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Franc Palme

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Franc Palme
CountryKingdom of Yugoslavia
Born(1914-12-14)14 December 1914
Ljubljana, Austria-Hungary
Died27 February 1946(1946-02-27) (aged 31)
Ljubljana, Yugoslavia

Franc Palme (14 December 1914 – 27 February 1946)[1] was a Slovenian ski jumper.[2]

Career

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Palme competed in 1930s for the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. He took 43rd place on small hill at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. In February 1934, he won the national championships at the opening competition Bloudkova velikanka in Planica. At this opening competition he also set first two hill records with 55 and 60 meters. At the time, these two jumps were national.

Winter Olympics

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Rank Location Year Hill
43 Germany Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1936 normal

References

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  1. ^ "Franc Palme". Olympedia. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Franc Palme Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
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