Geir Ove Berg
Country Norway
Born (1947-03-13) 13 March 1947
Furnes, Norway
Personal best173 m (568 ft)
Oberstdorf, West Germany
(4 March 1976)

Geir Ove Berg (born 13 March 1947) is a Norwegian former ski jumper.[1][2]

Career

On 4 March 1976, he set at the ski jumping world record distance at 173 metres (568 ft) on Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze in Oberstdorf, West Germany.[3][nb 1]

Ski jumping world record

Date Hill Location Metres Feet
4 March 1976   Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze K175 Oberstdorf, West Germany 173 568

Notes

  1. Geir Ove Berg's jump was first measured as 167 metres, but later corrected into 173 metres world record. It was officially published the next day

References

  1. "Golfavtalen klar". www.sportmedia.no. Retrieved 2010-02-26.
  2. "Women's World Amateur Team Championship Storylines". www.internationalgolffederation.org. Retrieved 2010-02-26.
  3. "Dva sta poletela 174 m! / Čuden povpravek: Berg 173 m! (page 8)" (in Slovenian). Delo. 6 March 1976.
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