Falko Weißpflog
East German ski jumper
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Falko Weißpflog (born March 26, 1954) is an East German former ski jumper who competed from 1977 to 1980.
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| Born | 1954 (age 71–72) Pleißa, East Germany | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Country |  East Germany | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Skiing | ||||||||||||||
| World Cup career | |||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 1980 | ||||||||||||||
| Indiv. starts | 6 | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal bests | 174 m (571 ft) Oberstdorf, West Germany (5 March 1974) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
On 5 March 1976, he set the ski jumping world record distance at 174 metres (571 ft) on Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze hill in Oberstdorf, West Germany. The record only lasted 2 days, as Toni Innauer (Austria) jumped 176 metres (577 ft) on 7 March.[1][2]
He won a bronze medal in the individual large hill competition at the 1978 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti.
Weißpflog's best non-world championship career finish was fourth on three occasions, twice in 1978 and once in 1980. Rock singer Falco took his stage name from Weißpflog.[3]
Ski jumping world record
| Date | Hill | Location | Metres | Feet |
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| 5 March 1976 | Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze K175 | Oberstdorf, West Germany | 174 | 571 |