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Rudi Gering
Country Czechoslovakia
 Nazi Germany
Born1917
Gehlberg, Thüringen,
German Empire
Died1998/1999
Bavaria, Germany
Personal best118 m (387 ft)
Planica, King. of Yugoslavia
(2 March 1941)

Rudi Gering (1917–1998/1999) was a German ski jumper. He was born in Thüringen in Germany and died somewhere in Bavaria.

Career

On 2 March 1941 he set two world records on Ski Flying Study week competition in Planica. On legendary hill called Bloudkova velikanka he jumped 108 and 118 meters. He was the first German world record holder and first person in history who jumped two times over 100 meters line ever. He helped at the construction of Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze flying hill in Oberstdorf together with Heini Klopfer, Sepp Weiler and Toni Brutscher.

Ski jumping world records

Date Hill Location Metres Feet
2 March 1941   Bloudkova velikanka K120 Planica, Kingdom of Yugoslavia 108 354
2 March 1941   Bloudkova velikanka K120 Planica, Kingdom of Yugoslavia 118 387

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