FIS Ski Flying World Championships 1985
Venue	Velikanka bratov Gorišek K185
Date	16–17 March 1985
Competitors	44 from 13 nations
Winning score	580.5
Medalists
Matti Nykänen    Finland   Jens Weißflog    East Germany   Pavel Ploc    Czechoslovakia
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The FIS Ski Flying World Ski Championships 1985 was held between 16 and 17 March in Planica, Yugoslavia. This was the third record time hosting world championships after 1972 and 1979.

The attendance at Planica was an all-time record, with a total of 150,000 people in three days: 20,000 people in training, 80,000 on the first day and 50,000 on the second day of the competition.

Schedule

All jumps over 190 metres

Chronological order:

• 191 metres (627 ft) – 15 March – Matti Nykänen (WR, 2RD, Official training)
• 190 metres (623 ft) – 16 March – Matti Nykänen (1RD)

Competition

On 13 March 1985 premiere hill test was on schedule. Yugoslavian ski jumper Branko Dolhar had honour to be the first. Distance of the day was set by Matjaž Debelak at 173 metres.^[1]

On 14 March 1985 second hill test or unofficial training was on schedule with ten Yugoslavian trial jumpers who made 20 jumps in total. Matjaž Debelak set the longest distance at 158 metres.^[2]

On 15 March 1985 official training in three rounds was on schedule with no qualifying. Three world records were set: Mike Holland in 1st round with 186 metres. Matti Nykänen broke the record short after with 187 in first and 191 metres in 2nd round.^[3]

On 16 March 1985 first day of championships with three rounds in competition on schedule in front of 80,000 people, a record Planica daily crowd and still one of the most visited ski jumping events ever. They saw Nykänen's 190 metres jump in the first round.

On 17 March 1985 second and final day of world championships with only two rounds in competition, because the last round was canceled. Nykänen totally dominated with two world records and became world champion.

Hill test

Morning — 13 March 1985 — Two rounds — chronological order not available

Bib	Name	1RD	2RD
N/A	Branko Dolhar	165.0 m	135.0 m
N/A	Rajko Lotrič	112.0 m	130.0 m
N/A	Aleš Peljhan	164.0 m	160.0 m
N/A	Zoran Kešar	109.0 m	112.0 m
N/A	Bojan Globočnik	155.0 m	N/A
N/A	Krištof Gašpirc	130.0 m	133.0 m
N/A	Iztok Melin	127.0 m	120.0 m
N/A	Vili Tepeš	120.0 m	126.0 m
N/A	Janez Štirn	158.0 m	N/A
N/A	Matjaž Debelak	173.0 m	N/A
N/A	Peter Slatnar	112.0 m	N/A
N/A	Borut Dolenc	135.0 m	N/A
N/A	Jože Verdev	130.0 m	N/A

Official training

Trial jumpers — 15 March 1985 — chronological order not available

Bib	Name	1RD	2RD	3RD
Test jumpers
N/A	Matjaž Debelak	145.0 m	185.0 m	—
N/A	Vasja Bajc	139.0 m	—	—
N/A	Aleš Peljhan	139.0 m	—	—
N/A	Jože Verdev	128.0 m	128.0 m	142.0 m
N/A	Bojan Globočnik	122.0 m	117.0 m	—
N/A	Zoran Kešar	118.0 m	—	—
N/A	Krištof Gašpirc	117.0 m	116.0 m	—
N/A	Iztok Melin	106.0 m	—	—
N/A	Vili Tepeš	94.0 m	—	—
N/A	Janez Štirn	122.0 m	—	154.0 m

11:00 AM — Competitors — 15 March 1985 — incomplete chronological order

Bib	Name	1RD	2RD	3RD
Competitors
3	Mark Konopacke	118.0 m	117.0 m	133.0 m
4	Mike Holland	186.0 m	175.0 m	159.0 m
10	Matjaž Žagar	168.0 m	167.0 m	—
16	Ernst Vettori	144.0 m	162.0 m	154.0 m
18	Tomaž Dolar	120.0 m	136.0 m	137.0 m
26	Matti Nykänen	187.0 m	191.0 m	172.0 m
28	Franz Wiegele	158.0 m	173.0 m	159.0 m
34	Borut Mur	95.0 m	119.0 m	124.0 m
36	Klaus Ostwald	124.0 m	139.0 m	129.0 m
41	Piotr Fijas	128.0 m	171.0 m	143.0 m
42	Miran Tepeš	129.0 m	175.0 m	164.0 m
43	Ole Gunnar Fidjestøl	174.0 m	176.0 m	154.0 m
44	Pavel Ploc	129.0 m	121.0 m	151.0 m
46	Jens Weißflog	138.0 m	175.0 m	152.0 m
49	Per Bergerud	121.0 m	159.0 m	151.0 m
N/A	Ladislav Dluhoš	—	143.0 m	141.0 m
N/A	Tuomo Ylipulli	169.0 m	168.0 m	161.0 m
N/A	Vladimír Podzimek	143.0 m	150.0 m	149.0 m
N/A	Richard Schallert	158.0 m	153.0 m	—
N/A	Thomas Klauser	131.0 m	167.0 m	—
N/A	Jukka Kalso	119.0 m	149.0 m	135.0 m
N/A	Steinar Bråten	109.0 m	144.0 m	146.0 m
N/A	Andreas Felder	159.0 m	134.0 m	156.0 m
N/A	Franz Neuländtner	125.0 m	173.0 m	140.0 m
N/A	Ulf Findeisen	149.0 m	159.0 m	132.0 m
N/A	Jiří Parma	119.0 m	157.0 m	151.0 m
N/A	Hroar Stjernen	128.0 m	133.0 m	151.0 m
N/A	Gérard Balanche	129.0 m	143.0 m	147.0 m
N/A	Mika Kojonkoski	—	147.0 m	156.0 m
N/A	Trond Jøran Pedersen	150.0 m	164.0 m	151.0 m
N/A	Lorenz Wegscheider	132.0 m	126.0 m	118.0 m
N/A	Zane Palmer	131.0 m	144.0 m	134.0 m
N/A	Chris Hastings	116.0 m	153.0 m	139.0 m
N/A	Tadeusz Fijas	124.0 m	146.0 m	144.0 m
N/A	Raimund Litschko	102.0 m	151.0 m	128.0 m
N/A	Gérard Colin	132.0 m	150.0 m	141.0 m
N/A	Kimmo Kylmäaho	126.0 m	148.0 m	118.0 m
N/A	Uli Boll	98.0 m	131.0 m	123.0 m
N/A	Frédéric Berger	118.0 m	141.0 m	131.0 m
N/A	Miroslav Polák	157.0 m	167.0 m	150.0 m
N/A	Primož Ulaga	134.0 m	128.0 m	123.0 m
N/A	Pascal Reymond	104.0 m	131.0 m	134.0 m
N/A	Thomas Haßlberger	92.0 m	102.0 m	—
N/A	Patrick Dubiez	112.0 m	148.0 m	125.0 m
N/A	Rick Mewborn	123.0 m	131.0 m	147.0 m
N/A	Bernat Solà	106.0 m	105.0 m	124.0 m
N/A	Sandro Sambugaro	125.0 m	122.0 m	111.0 m
N/A	Massimo Rigoni	117.0 m	—	104.0 m
N/A	Roberto Varutti	111.0 m	122.0 m	114.0 m
N/A	Eric Brèche	109.0 m	109.0 m	106.0 m

Official results

3 of 5 best jumps counted. Two best from first day and the best one from second day. The last 6th round was canceled.^[4]

Rank	Bib (D1)	Bib (D2)	Name	D1 (16 March 1985)			D2 (17 March 1985)		Points
				1RD	2RD	3RD	4RD	5RD
	11	44	Matti Nykänen	190.0 m	174.0 m	180.0 m	187.0 m	186.0 m	580.5
	15	43	Jens Weißflog	164.0 m	174.0 m	170.0 m	168.0 m	166.0 m	531.5
	17	42	Pavel Ploc	169.0 m	169.0 m	158.0 m	142.0 m	173.0 m	524.0
4	31	36	Klaus Ostwald	98.0 m	166.0 m	159.0 m	180.0 m	155.0 m	517.0
5	7	41	Ladislav Dluhoš	170.0 m	165.0 m	133.0 m	168.0 m	153.0 m	515.0
6	35	40	Miran Tepeš	167.0 m	161.0 m	164.0 m	143.0 m	164.0 m	511.5
7	1	35	Tuomo Ylipulli	168.0 m	161.0 m	145.0 m	144.0 m	173.0 m	510.5
8	33	38	Thomas Klauser	166.0 m	158.0 m	162.0 m	157.0 m	165.0 m	509.0
	20	37	Mike Holland	164.0 m	164.0 m	164.0 m	170.0 m	169.0 m	509.0
10	12	31	Ole Gunnar Fidjestøl	165.0 m	157.0 m	145.0 m	170.0 m	153.0 m	508.5
11	19	39	Primož Ulaga	144.0 m	169.0 m	163.0 m	124.0 m	151.0 m	490.5
12	27	30*	Per Bergerud	164.0 m	158.0 m	139.0 m	157.0 m	159.0 m	481.5
13	32	28	Matjaž Žagar	151.0 m	163.0 m	153.0 m	158.0 m	141.0 m	480.5
14	21	34	Piotr Fijas	159.0 m	165.0 m	152.0 m	133.0 m	151.0 m	477.0
15	44	26	Andreas Felder	162.0 m	151.0 m	105.0 m	163.0 m	134.0 m	476.0
	10	29*	Franz Neuländtner	159.0 m	145.0 m	162.0 m	154.0 m	139.0 m	476.0
17	36	27	Ulf Findeisen	110.0 m	166.0 m	152.0 m	117.0 m	153.0 m	473.5
18	22	32	Jiří Parma	143.0 m	159.0 m	153.0 m	140.0 m	146.0 m	472.5
19	9	23	Hroar Stjernen	102.0 m	145.0 m	153.0 m	142.0 m	159.0 m	461.0
20	16	25*	Ernst Vettori	165.0 m	140.0 m	136.0 m	142.0 m	153.0 m	460.5
21	34	33	Franz Wiegele	164.0 m	162.0 m	153.0 m	160.0 m	—	453.5
22	42	24*	Gérard Balanche	157.0 m	141.0 m	147.0 m	138.0 m	142.0 m	445.0
23	25	21*	Mika Kojonkoski	145.0 m	141.0 m	138.0 m	163.0 m	158.0 m	443.5
24	24	22	Trond Jøran Pedersen	139.0 m	145.0 m	142.0 m	150.0 m	152.0 m	437.0
25	18	18	Lorenz Wegscheider	141.0 m	138.0 m	123.0 m	136.0 m	156.0 m	428.0
26	6	20*	Tomaž Dolar	135.0 m	151.0 m	124.0 m	142.0 m	135.0 m	422.0
27	2	13	Zane Palmer	135.0 m	135.0 m	136.0 m	130.0 m	156.0 m	420.0
28	40	17	Chris Hastings	141.0 m	140.0 m	131.0 m	128.0 m	143.0 m	410.0
29	26	19	Tadeusz Fijas	140.0 m	145.0 m	122.0 m	136.0 m	113.0 m	408.0
30	5	15	Raimund Litschko	126.0 m	143.0 m	124.0 m	142.0 m	140.0 m	407.5
31	3	12*	Gérard Colin	134.0 m	132.0 m	132.0 m	118.0 m	148.0 m	403.5
32	38	16	Kimmo Kylmäaho	129.0 m	122.0 m	142.0 m	136.0 m	122.0 m	398.5
33	37	10	Uli Boll	136.0 m	132.0 m	125.0 m	139.0 m	134.0 m	390.5
34	27	11*	Frédéric Berger	133.0 m	134.0 m	132.0 m	132.0 m	136.0 m	390.0
35	43	5*	Miroslav Polák	113.0 m	128.0 m	122.0 m	118.0 m	151.0 m	389.5
	29	14	Pascal Reymond	122.0 m	136.0 m	135.0 m	124.0 m	129.0 m	389.5
37	4	4	Thomas Haßlberger	117.0 m	132.0 m	107.0 m	142.0 m	153.0 m	385.0
38	14	9	Patrick Dubiez	132.0 m	131.0 m	122.0 m	122.0 m	136.0 m	381.0
39	30	8	Rick Mewborn	122.0 m	119.0 m	133.0 m	120.0 m	139.0 m	378.0
40	23	6*	Bernat Solà	125.0 m	123.0 m	125.0 m	128.0 m	140.0 m	375.5
41	8	7	Sandro Sambugaro	128.0 m	128.0 m	111.0 m	129.0 m	131.0 m	368.5
42	13	3	Massimo Rigoni	121.0 m	109.0 m	117.0 m	124.0 m	117.0 m	345.0
43	28	2	Roberto Varutti	106.0 m	115.0 m	120.0 m	102.0 m	108.0 m	317.5
44	39	1	Eric Brèche	107.0 m	110.0 m	110.0 m	110.0 m	123.0 m	314.5

  World record!
  Didn't count into official results. The lowest scored jump of the day.

Ski flying world records

Date	Name	Country	Metres	Feet
15 March 1985	Mike Holland	United States	186	610
15 March 1985	Matti Nykänen	Finland	187	614
15 March 1985	Matti Nykänen	Finland	191	627

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Finland (FIN)	1	0	0	1
2	East Germany (GDR)	0	1	0	1
3	Czechoslovakia (TCH)	0	0	1	1
Totals (3 entries)		1	1	1	3