Čerťák
Ski jumping stadium in Harrachov, Czech Republic / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Čerťák is a ski jumping stadium with two hills in Harrachov in the Czech Republic.
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Čerťák | |
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Location | Harrachov Czech Republic |
Coordinates | 50.767°N 15.429°E / 50.767; 15.429 |
Opened | 5 Jan 1980 (LH) 27 Mar 1980 (FH) |
Renovated | 1992 |
Closed | 2014[1] |
Size | |
K–point | 125, 185 m |
Hill size | 142, 210 m |
Longest jump (unofficial / fall) | 225.0 m (738 ft)*, hand measure 220.0 m (722 ft)*, video measure Jurij Tepeš (3 February 2013) |
Hill record | Flying Hill: 214.5 m (704 ft) Matti Hautamäki Thomas Morgenstern Large Hill: 145.5 m (477 ft) Janne Ahonen |
Top events | |
Ski Flying World Championships | 1983, 1992, 2002, 2014 |
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It was built in 1979 and both hill officially opened in 1980. The venue is most notable for being one of five ski flying hills in the world, though it also has three smaller hills close by. It is owned by the sports club TJ Jiskra Harrachov. Audience capacity is about 50,000. Despite being a flying hill, only two world records have ever set at Čerťák, both in the 1980s. It was also during this time, and into the early 1990s, that many horrific accidents occurred.