1976 EUROPEAN HEAT 2 - DUTCH HEAT
The second heat saw success from Austria ski jumper Karl Schnabl who impressed with his performance in the gym test. As David Vine reported in his book "The Superstars":
David Wilkie came to Vlaardingen in Holland for the next one and he was there, straight out of the water of Montreal and still carrying his swimming gold medal everywhere he went. And who could blame him.
He had some good results, including an outright victory in the football event, beating Holland's international goal keeper Piet Schrijvers of Ajax three times out of three in the slalom/dribbling test and then twice in five attempts from the penalty spot. It had to be the biggest Scottish bonus of all time! But during the second day, he faded after a gallant second in the gymnasium where we were appreciating the actions of out first-ever ski-jumper Superstar.
This was Karl Schnabl, the young Austrian Olympic champion, the man who in Innsbruck launched himself from the top of a man-made chute about the same height as St. Paul's Cathedral and then, at over seventy miles an hour, sailed through the air on skis for roughly the same distance as Webley's football pitch, goal-mouth to goal-mouth. When he hit the ice and snow, still traveling at about the same speed, he'd won the Olympic gold medal in front of his own crowd in one of the most spectacular sports you'll ever see.
Now he was showing us that there was a lot more to him than just that (Just that?) and finished a clear winner, nine points ahead of the Swedish speedway rider, Anders Michanek, who's spent too much of his time with English clubs. Walter Spanghero, the giant French rugby forward, had to take last place of the eight with thirteen points. He attempted to explain to us that thirteen didn't matter much - Big Walter was on his honeymoon! Last in the 100 metres, last in the swimming, the squat thrusts a nightmare...
Vlaadingen, NED
Competition Dates: N/A.
Air Date: N/A.
Announcer: David Vine & Ron Pickering.
PLC. NAME, NAT, SPORT |
100m | KAYAK | TBLT | SWIM | GYM | SCCR | SHOT | CYCL | WL | 600st | TOTAL | MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Karl Schnabl, AUT, Ski Jumping | 4 |
2 |
- |
10 |
10 |
- |
2 |
7 |
10 |
2 |
47 |
$5,000 |
| 2. Anders Michanek, SWE, Motorcycling | 0 |
10 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
10 |
10 |
- |
- |
38 |
$3,000 |
| 3. "Corky" Bell, BEL, Basketball | 7 |
0 |
4 |
- |
4 |
2 |
- |
1 |
7 |
7 |
32 |
$1,750 |
| 3. Paul Litjens, NED, Field Hockey | 10 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
- |
7 |
0 |
2 |
- |
4 |
32 |
$1,750 |
| 5. Kresten Bjerre, DEN, Soccer | 1 |
0 |
7 |
2 |
- |
- |
1 |
4 |
4 |
10 |
29 |
|
| 6. David Wilkie, GBR, Swimming | 0 |
4 |
0 |
- |
7 |
10 |
7 |
0 |
- |
0 |
28 |
|
| 7. Win van Hanegem, NED, Soccer | 2 |
7 |
10 |
wd |
- |
- |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
21 |
|
| 8. Walter Spanghero, FRA, Rugby | 0 |
0 |
- |
1 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
- |
13 |
INDIVIDUAL EVENT RESULTS
100 METER DASH - heat 1
| 1. "Corky" Bell | 12.8 |
| 2. Kresten Bjerre | 13.3 |
| 3. Wim van Hanegem | 13.6 |
| 4. Anders Michanek | 13.9 |
100 METER DASH - heat 2
| 1. Karl Schnabl | 13.6 |
| 2. David Wilkie | 13.9 |
| 3. Paul Litjens | 13.9 |
| 4. Walter Spanghero | 14.0 |
100 METER DASH - Final
| 1. Paul Litjens | 12.0 |
| 2. "Corky" Bell | 12.5 |
| 3. Karl Schnabl | 12.6 |
| 4. Wim van Hanegem | 12.8 |
| 5. Kresten Bjerre | 12.9 |
| 6. David Wilkie | 13.3 |
KAYAKING - 125 METERS
| 1. Anders Michanek | 42.3 |
41.6 |
| 2. Wim van Hanegem | 49.5 |
44.2 |
| 3. David Wilkie | 56.4 |
46.5 |
| 4. Karl Schnabl | 48.2 |
46.6 |
| 5. Paul Litjens | 50.0 |
|
| 6. Kresten Bjerre | 1:03.3 |
|
| 7. Walter Spanghero | 1:08.9 |
|
| 8. "Corky" Bell | 1:30.1 |
TABLE TENNIS
| 1. Wim van Hanegem | 10 |
| 2. Kresten Bjerre | 7 |
| 3. "Corky" Bell | 4 |
| 4. Anders Michanek | 2 |
| 5. Paul Litjens | 1 |
| 6. David Wilkie | 0 |
| Bjerre d. Michanek | 21-8 |
| Bell d. Litjens | 21-14 |
| Bjerre d. Michanek | 21-7 |
| Van Hanegem d. Bell | 21-11 |
| Bell d. Michanek | 21-3 |
| Van Hanegem d. Bjerre | 21-12 |
SWIMMING - 50 Meters
| 1. Karl Schnabl | 37.3 |
| 2. Paul Litjens | 41.3 |
| 3. Anders Michanek | 52.4 |
| 4. Kresten Bjerre | 57.1 |
| 5. Walter Spanghero | 1:22.0 |
GYM TEST - Parallel Bar Dips, Squat Thrusts - Total based on points (5 for 1st to 1 for last)
| 1. Karl Schnabl | (1) 31 |
(1) 73 |
10 |
| 2. David Wilkie | (2) 21 |
(=2) 66 |
7.5 |
| 3. "Corky" Bell | (4) 17 |
(=2) 66 |
5.5 |
| 4. Walter Spanghero | (3) 18 |
(5) 50 |
4 |
| 5. Anders Michanek | (5) 11 |
(4) 59 |
3 |
SOCCER PENALTIES - Slalom with 3 shots, 5 penalties vs. Piet Schrijvers, total based on points (5 for 1st, 1 for last)
| 1. David Wilkie | (1) 3-46.80 |
(=1) 2 |
9.5 |
| 2. Paul Litjens | (2) 2-43.23 |
(=1) 2 |
8.5 |
| 3. Walter Spanghero | (3) 2-51.40 |
(=4) 0 |
4.5 |
| 4. "Corky" Bell | (5) 0-53.00 |
(3) 1 |
4 |
| 5. Anders Michanek | (4) 1-53.00 |
(=4) 0 |
3.5 |
PISTOL SHOOTING - Air Pistol @ 8 meters - 5 discs, 20 shots, 5 minute time limit
| 1. Anders Michanek | 5 |
9 |
1:31.0 |
| 2. David Wilkie | 5 |
10 |
2:11.6 |
| 3. Walter Spanghero | 5 |
19 |
4:15.0 |
| 4. Karl Schnabl | 4 |
20 |
4:38.0 |
| 5. Kresten Bjerre | 3 |
20 |
5:00.0 |
| 6. Wim van Hanegem | 1 |
20 |
5:00.0 |
| 7. Paul Litjens | 0 |
20 |
5:00.0 |
CYCLING - 550 Meters - match races for 1st/2nd and 3rd/4th
| 1. Anders Michanek | 58.7 |
59.0 |
| 2. Karl Schnabl | 57.8 |
66.8 |
| 3. Kresten Bjerre | 59.5 |
58.3 |
| 4. Paul Litjens | 60.0 |
59.4 |
| 5. "Corky" Bell | 61.4 |
|
| 6. Wim van Hanegem | 62.0 |
|
| 7. David Wilkie | 66.8 |
|
| 8. Walter Spanghero | 67.0 |
WEIGHTLIFTING - Body Weight, Weight Lifted, Standings based on weight lifted over body weight
| 1. Karl Schnabl | 70.0 |
90.0 |
20.0 |
| 2. "Corky" Bell | 71.0 |
75.0 |
4.0 |
| 3. Kresten Bjerre | 70.0 |
65.0 |
-5.0 |
| 4. Walter Spanghero | 102.0 |
95.0 |
-7.0 |
| 5. Wim van Hanegem | 82.0 |
70.0 |
-12.0 |
600 METER STEEPLECHASE
| 1. Kresten Bjerre | 1:47.1 |
| 2. "Corky" Bell | 1:57.8 |
| 3. Paul Litjens | 2:05.0 |
| 4. Karl Schnabl | 2:08.0 |
| 5. Wim van Hanegem | 2:37.0 |
| 6. David Wilkie | 2:37.5 |
e = estimated time
r = Superstars record
N/A = result not available
dnf - did not finish
nm - no mark