FIS Ski Flying World Championships 1985
Men's Ski Flying
at the FIS Ski Flying World Championships 1985 |
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| Venue |
Velikanka bratov Gorišek |
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| Date |
15–17 March 1985 |
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| Competitors |
44 from 13 nations |
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| Winning score |
580.5 |
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| Medalists |
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The FIS Ski Flying World Ski Championships 1985 took place in Planica, Yugoslavia for the record third time. Planica hosted the championships previously in 1972 and 1979. Defending champion was Klaus Ostwald from East Germany. And new champion became Matti Nykänen.
There was no qualifying at the time, just official training on Friday March 15. On which three world records was set: one by Mike Holland in 1st round of official training, where jumped 186 meters and lasted only for 27 minutes. Short after that Matti Nykänen jumped 187 meters in 1st and 191 meters in 2nd round of official training. After that jump FIS introduced 191 meters rule to prevent hunting world record distances and which was in use from 1986-1994.
World Record
| Date |
Day |
Bib |
Name |
Distance (m) |
Note |
| Mar 15 | Friday | 4 |  Mike Holland | 186.0 | official training - 1st round; lasted only 27 min |
| 26 |  Matti Nykänen | 187.0 | official training - 1st round; lasted about 1 hour |
| 26 | Matti Nykänen | 191.0 | official training - 2nd round; lasted for 2 years |
Schedule
Velikanka bratov Gorišek (K-185)
| Day |
Date |
Event |
Longest jump of the day (m) |
| Friday | Mar 15 | Official Training | 191.0 - Matti Nykänen |
| Saturday | Mar 16 | Individual, Day 1 | |
| Sunday | Mar 17 | Individual, Day 2 | |
Individual
Medal table
References
Jens Weißflog 
Pavel Ploc 
Miran Tepeš 
Thomas Klauser 
Ole Gunnar Fidjestøl