FIS Ski-Flying World Championships 1998
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The FIS Ski-Flying World Ski Championships 1998 took place on 25 January 1998 in Oberstdorf
, Germany
for the record-tying fourth time, matching that of Planica
, Slovenia
. Oberstdorf hosted the championships previously in West Germany
in 1973
, 1981
, and 1988
. Japan
's Kazuyoshi Funaki
would go on to win the gold medal in the individual large hill
event at the 1998 Winter Olympics
in Nagano nearly three weeks later. As of 2009, he is the only person to win the Ski-Flying World Championships and a Winter Olympic gold medal in the same year. Dieter Thoma
became the first person to medal for two different nations at the championships with his bronze (He won the championships in 1990
while competing for West Germany.).
Oberstdorf
Oberstdorf is a municipality and skiing and hiking town in southwest Germany, located in the Allgäu region of the Bavarian Alps.At the center of Oberstdorf is a church whose tall spire serves as a landmark for navigating around town. The summits of the Nebelhorn and Fellhorn provide...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
for the record-tying fourth time, matching that of Planica
Planica
Planica is an alpine valley in northwestern Slovenia, extending south from the border village of Rateče, not far from another well-known ski resort, Kranjska Gora. Further south, the valley extends into the Tamar Valley, a popular hiking destination in Triglav National Park.Planica is famous for...
, Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
. Oberstdorf hosted the championships previously in West Germany
West Germany
West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....
in 1973
FIS Ski-Flying World Championships 1973
The FIS Ski-Flying World Ski Championships 1973 took place in Oberstdorf, West Germany. From 1973 to 1985, these championships would be held in odd-numbered years.-Individual:-Medal table:-References:* - accessed 25 November 2009....
, 1981
FIS Ski-Flying World Championships 1981
The FIS Ski-Flying World Ski Championships 1981 took place in Oberstdorf, West Germany for the second time. Oberstdorf hosted the FIS Ski Flying World Championships in 1973.-Individual:-Medal table:-References:* - accessed 25 November 2009....
, and 1988
FIS Ski-Flying World Championships 1988
The FIS Ski-Flying World Ski Championships 1988 took place in Oberstdorf, West Germany for the record-tying third time, matching Planica, Yugoslavia . Oberstdorf hosted the championships previously in 1973 and 1981.-Individual:-Medal table:...
. Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
's Kazuyoshi Funaki
Kazuyoshi Funaki
, born April 27, 1975 in Yoichi, Hokkaido) is a Japanese ski jumper.He ranked among the most successful sportsmen of its discipline, particularly in the 1990s. Funaki is known for his special variant of the V-style technique, where the body lies flat....
would go on to win the gold medal in the individual large hill
Ski jumping at the 1998 Winter Olympics
-Individual K90:February 10, 1998-Individual K120:February 14, 1998-Team K120:-References:*...
event at the 1998 Winter Olympics
1998 Winter Olympics
The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially the XVIII Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event celebrated from 7 to 22 February 1998 in Nagano, Japan. Seventy-two nations and 2,176 participans contested in seven sports and 72 events at 15 venues. The games saw the introduction of Women's ice...
in Nagano nearly three weeks later. As of 2009, he is the only person to win the Ski-Flying World Championships and a Winter Olympic gold medal in the same year. Dieter Thoma
Dieter Thoma
-Biography:Dieter Thoma is a German ski jumper who competed in the 1990s. In the 1990,s he was the second best German ski jumper after Jens Weißflog. Thoma wasn't the first known ski jumper in the family: His uncle Georg Thoma was both world and Olympic champion in the nordic combined...
became the first person to medal for two different nations at the championships with his bronze (He won the championships in 1990
FIS Ski-Flying World Championships 1990
The FIS Ski-Flying World Ski Championships 1990 took place on 25 February 1990 in Vikersund, Norway for the second time. Vikersund hosted the championships previously in 1977.-Individual:25 February 1990-Medal table:-References:...
while competing for West Germany.).
Individual
25 February 1998| Medal | Athlete | Points |
| Gold | 776.4 | |
| Silver | 769.9 | |
| Bronze | 749.9 |
Medal table
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |