Bogdan Norčič
Bogdan Norčič was a Yugoslavian ski jumper of Slovene ethnicity.
Career
He competed at the 1976 and 1980 Winter Olympics. In March 1977 at Planica he jumped 181 m, but touched the snow during the landing, so the new world record was not recognised. Same jump was matched 6 years later by Pavel Ploc at Harrachov and over-jumped by Matti Nykänen at Oberstdorf 7 years after.World Cup
Standings
Invalid ski jumping world record
This was the first ever ski jump over 180 metres in history.Date | Hill | Location | Metres | Feet |
20 March 1977 | Velikanka bratov Gorišek K165 | Planica, Yugoslavia | 181 | 594 |
Not recognized! Crash at world record distance.