Eastern U.S. Ski Jumping Champions

Eastern USA
Ski Jumping
Divisional Champions

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LISTS OF PAST U.S. CHAMPIONS

National Champions, 1904 to1980
National Champions, 1981 to present (90 & 120m.)
USA Junior Champions, up to 1980
USA Junior Champions, 1981 to present
USA Class B Champions (New!)
National Nordic Combined Champions
USA Masters Champions, up to 1980
USA Masters Champions, 1981 to present
USA Masters Age Group Champions
NCAA Champions, Jumping & N.C.

The table below represents a pretty good start at listing all of the U.S. Eastern Ski Jumping Champions. I have hopes of filling in the 1950's but it will probably never be possible to create a definitive list -- the early winners (1920-1933) are just too hard to find, and for recent years, we don't have information about who took the same start and who used higher starts. But we shall never have a list if we don't try so here we go.
Please chime in if you have additions or corrections to this list. And we'll welcome the help if you want to spend some time digging around in a library, in a newspaper archive, or on the internet. Can anybody help us to fill the many empty spaces? Thanks! [ Submit comments, additions or corrections ]
Notice that in the early years, a Class B champion was crowned, but that was eventually dropped. Then in more recent years we recognized a ladies champion. The far right column serves both of these, changing along the way.

Year Location Seniors Juniors Masters Class B ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1920 1921 1922 1923 Brattleboro 1924 Lake Placid Anders Haugen 1925 Brattleboro 1926 1927 Carl Stenseth 1928 1929 1930 Casper Oimoen 1931 1932 1933 1934 Lake Placid Ottar Satre Ernest Dion 1935 Rumford, ME Ottar Satre Aurele Legere 1936 Brattleboro Aurele Legere Sherman Spear 1937 Gunstock @Sigmund Ruud Gerald Sampson 1938 Gunstock Edward Gignac Howard Chivers Clarence Olesen?? 1939 Winsted, CT Alton Olesen Art Devlin 1940 Gunstock Torger Tokle Roger Simpter 1941 Gunstock Torger Tokle ------ Geo. Sherwood 1942 Salisbury Mills, NY @Ola Aanjesen (no report) Hans Strand Ove Bjelland 1943 \ 1944 >- No Championship event during World War II 1945 / Year Location Seniors Juniors Veterans Class B 1946 Gunstock Walter Bietila ------ John Berg Don Vincent 1947 1948 Gunstock @Hans Jacob Haanes ------ ------ Donald Henderson 1949 Gunstock Amat.- Sverre Lie ------ ------ Bruce Falk Open - Merrill Barber 1950 Gunstock Christian Mohn ------ ------ Ray McIntyre 1951 Gunstock Amat.- Roger Simpter ------ ------ Victor Tremblay Open - Merrill Barber 1952 Berlin Sigurd Sorensen ------ ------ Dave Leclerc 1953 Norm Cummings 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 Berlin Einar Dohlen ------ ------ Doug Dion Year Location Seniors Juniors Veterans Class B 1960 Salisbury Roy Sherwood ------ Phil Dunham John Bredli 1961 Salisbury @Hemmo Silvennoinen 1962 Salisbury Art Tokle 1963 Salisbury @Kjell Sjoberg 1964 Salisbury Ralph Semb 1965 Salisbury @Peter Mueller 1966 Brattleboro (no info) (no info) Phil Dunham 1967 Salisbury Jay Rand, Jr. 1968 Salisbury Scott Berry 1969 Salisbury Peter Mikkelson 1970 Salisbury *Bernard Wells 1971 Salisbury Bruce Jennings 1972 Salisbury Bruce Jennings Phil Rancourt Don West Dave Harris 1973 Salisbury Jack Hosick Jim Baker Don West Paul Bloomer 1974 Salisbury Petter Kongsli 1975 Salisbury Jay Rand, Jr. John Fulton Don West Roy Weaver 1976 Salisbury Roger Holden Glen Kimball Earle Murphy 1977 Salisbury Christian Berggrav 1978 Salisbury Roger Holden 1979 Brattleboro Walter Malmquist Jamie Hutchins Don West Chris Axelson 1980 (no Eastern Championship event, no snow!) Year Location Seniors Juniors Masters 1981 Salisbury Michel Voboril Jeff Volmrich Chuck Berghorn 1982 Salisbury Mike Perryman Joe Holland Joe Lamb 1983 Brattleboro John Bassette Chris Hastings Rich Nicolaysen 1984 Salisbury Jeff Volmrich M. Terwillegar Michel Voboril 1985 Salisbury P.J. Tuohy Mark Breen Dave Austin 1986 Salisbury Hans Johnstone Chuck Fletcher Mike Perryman 1987 Salisbury @Uwe Steinberger Mark Breen Mike Voboril 1988 Salisbury @Norbert Moertle Seth Wilson Mike Perryman 1989 Salisbury [no information] 1990 Salisbury Luke Hajek Ken Lacko @Roger Ruud 1991 Salisbury Chris Hastings Todd Einig Larry Welch 1992 Salisbury Dimitri Zuev Tahawitha Horn Larry Welch 1993 Salisbury Webster Wilson *Casey Colby Alexei Sotskov 1994 Salisbury Harald Diess 1995 Salisbury Chris Hastings Tristan Handler Mark Levasseur 1996 Salisbury Harald Diess John Kelly Larry Welch 1997 Salisbury? Jed Hinkley Year Location Seniors Juniors Masters Ladies 1998 Salisbury Eric Smith *Taylor Hoffman Jon Farnham Liz Szotyori 1999 Salisbury Taylor Hoffman Kyle Wylie Jon Farnham Laura McLane 2000 Salisbury Ryan Cutter Chris Decker Don West Liz Szotyori 2001 Salisbury Taylor Hoffman *Chris Decker ------- Liz Szotyori 2002 Salisbury Steve McNeil *Jonathan Kling ------- Liz Szotyori 2003 Salisbury Taylor Hoffman Jonathan Kling Jon Farnham 2004 Salisbury Jonathan Kling Matt Delaney Jon Farnham Janne Rand 2005 Salisbury Jonathan Kling Andrew Bliss ------- Janne Rand 2006 Salisbury Peter Freire Andrew Bliss ------- Faye Stratford 2007 Salisbury Nick Alexander *Andrew Bliss Mark Breen Nina Lussi 2008 Salisbury Jonathan Kling *Andrew Bliss Mark Breen Nina Lussi 2009 Salisbury Peter Freire *Peter Frenette ------- Danielle Lussi 2010 Salisbury David McCahill *S Knickerbocker Mark Breen Nina Lussi 2011 Salisbury Andrew Bliss Luke Daniels Mark Breen Danielle Lussi 2012 Salisbury Andrew Bliss *Miles Lussi #Mark Breen Annie Frenette 2013 Salisbury Miles Lussi (Miles Lussi) ------- Nina Lussi

Notes:
As you see, the Eastern Championships have been held in Salisbury, CT for many years now, with no change in sight. The last time the event was hosted elsewhere was in 1983 when Dana Zelenakis was heading up the Brattleboro program and the Harris Hill competition. Dana spoke up at the Eastern spring meeting and asked "Why does Salisbury always get the Eastern Championships? I'd like to have them in Brattleboro. We agreed and so it was, just in 1983.
*Several times, starting in 1998 (also in 1970), the top Junior skier outscored the best Senior and was therefore named Eastern Champion and got his name on the big silver bowl. These junior winners are marked with an asterisk (*).
#In 2012, rather than establishing a Senior B Class, organizers grouped Chris Jones and Julian Holland in the Masters class, giving them a higher start than the Open class, even though they had not reached age 30. This was merely a convenience and Mark Breen was named Eastern Masters Champion.
@We know of no official ruling on whether the Eastern crown can be held by a foreign skier or by a U.S. skier from a different division of USSA. The 1988 start list included several Europeans and U.S. Ski Team jumpers. Norbert Moertle was the top jumper while Bob Holme was top U.S. finisher and Greg Boester was the best Eastern skier.
A similar situation arose in 1987 when Dean Hancock was the top Eastern skier.
In 1990, a flock of Norwegians jumped in the Masters Class, on their way to the first International Masters Championships in Lake Placid. Larry Welch was the top U.S. jumper in Masters Class.
In 1938 and 1939 the Olesen brothers were champions in the professional category.
The 1939 championships in Winsted, CT were held on the Colebrook River Hill.

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