Rudi Gering (1917–1998) was a German ski jumper. He was born in Thüringen in Germany and died somewhere in Bavaria.
Career On 2 March 1941 he set two world records on Ski Flying Study week competition in Planica. On legendary hill called Bloudkova velikanka he jumped 108 and 118 meters.
He was the first German world record holder and first person in history who jumped two times over 100 meters line ever. He helped at the construction of Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze in Oberstdorf together with Heini Klopfer, Sepp Weiler and Toni Brutscher.
Ski jumping world records DateHillLocationMetresFeet2 March 1941 Bloudkova velikanka K120 Planica, Kingdom of Yugoslavia1083542 March 1941 Bloudkova velikanka K120 Planica, Kingdom of Yugoslavia118387
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External links "Rudi Gering aus Gehlberg: Ein kaum bekannter Weltrekordler Thüringer Allgemeine (German language) Homepage zur Chronik des Ortes Gehlberg