Gustadbakken
Gustadbakken was a K81 ski jumping hill located at Geithus, Modum, Norway. Five official world records were set on the hill between 1902 and 1912.
History
Owned by Modum SK, Geithus IL, situated just a few kilometres away from Vikersundbakken, it had a K-point at 81 meters at the end. It was opened in 1902 and closed in 1964, later demolished.On 11 February 1902, Sigurd Brunæs from Norway set the first official world record on this hill at 35.5 metres and the same day his fellow Hans Hovde crashed at 36 metres WR distance.
On 9 March 1902, another Norwegian Nils Gjestvang set another world records improving the distance at 38.5 metres and 41 metres.
On 10 February 1907, Gunnar Johansen from Norway tied the last world set on this same hill five years ago at 41 metres.
From 1908 to 1914 four invalid world records with falls were set by Norwegians; A. Blomqvist crashed at 47 metres, Gunnar Sundet at 45.5 m, Haakon Hansen at 47 m and Josef Henriksen at 52 m.
On 18 February 1912, Gunnar Andersen from Norway set the fifth and the last world record on this hill at 47 metres and his fellow Oscar Gundersen crashed at 50 metres world record distance on the same day.
In 1930s hill's K-point was enlarged at K60 meters. In 1951 the last and all-time hill record was set by Norwegian Erling Kroken at 71.5 meters.