Planica 1934 Explained

Planica 1934
Size:	200px
Host City:	Planica, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Events:	Nationals (4 February 1934) International (25 March 1934)
Sports:	Ski jumping
Stadium:	Bloudkova velikanka K90
Next:	1935

Planica 1934 refers to a ski jumping event with national championships held on 4 February 1934 and the first international event on 25 March 1934 in Planica, Drava Banovina, Kingdom of Yugoslavia.

Schedule

width=100px	Date	width=130px	Event	width=50px	Rounds	width=245px	Longest jump of the day	width=50px	Visitors
4 March 1934	Nationals	2		2,500

23 March 1934	Official training 1	1		N/A
24 March 1934	Official training 2	1		N/A
align=right rowspan=2	25 March 1934	International event	2		align=center rowspan=2	4,000
Afternoon record battle	2	95 metres (312 ft) by Sigmund Ruud (WR fall) 92 metres (302 ft) by Birger Ruud (WR)

1934: Snow cement invention

At the 1934 nationals championships opening event, "snow cement", a mixture of salammoniac and salt hardens snow, was used for the first time in the world by Ivan Rožman, the original hill constructor.^[1]

National championships

On 4 February 1934 Bloudkova velikanka hill was officially opened with national championships of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. The Norwegian Jahr made the opening jump and landed at 55 meters. Franc Palme became the national champion of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia with the national record of 60 meters.^[2] ^[3]

Opening competition

14:30 PM — 4 February 1934 — Two rounds — chronological order

Bib	Name	Dist.
Opening jump
1	Jahr	align=center bgcolor=#FAE6FA	55 m
First round
2	Bogo Šramel	50 m
3	Rado Istenič	align=center bgcolor=#FAE6FA	55 m
4	Zupan	align=center bgcolor=#FAEBD7	50 m
5		align=center bgcolor=#FAEBD7	56 m
6	Milan Šubic	align=center bgcolor=#FAEBD7	48 m
7	Edo Bevc	align=center bgcolor=#FAEBD7	55 m
8	Gregor Klančnik	40 m
9		50.5 m
10		55 m
11	Rudolf Hunger	54 m
Trial jump 2
12	Jahr	62 m
Second round
13	Bogo Šramel	align=center bgcolor=#FAEBD7	54 m
14	Rado Istenič	56 m
15	Zupan	align=center bgcolor=#FAEBD7	50 m
16		align=center bgcolor=#FAEBD7	62.5 m
17	Edo Bevc	align=center bgcolor=#FAEBD7	58 m
18	Gregor Klančnik	48 m
19		align=center bgcolor=#FAEBD7	50.5 m
20		60 m
21	Rudolf Hunger	align=center bgcolor=#FAEBD7	60 m

International event

On 23 March 1934 the first training session was held before the international event. A few hill records were set that day, with Gregor Höll setting the highest record at 83m (272feet).^[4] ^[5]

There was a second training event on 24 March 1934 before the international competition. Sigmund Ruud broke the hill record at 85.5m (280.5feet) and Birger Ruud crashed at the world record distance of 87m (285feet).^[6]

On 25 March 1934 two different events were held with a total of fourteen competitors from the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, Austria and Norway. The first competition started at noon and comprised two rounds. The second competition began at 1:00 PM. Jumps outside of competition were taken when Ruud set the world record distance at 92m (302feet) in the last round.^[7] ^[8] ^[9] ^[10]

First official training

Afternoon — 23 March 1934 — order of jumps not available

Name	Dist.
Oyvind Alstad	63 m
	67 m
Reidar Hoff	69 m
Sigmund Guttormsen	69 m
	70 m
	70 m
Randmod Sørensen	72 m
	79 m
	align=center bgcolor=#FAE6FA	82 m
	align=center bgcolor=#FAE6FA	83 m
	49 m
	58 m
Bogo Šramel	60 m
	63 m

Second official training

Afternoon — 24 March 1934 — order of jumps not available

Name	Dist.
Oyvind Alstad	60–70 m
	60–70 m
Reidar Hoff	60–70 m
Sigmund Guttormsen	60–70 m
	60–70 m
Randmod Sørensen	60–70 m
	N/A
	N/A
Bogo Šramel	N/A
	N/A
	83 m
	85 m
	align=center bgcolor=#FAE6FA	85.5 m
	align=center bgcolor=#9ACD32	87 m

International competition

12:00 PM — 25 March 1934 — Two rounds — chronological order

Bib	Name	Dist.
First round
1	Walter Weissenbacher	57 m
2	Sigmund Guttormsen	align=center bgcolor=#FAEBD7	69 m
3		55 m
4	Reidar Hoff	63 m
5	Randmod Sørensen	71 m
6		68.5 m
7		48 m
8		69 m
9	Oyvind Alstad	align=center bgcolor=#FAEBD7	59 m
10		71 m
11	Gustl Mayer	59 m
12		74 m
13		71 m
14		71 m
Second round
15	Walter Weissenbacher	63 m
16	Sigmund Guttormsen	align=center bgcolor=#FAEBD7	82 m
17		align=center bgcolor=#FAEBD7	66 m
18	Reidar Hoff	58 m
19	Randmod Sørensen	75 m
20		align=center bgcolor=#FAE6FA	86.5 m
21
22		79 m
23	Oyvind Alstad	66 m
24		80 m
25	Gustl Mayer	60 m
26		81 m
27		76 m
28		71 m

Non-competition event

Afternoon battle for the record jump

13:00 PM — 25 March 1934 — Two rounds — chronological order

Bib	Name	Dist.
First round
1	Walter Weissenbacher	71 m
2	Sigmund Guttormsen	74 m
3	Gustl Mayer	66 m
4		78 m
5		align=center bgcolor=#FAEBD7	67 m
6
7	Reidar Hoff	align=center bgcolor=#FAEBD7	70 m
8		79 m
9		76 m
10	Oyvind Alstad	78 m
11		align=center bgcolor=#FAEBD7	84 m
12		align=center bgcolor=#9ACD32	89 m
13		86 m
14		align=center bgcolor=#9ACD32	95 m
Second round
15	Walter Weissenbacher	align=center bgcolor=#FAEBD7	65 m
16	Sigmund Guttormsen	85.5 m
17		align=center bgcolor=#B0E0E6	92 m
18		84.5 m
19		align=center bgcolor=#FAEBD7
20		align=center bgcolor=#FAEBD7	87 m
21	Reidar Hoff	78 m
22		66 m
23		align=center bgcolor=#FAEBD7	65.5 m

World record not recognized. Crash
Hill record
World record
Fall or touch

Official results

International competition

25 March 1934

Rank	Name	Points
1		align=center bgcolor=#DCDCDC	218.2
2		align=center bgcolor=#DCDCDC	217.2
3		align=center bgcolor=#DCDCDC	214.7
4		align=center bgcolor=#DCDCDC	209.1
5	Randmod Sørensen	align=center bgcolor=#DCDCDC	205.5
6		align=center bgcolor=#DCDCDC	203.0
7		align=center bgcolor=#DCDCDC	201.3
8	Oyvind Alstad	align=center bgcolor=#DCDCDC	179.7
9	Reidar Hoff	align=center bgcolor=#DCDCDC	179.5
10	Walter Weissenbacher	align=center bgcolor=#DCDCDC	171.2
11	Gustl Mayer	align=center bgcolor=#DCDCDC	164.3
12	Sigmund Guttormsen	align=center bgcolor=#DCDCDC	154.5
13		align=center bgcolor=#DCDCDC	154.1
14		align=center bgcolor=#DCDCDC	130.3

National Championships

4 February 1934

Rank	Name	Points
1		align=center bgcolor=#DCDCDC	136.5
2	Rado Istenič	align=center bgcolor=#DCDCDC	134.6
3	Gregor Klančnik	align=center bgcolor=#DCDCDC	109.7
4	Rudolf Hunger	align=center bgcolor=#DCDCDC	99.4
5	Bogo Šramel	align=center bgcolor=#DCDCDC	95.4
6		align=center bgcolor=#DCDCDC	91.4
7		align=center bgcolor=#DCDCDC	68.6
8	Edo Bevc	align=center bgcolor=#DCDCDC	65.8

Ski jumping world records

Date	Metres	Feet
25 March 1934	89	292
25 March 1934	95	312
25 March 1934	92	302

Not recognized. Crash at world record distance

References

46.4786°N 13.7211°W

Notes and References

Enciklopedija Slovenije. (1997). Knjiga 10. Ljubljana: Mladinska knjiga.
Web site: Športna nedelja: Dan sonca in zmag v Planici, p.5. Jutro. 5 February 1934. sl.
Web site: Paberki z velike tekme Planici, p.3. Slovenski narod. 5 February 1934. sl.
Web site: Sport: V Planici padajo rekordi, p.7. Slovenec. 24 March 1934. sl.
Web site: Sport: V Planici padajo rekordi, p.7. Jutro. 24 March 1934. sl.
Web site: Sport: Višek smučarske sezone, p.14. Slovenec. 25 March 1934. sl.
Web site: Svetovni rekordi na naših tleh, p.1. Jutro. 26 March 1934. sl.
Web site: Sport: Junaki zraka, p.5. Slovenec. 27 March 1934. sl.
Web site: Leteča Norvešana sta zmagala, p.1. Slovenski narod. 26 March 1934. sl.
Web site: Birger Ruud je skočil 92 metrov: Rezultati, p.1. Ponedeljski Slovenec. 26 March 1934. sl.