Nilo Zandanel

Nilo Zandanel (8 November 1937 – 25 July 2015) was an Italian ski jumper.

Nilo Zandanel
Nilo Zandanel c. 1966
Country Italy
Born(1937-11-08)8 November 1937
Cibiana di Cadore,
Kingdom of Italy
Died25 July 2015(2015-07-25) (aged 77)
Pieve di Cadore, Italy
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Ski clubG.S. Fiamme Gialle
Personal best144 m (472 ft)
Oberstdorf, West Germany
(18 February 1964)

Career

He competed at the 1960 and 1964 Winter Olympics in the normal and large hill events with the best achievement of 25th place in the large hill in 1964.[1] He was the Olympic flag bearer for Italy at the 1956 Olympics.[2]

On 16 February 1964, he set the ski jumping world record distance at 142 metres (466 ft) on Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze in Oberstdorf, West Germany.[3][4]

Ski jumping world record
Date Hill Location Metres Feet
16 February 1964   Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze Oberstdorf, West Germany 144 472

References
  1. Nilo Zandanel. sports-reference.com
  2. Italy. sports-reference.com
  3. "Zandanelu rekord, Sjöbergu zmago (page 5)" (in Slovenian). Delo. 17 February 1964.
  4. "Nilo Zandanel - Oberstdorf 1964 - 144 m - World record". YouTube. 16 February 1964.
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