Klaus Ostwald

Klaus Ostwald (born 26 August 1958) is an East German former ski jumper.

Klaus Ostwald
Country East Germany
Born (1958-08-26) 26 August 1958
Bad Elster, East Germany
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Personal best176 m (577 ft)
Planica, 16 March 1979
World Cup career
Seasons1980
1982–1986
Individual wins2
Indiv. podiums9
Indiv. starts42
Medal record
Men's ski jumping
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
Silver medal – second place 1984 EngelbergTeam LH
Bronze medal – third place 1985 SeefeldTeam LH
Men's ski flying
FIS Ski Flying World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1983 HarrachovIndividual
Updated on 10 February 2016.

Career

He won the FIS Ski Flying World Championships 1983 in Harrachov. Ostwald earned two medals in the team large hill at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a silver in 1984 and a bronze in 1985. His best individual finish at the world championships was 4th in the individual large hill in 1982. His best finish at the Winter Olympics was 13th in the normal hill at Sarajevo in 1984. He also had World Cup wins.

On 18 March 1979, at the 5th Ski Flying World Championships, he tied the ski jumping world record distance at 176 metres (577 ft) on Velikanka bratov Gorišek in Planica, Yugoslavia.[1][2]

World Cup

Standings
Season Overall 4H
1979/80 214
1981/82 1712
1982/83 1710
1983/84 72nd place, silver medalist(s)
1984/85 123rd place, bronze medalist(s)
1985/86 3755

Wins
No. Season Date Location Hill Size
1 1981/8231 January 1982  Switzerland EngelbergGross-Titlis-Schanze K116LH
2 1983/8430 December 1983  West Germany OberstdorfSchattenbergschanze K115LH

Ski jumping world record
Date Hill Location Metres Feet
18 March 1979   Velikanka bratov Gorišek K165 Planica, Yugoslavia 176 577

References
  1. "Koglerju naslov, Ostwaldu rekord (page 9)" (in Slovenian). Delo. 19 March 1979.
  2. "Klaus Ostwald - Planica 1979 - 176 m - World record". YouTube. 18 March 1979. Archived from the original on 2021-12-14.
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