The FIS Ski Flying World Ski Championships 1985 was held between 16 and 17 March in Planica, Yugoslavia. This was the third record time hosting world championships after 1972 and 1979.
The attendance at Planica was an all-time record, with a total of 150,000 people in three days: 20,000 people in training, 80,000 on the first day and 50,000 on the second day of the competition.
Schedule Date Event RoundsLongest jump of the dayVisitors13 March 1985 Hill test 2 173 metres (568 ft) by Matjaž Debelak N/A14 March 1985 Hill test 2 2 158 metres (518 ft) by Matjaž Debelak N/A15 March 1985 Official training 3 191 metres (627 ft) by Matti Nykänen 20,00016 March 1985 Individual, Day 1 3 190 metres (623 ft) by Matti Nykänen 80,00017 March 1985 Individual, Day 2 2 187 metres (614 ft) by Matti Nykänen 50,000
All jumps over 190 metres Chronological order: 191 metres (627 ft) – 15 March – Matti Nykänen (WR, 2RD, Official training) 190 metres (623 ft) – 16 March – Matti Nykänen (1RD)
Competition On 13 March 1985 premiere hill test was on schedule. Yugoslavian ski jumper Branko Dolhar had honour to be the first. Distance of the day was set by Matjaž Debelak at 173 metres.
On 14 March 1985 second hill test or unofficial training was on schedule with ten Yugoslavian trial jumpers who made 20 jumps in total. Matjaž Debelak set the longest distance at 158 metres.
On 15 March 1985 official training in three rounds was on schedule with no qualifying. Three world records were set: Mike Holland in 1st round with 186 metres. Matti Nykänen broke the record short after with 187 in first and 191 metres in 2nd round.
On 16 March 1985 first day of championships with three rounds in competition on schedule in front of 80,000 people, a record Planica daily crowd and still one of the most visited ski jumping events ever. They saw Nykänen's 190 metres jump in the first round.
On 17 March 1985 second and final day of world championships with only two rounds in competition, because the last round was canceled. Nykänen totally dominated with two world records and became world champion.
Hill test Morning — 13 March 1985 — Two rounds — chronological order not available BibName 1RD 2RD N/A Branko Dolhar 165.0 m 135.0 m N/A Rajko Lotrič 112.0 m 130.0 m N/A Aleš Peljhan 164.0 m 160.0 m N/A Zoran Kešar 109.0 m 112.0 m N/A Bojan Globočnik 155.0 m N/A N/A Krištof Gašpirc 130.0 m 133.0 m N/A Iztok Melin 127.0 m 120.0 m N/A Vili Tepeš 120.0 m 126.0 m N/A Janez Štirn 158.0 m N/A N/A Matjaž Debelak 173.0 m N/A N/A Peter Slatnar 112.0 m N/A N/A Borut Dolenc 135.0 m N/A N/A Jože Verdev 130.0 m N/A
Official training Trial jumpers — 15 March 1985 — chronological order not available BibName 1RD 2RD3RDTest jumpers N/A Matjaž Debelak 145.0 m 185.0 m — N/A Vasja Bajc 139.0 m — — N/A Aleš Peljhan 139.0 m — — N/A Jože Verdev 128.0 m 128.0 m 142.0 m N/A Bojan Globočnik 122.0 m 117.0 m — N/A Zoran Kešar 118.0 m — — N/A Krištof Gašpirc 117.0 m 116.0 m — N/A Iztok Melin 106.0 m — — N/A Vili Tepeš 94.0 m — — N/A Janez Štirn 122.0 m — 154.0 m
11:00 AM — Competitors — 15 March 1985 — incomplete chronological order BibName 1RD 2RD3RDCompetitors 3 Mark Konopacke 118.0 m 117.0 m 133.0 m 4 Mike Holland 186.0 m 175.0 m 159.0 m 10 Matjaž Žagar 168.0 m 167.0 m — 16 Ernst Vettori 144.0 m 162.0 m 154.0 m 18 Tomaž Dolar120.0 m 136.0 m 137.0 m 26 Matti Nykänen 187.0 m 191.0 m 172.0 m 28 Franz Wiegele158.0 m 173.0 m 159.0 m 34 Borut Mur95.0 m 119.0 m 124.0 m 36 Klaus Ostwald 124.0 m 139.0 m 129.0 m 41 Piotr Fijas 128.0 m 171.0 m 143.0 m 42 Miran Tepeš 129.0 m 175.0 m 164.0 m 43 Ole Gunnar Fidjestøl 174.0 m 176.0 m 154.0 m 44 Pavel Ploc 129.0 m 121.0 m 151.0 m 46 Jens Weißflog 138.0 m 175.0 m 152.0 m 49 Per Bergerud 121.0 m 159.0 m 151.0 m N/A Ladislav Dluhoš — 143.0 m 141.0 m N/A Tuomo Ylipulli 169.0 m 168.0 m 161.0 m N/A Vladimír Podzimek 143.0 m 150.0 m 149.0 m N/A Richard Schallert 158.0 m 153.0 m — N/A Thomas Klauser 131.0 m 167.0 m — N/A Jukka Kalso 119.0 m 149.0 m 135.0 m N/A Steinar Bråten 109.0 m 144.0 m 146.0 m N/A Andreas Felder 159.0 m 134.0 m 156.0 m N/A Franz Neuländtner 125.0 m 173.0 m 140.0 m N/A Ulf Findeisen 149.0 m 159.0 m 132.0 m N/A Jiří Parma 119.0 m 157.0 m 151.0 m N/A Hroar Stjernen 128.0 m 133.0 m 151.0 m N/A Gérard Balanche 129.0 m 143.0 m 147.0 m N/A Mika Kojonkoski — 147.0 m 156.0 m N/A Trond Jøran Pedersen150.0 m 164.0 m 151.0 m N/A Lorenz Wegscheider132.0 m 126.0 m 118.0 m N/A Zane Palmer131.0 m 144.0 m 134.0 m N/A Chris Hastings116.0 m 153.0 m 139.0 m N/A Tadeusz Fijas 124.0 m 146.0 m 144.0 m N/A Raimund Litschko 102.0 m 151.0 m 128.0 m N/A Gérard Colin 132.0 m 150.0 m 141.0 m N/A Kimmo Kylmäaho 126.0 m 148.0 m 118.0 m N/A Uli Boll 98.0 m 131.0 m 123.0 m N/A Frédéric Berger 118.0 m 141.0 m 131.0 m N/A Miroslav Polák 157.0 m 167.0 m 150.0 m N/A Primož Ulaga 134.0 m 128.0 m 123.0 m N/A Pascal Reymond 104.0 m 131.0 m 134.0 m N/A Thomas Haßlberger 92.0 m 102.0 m — N/A Patrick Dubiez 112.0 m 148.0 m 125.0 m N/A Rick Mewborn 123.0 m 131.0 m 147.0 m N/A Bernat Solà 106.0 m 105.0 m 124.0 m N/A Sandro Sambugaro 125.0 m 122.0 m 111.0 m N/A Massimo Rigoni 117.0 m — 104.0 m N/A Roberto Varutti111.0 m 122.0 m 114.0 m N/A Eric Brèche 109.0 m 109.0 m 106.0 m
Official results 3 of 5 best jumps counted. Two best from first day and the best one from second day. The last 6th round was canceled. Rank Bib(D1)Bib(D2)Name D1 (16 March 1985)D2 (17 March 1985)Points1RD 2RD 3RD 4RD 5RD 11 44 Matti Nykänen 190.0 m 174.0 m 180.0 m 187.0 m 186.0 m 580.5 15 43 Jens Weißflog 164.0 m 174.0 m 170.0 m 168.0 m 166.0 m 531.5 17 42 Pavel Ploc 169.0 m 169.0 m 158.0 m 142.0 m 173.0 m 524.0 31 36 Klaus Ostwald 98.0 m 166.0 m 159.0 m 180.0 m 155.0 m 517.0 7 41 Ladislav Dluhoš 170.0 m 165.0 m 133.0 m 168.0 m 153.0 m 515.0 35 40 Miran Tepeš 167.0 m 161.0 m 164.0 m 143.0 m 164.0 m 511.5 1 35 Tuomo Ylipulli 168.0 m 161.0 m 145.0 m 144.0 m 173.0 m 510.5 33 38 Thomas Klauser 166.0 m 158.0 m 162.0 m 157.0 m 165.0 m 509.0 20 37 Mike Holland 164.0 m 164.0 m 164.0 m 170.0 m 169.0 m 509.0 12 31 Ole Gunnar Fidjestøl 165.0 m 157.0 m 145.0 m 170.0 m 153.0 m 508.5 19 39 Primož Ulaga 144.0 m 169.0 m 163.0 m 124.0 m 151.0 m 490.5 27 30* Per Bergerud 164.0 m 158.0 m 139.0 m 157.0 m 159.0 m 481.5 13 32 28 Matjaž Žagar 151.0 m 163.0 m 153.0 m 158.0 m141.0 m 480.5 14 21 34 Piotr Fijas 159.0 m 165.0 m152.0 m 133.0 m 151.0 m 477.0 15 44 26 Andreas Felder 162.0 m 151.0 m105.0 m 163.0 m134.0 m 476.0 10 29* Franz Neuländtner 159.0 m145.0 m 162.0 m 154.0 m139.0 m 476.0 17 36 27 Ulf Findeisen 110.0 m 166.0 m 152.0 m 117.0 m 153.0 m 473.5 18 22 32 Jiří Parma 143.0 m 159.0 m 153.0 m 140.0 m 146.0 m 472.5 19 9 23 Hroar Stjernen 102.0 m 145.0 m 153.0 m 142.0 m 159.0 m 461.0 20 16 25* Ernst Vettori 165.0 m 140.0 m136.0 m 142.0 m 153.0 m 460.5 21 34 33 Franz Wiegele 164.0 m 162.0 m153.0 m 160.0 m — 453.5 22 42 24* Gérard Balanche 157.0 m141.0 m 147.0 m 138.0 m 142.0 m 445.0 23 25 21* Mika Kojonkoski 145.0 m 141.0 m138.0 m 163.0 m158.0 m 443.5 24 24 22 Trond Jøran Pedersen139.0 m 145.0 m 142.0 m 150.0 m 152.0 m 437.0 25 18 18 Lorenz Wegscheider 141.0 m 138.0 m123.0 m 136.0 m 156.0 m 428.0 26 6 20* Tomaž Dolar 135.0 m 151.0 m124.0 m 142.0 m135.0 m 422.0 27 2 13 Zane Palmer 135.0 m135.0 m 136.0 m 130.0 m 156.0 m 420.0 28 40 17 Chris Hastings 141.0 m 140.0 m131.0 m 128.0 m 143.0 m 410.0 29 26 19 Tadeusz Fijas 140.0 m 145.0 m122.0 m 136.0 m113.0 m 408.0 30 5 15 Raimund Litschko 126.0 m 143.0 m 124.0 m 142.0 m 140.0 m 407.5 31 3 12* Gérard Colin 134.0 m132.0 m 132.0 m 118.0 m 148.0 m 403.5 32 38 16 Kimmo Kylmäaho 129.0 m122.0 m 142.0 m 136.0 m122.0 m 398.5 33 37 10 Uli Boll 136.0 m 132.0 m125.0 m 139.0 m134.0 m 390.5 34 27 11* Frédéric Berger 133.0 m 134.0 m 132.0 m 132.0 m 136.0 m 390.0 35 43 5* Miroslav Polák 113.0 m 128.0 m 122.0 m 118.0 m 151.0 m 389.5 29 14 Pascal Reymond 122.0 m 136.0 m 135.0 m 124.0 m 129.0 m 389.5 37 4 4 Thomas Haßlberger 117.0 m 132.0 m107.0 m 142.0 m 153.0 m 385.0 38 14 9 Patrick Dubiez 132.0 m 131.0 m122.0 m 122.0 m 136.0 m 381.0 39 30 8 Rick Mewborn 122.0 m119.0 m 133.0 m 120.0 m 139.0 m 378.0 40 23 6* Bernat Solà 125.0 m123.0 m 125.0 m 128.0 m 140.0 m 375.5 41 8 7 Sandro Sambugaro 128.0 m 128.0 m111.0 m 129.0 m 131.0 m 368.5 42 13 3 Massimo Rigoni 121.0 m109.0 m 117.0 m 124.0 m117.0 m 345.0 43 28 2 Roberto Varutti106.0 m 115.0 m 120.0 m 102.0 m 108.0 m 317.5 44 39 1 Eric Brèche 107.0 m 110.0 m 110.0 m 110.0 m 123.0 m 314.5 World record! Didn't count into official results. The lowest scored jump of the day.
Ski flying world records DateNameCountryMetresFeet15 March 1985 Mike Holland 18661015 March 1985 Matti Nykänen 18761415 March 1985 Matti Nykänen 191627
Medal table
References
External links FIS Ski flying World Championships 1985 results. - accessed 25 November 2009.