Planica 1940 was a ski flying study week, allowed only in study purposes, with main competition held on 10 March 1940 in Planica, Drava Banovina, Kingdom of Yugoslavia. Over 6,000 people has gathered.

Schedule Date Event RoundsLongest jump of the dayVisitors6 March 1940   Practise 1 — 75 metres (246 ft) by Albin Novšak N/A7 March 1940   Practise 2 — 65 metres (213 ft) by Albin Jakopič N/A8 March 1940   Official training 1 4 88 metres (289 ft) by Josef Bradl N/A9 March 1940   Official training 2 4 101.5 metres (333 ft) by Josef Bradl N/A10 March 1940   Competition 5 96 metres (315 ft) by Gregor Höll 6,000

Competition On 6 March 1940, training was on schedule, but canceled due to strong wind. Albin Novšak was first and the only one who jumped that day, landing at 75 metres.

On 7 March 1940, training was on schedule, but canceled due to strong wind. Albin Jakopič was first only one who jumped that day, landing at 65 metres.

On 8 March 1940, first official training was on schedule at last, after two days of waiting due to strong wind. Josef Bradl set the distance of the day at 88 metres.

On 9 March 1940, second official training was on schedule. Total of 46 jumps and three times over one hundred metres. Josef Bradl set the distance of the day at 101.5 metres.

On 10 March 1940, the ski flying study competition in front of 6,000 people was on schedule. Among the 13 competitors on start, Gregor Höll won in Planica for the first and only time.

Official training 1 8 March 1940 – 12:30 PM – Four rounds Bib Name Country Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 41 Albin Jakopič 60 m 69 m 67 m — 2 Franc Pribošek 65 m 74 m — — 3 Josef Bradl 75 m 77 m 80 m 88 m4 Herbert Friedl 74.5 m 67 m 74 m 75 m 5 Heinz Palme 73 m 75 m 76 m 84 m 6 Paul Näckel 73 m 78 m 79 m 85 m 7 Hans Marr 71 m 77 m 75 m — 8 Gregor Höll 77 m 82 m 83 m 86 m 9 Franz Mair 75 m 84 m 83 m — 10 Gustl Berauer 77 m 77 m 83 m 78 m11 Sepp Weiler 75 m 78 m 78 m —12 Albin Novšak 74 m 72 m 73 m — 13 Rudi Finžgar 65 m 58 m 69 m —

Official training 2 9 March 1940 – Four rounds Bib Name Country Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 41 Franc Pribošek 67.5 m 70 m — — 2 Karel Klančnik 73.5 m 71 m - — 3 Rudi Finžgar 61 m 65 m 87 m —4 Herbert Friedl 79 m 87 m 92 m 94 m 5 Gregor Höll 75 m 95 m 84 m 82 m 6 Paul Näckel 76 m 93.5 m 95 m 98 m 7 Hans Marr 77 m 91.5 m 93 m — 8 Josef Bradl 81 m 96 m 96.5 m 101.5 m9 Heinz Palme 80 m 91 m 95 m 92 m 10 Franz Mair 84 m 88 m 97 m 100 m 11 Gustl Berauer 83 m 93 m 99 m 100 m12 Sepp Weiler 80 m 91 m 95 m 92 m13 Albin Novšak 77 m 87 m 88 m 87 m Fall or touch!

Official results

Ski Flying Study competition 10 March 1940 – 12:00 PM – Five rounds – ranking incomplete – points were not available to media Rank Bib Name Country Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 51 6 Gregor Höll 90 m 90 m 91 m 96 m 93 m2 4 Josef Bradl 85 m 85 m 89 m 89 m 93 m3 8 Gustl Berauer 90 m 92 m 90 m 90 m 88 m4 5 Paul Häckel 89 m 84 m 90 m 89 m 90 m5 12 Hans Marr 85 m 85 m 89 m 88 m 92 mN/A 11 Franz Mair 88 m 85 m 85 m 83 m 92 mN/A 10 Herbert Friedl 86 m 86 m 86 m 88 m 86 mN/A 7 Heinz Palme 85 m 86 m 89 m 87 m 86 mN/A 3 Sepp Weiler 89 m 79 m 85 m 84 m 94 mN/A 1 Karel Klančnik 66 m 77 m 83 m 77 m 77 mN/A 2 Franc Pribošek 79 m 75 m 76 m 79 m 82 mN/A 9 Albin Novšak 78 m 80 m 78 m 81 m 80 mN/A 13 Rudi Finžgar 61 m 72 m 74 m 80 m 84 m

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