| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 26 August 1958 Bad Elster, East Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country |  East Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Skiing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 1980 1982–1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. starts | 42 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. podiums | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. wins | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) | 176 m (577 ft) Planica, 16 March 1979 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 10 February 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Klaus Ostwald (born 26 August 1958) is an East German former ski jumper.
Career
He won the FIS Ski Flying World Championships 1983 in Harrachov. Ostwald earned two medals in the team large hill at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a silver in 1984 and a bronze in 1985. His best individual finish at the world championships was 4th in the individual large hill in 1982. His best finish at the Winter Olympics was 13th in the normal hill at Sarajevo in 1984. He also had World Cup wins.
On 18 March 1979, at the 5th Ski Flying World Championships, he tied the ski jumping world record distance at 176 metres (577 ft) on Velikanka bratov Gorišek in Planica, Yugoslavia.[1][2]
World Cup
Standings
| Season | Overall | 4H |
|---|---|---|
| 1979/80 | 21 | 4 |
| 1981/82 | 17 | 12 |
| 1982/83 | 17 | 10 |
| 1983/84 | 7 |  |
| 1984/85 | 12 |  |
| 1985/86 | 37 | 55 |
Wins
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Hill | Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1981/82 | 31 January 1982 |  Engelberg | Gross-Titlis-Schanze K116 | LH |
| 2 | 1983/84 | 30 December 1983 |  Oberstdorf | Schattenbergschanze K115 | LH |
Ski jumping world record
| Date | Hill | Location | Metres | Feet |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 March 1979 | Velikanka bratov Gorišek K165 | Planica, Yugoslavia | 176 | 577 |
References
- ↑ "Koglerju naslov, Ostwaldu rekord (page 9)" (in Slovenian). Delo. 19 March 1979.
- ↑ "Klaus Ostwald - Planica 1979 - 176 m - World record". YouTube. 18 March 1979. Archived from the original on 2021-12-14.