The 1983–84 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup was the fifth World Cup season in ski jumping.
This season began in Thunder Bay, Canada on 10 December 1983 and was finished in Planica, Yugoslavia on 25 March 1984. The individual World Cup overall winner was East German ski jumper Jens Weißflog and Nations Cup was given to Team of Finland.
24 men's individual events on 15 different venues in 11 countries on three different continents (Europe, Asia and North America) were held. No competition was cancelled this season.
Peaks of the season were Winter Olympics which also counted for World Cup points (only time in history), 4H Tournament, Bohemia Tournament and the K.O.P. International Ski Flying Week.
On 16 and 17 March 1984 in Oberstdorf, finnish legend Matti Nykänen set and improved world record three times in total; two times on 182 metres (597 ft) and 185 metres (607 f).
World records List of world record distances achieved within this World Cup season. DateAthleteHillRoundPlaceMetresFeet 16 March 1984 Matti Nykänen Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze K180 Training R2 Oberstdorf, West Germany 182 597 16 March 1984 Matti Nykänen Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze K180 Training R3 Oberstdorf, West Germany 182 597 17 March 1984 Matti Nykänen Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze K180 Round 2 Oberstdorf, West Germany 185 607
Map of world cup hosts EuropeWest GermanyAustria
AsiaNorth America
Calendar
Men's Individual + N – normal hill / L – large hill / F – flying hillDatePlace (Hill)WinnerSecondThirdOverall leader97110 December 1983 Thunder Bay(Big Thunder K89, K120) Horst Bulau Matti Nykänen Vegard Opaas Horst Bulau 98211 December 1983 Vegard Opaas Matti Nykänen Horst Bulau Horst Bulau Matti Nykänen Vegard Opaas 99317 December 1983 Lake Placid(MacKenzie Inter. K86, K114)N 034 Primož Ulaga Matti Nykänen Horst Bulau Jeff Hastings Matti Nykänen 100418 December 1983 L 057 Jeff Hastings Primož Ulaga Jiří Parma 101530 December 1983 Oberstdorf(Schattenbergschanze K115)L 058 Klaus Ostwald Jens Weißflog Ole G. Fidjestøl10261 January 1984 Garmisch-Pa(Große Olympiaschanze K107)L 059 Jens Weißflog Hansjörg Sumi Klaus Ostwald10374 January 1984 Innsbruck(Bergiselschanze K106)L 060 Jens Weißflog Matti Nykänen Jari Puikkonen10486 January 1984 Bischofshofen(Paul-Ausserleitner K111)L 061 Jens Weißflog Per Bergerud Primož Ulaga32nd Four Hills Tournament Overall(30 December 1983 – 6 January 1984) Jens Weißflog Klaus Ostwald Matti Nykänen4H Tournament105911 January 1984 Cortina d’Ampezzo(Trampolino Olimpico K92)N 035 Jens Weißflog Horst Bulau Klaus Ostwald Jens Weißflog 1061014 January 1984 Harrachov(Čerťák K120)L 062 Jiří Parma Jens Weißflog Pavel Ploc1071115 January 1984 Liberec(Ještěd A K115)L 063 Jens Weißflog Klaus Ostwald Per Bergerud21st Bohemia Tournament Overall(14 – 15 January 1984) Jens Weißflog Jiří Parma Holger FreitagBohemia Tournament1081221 January 1984 Sapporo(Miyanomori K90)Ōkurayama K110)N 036 Masahiro Akimoto Veli-Matti Ahonen Manfred Steiner Jens Weißflog 1091322 January 1984 L 064 Manfred Steiner Veli-Matti Ahonen Masahiro Akimoto FIS World Cup 1983/84 = 1984 Winter Olympics(12 – 18 February • Sarajevo)1101412 February 1984 Sarajevo(Igman K90, K112)N 037 Jens Weißflog Matti Nykänen Jari Puikkonen Jens Weißflog1111518 February 1984 L 065 Matti Nykänen Jens Weißflog Pavel Ploc112162 March 1984 Lahti(Salpausselkä K88, K113)N 038 Matti Nykänen Jari Puikkonen Andreas Bauer 113174 March 1984 L 066 Matti Nykänen Jari Puikkonen Pavel Ploc 114186 March 1984 Falun(Lugnet K89)N 039 Jiří Parma Jeff Hastings Adolf Hirner 115199 March 1984 Lillehammer(Balbergbakken K120)L 067 Pavel Ploc Matti Nykänen Ernst Vettori 1162011 March 1984 Oslo(Holmenkollbakken K105)L 068 Vladimír Podzimek Pavel Ploc Ole C. Eidhammer 1172117 March 1984 Oberstdorf(Heini-Klopfer K182) Matti Nykänen Pavel Ploc Jens Weißflog Matti Nykänen118 2218 March 1984 F 011 Matti Nykänen Jens Weißflog Pavel Ploc 31st K.O.P. International Ski Flying Week Overall(17 – 18 March 1984) Matti Nykänen Pavel Ploc Jens WeißflogK.O.P.1192324 March 1984 Planica(Srednja Bloudkova K90)(Bloudkova velikanka K120)N 040 Jens Weißflog Mike Holland Janusz Malik Jens Weißflog 1202425 March 1984L 069 Pavel Ploc Vegard Opaas Piotr Fijas 5th FIS World Cup Overall(10 December 1983 – 25 March 1984) Jens Weißflog Matti Nykänen Pavel PlocWorld Cup Overall
Standings
Overall Rankafter 24 eventsPoints1 Jens Weißflog 2302 Matti Nykänen 2173 Pavel Ploc 1484 Jeff Hastings 1235 Jiří Parma 1226 Primož Ulaga 1207 Klaus Ostwald 1198 Horst Bulau 1029 Jari Puikkonen 10110 Vegard Opaas 96
Nations Cup Rankafter 24 eventsPoints1 5582 5503 4804 4235 4116 2167 1828 1259 12210 75
Four Hills Tournament Rankafter 4 eventsPoints1 Jens Weißflog 897.9 2 Klaus Ostwald 842.3 3 Matti Nykänen 825.9 4 Jari Puikkonen 791.9 5 Ole Gunnar Fidjestøl 790.5 6 Per Bergerud 789.9 7 Pavel Ploc 785.38 Pentti Kokkonen 768.2 9 Jeff Hastings 761.3 10 Andreas Felder 755.8
Bohemia Tournament Rankafter 3 eventsPoints1 Jens Weißflog 409.12 Jiří Parma 381.23 Holger Freitag 370.3↓ . . . . . . uncompleted order . . . . . . ↓N/A Pavel Ploc 362.4N/A Klaus Ostwald 362.3N/A Armin Kogler 352.3N/A Georg Waldvogel 322.7
See also 1983–84 FIS Europa Cup (2nd level competition)
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