Lars Grini (born 29 June 1944) is a Norwegian former ski jumper who competed between 1966 and 1972.
| Lars Grini | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Norway | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 June 1944 Gran, Norway | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Ski club | SFK Lyn | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal best | 150 m (490 ft) Oberstdorf, West Germany (11 February 1967) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editHis best-known successes were at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, where he won a bronze medal in the individual large hill event, and another bronze medal in the individual normal hill at the 1970 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships. He represented the club SFK Lyn.
On 10 February 1967, he set ski jumping distance world record at 147 metres (482 ft) on Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze in Oberstdorf, West Germany.[1][2][3]
On 11 February 1967, the next day, he set another world record at 150 metres (492 ft) also in Oberstdorf.[4][5]
Ski jumping world records
edit| Date | Hill | Location | Metres | Feet |
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| 10 February 1967 | Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze | Oberstdorf, West Germany | 147 | 482 |
| 11 February 1967 | Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze | Oberstdorf, West Germany | 150 | 492 |
References
edit- ^ "Kjell Sjöberg satte v-rekord med 148 meter i Oberstdorf (page 17)" (in Norwegian). National Library of Norway. 11 February 1967.
- ^ "Kar dvakrat svetovni rekord (page 5)" (in Slovenian). Delo. 11 February 1967.
- ^ "Lars Grini - Oberstdorf 1967 - 147 m - World record". YouTube. 10 February 1967. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21.
- ^ "Norveški skakalec Grini - sedaj 150 metrov daleč (page 1)" (in Slovenian). Delo. 12 February 1967.
- ^ "Lars Grini - Oberstdorf 1967 - 150 m - World record". YouTube. 11 February 1967. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21.
External links
edit- Lars Grini at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Lars Grini at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)