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Geir Ove Berg

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Geir Ove Berg
Country Norway
Born (1947-03-13) 13 March 1947 (age 77)
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

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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

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

Notes

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  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

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  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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