Bogdan Norčič

Bogdan Norčič (19 September 1953, Kranj – 4 April 2004, Cerklje na Gorenjskem) was a Yugoslavian ski jumper of Slovene ethnicity. He competed at the 1976 and 1980 Winter Olympics.^[1]

Bogdan Norčič
Country	Yugoslavia
Born	(1953-09-19)19 September 1953 Kranj, Yugoslavia
Died	4 April 2004(2004-04-04) (aged 50) Cerklje na Gorenjskem, Slovenia
Ski club	SK Triglav Kranj
Personal best	168 m (551 ft) Planica, Yugoslavia (18-20 March 1977)
World Cup career
Seasons	1980–1981
Indiv. podiums	2
Indiv. starts	15

Career

On 20 March 1977, he crashed as trial jumper at ski jumping world record distance at 181 metres (554 ft) back home on Velikanka bratov Gorišek K165 in Planica, Yugoslavia.^[2][3] Same distance was matched 6 years later by Pavel Ploc at Harrachov and over-jumped by Matti Nykänen at Oberstdorf 7 years after.

World Cup

Standings

Season	Overall	4H
1971/72	N/A	57
1972/73	N/A	36
1974/75	N/A	32
1975/76	N/A	58
1976/77	N/A	28
1977/78	N/A	27
1978/79	N/A	15
1979/80	20	12
1980/81	70	44

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.

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
2. "Norko z dotikom 181 m. Zmagovalec je R. Bachler (page 9)" (in Slovenian). Delo. 21 March 1977.
3. "Bogdan Norčič - Planica 1977 - 181 m - World record crash". YouTube. 20 March 1977. Archived from the original on 2021-12-15.

External links

• Bogdan Norčič at the International Ski Federation