0
| 10 | 29*  |  Franz Neuländtner | 159.0 m  | 145.0 m  | 162.0 m  | 154.0 m  | 139.0 m  | 476.0
17  | 36 | 27  |  Ulf Findeisen | 110.0 m  | 166.0 m  | 152.0 m  | 117.0 m  | 153.0 m  | 473.5
18  | 22 | 32  |  Jiří Parma | 143.0 m  | 159.0 m  | 153.0 m  | 140.0 m  | 146.0 m  | 472.5
19  | 9 | 23  |  Hroar Stjernen | 102.0 m  | 145.0 m  | 153.0 m  | 142.0 m  | 159.0 m  | 461.0
20  | 16 | 25*  |  Ernst Vettori | 165.0 m  | 140.0 m  | 136.0 m  | 142.0 m  | 153.0 m  | 460.5
21  | 34 | 33  |  Franz Wiegele | 164.0 m  | 162.0 m  | 153.0 m  | 160.0 m  | —  | 453.5
22  | 42 | 24*  |  Gérard Balanche | 157.0 m  | 141.0 m  | 147.0 m  | 138.0 m  | 142.0 m  | 445.0
23  | 25 | 21*  |  Mika Kojonkoski | 145.0 m  | 141.0 m  | 138.0 m  | 163.0 m  | 158.0 m  | 443.5
24  | 24 | 22  |  Trond Jøran Pedersen | 139.0 m  | 145.0 m  | 142.0 m  | 150.0 m  | 152.0 m  | 437.0
25  | 18 | 18  |  Lorenz Wegscheider | 141.0 m  | 138.0 m  | 123.0 m  | 136.0 m  | 156.0 m  | 428.0
26  | 6 | 20*  |  Tomaž Dolar | 135.0 m  | 151.0 m  | 124.0 m  | 142.0 m  | 135.0 m  | 422.0
27  | 2 | 13  |  Zane Palmer | 135.0 m  | 135.0 m  | 136.0 m  | 130.0 m  | 156.0 m  | 420.0
28  | 40 | 17  |  Chris Hastings | 141.0 m  | 140.0 m  | 131.0 m  | 128.0 m  | 143.0 m  | 410.0
29  | 26 | 19  |  Tadeusz Fijas | 140.0 m  | 145.0 m  | 122.0 m  | 136.0 m  | 113.0 m  | 408.0
30  | 5 | 15  |  Raimund Litschko | 126.0 m  | 143.0 m  | 124.0 m  | 142.0 m  | 140.0 m  | 407.5
31  | 3 | 12*  |  Gérard Colin | 134.0 m  | 132.0 m  | 132.0 m  | 118.0 m  | 148.0 m  | 403.5
32  | 38 | 16  |  Kimmo Kylmäaho | 129.0 m  | 122.0 m  | 142.0 m  | 136.0 m  | 122.0 m  | 398.5
33  | 37 | 10  |  Uli Boll | 136.0 m  | 132.0 m  | 125.0 m  | 139.0 m  | 134.0 m  | 390.5
34  | 27 | 11*  |  Frédéric Berger | 133.0 m  | 134.0 m  | 132.0 m  | 132.0 m  | 136.0 m  | 390.0
35  | 43 | 5*  |  Miroslav Polák | 113.0 m  | 128.0 m  | 122.0 m  | 118.0 m  | 151.0 m  | 389.5
| 29 | 14  |  Pascal Reymond | 122.0 m  | 136.0 m  | 135.0 m  | 124.0 m  | 129.0 m  | 389.5
37  | 4 | 4  |  Thomas Haßlberger | 117.0 m  | 132.0 m  | 107.0 m  | 142.0 m  | 153.0 m  | 385.0
38  | 14 | 9  |  Patrick Dubiez | 132.0 m  | 131.0 m  | 122.0 m  | 122.0 m  | 136.0 m  | 381.0
39  | 30 | 8  |  Rick Mewborn | 122.0 m  | 119.0 m  | 133.0 m  | 120.0 m  | 139.0 m  | 378.0
40  | 23 | 6*  |  Bernat Solà | 125.0 m  | 123.0 m  | 125.0 m  | 128.0 m  | 140.0 m  | 375.5
41  | 8 | 7  |  Sandro Sambugaro | 128.0 m  | 128.0 m  | 111.0 m  | 129.0 m  | 131.0 m  | 368.5
42  | 13 | 3  |  Massimo Rigoni | 121.0 m  | 109.0 m  | 117.0 m  | 124.0 m  | 117.0 m  | 345.0
43  | 28 | 2  |  Roberto Varutti | 106.0 m  | 115.0 m  | 120.0 m  | 102.0 m  | 108.0 m  | 317.5
44  | 39 | 1  |  Eric Brèche | 107.0 m  | 110.0 m  | 110.0 m  | 110.0 m  | 123.0 m  | 314.5

World record!
Didn't count into official results. The lowest scored jump of the day.

## Ski flying world records

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Date  | Name  | Country  | Metres  | Feet

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15 March 1985   | Mike Holland |  United States | 186  | 610
15 March 1985   | Matti Nykänen |  Finland | 187  | 614
15 March 1985   | Matti Nykänen |  Finland | 191  | 627

## Medal table

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Rank| Nation| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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1|  Finland (FIN)| 1| 0| 0| 1
2|  East Germany (GDR)| 0| 1| 0| 1
3|  Czechoslovakia (TCH)| 0| 0| 1| 1
Totals (3 entries)| 1| 1| 1| 3

## References

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1. ^ "Prezkus je povsem uspel, p.11" (in Slovenian). Delo. 14 March 1985.
2. ^ "Že na treningu danes bo hud boj, p.9" (in Slovenian). Delo. 15 March 1985.
3. ^ "V manj kot dveh urah trije svetovni rekordi in kup državnih: Štartne številke za soboto, p.5" (in Slovenian). Delo. 16 March 1985.
4. ^ "Olimpijski vrstni red v Planici: Rezultati prvega dne / Rezultati drugega dne, p.1,9" (in Slovenian). Delo. 18 March 1985.

## External links

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* FIS Ski flying World Championships 1985 results. \- accessed 25 November 2009.

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