Piotr Fijas


Piotr Fijas is a Polish former ski jumper.

Career

Fijas won a bronze medal at the FIS [Ski Flying World Championships 1979|1979 FIS Ski Flying World Championships] in Planica, Yugoslavia.
He finished seventh on the individual normal hill at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, and scored three individual FIS [Ski Jumping World Cup|World Cup] wins between 1980 and 1986, all in individual large hill competitions.

The last and all-time world record in parallel style

On 14 March 1987, he set the last parallel style list of the longest [ski jumps#Men|ski jumping world record] at on Velikanka bratov Gorišek in Planica, Yugoslavia. It was held for seven years and only after that period world record was officially discussed and recognized at FIS Autumn meeting '94, when ridiculous rule established by World Cup founder Torbjørn Yggeseth, was lifted.

Ski jumping world record

The last and all-time parallel style ski jumping world record in history.
DateHillLocationMetresFeet
14 March 1987 Velikanka bratov Gorišek K185Planica, Yugoslavia194636