Mike Holland (born December 9, 1961), is an American ski jumper who set the world distance record in 1985. His world record jump of 186 meters in Planica, Slovenia was held for 27 minutes before Finnish jumper Matti Nykänen passed his mark with a jump of 189 meters. With his jump of 186 meters, Holland became the first man to jump over 600 feet.
Mike Holland competed at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo and the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Holland had several top 10 world cup finishes including a 1st place finish in Bischofshofen, Austria in 1989 and two 2nd place finishes in Harrachov, Czechoslovakia in 1989 and in Thunder Bay, Canada in 1991, respectively.
A native of Norwich, Vermont, Mike Holland was a 5 time US national champion. His younger brothers Joe Holland and Jim Holland were also US national champions at nordic combined (Joe) and ski jumping (Jim) who competed on the world cup circuit and in the Olympic Winter Games.
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