Planica 1953 was an International ski jumping week with international competition on Srednja Bloudkova K80 hill, held on 8 March 1953 in Planica, PR Slovenia, FPR Yugoslavia. Over 11,000 people has gathered.
Cockta, the most famous Slovenian soft drink, was introduced to the public for the very first time in Planica, advertised on huge billboards as main sponsor and became instant hit.
Schedule Date Event RoundsLongest jump of the dayVisitors6 March 1953 Training 1 3 85 metres (279 ft) by Bine Rogelj 1,0007 March 1953 Training 2 4 78 metres (256 ft) by Rudi Finžgar —8 March 1953 International event 2 77.5 metres (254 ft) by Hermann Anwander 10,000
Competitions On 6 March 1953, first training with three rounds in front of around 1,000 spectators was on schedule. Bine Rogelj was the longest with 85 metres.
On 7 March 1953, second training with four rounds was on schedule. Rudi Finžgar was the longest with 78 metres.
On 8 March 1953, international competition with 38 competitors from Yugoslavia, Austria, France, West Germany, Switzerland and Italy on K80 normal hill was on schedule. Hermann Anwander won.
Training 1 6 March 1953 – Four rounds – incomplete Bib Name Country Round 1 Round 2 Round 3N/A Bine Rogelj 76 m 79 m 85 m — Janez Polda 81 m 82.5 m 84 m Jože Zalokar 78 m 77 m 84 m Albin Adlešič 78 m 81 m 83 m Rudi Finžgar 70 m 82 m 82.5 m Karel Klančnik 67 m 75 m 78 m Jože Langus 74 m 74 m 69 m Henri Thiolière 65 m 65 m 69 m Toni Landenhammer 75 m 78 m 79.5 m Avanzini 62 m 64 m 70 m Braz 74 m 74 m 75 m Babnik 69 m 69 m 70 m Lojze Gorjanc 63 m 66 m 68 m Franko 62 m 62 m 70 m
Training 2 7 March 1953 – Four rounds – incomplete Bib Name Country Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4N/A Albin Adlešič 70 m 73 m 74 m — Rudi Finžgar 78 m 77.5 m 75.5 m — Jože Zalokar 74 m 75 m — — Arsène Lucchini 69 m 73 m 71 m — Régis Rey 68 m 71 m — — Bine Rogelj 74 m 76 m 72.5 m — Moser 68 m 74 m 73 m 73 m Siegfried Kostner 67 m 73 m 73 m 73 m Karel Klančnik 65 m 72 m 74 m 72 m Rudolf Bärtschi 66 m 68 m 69 m 70 m Hermann Anwander 73 m 84 m 77 m — Toni Landenhammer 74 m 72 m 72 m 72.5 m Herbert Schiffner 67 m 73 m 75 m 74 m Janez Matul 64 m 75.5 m 77 m — Jože Zidar 63 m 71 m 69 m — Babnik N/A Braz Fall or touch!
International competition
8 March 1953 — Two rounds — official results Rank Name Country Round 1 Round 2 Points1 Hermann Anwander 81 m 70.5 m 216.02 Janez Polda 70.5 m 72.5 m 191.03 Sepp Schiffner 73 m 72 m 208.5 4 Siegfried Kostner 64 m 61 m 172.0 5 Bine Rogelj 70.5 m 72.5 m 191.06 Zoran Zalokar 64 m 58 m 171.0 7 Janez Saksida 64 m 58 m 171.0 8 Rudolf Bärtschi 64 m 58 m 171.0 9 Hans Landenhammer 64 m 58 m 171.0 10 Rudolf Bärtschi 64 m 58 m 171.0 11 Gottfried Brügger 64 m 58 m 171.0 12 Jože Langus 65 m 61.5 m 173.0 13 Régis Rey 65 m 61.5 m 173.0 14 Kurt Greller 64 m 61 m 172.0 15 Gustav Wachter 64 m 61 m 172.0 16 Erwin Steinegger 64 m 61 m 172.0
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