Klaus Ostwald Explained

Klaus Ostwald
Birth Date:26 August 1958
Birth Place:Bad Elster, East Germany
Height:175 cm
Personalbest:176 m (577 ft)
Planica, 16 March 1979
Wins:2
Totalpodiums:9
Individual Starts:42
Updated:10 February 2016

Klaus Ostwald (born 26 August 1958) is an East German former ski jumper.

Career

He won the FIS Ski Flying World Championships 1983 in Harrachov. Ostwald earned two medals in the team large hill at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a silver in 1984 and a bronze in 1985. His best individual finish at the world championships was 4th in the individual large hill in 1982. His best finish at the Winter Olympics was 13th in the normal hill at Sarajevo in 1984. He also had World Cup wins.

On 18 March 1979, at the 5th Ski Flying World Championships, he tied the ski jumping world record distance at 176 metres (577 ft) on Velikanka bratov Gorišek in Planica, Yugoslavia.[1] [2]

World Cup

Standings

 Season Overall
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scope=row align=center17 12
scope=row align=center17 10
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scope=row align=center37 55

Wins

No.SeasonDateLocationHillSize
scope=row style="text-align:center;"1 31 January 1982   Gross-Titlis-Schanze K116 LH
scope=row style="text-align:center;"2 30 December 1983   Schattenbergschanze K115 LH

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Koglerju naslov, Ostwaldu rekord (page 9). Delo. 19 March 1979. sl.
  2. Web site: Klaus Ostwald - Planica 1979 - 176 m - World record. https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211214/WqvKgraKuQI . 2021-12-14 . live. YouTube. 18 March 1979.