Paul Krauß (18 October 1917 – 20 February 1942) was a German

ski jumper Ski jumping is a winter sport in which competitors aim to achieve the farthest jump after sliding down on their skis from a specially designed curved ramp. Along with jump length, competitor's aerial style and other factors also affect the fina ...

Career

In 1941 on

Bloudkova velikanka Bloudkova velikanka ("Bloudek Giant"), also Bloudek-Rožmanova velikanka, is a large ski jumping hill in Planica, Slovenia, originally opened in 1934. In 2001 the hill collapsed and was completely rebuilt in 2012. A new normal hill (HS102) was als ...

Planica Planica () is an Alpine valley in northwestern Slovenia, extending south from the border village of Rateče, not far from another well-known ski resort, Kranjska Gora. Further south, the valley extends into the Tamar Valley, a popular hiking ...

at Smuški poleti Week event, he set only a personal best with 112 metres (367 ft) and not world record as it was misconception for many years. He took 43rd place on normal hill at

1936 Winter Olympics The 1936 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IV Olympic Winter Games (german: IV. Olympische Winterspiele) and commonly known as Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1936 ( bar, Garmasch-Partakurch 1936), were a winter multi-sport event held from 6 to 16 ...

in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. Krauß died as a soldier on the Eastern Front (World War II).

Winter Olympics

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Sports Reference: Paul Krauß
1917 births 1942 deaths People from Johanngeorgenstadt People from the Kingdom of Saxony German male ski jumpers Sportspeople from Saxony German military personnel killed in World War II Olympic ski jumpers of Germany Ski jumpers at the 1936 Winter Olympics 20th-century German people {{Germany-skijumping-bio-stub