Heinz Wossipiwo Explained

Heinz Wossipiwo
Birth Date:	1951 1, df=yes
Birth Place:	Bad Elster, East Germany
Personalbest:	169m (554feet) Oberstdorf, West Germany (9 March 1973)

Heinz Wossipiwo (born 25 January 1951) is a German former ski jumper who competed from 1971 to 1975, representing East Germany.

Career

He 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]}

Notes and References

1. Heinz Wossipiwo Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418022627/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wo/heinz-wosipiwo-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 28 August 2019.
2. Web site: Nov rekord 169 m (page 1). Delo. 10 March 1973. sl.
3. Web site: Zdaj Wosipiwo - 169 m (page 7). Delo. 10 March 1973. sl.