Čerťák

Čerťák
LocationHarrachov
Czech Republic
Coordinates50°46′01″N 15°25′44″E / 50.767°N 15.429°E / 50.767; 15.429
Opened5 Jan 1980 (LH)
27 Mar 1980 (FH)
Renovated1992
Closed2014
Size
K–point125, 185 m
Hill size142, 210 m
Longest jump
(unofficial / fall)
225.0 m (738 ft)*, hand measure
220.0 m (722 ft)*, video measure
Jurij Tepeš
(3 February 2013)
Hill recordFlying Hill:
214.5 m (704 ft)
Matti Hautamäki
Thomas Morgenstern

Large Hill:
145.5 m (477 ft)
Janne Ahonen
Top events
Ski Flying World Championships1983, 1992, 2002, 2014

Čerťák is a ski jumping stadium with two hills in Harrachov in the Czech Republic.

It was built in 1979 and both hill officially opened in 1980. The venue is most notable for being one of five ski flying hills in the world, though it also has three smaller hills close by. It is owned by the sports club TJ Jiskra Harrachov. Audience capacity is about 50,000. Despite being a flying hill, only two world records have ever set at Čerťák, both in the 1980s. It was also during this time, and into the early 1990s, that many horrific accidents occurred.