André Kiesewetter (born 20 August 1969) is an East German/German former ski jumper.
Career He won the bronze medal in the team large hill and 7th in the individual large hillat at the 1991 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships and had his best and two World Cup wins in Lake Placid and Sapporo.
On 23 March 1991, he crashed as trial jumper at ski jumping world record distance at 196 metres (643 ft) back home on Velikanka bratov Gorišek K185 in Planica, Yugoslavia.
World Cup
Standings Season Overall1989/90 — — N/A1990/91 11 25 61992/93 — 69 —1993/94 — 76 —
Wins No. Season Date Location Hill Size1 1990/91 2 December 1990 Lake Placid MacKenzie Intervale K114 LH2 15 December 1990 Sapporo Miyanomori K90 NH
Invalid ski jumping world record This is the longest parallel style ski jump in history. DateHillLocationMetresFeet23 March 1991 Velikanka bratov Gorišek K185 Planica, Yugoslavia196643 Not recognized! Ground touch at world record distance.
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