List of longest ski jumps


is a winter sport in which athletes compete on distance and style in a jump from a ski jumping hill. The sport has traditionally focused on a combination of style and distance, and it was therefore early seen as unimportant in many milieus to have the longest jump. The International Ski Federation has largely been opposed to the inflation in hill sizes and setting of distance records, and no world records have been set at Olympic, World Championship, Holmenkollen Ski Festival or Four Hills Tournament events, as these have never been among the largest hills in the world.
Since 1936, when the first jump beyond was made, all world records in the sport have been made in the discipline of ski flying, an offshoot of ski jumping using larger hills where distance is explicitly emphasised. As of March 2017, the official world record for the longest ski jump is, set by Stefan Kraft at Vikersundbakken in Vikersund, Norway. Two years prior, also in Vikersund, Dimitry Vassiliev reached but fell upon landing; his jump is unofficially the longest ever made.

History

Ski jumping originated in Norway, and has been practiced since time immemorial, using handmade temporary hills. The first record is credited to Olaf Rye, a soldier who set up a show spectated by his fellow soldiers in 1808, reaching in Eidsberg, Norway. This small hill was probably near Eidsberg church, possibly at the farm Lekum.
Sondre Norheim, credited as the 'father' of modern skiing, made the second official record at in 1868. Tim Ashburn says in his book The History of Ski Jumping that Norheim's longest jump on the circular track in Haugli ground in 1868 should have been measured at, but that newspapers in Christiania reported that the length "was a little exaggerated", so the official record is everywhere written as 19.5 m.
The sport quickly spread to Finland, the United States and Canada, where some of the subsequent records were set. Early jumping competitions were only scored by style, and it was seen as disruptive to attempt to jump further. Not until 1901 was a scoring system for distance introduced. With the construction of Bloudkova Velikanka in Planica, Yugoslavia, in 1934, the separate discipline of ski flying was introduced, which is essentially an 'extreme' version of ski jumping.
With one exception, all of the world records for distance have been set on five of the world's six ski flying hills, of which five remain in use. In 1936, Josef "Sepp" Bradl was the first to surpass the mark, landing a jump of. The FIS was long opposed to ski flying as a whole, and it has never been included in the Olympic or Nordic World Ski Championships. However, since 1972, the FIS Ski Flying World Championships has been a mainstay event, and ski flying event are also part of the FIS Ski Jumping World Cup calendar. The first to officially reach was Toni Nieminen in 1994, by landing a jump of ; at the time, ski jumpers did not receive distance points for the part of the jumps exceeding 191 metres.
The distance of a ski jump is measured from the end of the 'table' to halfway between the athletes' feet when they touch ground. To qualify, the jump must be made in a sanctioned competition, or official trial or qualification runs for these, with a system to control the actual length. To win a competition, an athlete needs both distance and style, the latter of which is achieved by attaining a proper Telemark landing; therefore jumpers are not motivated to jump as far as possible, only as far necessary to attain a good landing. Jumps are invalid if the jumper falls, defined as touching the ground with his hands or body before reaching the fall line. However, if an athlete touches the snow with any part of their body after landing, and receives style points greater than 14 from at least three judges, the jump is valid and counts as an official world record.
When ski flying began in the 1930s, jumps were recorded in a traditional Scandinavian measure of length, the Danish alen. Some older United States and Canadian records were recorded in feet. Now, jump length is measured by the meter. Today, camera technology capably makes the measurements. Before, spectators were stationed downhill, meter by meter, and the raised hand of the nearest observer marked the jumper's landing.

Official world records

Although International Ski Federation doesn't officially recognize world records.

Men

DateAthleteCountryHillLocationMetresYardsFeet
122 November 1808Olaf Rye
Eidsberg churchEidsberg, Norway9.510.431
28 March 1868Sondre NorheimHauglibakkenBrunkeberg, Norway19.521.364
312 February 1879Olaf HaugannKastellbakkenOslo, Norway2021.966
41881Sveinung SvalastogaKastellbakkenOslo, Norway2224.172
51886Johannes NordgårdenFlatdalbakkenSeljord, Norway2628.485
69 March 1891Mikkjel Hemmestveit
McSorley HillRed Wing, United States31.134102
715 January 1893Torjus HemmestveitMcSorley HillRed Wing, United States31.434.3103
81897Svein SolidHegnibakkenMorgedal, Norway31.534.4103
91899Asbjørn NilssenSolbergbakkenBærum, Norway32.535.5107
101899Morten HansenSolbergbakkenBærum, Norway32.535.5107
1111 February 1900Olaf TandbergSolbergbakkenBærum, Norway35.538.8116
121902Nils GjestvangGustadbakkenGeithus, Norway38.542.1126
131902Nils GjestvangGustadbakkenGeithus, Norway4144.8135
1424 January 1909Oscar GundersenChippewa Falls Ski JumpChippewa Falls, United States42.146138
151909Harald SmithTrampolino Campo SmithBardonecchia, Kingdom of Italy4347141
1628 February 1909Harald SmithBolgenschanzeDavos, Switzerland4549.2148
1719 February 1911Anders HaugenWolverine HillIronwood, United States46.350.6152
181912Gunnar AndersenGustadbakkenGeithus, Modum, Norway47.552.0156
1916 February 1913Ragnar OmtvedtWolverine HillIronwood, United States51.556.3169
207 February 1915Reidar Amble OmmundsenVikkollenMjøndalen, Norway5459.1177
2118 February 1916Ragnar OmtvedtHowelsen HillSteamboat Springs, United States58.564192
221917Henry HallHowelsen HillSteamboat Springs, United States61.967.7203
231918Henry HallHowelsen HillSteamboat Springs, United States62.268204
241919Anders HaugenHaugen HillDillon, United States64.971213
2529 February 1920Anders HaugenHaugen HillDillon, United States65.271.3214
261-10 February 1921Henry HallNels Nelsen HillRevelstoke, Canada69.876.3229
274 February 1925Nels NelsenNels Nelsen HillRevelstoke, Canada73.179.9240
281930Adolph BadruttBernina-Roseg-SchanzePontresina, Switzerland7582246
2918 January 1931Birger RuudOdnesbakkenOdnes, Norway76.583.7251
3024 February 1931Sigmund RuudBolgenschanzeDavos, Switzerland80.588264
3119 January 1933Sigmund RuudTremplin de BretayeVillars, Switzerland8491.9276
3219 January 1933Sigmund RuudTremplin de BretayeVillars, Switzerland8694282
3326 February 1933Henri RuchetTremplin de BretayeVillars, Switzerland8795.1285
34March 1933Robert LymburneNels Nelsen HillRevelstoke, Canada87.595.7287
3525 March 1934Birger RuudBloudkova velikankaPlanica, Kingdom of Yugoslavia92100.6302
3614 March 1935Reidar AndersenBloudkova velikankaPlanica, Kingdom of Yugoslavia93101.7305
3715 March 1935Stanisław MarusarzBloudkova velikankaPlanica, Kingdom of Yugoslavia95103.9312
3815 March 1935Reidar AndersenBloudkova velikankaPlanica, Kingdom of Yugoslavia98107.2322
3915 March 1935Reidar AndersenBloudkova velikankaPlanica, Kingdom of Yugoslavia99108.3325
4017 March 1935Fritz KainersdörferTrampolino Gigante Corno d’AolaPonte di Legno, Kingdom of Italy99.5108.8326
4115 March 1936Josef BradlBloudkova velikankaPlanica, Kingdom of Yugoslavia101.5111333
4215 March 1938Josef BradlBloudkova velikankaPlanica, Kingdom of Yugoslavia107117351
432 March 1941Rudi GeringBloudkova velikankaPlanica, Kingdom of Yugoslavia108118.1354
442 March 1941Rudi GeringBloudkova velikankaPlanica, Kingdom of Yugoslavia118129387
4515 March 1948Fritz TschannenBloudkova velikankaPlanica, Yugoslavia120131.2394
4628 February 1950Willi GantschniggHeini-Klopfer-SkiflugschanzeOberstdorf, West Germany125136.7410
472 March 1950Sepp WeilerHeini-Klopfer-SkiflugschanzeOberstdorf, West Germany127138.9417
483 March 1950Sepp WeilerHeini-Klopfer-SkiflugschanzeOberstdorf, West Germany133145.5436
493 March 1950Dan NetzellHeini-Klopfer-SkiflugschanzeOberstdorf, West Germany135147.6443
502 March 1951Tauno LuiroHeini-Klopfer-SkiflugschanzeOberstdorf, West Germany139152456
5124 February 1961Jože ŠlibarHeini-Klopfer-SkiflugschanzeOberstdorf, West Germany141154.2463
521 March 1962Peter LesserKulmTauplitz/Bad Mitterndorf, Austria141154.2463
5315 February 1964Kjell SjöbergHeini-Klopfer-SkiflugschanzeOberstdorf, West Germany141154.2463
5415 February 1964Dalibor MotejlekHeini-Klopfer-SkiflugschanzeOberstdorf, West Germany142155.3466
5518 February 1964Nilo ZandanelHeini-Klopfer-SkiflugschanzeOberstdorf, West Germany144157.5472
5621 March 1965Peter LesserKulmTauplitz/Bad Mitterndorf, Austria145158.6476
5712 March 1966Bjørn WirkolaVikersundbakkenVikersund, Norway145158.6476
5813 March 1966Bjørn WirkolaVikersundbakkenVikersund, Norway146159.7479
5910 February 1967Lars GriniHeini-Klopfer-SkiflugschanzeOberstdorf, West Germany147160.8482
6010 February 1967Kjell SjöbergHeini-Klopfer-SkiflugschanzeOberstdorf, West Germany148161.8486
6111 February 1967Lars GriniHeini-Klopfer-SkiflugschanzeOberstdorf, West Germany150164492
6212 March 1967Reinhold BachlerVikersundbakkenVikersund, Norway154168.4505
6321 March 1969Bjørn WirkolaVelikanka bratov GorišekPlanica, Yugoslavia156170.6512
6421 March 1969Jiří RaškaVelikanka bratov GorišekPlanica, Yugoslavia156170.6512
6522 March 1969Bjørn WirkolaVelikanka bratov GorišekPlanica, Yugoslavia160175525
6622 March 1969Jiří RaškaVelikanka bratov GorišekPlanica, Yugoslavia164179.4538
6723 March 1969Manfred WolfVelikanka bratov GorišekPlanica, Yugoslavia165180.4541
689 March 1973Heinz WossipiwoHeini-Klopfer-SkiflugschanzeOberstdorf, West Germany169184.8554
6915 March 1974Walter SteinerVelikanka bratov GorišekPlanica, Yugoslavia169184.8554
704 March 1976Geir Ove BergHeini-Klopfer-SkiflugschanzeOberstdorf, West Germany173189.2568
715 March 1976Toni InnauerHeini-Klopfer-SkiflugschanzeOberstdorf, West Germany174190.3571
725 March 1976Falko WeißpflogHeini-Klopfer-SkiflugschanzeOberstdorf, West Germany174190.3571
737 March 1976Toni InnauerHeini-Klopfer-SkiflugschanzeOberstdorf, West Germany176192.5577
7416 March 1979Klaus OstwaldVelikanka bratov GorišekPlanica, Yugoslavia176192.5577
7527 March 1980Armin KoglerČerťákHarrachov, Czechoslovakia176192.5577
7626 February 1981Armin KoglerHeini-Klopfer-SkiflugschanzeOberstdorf, West Germany180196.8591
7719 March 1983Pavel PlocČerťákHarrachov, Czechoslovakia181198594
7816 March 1984Matti NykänenHeini-Klopfer-SkiflugschanzeOberstdorf, West Germany182199597
7916 March 1984Matti NykänenHeini-Klopfer-SkiflugschanzeOberstdorf, West Germany182199597
8017 March 1984Matti NykänenHeini-Klopfer-SkiflugschanzeOberstdorf, West Germany185202.3607
8115 March 1985Mike HollandVelikanka bratov GorišekPlanica, Yugoslavia186203.4610
8215 March 1985Matti NykänenVelikanka bratov GorišekPlanica, Yugoslavia187204.5614
8315 March 1985Matti NykänenVelikanka bratov GorišekPlanica, Yugoslavia191208.9627
849 March 1986Andreas FelderKulmTauplitz/Bad Mitterndorf, Austria191208.9627
8514 March 1987Piotr FijasVelikanka bratov GorišekPlanica, Yugoslavia194212.2636
8617 March 1994Martin HöllwarthVelikanka bratov GorišekPlanica, Slovenia196214.3643
8717 March 1994Toni NieminenVelikanka bratov GorišekPlanica, Slovenia203222666
8818 March 1994Espen BredesenVelikanka bratov GorišekPlanica, Slovenia209228.6686
8922 March 1997Espen BredesenVelikanka bratov GorišekPlanica, Slovenia210229.7689
9022 March 1997Lasse OttesenVelikanka bratov GorišekPlanica, Slovenia212231.8696
9119 March 1999Martin SchmittVelikanka bratov GorišekPlanica, Slovenia214.5234.6704
9220 March 1999Tommy IngebrigtsenVelikanka bratov GorišekPlanica, Slovenia219.5240720
9316 March 2000Thomas HörlVelikanka bratov GorišekPlanica, Slovenia224.5245.5737
9418 March 2000Andreas GoldbergerVelikanka bratov GorišekPlanica, Slovenia225246.1738
9520 March 2003Adam MałyszVelikanka bratov GorišekPlanica, Slovenia225246.1738
9620 March 2003Matti HautamäkiVelikanka bratov GorišekPlanica, Slovenia227.5248.8746
9722 March 2003Matti HautamäkiVelikanka bratov GorišekPlanica, Slovenia228.5249.9750
9823 March 2003Matti HautamäkiVelikanka bratov GorišekPlanica, Slovenia231252.6758
9920 March 2005Tommy IngebrigtsenLetalnica bratov GorišekPlanica, Slovenia231252.6758
10020 March 2005Bjørn Einar RomørenLetalnica bratov GorišekPlanica, Slovenia234.5256.4769
10120 March 2005Matti HautamäkiLetalnica bratov GorišekPlanica, Slovenia235.5257.5773
10220 March 2005Bjørn Einar RomørenLetalnica bratov GorišekPlanica, Slovenia239261.4784
10311 February 2011Johan Remen EvensenVikersundbakkenVikersund, Norway243265.7797
10411 February 2011Johan Remen EvensenVikersundbakkenVikersund, Norway246.5269.6809
10514 February 2015Peter PrevcVikersundbakkenVikersund, Norway250273.4820
10615 February 2015Anders FannemelVikersundbakkenVikersund, Norway251.5275825
10718 March 2017Robert JohanssonVikersundbakkenVikersund, Norway252275.6827
10818 March 2017Stefan KraftVikersundbakkenVikersund, Norway253.5277.2832

Ladies

Invalid world records

If an athlete touches the ground with their hands, body, or falls before reaching the outrun line, the jump is deemed invalid and thus not listed as a world record. Jumps landed during non-competition training rounds or hill tests are also not recognized as official world records. Distances set by test jumpers during competition rounds are deemed official.

Winter

DateAthleteCountryHillLocationMetresYardsFeet
112 February 1879Olaf HaugannKastellbakkenOslo, Norway2224.172
211 February 1900Aksel RefstadSolbergbakkenBærum, Norway3639.4118
310 February 1907Gunnar AndersenGustadbakkenGeithus, Modum, Norway41.044.8135
428 February 1909Trygve SmithBolgenschanzeDavos, Switzerland4852.5157
516 February 1913Ragnar OmtvedtWolverine HillIronwood, United States48.252.7158
62 March 1913Thorleif KnudsenBolgenschanzeDavos, Switzerland4852.5157
71914Josef HenriksenGustadbakkenGeithus, Modum, Norway48.553.0159
81914Fridolf AasGustadbakkenGeithus, Modum, Norway48.553.0159
91 February 1916Nels NelsenNels Nelsen HillRevelstoke, Canada55.861183
10March 1923Nels NelsenNels Nelsen HillRevelstoke, Canada71.378.0234
115 February 1924Nels NelsenNels Nelsen HillRevelstoke, Canada71.678.3235
126 February 1924Nels NelsenNels Nelsen HillRevelstoke, Canada71.678.3235
1318 February 1928Jacob Tullin ThamsOlympiaschanzeSt. Moritz, Switzerland7379.8240
14January 1931Alf EngenEcker HillSalt Lake City, United States75.382.3247
15January 1931Alf EngenEcker HillSalt Lake City, United States77.484.6254
16February 1931Bronisław CzechTrampolino Gigante Corno d’AolaPonte di Legno, Kingdom of Italy79.586.9261
171931Alf EngenEcker HillSalt Lake City, United States81.188.7266
1812 March 1932Robert LymburneNels Nelsen HillRevelstoke, Canada8289.7269
19March 1932Sigmund RuudBolgenschanzeDavos, Switzerland8289.7269
2024 March 1934Birger RuudBloudkova velikankaPlanica, Kingdom of Yugoslavia8795.1285
2125 March 1934Gregor HöllBloudkova velikankaPlanica, Kingdom of Yugoslavia8997.3292
2225 March 1934Sigmund RuudBloudkova velikankaPlanica, Kingdom of Yugoslavia95103.9312
231935Alf EngenEcker HillSalt Lake City, United States94.8103.7311
2417 March 1935Olav Ulland
Trampolino Gigante Corno d’AolaPonte di Legno, Kingdom of Italy103.5113.2340
252 March 1941Heinz PalmeBloudkova velikankaPlanica, Kingdom of Yugoslavia109119.2358
2614 March 1948Janez PoldaBloudkova velikankaPlanica, Yugoslavia120131.2394
2714 March 1948Charles BlumBloudkova velikankaPlanica, Yugoslavia121132.3397
282 March 1950Willi GantschniggHeini-Klopfer-SkiflugschanzeOberstdorf, Germany130142.2427
2923 March 1958Max BolkartHeini-Klopfer-SkiflugschanzeOberstdorf, Germany139152456
3025-26 February 1961Wolfgang HappleHeini-Klopfer-SkiflugschanzeOberstdorf, West Germany145158.6476
3119 March 1965Bjørn WirkolaKulmBad Mitterndorf, Austria144157.5472
3219-21 March 1965Peter LesserKulmBad Mitterndorf, Austria147160.8482
338–9 March 1969Ladislav DivilaVikersundbakkenVikersund, Norway166181.5545
3410-11 March 1973Jochen DannebergHeini-Klopfer-SkiflugschanzeOberstdorf, West Germany166181.5545
3510-11 March 1973Takao ItoHeini-Klopfer-SkiflugschanzeOberstdorf, West Germany176192.5577
3610-11 March 1973Walter SteinerHeini-Klopfer-SkiflugschanzeOberstdorf, West Germany175191.4574
3710-11 March 1973Walter SteinerHeini-Klopfer-SkiflugschanzeOberstdorf, West Germany179195.8587
3815 March 1974Walter SteinerVelikanka bratov GorišekPlanica, Yugoslavia177193.6581
3920 March 1977Bogdan NorčičVelikanka bratov GorišekPlanica, Yugoslavia181197.4594
4017 March 1979Axel ZitzmannVelikanka bratov GorišekPlanica, Yugoslavia179195.8587
4113 March 1987Andreas FelderVelikanka bratov GorišekPlanica, Yugoslavia192210.0630
4223 March 1991André KiesewetterVelikanka bratov GorišekPlanica, Yugoslavia196214.3643
4322 March 1992Christof DuffnerČerťákHarrachov, Czechoslovakia194212.2636
4417 March 1994Andreas GoldbergerVelikanka bratov GorišekPlanica, Slovenia202220.9663
4518 March 1994Christof DuffnerVelikanka bratov GorišekPlanica, Slovenia207226.4679
4622 March 1997Dieter ThomaVelikanka bratov GorišekPlanica, Slovenia213232.9699
4719 March 1999Martin SchmittVelikanka bratov GorišekPlanica, Slovenia219239.5719
4821 March 2003Veli-Matti LindströmVelikanka bratov GorišekPlanica, Slovenia232.5254.3763
4917 March 2005Andreas WidhölzlLetalnica bratov GorišekPlanica, Slovenia234.5256.5769
5020 March 2005Janne AhonenLetalnica bratov GorišekPlanica, Slovenia240262.5787
5115 February 2015Dmitri VassilievVikersundbakkenVikersund, Norway254277.8833
5216 March 2016Tilen BartolLetalnica bratov GorišekPlanica, Slovenia252275.6827
5322 March 2018Gregor SchlierenzauerLetalnica bratov GorišekPlanica, Slovenia253.5277.2832

Summer

All jumps over 250 metres

As of 24 March 2019

Most number of jumps over 250 metres

As of 24 March 2019, including invalid jumps:
RankAthleteCountryJumps ≥ 250 mLongest jump
1Stefan Kraft3253.5 m
2Robert Johansson2252 m
3Peter Prevc1250 m
Anders Fannemel1251.5 m
Ryoyu Kobayashi1252.0 m
Kamil Stoch1251.5 m
Dimitry Vassiliev1254 m
Gregor Schlierenzauer1253.5 m
Tilen Bartol1252 m

Summer world records

Plastic matting for ski jumping was invented by German athlete Hans Renner. The first ski jumping tests on plastic without any audience were made on 31 October 1954 at Regenbergschanze in Zella-Mehlis, East Germany. The Wadeberg Jugendschanze K40 in Oberhof, East Germany, which was built just next to the old Thüringenschanze, officially became the world's first plastic covered ski jumping hill. On 21 November 1954 they organized first ever and at the same time regional competition on plastic at »Wadeberg Jugendschanze K40« in front of 15,000 spectators where Werner Lesser set first two ever plastic/summer world records of 41 and 42 metres. Russian ski jumper Dimitry Vassiliev holds the current summer world record on plastic with 147.5 metres which he set at Russian National Championships on 15 October 2016 in Sochi, Russia.
was the first to set a summer WR of in 1954
No.DateAthleteCountryHillLocationMetresYardsFeet
121 November 1954Werner LesserOberhof, East Germany4144.8135
221 November 1954Werner LesserThüringenschanze K40Oberhof, East Germany4246138
330 September 1973Heinz WossipiwoAreal Horečky K90Frenštát pod Radhoštěm, CS8491.9276
430 September 1973Heinz WossipiwoAreal Horečky K90Frenštát pod Radhoštěm, CS8694282
56 August 1979Holger Greiner-PetterKanzlersgrundOberhof, East Germany97106.1318
67 August 1979Jochen DannebergKanzlersgrundOberhof, East Germany110120.3361
731 October 1993Noriaki KasaiOlympic Hills K120Hakuba, Japan126.5138.3415
825 September 1994Takehito SudaOlympic Hills K120Hakuba, Japan127138.9417
920 August 1995Rico MeinelGranåsen K120Trondheim, Norway130.5142.7428
1018 August 1996Ari-Pekka NikkolaGranåsen K120Trondheim, Norway131143.3430
1117 August 1997Kazuyoshi FunakiGranåsen K120Trondheim, Norway132.5144.9435
125 September 2004Daniel ForfangWielka Krokiew HS134Zakopane, Poland139.5152.6458
132 September 2005Petter TandePaul-Ausserleitner-Schanze HS140Bischofshofen, Austria142155.3466
1416 August 2007Gregor SchlierenzauerTrempolino a Monte HS140Pragelato, Italy143.5156.9471
152 September 2007Bernhard GruberPaul-Ausserleitner-Schanze HS140Bischofshofen, Austria143.5156.9471
165 October 2007Gregor SchlierenzauerVogtland Arena HS140Klingenthal, Germany146159.7479
172 October 2009Harri OlliVogtland Arena HS140Klingenthal, Germany146159.7479
1823 September 2011Vegard Haukø SklettVogtland Arena HS140Klingenthal, Germany147160.8482
1915 October 2016Dimitry VassilievRusSki Gorki HS140Sochi, Russia147.5161.3484
2011 July 2018Sergey TkachenkoBurabay Ski Jumps HS140Shchuchinsk, Kazakhstan151165495