Planica 1934

At the 1934 nationals championships opening event, "snow cement", a mixture of salammoniac and salt hardens snow, was used for the first time in the world by Ivan Rožman, the original hill constructor.[1]

On 4 February 1934 Bloudkova velikanka hill was officially opened with national championships of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. The Norwegian Jahr made the opening jump and landed at 55 meters. Franc Palme became the national champion of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia with the national record of 60 meters.[2][3]

Opening competition

14:30 PM — 4 February 1934 — Two rounds — chronological order

Bib	Name	Country	Dist.
Opening jump
1	Jahr	Norway	55 m
First round
2	Bogo Šramel	Kingdom of Yugoslavia	50 m
3	Rado Istenič	Kingdom of Yugoslavia	55 m
4	Zupan	Kingdom of Yugoslavia	50 m
5	Tone Dečman	Kingdom of Yugoslavia	56 m
6	Milan Šubic	Kingdom of Yugoslavia	48 m
7	Edo Bevc	Kingdom of Yugoslavia	55 m
8	Gregor Klančnik	Kingdom of Yugoslavia	40 m
9	Albin Jakopič	Kingdom of Yugoslavia	50.5 m
10	Franc Palme	Kingdom of Yugoslavia	55 m
11	Rudolf Hunger	Nazi Germany	54 m
Trial jump 2
12	Jahr	Norway	62 m
Second round
13	Bogo Šramel	Kingdom of Yugoslavia	54 m
14	Rado Istenič	Kingdom of Yugoslavia	56 m
15	Zupan	Kingdom of Yugoslavia	50 m
16	Tone Dečman	Kingdom of Yugoslavia	62.5 m
17	Edo Bevc	Kingdom of Yugoslavia	58 m
18	Gregor Klančnik	Kingdom of Yugoslavia	48 m
19	Albin Jakopič	Kingdom of Yugoslavia	50.5 m
20	Franc Palme	Kingdom of Yugoslavia	60 m
21	Rudolf Hunger	Nazi Germany	60 m

On 23 March 1934 the first training session was held before the international event. A few hill records were set that day, with Gregor Höll setting the highest record at 83 metres (91 yd).[4][5]

There was a second training event on 24 March 1934 before the international competition. Sigmund Ruud broke the hill record at 85.5 metres (93.5 yd) and Birger Ruud crashed at the world record distance of 87 metres (95 yd).[6]

On 25 March 1934 two different events were held with a total of fourteen competitors from the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, Austria and Norway. The first competition started at noon and comprised two rounds. The second competition began at 1:00 PM. Jumps outside of competition were taken when Ruud set the world record distance at 92 metres (101 yd) in the last round.[7][8][9][10]

First official training

Afternoon — 23 March 1934 — order of jumps not available

Name	Country	Dist.
Oyvind Alstad	Norway	63 m
Per G. Jonson	Norway	67 m
Reidar Hoff	Norway	69 m
Sigmund Guttormsen	Norway	69 m
Olav Ulland	Norway	70 m
Sverre Lassen-Urdahl	Norway	70 m
Randmod Sørensen	Norway	72 m
Birger Ruud	Norway	79 m
Sigmund Ruud	Norway	82 m
Gregor Höll	Austria	83 m
Albin Novšak	Kingdom of Yugoslavia	49 m
Franc Palme	Kingdom of Yugoslavia	58 m
Bogo Šramel	Kingdom of Yugoslavia	60 m
Rado Istenič	Kingdom of Yugoslavia	63 m

Second official training

Afternoon — 24 March 1934 — order of jumps not available

Name	Country	Dist.
Oyvind Alstad	Norway	60–70 m
Per G. Jonson	Norway	60–70 m
Reidar Hoff	Norway	60–70 m
Sigmund Guttormsen	Norway	60–70 m
Sverre Lassen-Urdahl	Norway	60–70 m
Randmod Sørensen	Norway	60–70 m
Albin Novšak	Kingdom of Yugoslavia	N/A
Franc Palme	Kingdom of Yugoslavia	N/A
Bogo Šramel	Kingdom of Yugoslavia	N/A
Rado Istenič	Kingdom of Yugoslavia	N/A
Olav Ulland	Norway	83 m
Gregor Höll	Austria	85 m
Sigmund Ruud	Norway	85.5 m
Birger Ruud	Norway	87 m

International competition

12:00 PM — 25 March 1934 — Two rounds — chronological order

Bib	Name	Country	Dist.
First round
1	Walter Weissenbacher	Austria	57 m
2	Sigmund Guttormsen	Norway	69 m
3	Franc Palme	Kingdom of Yugoslavia	55 m
4	Reidar Hoff	Norway	63 m
5	Randmod Sørensen	Norway	71 m
6	Sigmund Ruud	Norway	68.5 m
7	Albin Novšak	Kingdom of Yugoslavia	48 m
8	Birger Ruud	Norway	69 m
9	Oyvind Alstad	Norway	59 m
10	Per G. Jonson	Norway	71 m
11	Gustl Mayer	Austria	59 m
12	Gregor Höll	Austria	74 m
13	Olav Ulland	Norway	71 m
14	Sverre Lassen-Urdahl	Norway	71 m
Second round
15	Walter Weissenbacher	Austria	63 m
16	Sigmund Guttormsen	Norway	82 m
17	Franc Palme	Kingdom of Yugoslavia	66 m
18	Reidar Hoff	Norway	58 m
19	Randmod Sørensen	Norway	75 m
20	Sigmund Ruud	Norway	86.5 m
21	Albin Novšak	Kingdom of Yugoslavia	57.5 m
22	Birger Ruud	Norway	79 m
23	Oyvind Alstad	Norway	66 m
24	Per G. Jonson	Norway	80 m
25	Gustl Mayer	Austria	60 m
26	Gregor Höll	Austria	81 m
27	Olav Ulland	Norway	76 m
28	Sverre Lassen-Urdahl	Norway	71 m

Date	Name	Country	Metres	Feet
25 March 1934	Gregor Höll	Austria	89	292
25 March 1934	Sigmund Ruud	Norway	95	312
25 March 1934	Birger Ruud	Norway	92	302

  Not recognized. Crash at world record distance

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