Mike Holland (ski jumper)
{{short description|American ski jumper}}
{{Infobox ski jumper
| name = Mike Holland
| image =
| nationality = {{USA}}
| fullname = Michael Harry Holland
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1961|12|9|df=y}}
| birth_place = Norwich, Vermont, USA
| height = {{height|m=1.78}}
| personalbest = 186 m (610 ft)
Planica, 15 March 1985
| wins = 1
| totalpodiums = 5
| individual_starts = 74
| updated = 10 February 2016
}}
Michael Harry Holland (born 9 December 1961) is an American former ski jumper. He was world distance record holder for 27 minutes, surpassed shortly after by Matti Nykänen in 1985.
Biography
A native of Norwich, Vermont,{{citation|title=Pictures and a chat with Mike Holland about his World Record Ski Jump |publisher=Ski Jump East |url=http://www.skijumpeast.com/wldrecjp.htm |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150627062200/http://www.skijumpeast.com/wldrecjp.htm |archivedate=2015-06-27 }} Holland was a five time U.S. national champion. Holland competed in the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo and the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
On 15 March 1985, he set the ski jumping distance world record at 186 metres (610 ft) on Velikanka bratov Gorišek in Planica, Slovenia.{{cite web|title=V manj kot dveh urah trije svetovni rekordi in kup državnih (page 5)|url=http://www.dlib.si/listalnik/URN_NBN_SI_DOC-CY0HIH87/5/index.html#zoom=z|publisher=Delo|date=16 March 1985|language=sl}}{{cite web|title=Mike Holland - Planica 1985 - 186 m - World record|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9xSwz6th5s |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/D9xSwz6th5s |archive-date=2021-12-13 |url-status=live|publisher=YouTube|date=15 March 1985}}{{cbignore}} And became only the second man to jump over 600 feet barrier. This world record was held for only 27 minutes before Finnish jumper Matti Nykänen passed his mark with a jump one meter longer.
Holland had five top ten world cup results including a 1st-place finish in Bischofshofen, Austria in 1989; three 2nd-place finishes in Harrachov, Thunder Bay and Planica; and 3rd place in Lahti.
World Cup
= Standings =
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:86%; text-align:center; border:grey solid 1px; border-collapse:collapse; background:#ffffff;"
! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:60px;"| Season ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:55px;"|Overall ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:55px;"|{{Abbr|4H|Four Hills Tournament}} |
| scope=row align=center|1982/83
| align=center|15 || align=center|17 |
|---|
| scope=row align=center|1983/84
| align=center|22 || align=center|92 |
| scope=row align=center|1984/85
| align=center|10 || align=center|29 |
| scope=row align=center|1985/86
| align=center|29 || align=center|34 |
| scope=row align=center|1986/87
| align=center|34 || align=center|82 |
| scope=row align=center|1987/88
| align=center|30 || align=center|65 |
| scope=row align=center|1988/89
| align=center|11 || align=center|8 |
| scope=row align=center|1989/90
| align=center| — || align=center| — |
| scope=row align=center|1991/92
| align=center|34 || align=center| — |
= Wins =
| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:86%; line-height:15px; text-align:left; border:grey solid 1px; border-collapse:collapse; background:#ffffff;" |
| style="background:#efefef;"
! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:10px;"| No. ! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:30px;"| Season ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:80px;"| Date ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:110px;"| Location ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:180px;"| Hill ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:25px;"| Size |
| scope=row style="text-align:center;"|1
| align=center|1988/89 || align=right|6 January 1989 || {{flagicon|AUT}} Bischofshofen || Paul-Ausserleitner-Schanze K111 || align=center|LH |
|---|
Ski jumping world record
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left; line-height:16px; width:70%;"
!style="background-color: #ccc;" width="80"|Date !style="background-color: #ccc;" width="175"|Hill !style="background-color: #ccc;" width="110"|Location !style="background-color: #ccc;" width="45"|Metres !style="background-color: #ccc;" width="45"|Feet |
| align=right|15 March 1985
| Velikanka bratov Gorišek K185 | align=center|186 | align=center|610 |
Family life
His younger brothers Joe Holland and Jim Holland were also U.S. national champions, Joe competed in the nordic combined and Jim competed in ski jumping. Both competed on the world cup circuit and in the Olympic Winter Games.{{cite web|url= http://www.skijumpeast.com/ath2.htm|title= Meet the Athletes: Ski Jumpers in the Eastern USA|publisher= EASTERN SKI JUMPING & NORDIC COMBINED FOUNDATION, INC.|accessdate= July 3, 2014|url-status= dead|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20140714111842/http://www.skijumpeast.com/ath2.htm|archivedate= July 14, 2014}}
References
{{reflist|50em}}
External links
- {{FIS ski jumper|25422}}
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{{succession box|
|before=Matti Nykänen
|after=Matti Nykänen
|title=World's longest ski jump
|years=15 March 1985 – 15 March 1985
|}}
{{s-end}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Holland, Mike}}
Category:American male ski jumpers
Category:Olympic ski jumpers for the United States
Category:Ski jumpers at the 1984 Winter Olympics
Category:Ski jumpers at the 1988 Winter Olympics
Category:People from Norwich, Vermont