1956–57 Four Hills Tournament

Ski jumping competition Four Hills Tournament Ski jumping pictogram.svg Schattenbergschanze, Große Olympiaschanze, Bergiselschanze, Paul-Ausserleitner-Schanze Germany, Austria 1956 12 29 y – 1957 1 6 y 10 FIN Pentti Uotinen FIN Eino Kirjonen GER Max Bolkart 1955-56 1957-58 The fifth edition of the annual Four Hills Tournament in Germany and Austria was won by Pentti Uotinen. Another Finnish athlete, Eino Kirjonen placed second in the overall ranking for the third time. It was the first edition without the winner of the inaugural tournament, Sepp Bradl. The defending champion, Nikolay Kamenskiy, won the event in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, but had already missed out on producing a competitive result at the first event in Oberstdorf. Participating nations and athletes Nation Athletes Helmut Ackermann, Hermann Anwander, Max Bolkart, Toni Brutscher, Willi Fischer, Willy Gotthold, Edi Heilingbrunner, Sepp Hohenleitner, Sepp Kleisl, Hans Kriner, Georg Thoma, Alfred Winkler, Hias Winkler Willi Egger, Walter Habersatter, Ferdi Kerber, Lois Leodolter, Otto Leodolter, Alwin Plank, Rudi Schweinberger, Walter Steinegger, Heinz Winkler Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia Jáchym Bulín, Antonin Chraust, Drahomír Jebavý, Zdeněk Remsa, Mojmír Stuchlík Herbert Arnold, Helmut Döderich, Hugo Fuchs, Harry Glaß, Horst Lesser, Werner Lesser, Harald Pfeffer, Helmut Recknagel Aulis Kallakorpi, Eino Kirjonen, Pentti Uotinen Toralf Engan, Kjell Kopstad, Arne Larsen, Asbjørn Osnes Józef Huczek, Jan Kula, Władysław Tajner, Jakub Węgrzynkiewicz SOV Soviet UnionNikolay Kamenskiy, Trjewalery Kandar, Vallary Kandratjew, Yury Moshkin, Nikolai Schamov, Yuri Skofzov, Nikolai Trussow, Koba Zakadze Toivo Lauren, Arne Strøm Andreas Däscher, Francis Perret Results Oberstdorf GER Schattenbergschanze, Oberstdorf 29 December 1956FIS Oberstdorf (GER) https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/results.html?sectorcode=JP&raceid=865 Toni Brutscher placed in the Top Ten in Oberstdorf in each of the first five Four Hills tournaments. Rank Name Points1FIN Pentti Uotinen227.02FIN Aulis Kallakorpi223.03GER Toni Brutscher219.5GDR Werner Lesser219.55SUI Andreas Däscher218.56GER Max Bolkart217.57NOR Kjell Kopstad215.58GDR Harry Glaß212.59AUT Walter Steinegger212.010SWE Toivo Lauren210.5NOR Asbjørn Osnes210.5GER Georg Thoma210.5 Innsbruck AUT Bergiselschanze, Innsbruck 30 December 1956FIS Innsbruck (AUT) https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/results.html?sectorcode=JP&raceid=867 Rank Name Points1SOV Nikolai Schamov221.52SOV Nikolay Kamenskiy218.53GER Max Bolkart217.54SOV Koba Zakadze213.55GDR Werner Lesser213.06FIN Eino Kirjonen212.5GDR Helmut Recknagel212.58FIN Pentti Uotinen211.59Czechoslovakia Zdeněk Remsa210.510FIN Aulis Kallakorpi209.0 Garmisch-Partenkirchen GER Große Olympiaschanze, Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1 January 1957FIS Garmisch-Partenkirchen (GER) https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/results.html?sectorcode=JP&raceid=866 Rank Name Points1SOV Nikolay Kamenskiy217.92FIN Eino Kirjonen217.63FIN Pentti Uotinen215.44SOV Nikolai Schamov215.05SOV Koba Zakadze212.36SOV Nikolai Trussow211.87GER Max Bolkart210.78GDR Harry Glaß206.49NOR Toralf Engan205.810Poland Władysław Tajner202.5 Bischofshofen AUT Paul-Ausserleitner-Schanze, Bischofshofen 6 January 1957FIS Bischofshofen (AUT) https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/results.html?sectorcode=JP&raceid=868 After three events, Pentti Uotinen was still in the lead in the overall ranking. His closest pursuer was Max Bolkart, but the German only placed 11th in Bischofshofen (210.2p) and thus stayed behind the Finn. Eino Kirjonen on the other hand, who was fourth after the New Year's event, almost closed the gap by reducing the point difference from 22.3 to 1.5 points. Rank Name Points1FIN Eino Kirjonen232.92SOV Nikolay Kamenskiy223.73SOV Nikolai Schamov219.54GER Georg Thoma217.05GDR Helmut Recknagel216.96GDR Harry Glaß216.17GDR Werner Lesser215.38FIN Pentti Uotinen212.19AUT Walter Habersatter210.910AUT Walter Steinegger210.8 Final ranking Rank Name Oberstdorf Innsbruck Garmisch-Partenkirchen Bischofshofen Points1FIN Pentti Uotinen1st8th3rd8th866.02FIN Eino Kirjonen17th6th2nd1st864.53GER Max Bolkart6th3rd7th11th855.94GDR Werner Lesser3rd5th11th7th848.45GDR Harry Glaß8th24th8th6th831.56AUT Walter Steinegger9th11th13th10th828.27GDR Helmut Recknagel35th6th12th5th816.08GER Georg Thoma10th25th18th4th815.49Poland Władysław Tajner15th15th10th20th810.910SWE Toivo Lauren10th13th32nd18th794.6 References External links FIS website Four Hills Tournament web site Category:Four Hills Tournament Category:1956 in ski jumping Category:1957 in ski jumping