Sepp Weiler (22 January 1921,

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– 24 May 1997) was a West 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 fin ...

who competed from 1952 to 1956.

Career

He finished tied for eighth in the individual large hill event at the

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. Weiler's best career finish was fifth in an individual normal hill event in

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in 1953. On 2–3 March 1950 he set two world records at 127 metres (417 ft) on Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze ski flying hill in

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Ski jumping world records

*Weiler jumped 133 metres after Dan Netzell set world record (Ljudska pravica; 4/3/1950).

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Weiler, Sepp 1921 births 1997 deaths Skiers from Oberstdorf Olympic ski jumpers for West Germany Ski jumpers at the 1952 Winter Olympics German male ski jumpers 20th-century German sportsmen