Hauglibakken is an abandoned ski jumping hill located in Brunkeberg, Norway opened in 1868.
History
Sondre Norheim set the second men's ski jumping world record in history and only one on this hill with 19.5 meters (64 ft) on 8 March 1868.[1][2][3]
Originally, distance was measured in ells, an old Norwegian unit. One Norwegian ell (alen) equaled 62.75 centimetres. The first recorded ski jump[clarification needed] was originally measured at 31 ells (19.5 metres).[nb 1]
In 1986, Morgedal IL club, built two new K20 and K40 hills, called Hauglandsbakken, on the exact same spot as the old historic hill.[clarification needed] They are now also abandoned.
Ski jumping world record
| No. | Date | Ski jumper | Country | Ells | Metres | Feet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #2 | 8 March 1868 | Sondre Norheim |  Norway |
31 | 19.5 | 64 |
Note
- ^ Tim Ashburner tells in the book The history of ski jumping (ISBN 1-904057-15-2, p. 14) that Norheim's longest jump in the circuit in Hauglibakken should have been measured at 50 Norwegian ells / alen (31.5 meters as one ell was then equal to 62.75 cm), but that the newspapers in Christiania stated that the length "with a certain exaggeration" should have been 30 ells (19 metres). However all statistics cites 19.5 metres as the world record, which corresponds to 31 ells.
References
- ^ tv2 (15 February 2015). "Wirkola hyller Fannemel: – Fantastisk! Jeg tror vi har nådd grensen nå". Retrieved 15 February 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Luftseilas på ski (page 4)" (in Norwegian). Nordlands Avis. 1 April 1952.
- ^ Tim Ashburner: The History of Ski Jumping (page 14). History of Ski Jumping. 31 January 2013. ISBN 978-1-904057-15-4.
External links
- Hauglibakken / Hauglandsbakken skisprungschanzen.com