Planica 1957

Planica 1957 was international ski flying week competition, held from 9–10 March 1957 in Planica, PR Slovenia, FPR Yugoslavia. Total of 30,000 people has gathered in three days.

Planica 1957

Host city	Planica, FPR Yugoslavia
Sport(s)	Ski flying
Events	International Ski Flying Week
Main venue	Bloudkova velikanka K120

Schedule

Date	Event	Rounds	Longest jump of the day	Visitors
7 March 1957	Qualification event K80	2	79.5 metres (261 ft) by Helmut Recknagel	—
8 March 1957	Training K120	3	120 metres (394 ft) by Helmut Recknagel	5,000
9 March 1957	International event: day 1	4	124 metres (407 ft) by Helmut Recknagel	10,000
10 March 1957	International event: day 2	4	119.5 metres (376 ft) by Helmut Recknagel	15,000

Competitions

On 7 March 1957, first training on Srednja Bloudkova K80 normal hill was on schedule in front of no crowd, which also counted as qualification for the main international event. There were 38 competitors from eight countries performing with no crowd present. Helmut Recknagel won this independent (qualification) event for the main competition with 78.5 and 79.5 metres.[1][2][3]

On 8 March 1957, second training, first on Bloudkova velikanka K120 large hill in front of 5,000 people was on schedule, which also counted as qualification for the main international event. In 3 rounds total of 97 jumps were made that day. 25 jumps were over 100 metres and Helmut Recknagel was the longest with tied hill record 120 metres from 1948 set by Fritz Tschannen. Those were only trial jumps, howewer they were also graded by judges, if one on next two days of competition would be canceled, then two best jumps from today's training would count into official final results.[4]

On 9 March 1957, first day of competition in three rounds was on schedule, in front of 10,000 people. There were 3 rounds with total of 124 jumps made. Helmut Recknagel set another hill record at 124 metres.[5][6]

On 10 March 1957, second day of competition in two rounds was on schedule, in front of 15,000 people. Helmut Recknagel who set the longest jump of the day at 119.5 metres again, dominated the whole weekend and won the two day international.[7][8]

Training 1 (Qualifications)

7 March 1957 – 11:00 AM – Srednja Bloudkova K80 – Two rounds – incomplete

Bib	Name	Country	Round 1	Round 2	Points
1	Helmut Recknagel	East Germany	78.5 m	79.5 m	219.5
2	Eino Kirjonen	Finland	76 m	74 m	216.0
3	Max Bolkart	West Germany	73.5 m	76 m	211.5
4	Henry Glaß	East Germany	73 m	73 m	208.5
5	Pekka Tirkkonen	Finland	71 m	74.5 m	206.0
6	Werner Lesser	East Germany	70.5 m	74.5 m	204.5
7	Manfred Brunner	East Germany	70.5 m	72 m	204.0
8	Walter Steinegger	Austria	70.5 m	74 m	202.5
9	Helmut Bleier	West Germany	72 m	71 m	199.5
10	Jože Langus	Yugoslavia	70 m	71 m	199.0
11	Władysław Tajner	Poland	N/A	N/A	N/A
12	Peter Müller	Austria	N/A	N/A	N/A
13	Willi Egger	Austria	N/A	N/A	N/A
14	Walter Habersatter	Austria	N/A	N/A	N/A
15	Hermann Anwander	West Germany	N/A	N/A	N/A
16	Stanisław Gąsienica Daniel	Poland	N/A	N/A	N/A
17	Aulis Kailakorppi	Finland	N/A	N/A	N/A
18	Drahomír Jebavý	Czechoslovakia	N/A	N/A	N/A
19	Mato Krznarič	Yugoslavia	N/A	N/A	N/A
20	Bine Rogelj	Yugoslavia	N/A	N/A	N/A
21	Lovro Korenčan	Yugoslavia	N/A	N/A	N/A
22	Mojmír Stuchlík	Czechoslovakia	N/A	N/A	N/A
23	Franko	Yugoslavia	N/A	N/A	N/A
24	Jemc	Yugoslavia	N/A	N/A	N/A
25	Anton Zapf	West Germany	N/A	N/A	N/A
26	Miro Oman	Yugoslavia	N/A	N/A	N/A
27	Albin Adlešič	Yugoslavia	N/A	N/A	N/A
28	Milan Rojina	Yugoslavia	N/A	N/A	N/A
29	Lojze Gorjanc	Yugoslavia	N/A	N/A	N/A
30	Václav Vašut	Czechoslovakia	N/A	N/A	N/A
31	Otto Leodolter	Austria	N/A	N/A	N/A
32	Janez Saksida	Yugoslavia	N/A	N/A	N/A
33	Andrzej Gąsienica Daniel	Poland	N/A	N/A	N/A
34	Dobritz	West Germany	N/A	N/A	N/A
35	Janez Matul	Yugoslavia	N/A	N/A	N/A
36	Josip Šporer	Yugoslavia	N/A	N/A	N/A
37	Janez Gorišek	Yugoslavia	N/A	N/A	N/A
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Training 2

8 March 1957 – Bloudkova velikanka K120 – Three rounds

Bib	Name	Country	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3
1	Mojmír Stuchlík	Czechoslovakia	85 m	87.5 m	87.5 m
2	Miro Oman	Yugoslavia	75 m	84 m	86 m
3	Franko	Yugoslavia	81 m	96.5 m	80 m
4	Anton Zapf	West Germany	86 m	96.5 m	89 m
5	Otto Leodolter	Austria	90.5 m	97 m	97 m
6	Manfred Brunner	East Germany	87.5 m	93.5 m	90 m
7	Walter Habersatter	Austria	90 m	99.5 m	97.5 m
8	Aulis Kailakorppi	Finland	80 m	90.5 m	94 m
9	Andrzej Gąsienica Daniel	Poland	94.5 m	105.5 m	100 m
10	Janez Saksida	Yugoslavia	78.5 m	76.5 m	77 m
11	Henri Thiolière	France	73 m	—	—
12	Milan Rojina	Yugoslavia	82 m	87 m	82 m
13	Hermann Anwander	West Germany	87 m	99.5 m	97.5 m
14	Janez Gorišek	Yugoslavia	82 m	88 m	87 m
15	Helmut Bleier	West Germany	96.5 m	105.5 m	107.5 m
16	Werner Lesser	East Germany	97 m	100.5 m	101 m
17	Drahomír Jebavý	Czechoslovakia	87 m	87.5 m	88.5 m
18	Stanisław Gąsienica Daniel	Poland	87 m	91 m	90.5 m
19	Willi Egger	Austria	100.5 m	95.5 m	94 m
20	Richard Rabassa	France	81.5 m	80 m	83.5 m
21	Lovro Korenčan	Yugoslavia	85.5 m	85 m	85.5 m
22	Pekka Tirkkonen	Finland	99 m	108.5 m	109 m
23	Peter Müller	Austria	90 m	93 m	95 m
24	Bine Rogelj	Yugoslavia	78 m	88 m	86.5 m
25	Władysław Tajner	Poland	95 m	100.5 m	102.5 m
26	Henry Glaß	East Germany	99 m	105 m	103 m
27	Eino Kirjonen	Finland	99.5 m	113.5 m	111.5 m
28	Max Bolkart	West Germany	100 m	100 m	93 m
29	Mato Krznarič	Yugoslavia	88.5 m	88 m	86 m
30	Václav Vašut	Czechoslovakia	91 m	93.5 m	90 m
31	Jože Langus	Yugoslavia	108.5 m	104 m	100.5 m
32	Helmut Recknagel	East Germany	119 m	120 m	119.5 m
33	Walter Steinegger	Austria	100.5 m	104 m	100 m

International Ski Flying Week: Day 1 9 March 1957 – Bloudkova velikanka K120 – Four rounds (two best counted) Rank Bib Name Country Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Points 1 31 Helmut Recknagel  East Germany 124 m 115 m 115.5 m 121.5 m 230.0 2 20 Pekka Tirkkonen  Finland 100 m 113.5 m 106.5 m 118.5 m 220.3 3 25 Eino Kirjonen  Finland 109.5 m 106.5 m 105.5 m 107 m 216.6 4 27 Helmut Bleier  West Germany 104.5 m 107.5 m 103 m 106.5 m 209.2 5 17 Henry Glaß  East Germany 102.5 m 103 m 104 m 93 m 209.1 6 26 Jože Langus  Yugoslavia 98.5 m 101.5 m 95 m 101.5 m 205.1 7 12 Werner Lesser  East Germany 106.5 m 101 m 98 m 101.5 m 204.3 8 8 Hermann Anwander  West Germany 95 m 93.5 m 92 m 93.5 m 198.7 9 30 Władysław Tajner  Poland 101.5 m 91 m 104 m 101 m 198.0 10 19 Willi Egger  Austria 103.5 m 96 m 91 m 97 m 197.9 11 28 Walter Steinegger  Austria 100 m 86 m 96.5 m 103 m 197.0 32 Jože Zidar  Yugoslavia 98 m 97.5 m 96 m 98 m 197.0 13 18 Max Bolkart  West Germany 102 m 97.5 m 92.5 m 87 m 195.0 14 29 Walter Habersatter  Austria 101.5 m 96.5 m 95.5 m 97 m 194.6 15 22 Andrzej Gąsienica  Poland 107.5 m 97.5 m 99 m 102.5 m 193.7 16 4 Peter Müller  Austria 100 m 100 m 92.5 m 93 m 192.4 17 11 Otto Leodolter  Austria 102.5 m 97 m 96 m 93 m 190.5 18 2 Manfred Brunner  East Germany 95.5 m 91.5 m 89.5 m 88.5 m 185.3 19 15 Aulis Kailakorppi  Finland 95 m 87 m 89 m 94 m 185.1 20 10 Roman Gąsienica  Poland 94.5 m 91 m 95.5 m 94 m 184.8 21 9 Drahomír Jebavý  Czechoslovakia 89.5 m 86 m 86.5 m 92 m 179.4 22 5 Anton Zapf  West Germany 93 m 86 m 86.5 m 83.5 m 173.5 23 14 Milan Rojina  Yugoslavia 89.5 m 81 m 84 m 81 m 173.4 24 6 Franko  Yugoslavia 89 m 87 m 85.5 m 83 m 173.2 25 23 Bine Rogelj  Yugoslavia 83.5 m 85 m 86 m 86 m 173.0 26 21 Janez Gorišek  Yugoslavia 89.5 m 85.5 m 85.5 m 85.5 m 172.5 27 3 Richard Rabassa  France 90 m 86 m 83.5 m 86.5 m 167.1 28 13 Lovro Korenčan  Yugoslavia 88 m 82 m 83.5 m 88.5 m 165.6 29 7 Mojmír Stuchlík  Czechoslovakia 91 m 80.5 m 82 m 84 m 163.4 30 1 Miro Oman  Yugoslavia 87.5 m 75 m 75 m 83 m 160.5 31 24 Mato Krznarič  Yugoslavia 86 m 84.5 m 84.5 m — N/A 32 16 Václav Vašut  Czechoslovakia 91 m — — — N/A   Fall or touch!

International Ski Flying Week: Day 2 10 March 1957 – Bloudkova velikanka K120 – Four rounds (two best counted) Rank Bib Name Country Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Points 1 26 Helmut Recknagel  East Germany 119.5 m 123.5 m 120 m 123.5 m 230.9 2 19 Eino Kirjonen  Finland 118.5 m 118 m 114.5 m 106 m 226.0 3 7 Werner Lesser  East Germany 105.5 m 106.5 m 112 m 109.5 m 216.5 4 16 Henry Glaß  East Germany 106 m 105.5 m 100.5 m 111 m 215.3 5 29 Helmut Bleier  West Germany 106.5 m 113.5 m 114 m 114 m 214.2 6 23 Władysław Tajner  Poland 103.5 m 110 m 114 m 106 m 214.1 7 24 Pekka Tirkkonen  Finland 114 m 113.5 m 111.5 m 118.5 m 213.6 8 28 Jože Zidar  Yugoslavia 97 m 98 m 107.5 m 108 m 209.4 9 2 Otto Leodolter  Austria 93 m 99 m 104 m 112 m 209.2 10 25 Walter Steinegger  Austria 101 m 103.5 m 104.5 m 105 m 206.8 11 27 Willi Egger  Austria 97 m 101.5 m 105.5 m 99.5 m 206.1 12 30 Jože Langus  Yugoslavia 98 m 92 m 103.5 m 104.5 m 205.4 13 10 Aulis Kailakorppi  Finland 94.5 m 96.5 m 102 m 103 m 204.1 14 21 Andrzej Gąsienica  Poland 108 m 113.5 m 112.5 m — 204.0 15 22 Walter Habersatter  Austria 99 m 102 m 108 m 97.5 m 201.4 16 15 Peter Müller  Austria 97.5 m 97 m 98.5 m 106.5 m 200.1 17 8 Hermann Anwander  West Germany 97 m 97 m 101.5 m 102.5 m 199.5 18 17 Max Bolkart  West Germany 91 m 95 m 98.5 m 98.5 m 198.3 19 6 Roman Gąsienica  Poland 91.5 m 90.5 m 96.5 m 98.5 m 191.3 20 5 Manfred Brunner  East Germany 98 m 98 m 101 m 95.5 m 190.0 21 3 Anton Zapf  West Germany 95 m 94.5 m 94 m 96.5 m 188.0 22 4 Miro Oman  Yugoslavia 84 m 81.5 m 92.5 m 93 m 181.4 23 12 Bine Rogelj  Yugoslavia 84 m 88.5 m 82.5 m 89 m 179.5 24 11 Drahomír Jebavý  Czechoslovakia 84.5 m 89.5 m 89 m 88 m 177.6 25 13 Mojmír Stuchlík  Czechoslovakia 89.5 m 91 m 88.5 m 90.5 m 177.0 26 20 Janez Gorišek  Yugoslavia 86.5 m 90 m 89 m 86.5 m 176.4 27 1 Franko  Yugoslavia 88 m 79 m 97.5 m 82.5 m 175.8 28 9 Lovro Korenčan  Yugoslavia 87 m 88 m 89 m 95 m 173.3 29 18 Richard Rabassa  France 85.5 m 81 m 88 m 94.5 m 170.8 30 14 Milan Rojina  Yugoslavia 83.5 m 86.5 m 90.5 m 89.5 m 160.9

Official results

Helmut Recknagel was dominating all four days, won and set two hill records

9–10 March 1957 – Bloudkova velikanka K120 – Two best rounds (D1) + Two best (D2)

Rank	Name	Country	9 March	10 March	Total
1	Helmut Recknagel	East Germany	230.0	230.9	460.9
2	Eino Kirjonen	Finland	216.6	226.0	242.6
3	Pekka Tirkkonen	Finland	220.3	213.6	433.9
4	Henry Glaß	East Germany	209.1	215.3	424.4
5	Helmut Bleier	West Germany	209.2	214.2	423.4
6	Werner Lesser	East Germany	204.3	216.5	420.8
7	Władysław Tajnerr	Poland	198.0	214.1	412.1
8	Jože Langus	Yugoslavia	205.1	205.4	410.5
9	Jože Zidar	Yugoslavia	197.0	209.4	406.4
10	Willi Egger	Austria	197.9	206.1	404.0
11	Walter Steinegger	Austria	197.0	206.8	403.8
12	Otto Leodolter	Austria	190.5	209.2	399.7
13	Andrzej Gąsienica Daniel	Poland	193.7	204.0	397.7
14	Walter Habersatter	Austria	194.6	201.4	396.0
15	Max Bolkart	West Germany	195.0	198.3	393.3
16	Peter Müller	Austria	192.4	200.1	392.5
17	Hermann Anwander	West Germany	188.7	199.5	389.2
18	Aulis Kailakorppi	Finland	185.1	204.1	389.2
19	Roman Gąsienica Sieczka	Poland	184.8	191.3	376.1
20	Manfred Brunner	East Germany	185.3	190.0	375.3
21	Anton Zapf	West Germany	173.5	188.0	361.8
22	Drahomír Jebavý	Czechoslovakia	179.4	177.6	357.0
23	Bine Rogelj	Yugoslavia	173.0	179.5	352.5
24	Franko	Yugoslavia	173.2	175.8	349.0
25	Janez Gorišek	Yugoslavia	172.5	176.4	348.9
26	Miro Oman	Yugoslavia	160.5	181.4	341.9
27	Mojmír Stuchlík	Czechoslovakia	163.4	177.0	340.4
28	Lovro Korenčan	Yugoslavia	165.6	173.3	338.9
29	Richard Rabassa	France	167.1	170.8	337.9
30	Milan Rojina	Yugoslavia	173.4	160.9	324.3

Hill dimensions

«Today, on 8 March 1957, at 10 AM local time, powerful "Fanfares", the second version, written by Slovenian composer Uroš Krek, was played for the first time.»

— Slovenski poročevalec (9/3/1957)[2]

• 159 metres - total height difference
• 155 metres - inrun length
• 120 metres - calculation point
• 35° degrees - inrun incline
• 41° degrees - landing zone incline
• wooden cottage - warm up house at top

Hill records

Date	Metres	Metres	Feet
8 March 1957	Helmut Recknagel	120	394
9 March 1957	Helmut Recknagel	124	407

References

1. "Skakalci bodo iz osmih držav, p.8" (in Slovenian). Slovenski poročevalec. 6 March 1957.
2. "Naše misli so v Planici, p.6" (in Slovenian). Slovenski poročevalec. 8 March 1957.
3. "Zadnji izpiti za veliko Planico, p.8" (in Slovenian). Slovenski poročevalec. 8 March 1957.
4. "Obračun: 25 skokov nad 100 metrov, p.8" (in Slovenian). Slovenski poročevalec. 9 March 1957.
5. "Planica ima nov rekord (124 metrov), p.1" (in Slovenian). Slovenski poročevalec. 10 March 1957.
6. "Recknagel rekorder: razred zase, p.12" (in Slovenian). Slovenski poročevalec. 10 March 1957.
7. "Uspeh velike Planice, p.1" (in Slovenian). Slovenski poročevalec. 11 March 1957.
8. "Planica in poleti, p.6" (in Slovenian). Slovenski poročevalec. 11 March 1957.