Heinz Wossipiwo

Heinz Wossipiwo is a German former ski jumper who competed from 1971 to 1975, representing East Germany.

Career

He won a silver medal in the individual large hill at the 1974 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Falun. Wossipiwo also won a silver medal at the 1972 Ski-flying World Championships.
He also finished second one other time in his career in a normal hill event at Oberstdorf, West Germany in 1973. He also competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics.
On 9 March 1973, he set a world record distance at 169 metres on Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze in Oberstdorf, West Germany.