Falko Weißpflog
| Falko Weißpflog | |||||||||||||||
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| Country | East Germany | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 1954 (age 70–71) Pleißa, East Germany | ||||||||||||||
| Personal best | 174 m (571 ft) Oberstdorf, West Germany (5 March 1974) | ||||||||||||||
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| Seasons | 1980 | ||||||||||||||
| Indiv. starts | 6 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Falko Weißpflog (born 1954) is an East German former ski jumper who competed from 1977 to 1980.
Career
On 5 March 1976, he set the ski jumping world record distance at 174 metres (571 ft) on Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze hill in Oberstdorf, West Germany. The record only lasted 2 days, as Toni Innauer (Austria) jumped 176 metres (577 ft) on 7 March.[1][2]
He won a bronze medal in the individual large hill competition at the 1978 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti.
Weißpflog's best non-world championship career finish was fourth on three separate occasions, twice in 1978 and once in 1980. Rock singer Falco took his stage name from Weißpflog[3].
Ski jumping world record
| Date | Hill | Location | Metres | Feet |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 March 1976 | Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze K175 | Oberstdorf, West Germany | 174 | 571 |
References
- ^ "Dva sta poletela 174 m! (page 8)" (in Slovenian). Delo. 6 March 1976.
- ^ "Toni Innauer & Falko Weißpflog - Oberstdorf 1976 - 174 m - World record". YouTube. 5 March 1976. Archived from the original on 2021-12-17.
- ^ "Falco und das U4 - die Falco Night". U4 Club Wien (in German). 21 June 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
Der Künstlername "Falco" ist übrigens zurückzuführen auf den Skispringer Falko Weißpflog ('The stage name "Falco" is, by the way, attributed to ski jumper Falko Weißpflog')