Falko Weißpflog

Falko Weißpflog (born 1954) is an East German former ski jumper who competed from 1977 to 1980.

Falko Weißpflog

Personal information
Born	1954 (age 70–71) Pleißa, East Germany
Sport
Country	East Germany
Sport	Skiing
World Cup career
Seasons	1980
Indiv. starts	6
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	174 m (571 ft) Oberstdorf, West Germany (5 March 1974)
Medal record Men's ski jumping Representing  East Germany World Championships 1978 Lahti Individual LH

Career

On 5 March 1976, he set the ski jumping world record distance at 174 metres (571 ft) on Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze hill in Oberstdorf, West Germany. The record only lasted 2 days, as Toni Innauer (Austria) jumped 176 metres (577 ft) on 7 March.^[1][2]

He won a bronze medal in the individual large hill competition at the 1978 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti.

Weißpflog's best non-world championship career finish was fourth on three separate occasions, twice in 1978 and once in 1980. Rock singer Falco took his stage name from Weißpflog^[3].

Ski jumping world record

Date	Hill	Location	Metres	Feet
5 March 1976	Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze K175	Oberstdorf, West Germany	174	571