British_ski_jumping_records
This is a list of the top ten ski jumpers to represent Great Britain as measured by their longest jump in official competitions.
More information Athlete, Longest Jump (Metres) ...
Athlete | Longest Jump
(Metres) |
Date | Location | Source |
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Sam Bolton | 134.50 | 17 March 2019 | Whistler Olympic Park, Canada | [1] |
Jake Lock | 119.50 | 2 April 2017 | Whistler Olympic Park, Canada | [2] |
Glynn Pedersen | 113.50 | 1 September 2001 | Salt Lake City, USA | [3] |
Robert Lock | 109.50 | 29 July 2017 | Park City, Utah, USA | [4] |
James Lambert | 84 | 19 September 2011 | Einsiedeln, Switzerland | [5] |
Eddie Edwards | 71 | 15 February 1988 | Calgary, Canada | [6] |
Oscar Jones | 65 | 21 August 2011 | Les Rousses, France | [7] |
Alan Jones | 64.50 | 21 August 1989 | Hinterzarten, Germany | [8] |
Guy Nixon | 62 | 24 February 1931 | Davos, Switzerland | [9] |
Colin Wyatt | 57.50 | 1931 | St Moritz, Switzerland | [9] |
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British record by chronological progression
More information Date, Distance (metres) ...
Date | Distance
(metres) |
Athlete | Location | Source |
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1930 | 55 | Colin Wyatt | St Moritz, Switzerland | [9] |
1931 | 57.50 | Colin Wyatt | St Moritiz, Switzerland | [9] |
24 February 1931 | 62 | Guy Nixon | Davos, Switzerland | [9] |
30 December 1986 | 65 | Eddie Edwards | Oberstdorf, Germany | [10] |
30 December 1987 | 68 | Eddie Edwards | Oberstdorf, Germany | [11] |
23 February 1988 | 71 | Eddie Edwards | Calgary, Canada | [6] |
4 August 2001 | 79 | Glynn Pedersen | Oberstdorf, Germany | [12] |
11 August 2001 | 85 | Glynn Pedersen | Berchtesgaden, Germany | [13] |
1 September 2001 | 101 | Glynn Pedersen | Salt Lake City, USA | [3] |
1 September 2001 | 113.50 | Glynn Pedersen | Salt lake City, USA | [3] |
2 April 2017 | 119.50 | Jake Lock | Whistler Olympic Park, Canada | [2] |
17 March 2019 | 134.50 | Sam Bolton | Whistler Olympic Park, Canada | [1] |
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Notes:
In competition only.
Glynn Pedersen improved the record with both his first and second jumps on 1st September 2001.
Sam Bolton was aged 16 years and 98 days when he jumped 134.50m, making him the youngest person to hold the record.
The current record holder is Mani Cooper, whose longest jump is 77m at the FIS Alpen Cup in Seefeld, Austria, December 2020.[14] Cooper competes in the Nordic Combined discipline.
- "FIS Whistler Olympic Park (CAN)". www.fis-ski.com. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
- Ashburner, Tim (2003). The history of ski jumping. Quiller Press. pp. 58–59, 68–71, 75. ISBN 1-904057-15-2.