Jože Šlibar

Jože Šlibar (born 18 March 1934) is a Yugoslav former ski jumper.

Jože Šlibar
Jože Šlibar in 1962
Country Yugoslavia
Born (1934-03-18) 18 March 1934
Kovor, Drava Banovina,
Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Personal best141 m (463 ft)
Oberstdorf, West Germany
(24 February 1961)

Career

On 24 February 1961 he set the ski jumping world record at Oberstdorf, West Germany, which he held and shared for the next three years together with Peter Lesser and Kjell Sjöberg.[1] It was Yugoslav record until 1969. His best performance at Four Hills Tournament in 1959/60 was 14th place overall. In 1962 he performed at World Championships in Zakopane where he took 31st place at normal and 47th place at large hill.[2][3]

In 2012 he was inducted into Slovenian Athletes Hall of Fame which was founded one year earlier.[4]

«I held myself by the fence and pushed down very
hard. I knew I catched perfect timing at take-off table
immediately. During flying in the air I was above
140 m mark and said to myself, just hold on and
landed in telemark. I took my skis off and waited
for length to be published which lasted 30 min.»

—Šlibar's statement after WR[5]

Four Hills Tournament
TournamentRankPoints
1959/6014th801.1
1960/6140th731.7
1961/6255th558.4

Ski jumping world record
Date Hill Location Metres Feet
24 February 1961   Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze Oberstdorf, West Germany 141 463

References
  1. "Our Guest: Jože Šlibar, Ex World Record Holder". Ognjišče. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  2. Egon Theiner: Enzyklopädie des Skispringens, S. 159
  3. Egon Theiner: Enzyklopädie des Skispringens, S. 160
  4. "Slovene Athletes Got Their Hall of Fame". Slovenske novice. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  5. "Jože Šlibar". MMC RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
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