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František Jež
František Jež (; born 16 December 1970) is a Czech former ski jumper. Career At the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, he won a bronze medal in the Team Large Hill. Jež also won a silver medal in the team large hill at the 1993 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Falun Falun () is a city and the seat of Falun Municipality in Dalarna County, Sweden, with 37,291 inhabitants in 2010. It is also the capital of Dalarna County. Falun forms, together with Borlänge, a metropolitan area with just over 100,000 inhabit .... His biggest successes were in 1990 when he won four times at the FIS Ski jumping World Cup. World Cup Standings Wins External links * * 1970 births Living people Czech male ski jumpers Czechoslovak male ski jumpers Olympic bronze medalists for Czechoslovakia Ski jumpers at the 1992 Winter Olympics Ski jumpers at the 1998 Winter Olympics Olympic medalists in ski jumping FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in ski jumping Medal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valašské Meziříčí
Valašské Meziříčí (; ) is a town in Vsetín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 23,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument zones, urban monument zone. Administrative division Valašské Meziříčí consists of seven municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Valašské Meziříčí (10,619) *Bynina (640) *Hrachovec (964) *Juřinka (476) *Krásno nad Bečvou (7,056) *Lhota (231) *Podlesí (1,723) Etymology The name ''Meziříčí'' literally means "between the rivers" and is related to its location on the confluence of rivers. The attribute ''Valašské'' (i.e. "Wallachian") refers to its location in the region of Moravian Wallachia. Geography Valašské Meziříčí is located about north of Vsetín and northeast of Zlín. The Vsetínská Bečva and Rožnovská Bečva rivers join in the town to form the Bečva River. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1993–94 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup
The 1993–94 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup was the 15th World Cup season in ski jumping and the 4th official World Cup season in ski flying with fourth small crystal globe awarded. Season began in Planica, Slovenia on 11 December 1993 and finished in Thunder Bay, Canada on 27 March 1994. The individual World Cup overall winner was Espen Bredesen who became olympic champion and also set WR this season; Nations Cup was taken by Team of Norway. 19 men's individual events on 14 different venues in 11 countries were held on the three different continents (Europe, Asia and North America); and four individual events were cancelled due to strong wind in Lahti, Falun, Oslo and Planica. Also 2 men's team events were held. History was made at the of the season in Planica with first ever jump over 200 metres. First ever was Andreas Goldberger, but he touched the snow at 202 metres. Toni Nieminen made first ever official (standing) jump at 203 m. Höllwarth (196 m) and Bredesen (209 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1970 Births
Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 1970 Tonghai earthquake, Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli intensity of X (''Extreme''). Between 10,000 and 14,621 are killed and 30,000 injured. * January 15 – After a 32-month fight for independence from Nigeria, Biafran forces under Philip Effiong formally surrender to General Yakubu Gowon, ending the Nigerian Civil War. February * February 1 – The Benavídez rail disaster near Buenos Aires, Argentina (a rear-end collision) kills 236. * February 10 – An avalanche at Val-d'Isère, France, kills 41 tourists. * February 11 – ''Ohsumi (satellite), Ohsumi'', Japan's first satellite, is launched on a Lambda-4 rocket. * February 22 – Guyana becomes a Republic within the Commonwealth of Nations. * February – Multi-business Conglomerate (company), conglomerate Virgin Group is founded as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Predazzo
Predazzo (, literally big meadow) is a village and ''comune'' in the province of Trento, northern Italy. Predazzo is located about 58 kilometres northeast of Trento in Val di Fiemme. It is one of the main centers of Val di Fiemme (the other is Cavalese), being the most populous and widespread of the valley. It is an important road junction and trade between the valleys of Fiemme and Fassa and the area of Primiero. Predazzo is also the home of Pastificio Felicetti, a maker of pasta. Geography Territory & climate Predazzo borders with the following municipalities: Moena, Tesero, Panchià, Ziano di Fiemme, Primiero San Martino di Castrozza, Canal San Bovo, Nova Levante and Nova Ponente. Located at the confluence of the river Travignolo from the Dolomite Group of the Pale di San Martino, in the river Avisio, from the top of the Marmolada, it is the most upstream of the Val di Fiemme. The territory of Predazzo is part of the Paneveggio-Pale di San Martino Natural Park, the ''Mag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mattenschanze
Mattenschanze is demolished ex ski jumping normal hill in Gstaad, Switzerland. History Hill was opened in 1916 and owned by Ski-Club Gstaad. It was renovated in 1932, 1959, 1966 and 1972. It hosted six FIS Ski jumping World Cup The FIS Ski Jumping World Cup is the world's highest level of ski jumping and the FIS Ski Flying World Cup as the subdivisional part of the competition. It was founded by Torbjørn Yggeseth for the 1979/80 season and organized by the Internati ... events in from 1980 to 1990. Now it's no longer in use. They closed it in 1992 and demolished in 2008. Ernst Vettori holds the hill record. {{coord, 46.4665, N, 7.2782, E, source:wikidata, display=title Ski jumping venues in Switzerland Sport in Switzerland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gstaad
Gstaad ( , ) is a town in the German language, German-speaking section of the Canton of Bern in southwestern Switzerland. It is part of the municipality of Saanen and is known as a major ski resort and a popular destination amongst high society and the international jet set. The winter campus of the Institut Le Rosey is located in Gstaad. Gstaad has a population of about 9,200 and is located Above mean sea level, above sea level. History During the Middle Ages, it was part of the district of Saanen (Gessenay) belonging to the Savoyard state, Savoyard county of Gruyère. The town core developed at the fork in the trails into the Valais and Vaud. It had an inn, a warehouse for storing trade goods and oxen to help pull wagons over the alpine passes by the 13th-14th centuries. The St. Nicholas chapel was built in the town in 1402, while the murals are from the second half of the 15th century. The town was dominated by cattle farming and agriculture until the great fire of 1898. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olympiaschanze
Olympiaschanze was a ski jumping venue in St. Moritz, Switzerland, it was built in 1926 and closed in 2006. The Ski jumping at the 1928 Winter Olympics, ski jumping and the ski jumping part of the Nordic combined at the 1928 Winter Olympics, Nordic combined event for the 1928 Winter Olympics. Its K-point was 66 m. References *Henauer, Kurt (FIS PR and Media Coordinator Ski Jumping). "hill lengths." E-Mail to Chris Miller. 5 Jun 2006.1928 Winter Olympics official report, part 1.p. 47. 1928 Winter Olympics official report, part 2.pp. 10–1. 1948 Winter Olympics official report. pp. 6, 21. Venues of the 1928 Winter Olympics Venues of the 1948 Winter Olympics Defunct sports venues in Switzerland Ski jumping venues in Switzerland Olympic Nordic combined venues Olympic ski jumping venues Sport in St. Moritz Buildings and structures in Graubünden {{Winter-Olympic-venue-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul-Ausserleitner-Schanze
Paul-Ausserleitner-Schanze ("Paul Ausserleitner Hill") was opened in 1947 as "Hochkönigsschanze", re-built in 2004, and is a ski jumping venue in Bischofshofen, Austria. It is one of the more important venues in the FIS Ski jumping World Cup, annually hosting the fourth and final competition of the prestigious Four Hills Tournament. Paul-Ausserleitner-Schanze was renamed after Paul Ausserleitner, an Austrian ski jumper who died from a fall on the hill in January 1952. History The first major competition on the hill was the pre-tournament for the 1948 Winter Olympics The 1948 Winter Olympics, officially known as the V Olympic Winter Games (; ; ; ) and commonly known as St. Moritz 1948 (; ), were a winter multi-sport event held from 30 January to 8 February 1948 in St. Moritz, Switzerland. The Games were the .... The hill was renovated in 1991 and again before the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1999, during which it was the venue for the ski jumping competitions from a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bischofshofen
Bischofshofen () is a List of cities and towns in Austria, town in the district of St. Johann im Pongau District, St. Johann im Pongau in the Austrian federal state of Salzburg (state), Salzburg. It is an important traffic junction located both on the Salzburg-Tyrol Railway line and at the Tauern Autobahn, a major highway route crossing the main chain of the Alps. Geography Bischofshofen is situated within the Northern Limestone Alps, in the valley of the Salzach river, about south of the state capital Salzburg. It is surrounded by the Hochkönig massif in the west, part of the Berchtesgaden Alps, the Tennen Mountains in the northeast, and the Salzburg Slate Alps in the southeast. The municipal area comprises the Cadastral community, cadastral communities of Bischofshofen proper, Buchberg, Haidberg, and Winkl. Villages in Bischofshofen and population * Alpfahrt - 149 * Bischofshofen - 7.134 * Buchberg - 440 * Gainfeld - 109 * Haidberg - 98 * Kreuzberg - 263 * Laideregg - 488 * M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1997–98 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup
The 1997–98 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup was the 19th World Cup season in ski jumping and the 8th official World Cup season in ski flying with eighth small crystal globe awarded. Season began in Lillehammer, Norway on 29 November 1997 and finished in Planica, Slovenia on 22 March 1998. The individual World Cup overall winner was Primož Peterka for the second year in a row, Sven Hannawald took Ski Flying small crystal globe, Kazuyoshi Funaki won Four Hills Tournament and Nations Cup was taken by Team of Japan. 27 men's individual events on 19 different venues in 11 countries were held on the two different continents (Europe and Asia). There were a lot of problems with weather at the beginning of the season in Harrachov due to lack of snow moved from large to normal hill; and in Oberhof due to warm weather and rain, was rescheduled two times in total, at last to Lahti in March. Also one scheduled team event was cancelled as only 6 team applied instead of at least 8 required. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
