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Falko Weißpflog
Falko Weißpflog (born 1954) is an East German former ski jumper who competed from 1977 to 1980.
Career
He won a bronze medal in the individual large hill competition at the 1978 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti. On 5 March 1974, he set the ski jumping world record distance at 174 metres (571 ft) on Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze hill in Oberstdorf, West Germany. Weißpflog's best non-world championship career finish was fourth on three separate occasions, twice in 1978 and once in 1980. Rock singer Falco took his stage name from Weißpflog.
Ski jumping world record
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