Rudi Gering

Rudi Gering (1917–1998) was a German ski jumper. He was born in Thüringen in Germany and died somewhere in Bavaria.

Rudi Gering
Country	Germany
Born	(1917-05-29)29 May 1917 Gehlberg, German Empire
Died	3 February 1998(1998-02-03) (aged 80) Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
Personal best	118 m (387 ft) Planica, King. of Yugoslavia (2 March 1941)

Career

On 2 March 1941 he set two world records on Ski Flying Study week competition in Planica. On legendary hill called Bloudkova velikanka he jumped 108 and 118 meters.^{[1][2][nb 1]}

He was the first German world record holder and first person in history who jumped two times over 100 meters line ever. He helped at the construction of Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze in Oberstdorf together with Heini Klopfer, Sepp Weiler and Toni Brutscher.

Ski jumping world records

Date	Hill	Location	Metres	Feet
2 March 1941	Bloudkova velikanka K120	Planica, Kingdom of Yugoslavia	108	354
2 March 1941	Bloudkova velikanka K120	Planica, Kingdom of Yugoslavia	118	387

Notes

1. Jumps in this order: Lahr (111 m), Krauß (112 m) and Mair (109 m with touch) all jumped after Gering set the world record at 118 metres.