Stanko Bloudek
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Stanko Bloudek was a Slovenia
n aeroplane and automobile designer, a sportsman and a sport inventor, designer, builder and educator.
. He attended school in Most
(in today’s Czech Republic), where his father worked in the local mining industry. After passing his A-levels in 1908 Bloudek studied in Prague. Apart his study he was engaged as a pioneer of flight. In 1910 he presented his first monoplane called "Racek" (Gull). A second one named "Libela" (Dragonfly) followed in the next year. For some time he worked together with Igo Etrich
, inventor of the famous Etrich Taube.
After the end of Word War I Bloudek settled to the home of this mother, which now belonged to the new born Yugoslavia. There he was busy in the developing of flight, too, and also showed interest in improving cars.
Apart this engagement he was as active sportsman. In 1928 he became member of the Olympic team for the Winter Games in Sankt Moritz as figure skater, but finally did not compete in the in competition. As an engineer Stanko Bloudek was engaged in the building of sport sites, too. According to the his drafts the Bloudek Giant, the ski jumping hill
in Planica
was built in 1934, There the first jump over 100 metres was achieved in 1936 by the Austrian Sepp Bradl. This was, at the time, the biggest jumping hill in the world, sometimes called "the mother of all jumping hills". Bloudek was also active in the field of sport’s administration. In 1919 he participated in the founding of the Yugoslavian Olympic Committee. Finally in 1948 Bloudek became member of the International Olympic Committee
(IOC). He was the only Slovene member of the IOC ever.
On 26th November 1959 Stanko Bloudek died in Ljubljana
.
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...
n aeroplane and automobile designer, a sportsman and a sport inventor, designer, builder and educator.
Biography
Stanko Bloudek was born on 11th of February 1890 as son of a Czech father and a Slovenian mother in the Slovenian mining town of IdrijaIdrija
Idrija is a small town and municipality in the Goriška region of Slovenia. It is known for its mercury mine and lace....
. He attended school in Most
Most
Most is the capital city of the Most District, situated between the Czech Central Mountains and the Ore Mountains, approximately northwest of Prague along the Bílina River and southwest of Ústí nad Labem.-Etymology:...
(in today’s Czech Republic), where his father worked in the local mining industry. After passing his A-levels in 1908 Bloudek studied in Prague. Apart his study he was engaged as a pioneer of flight. In 1910 he presented his first monoplane called "Racek" (Gull). A second one named "Libela" (Dragonfly) followed in the next year. For some time he worked together with Igo Etrich
Igo Etrich
Ignaz "Igo" Etrich , Austrian flight pioneer, pilot and fixed-wing aircraft developer.- Education :...
, inventor of the famous Etrich Taube.
After the end of Word War I Bloudek settled to the home of this mother, which now belonged to the new born Yugoslavia. There he was busy in the developing of flight, too, and also showed interest in improving cars.
Apart this engagement he was as active sportsman. In 1928 he became member of the Olympic team for the Winter Games in Sankt Moritz as figure skater, but finally did not compete in the in competition. As an engineer Stanko Bloudek was engaged in the building of sport sites, too. According to the his drafts the Bloudek Giant, the ski jumping hill
Ski jumping hill
A ski jumping hill is a sports venue used for ski jumping. They vary in size from temporary hand-made snow structures to permanent competition venues. At the top is an in-run where the jumper runs down to generate sufficient speed, before reaching the jump. The skier is then airborne until landing...
in 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...
was built in 1934, There the first jump over 100 metres was achieved in 1936 by the Austrian Sepp Bradl. This was, at the time, the biggest jumping hill in the world, sometimes called "the mother of all jumping hills". Bloudek was also active in the field of sport’s administration. In 1919 he participated in the founding of the Yugoslavian Olympic Committee. Finally in 1948 Bloudek became member of the International Olympic Committee
International Olympic Committee
The International Olympic Committee is an international corporation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin on 23 June 1894 with Demetrios Vikelas as its first president...
(IOC). He was the only Slovene member of the IOC ever.
On 26th November 1959 Stanko Bloudek died in Ljubljana
Ljubljana
Ljubljana is the capital of Slovenia and its largest city. It is the centre of the City Municipality of Ljubljana. It is located in the centre of the country in the Ljubljana Basin, and is a mid-sized city of some 270,000 inhabitants...
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