Piotr Fijas
Polish ski jumper
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Piotr Fijas (born 27 July 1958) is a Polish former ski jumper.
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| Personal information | ||||||||||||
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| Nationality |  Poland | |||||||||||
| Born | 27 July 1958 | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||
| Sport | Skiing | |||||||||||
| World Cup career | ||||||||||||
| Seasons | 1980–1988 | |||||||||||
| Indiv. starts | 62 | |||||||||||
| Indiv. podiums | 10 | |||||||||||
| Indiv. wins | 3 | |||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||
| Personal bests | 194 m (636 ft) Planica, 14 March 1987 | |||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 10 February 2016 | ||||||||||||
Career
Fijas won a bronze medal at the 1979 FIS Ski Flying World Championships in Planica, Yugoslavia (now Slovenia).
He finished seventh on the individual normal hill at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, and scored three individual World Cup wins between 1980 and 1986, all in individual large hill competitions.
The last and all-time world record in parallel style
On 14 March 1987, he set the last parallel style ski jumping world record at 194 metres (636 ft) on Velikanka bratov Gorišek in Planica, Yugoslavia.[1][2][3] It was held for seven years and only after that period world record was officially discussed and recognized at FIS Autumn meeting in 1994 (as decided at the FIS Congress in Rio de Janeiro), when the controversial "191 metres rule"[nb 1] established by World Cup founder Torbjørn Yggeseth, was lifted.[4]
World Cup
Standings
Wins
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Hill | Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1979/80 | 27 January 1980 |  Zakopane | Wielka Krokiew K115 | LH |
| 2 | 9 February 1980 |  St. Nizier | Dauphine K112 | LH | |
| 3 | 1985/86 | 12 January 1986 |  Liberec | Ještěd A K115 | LH |
Ski jumping world record
The last and all-time parallel style ski jumping world record in history.
| Date | Hill | Location | Metres | Feet |
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| 14 March 1987 | Velikanka bratov Gorišek K185 | Planica, Yugoslavia | 194 | 636 |
Notes
- This rule was implemented by the FIS in 1987 to curb record-hunting due to safety issues. Distance points would not be awarded beyond 191 m; the jump would still count, but no points further than that could be achieved. During this time, Fijas' world record was officially scaled down to 191 m. This rule was eventually lifted in 1994.
