Axel Zitzmann

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Axel Zitzmann
Personal information
Born (1959-02-21) 21 February 1959 (age 67)
Gräfenthal, East Germany
Height179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Sport
CountryFile:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany
SportSkiing
ClubSC Motor Zella-Mehlis
World Cup career
Seasons1981
Indiv. starts5
Indiv. podiums1
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)170 m (560 ft)
Planica, Yugoslavia
(15-17 March 1979)
Medal record
World Championships
Men's ski flying
Silver medal – second place 1979 Planica Individual

Axel Zitzmann (born 21 February 1959) is an East German former ski jumper who competed from 1979 to 1981.

Career

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He won silver medal at the FIS Ski Flying World Championships 1979 in Planica. Zitman's best World Cup event in ski jumping was third in the large hill event in 1981, also in Planica.

On 17 March 1979, he crashed as trial jumper at ski jumping world record distance at 179 metres (587 ft) on Velikanka bratov Gorišek K165 in Planica, Yugoslavia.[1][2]

Invalid ski jumping world record

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Date Hill Location Metres Feet
17 March 1979   Velikanka bratov Gorišek K165 Planica, Yugoslavia 179 587

  Not recognized! Crash at world record distance.[3]

References

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