John McInnes (ski jumper)
John McInnes 
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| Full name | John Archibald McInnes |
| nation |
 Canada
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| birthday | July 7, 1939 |
| place of birth |
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| size | 168 cm |
| Weight | 67 kg |
| Career | |
|---|---|
| National squad | since 1963 |
| status | resigned |
| End of career | 1970 |
| Ski jumping world cup / A class jumping | |
| Four Hills Tournament | 57th ( 1963/64 ) |
John Archibald McInnes (born July 7, 1939 in New Westminster ) is a retired Canadian ski jumper .
Career
McInnes made his international debut as part of the Four Hills Tournament in 1963/64 . In Oberstdorf he jumped 67th on the Schattenbergschanze . After skipping the New Year's event, McInnes landed on the Bergiselschanze in 64th place, which was his best individual tour result. He finished the tour with 638 points in 56th place overall. At the Olympic Winter Games in Innsbruck in 1964 he started on both hills. From the Toni-Seelos-Olympiaschanze in Seefeld in Tirol he reached the 53rd place after three jumps. From the Bergiselschanze in Innsbruck, he finished 50th.
At the Nordic World Ski Championships in Oslo in 1966 , McInnes reached 56th place from the normal hill with two jumps on 62.5 meters. From the large hill on Holmenkollen he landed in 47th place after jumps on 66 and 68 meters.
In Grenoble he started two years later at the 1968 Winter Olympics . From the normal hill, he reached 55th place, tied with the Soviet jumper Vladimir Smirnov . He was only 57th on the large hill.
He played his last international tournament with the Four Hills Tournament in 1969/70 . After he skipped the jumping in Oberstdorf, he didn't get any of the other competitions either, the best result was 71st place in Innsbruck.
successes
Four Hills Tournament placements
| season | space | Points |
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| 1963/64 | 56. | 638.0 |
| 1969/70 | 85. | 451.8 |
literature
- Jens Jahn , Egon Theiner : Encyclopedia of Ski Jumping . 1st edition. AGON Sportverlag, Kassel 2004, ISBN 3-89784-099-5 .
Web links
- John McInnes in the database of the International Ski Federation (English)
- John McInnes in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- John McInnes on The-Sports.org
Individual evidence
- ↑ Egon Theiner: Encyclopedia of Ski Jumping , p. 268
- ↑ Egon Theiner: Encyclopedia of Ski Jumping , p. 162
- ↑ Egon Theiner: Encyclopedia of Ski Jumping , p. 161
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | McInnes, John |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | McInnes, John Archibald (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian ski jumper |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 7, 1939 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New Westminster , British Columbia , Canada |