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Maribor
Pekrska Gorca
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Skakalnica na Pekrski gorci:
| K-Point: | 78 m |
  Hill record: |
78.0 m (Ole Erik Tvedt  , 1981-01-08) |
 Hill record: |
40.5 m (Ksenija Novak  , 1979) |
| Coordinates: | 46.550041, 15.606826 ✔ 
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| K-Point: | 18 m |
| Coordinates: | 46.550356, 15.606109 ✔
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| Further jumps: | no |
| Plastic matting: | no |
| Year of construction: | 1953 |
| Conversions: | 1965, 1974 |
| Year of destruction: | 1993 |
| Status: | destroyed |
| Ski club: | MŠD Branik Maribor |
| Coordinates: | 46.550041, 15.606826 ✔
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History:
The ski jump was built in 1953 on the north-western slope of the Pekrska Gorca hill, located at the foot of the Pohorje range on the outskirts of Maribor. The site was chosen for its favourable snow conditions and naturally steep terrain, and the facility was designed by one of the most prominent engineers in the history of Yugoslav ski jumping – Stanko Bloudek, creator of the famous ski jumps in Planica. Upon completion, it was the second-largest ski jump in the country, surpassed only by Planica. Initially, it had a size of K60.
The first jump on the new hill was performed on 22 January 1953 by Rudi Finžgar, who landed at 33 metres. Only three days later, the inaugural competition took place, drawing an impressive crowd for a local venue – estimated at around 20,000 spectators. The contest featured the best Slovenian ski jumpers as well as guests from Austria, and the winner was Albin (Bine) Rogelj, although the longest jumps – up to 59 metres – were made by Finžgar.
In the following years, the hill was systematically modernised. In 1964, it was enlarged to approximately K70, and during the Slovenian Championships held that same year, Ludvik Zajc set a new hill record of 62 metres. Ten years later, in 1974, the facility underwent another reconstruction based on the design of brothers Janez and Lado Gorišek, reaching the parameters of a large hill of around K78–K80. During this period, a smaller training hill was also built for younger jumpers.
The years 1968–1982 marked the “golden era” of Pekrska Gorca. During this time, the Maribor hill was one of the venues of the Three Nations Tournament (Dreiländertournee), held jointly in Slovenia, Austria, and Italy, and from the late 1970s the competitions were included in the Europa Cup. Many top athletes appeared regularly in Maribor: Reinhold Bachler, Toni Innauer, Karl Schnabl, Hubert Neuper, Andreas Felder, or Ole Erik Tvedt. Leading Yugoslav ski jumpers also competed here – among them Ludvik Zajc, Peter Eržen, Bogdan Norčič, Primož Ulaga, Matjaž Zupan, and Miran Tepeš. Among the women, Ksenija Novak, a young jumper from Maribor, stood out as the hill record holder with a jump of over 40 metres.
The hill record was set on 8 January 1981, when Ole Erik Tvedt of Norway jumped 78 metres. Local athletes reached only slightly shorter distances – for example Bogdan Norčič and Primož Ulaga, both landing at 77 metres.
Over time, however, the facility began to lose its importance. Increasingly frequent problems with snow, the lack of artificial snowmaking, high maintenance costs, and the growing competition from modern ski jumps – especially the complex in Planica – led to a gradual decline in activity. In the early 1980s, competitions were increasingly moved elsewhere, and the hill fell into neglect. The final removal of its remaining structures was carried out in 1993, although traces of the former ski jump can still be seen on the slopes of Pekrska Gorca.
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Hill record / longest jump
I don't think 81 m by Lars Grini in 1981 can be correct - he had ended his ski jumping career by then. In a cancelled round in the Dreiländertournee on 8 January 1981 Ole Erik Tvedt (Norway) jumped 78 m.