Nilo Zandanel
Nilo Zandanel (8 November 1937 – 25 July 2015) was an Italian ski jumper.
Nilo Zandanel | |
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Country | Italy |
Born | Cibiana di Cadore, Kingdom of Italy | 8 November 1937
Died | 25 July 2015 77) Pieve di Cadore, Italy | (aged
Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) |
Ski club | G.S. Fiamme Gialle |
Personal best | 144 m (472 ft) Oberstdorf, West Germany (18 February 1964) |
Career
He competed at the 1960 and 1964 Winter Olympics in the normal and large hill events with the best achievement of 25th place in the large hill in 1964.[1] He was the Olympic flag bearer for Italy at the 1956 Olympics.[2]
On 16 February 1964, he set the ski jumping world record distance at 142 metres (466 ft) on Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze in Oberstdorf, West Germany.[3][4]
Ski jumping world record
Date | Hill | Location | Metres | Feet |
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16 February 1964 | Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze | Oberstdorf, West Germany | 144 | 472 |
References
- Nilo Zandanel. sports-reference.com
- Italy. sports-reference.com
- "Zandanelu rekord, Sjöbergu zmago (page 5)" (in Slovenian). Delo. 17 February 1964.
- "Nilo Zandanel - Oberstdorf 1964 - 144 m - World record". YouTube. 16 February 1964.
External links
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