He became World Champion in Oslo in 1966, winning both the large and normal hill competitions. The 1966 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships were also held in conjunction with the Holmenkollen ski festival, making Wirkola the Holmenkollen champion as well (a feat he would repeat the following year). Wirkola won the Four Hills Tournament from 1967 to 1969, and is still the only ski jumper who has won this tournament three years in a row. He also competed at three Winter Olympics: in 1964 he finished eleventh in the Nordic combined, in 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, he achieved his best finish with a fourth place in the individual normal hill, 0.6 points behind the bronze medalist Baldur Preiml of Austria, and the 1972 Winter Olympics, where he finished 37th in the wind-ravaged event in the Okurayama large hill.[1]
On 12 March 1966, on official training, he set his first world record at 145.5 metres (477 ft) and another one on the next day at 146 metres (479 ft), both on Vikersundbakken in Vikersund, Norway.[2][3]
On 21 March 1969, he set his third world record at 156 metres (512 ft) and the next day his last world record at 160 metres (525 ft), both at the opening of Velikanka bratov Gorišek K153 in Planica, Yugoslavia.[4][5]
For his achievements as a ski jumper, Wirkola was awarded the Holmenkollen medal in 1968 (shared with King Olav V, Assar Rönnlund, and Gjermund Eggen). The common parlance expression jumping after Wirkola has come to refer to situations where one embarks on a task where one's predecessor has done a particularly good job – or where one is unlikely to succeed.[citation needed]
Besides ski jumping Wirkola played association football for Rosenborg BK in the Norwegian Premier League from 1971 to 1974, and won both league and cup championships in 1971. The same year he was awarded Egebergs Ærespris; recipients of that prize had to be international competitors in one sport and top-level national competitors in a different sport.[citation needed]
Not recognized! Crash at world record distance.[7]
References
^Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016.
^"Še o 146 m Wirkole v Vikersundu (page 4)" (in Slovenian). Delo. 21 March 1966.
^"Bjørn Wirkola - Vikersund 1966 - 146 m - World record (see 1:40)". YouTube. 13 March 1966. Archived from the original on 12 December 2021.
^"Svetovni rekord v Planici, Wirkola skočil 156 metrov (page 1)" (in Slovenian). Delo. 22 March 1969.
^"Nov rekord Raške - 164 metrov (page 1)" (in Slovenian). Delo. 23 March 1969.
^Mäkimies toi tv-kamerat Iihin 8 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine(in Finnish) Rantapohja
^"Rekordne dolžine in padci (page 23)" (in Slovenian). Delo. 20 March 1965.
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bjørn, wirkola, bjørn, tore, wirkola, born, august, 1943, norwegian, former, jumper, wirkola, 1966, world, championshipscountry, norwayborn4, august, 1943, 1943, alta, norwayheight177, clubalta, ifpersonal, best160, planica, yugoslavia, march, 1969, medal, rec. Bjorn Tore Wirkola born 4 August 1943 is a Norwegian former ski jumper Bjorn WirkolaWirkola at the 1966 World ChampionshipsCountry NorwayBorn4 August 1943 1943 08 04 age 79 Alta NorwayHeight177 cm 5 ft 10 in Ski clubAlta IFPersonal best160 m 520 ft Planica Yugoslavia 22 March 1969 Medal record World Championships1966 Oslo Individual NH1966 Oslo Individual LH Contents 1 Career 2 Ski jumping world records 3 References 4 External linksCareer EditHe became World Champion in Oslo in 1966 winning both the large and normal hill competitions The 1966 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships were also held in conjunction with the Holmenkollen ski festival making Wirkola the Holmenkollen champion as well a feat he would repeat the following year Wirkola won the Four Hills Tournament from 1967 to 1969 and is still the only ski jumper who has won this tournament three years in a row He also competed at three Winter Olympics in 1964 he finished eleventh in the Nordic combined in 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble he achieved his best finish with a fourth place in the individual normal hill 0 6 points behind the bronze medalist Baldur Preiml of Austria and the 1972 Winter Olympics where he finished 37th in the wind ravaged event in the Okurayama large hill 1 On 12 March 1966 on official training he set his first world record at 145 5 metres 477 ft and another one on the next day at 146 metres 479 ft both on Vikersundbakken in Vikersund Norway 2 3 On 21 March 1969 he set his third world record at 156 metres 512 ft and the next day his last world record at 160 metres 525 ft both at the opening of Velikanka bratov Gorisek K153 in Planica Yugoslavia 4 5 For his achievements as a ski jumper Wirkola was awarded the Holmenkollen medal in 1968 shared with King Olav V Assar Ronnlund and Gjermund Eggen The common parlance expression jumping after Wirkola has come to refer to situations where one embarks on a task where one s predecessor has done a particularly good job or where one is unlikely to succeed citation needed Besides ski jumping Wirkola played association football for Rosenborg BK in the Norwegian Premier League from 1971 to 1974 and won both league and cup championships in 1971 The same year he was awarded Egebergs AErespris recipients of that prize had to be international competitors in one sport and top level national competitors in a different sport citation needed Wirkola is of Kven descent 6 Ski jumping world records EditDate Hill Location Metres Feet19 March 1965 Kulm Tauplitz Bad Mitterndorf Austria 144 47212 March 1966 Vikersundbakken Vikersund Norway 145 5 47713 March 1966 Vikersundbakken Vikersund Norway 146 47921 March 1969 Velikanka bratov Gorisek K153 Planica Yugoslavia 156 51222 March 1969 Velikanka bratov Gorisek K153 Planica Yugoslavia 160 525 Not recognized Crash at world record distance 7 References Edit Evans Hilary Gjerde Arild Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill et al Bjorn Wirkola Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on 24 June 2016 Se o 146 m Wirkole v Vikersundu page 4 in Slovenian Delo 21 March 1966 Bjorn Wirkola Vikersund 1966 146 m World record see 1 40 YouTube 13 March 1966 Archived from the original on 12 December 2021 Svetovni rekord v Planici Wirkola skocil 156 metrov page 1 in Slovenian Delo 22 March 1969 Nov rekord Raske 164 metrov page 1 in Slovenian Delo 23 March 1969 Makimies toi tv kamerat Iihin Archived 8 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine in Finnish Rantapohja Rekordne dolzine in padci page 23 in Slovenian Delo 20 March 1965 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bjorn Wirkola Bjorn Wirkola at the International Ski Federation Holmenkollen medalists click Holmenkollmedaljen for downloadable pdf file in Norwegian Holmenkollen winners since 1892 click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file in Norwegian Olympiske vinterleketer 1924 2006 Age Dalby Jan Greve Per Jorsett Akilles forlag 2006 ISBN 82 7286 162 3 pp 93 101 in Norwegian Preceded byFrithjof Prydz Egebergs AErespris1971 Succeeded byIvar Formo Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bjorn Wirkola amp oldid 1130688734, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
