Heinz Wossipiwo (born 25 January 1951) is a German former ski jumper who competed from 1971 to 1975, representing East Germany.

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Heinz Wossipiwo
Country	East Germany
Born	(1951-01-25) 25 January 1951 (age 73) Bad Elster, East Germany
Personal best	169 m (554 ft) Oberstdorf, West Germany (9 March 1973)
Medal record Men's ski jumping World Championships 1974 Falun Individual LH Men's ski flying World Championships 1972 Planica Individual

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He won a silver medal in the individual large hill at the 1974 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Falun. Wossipiwo also won a silver medal at the 1972 Ski-flying World Championships.

He also finished second one other time in his career in a normal hill event at Oberstdorf, West Germany in 1973. He also competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics.^[1]

On 9 March 1973, he set a world record distance at 169 metres (554 ft) on Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze in Oberstdorf, West Germany.^[2][3]