1958–59 Four Hills Tournament

Ski jumping competition Four Hills Tournament Ski jumping pictogram.svg Schattenbergschanze, Große Olympiaschanze, Bergiselschanze, Paul-Ausserleitner-Schanze Germany, Austria 1958 12 28 y – 1959 1 6 y 60 8 GDR Helmut Recknagel AUT Walter Habersatter NOR Arne Hoel 1957-58 1959-60 The seventh edition of the annual Four Hills Tournament in Germany and Austria saw Helmut Recknagel of East Germany win three out of four events and become the first ski jumper to defend his title as Four Hills champion. He also set the record for most consecutive hill victories at Four Hills tournaments (five). It was equalized by Sven Hannawald in 2002 and by Kamil Stoch in 2018. Participating nations and athletes Nation Number of Athletes Athletes 19 Hermann Anwander, Helmut Bleier, Arthur Bodenmüller, Max Bolkart, Franz Fischer, Wolfgang Happle, Otto Herz, Toni Hörterer, Sepp Kleisl, Helmut Kurz, Hans Leppert, Helmut Reicherts, Ewald Roscher, Konrad Simerl, Georg Thoma, Helmut Wegscheider, Hias Winkler, Hubert Witting, Heinrich Zapf 14 Alfred Brunner, Willi Egger, Walter Habersatter, Waldemar Heigenhauser, Ferdi Kerber, Ernst Kröll, Lois Leodolter, Otto Leodolter, Horst Moser, Peter Müller, Alwin Plank, Theo Schett, Fredi Schirmer, Walter Steinegger, Ferdl Wallner Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia 2 Miroslav Martinák, Emil Ulrych 3 Veikko Kankkonen, Eino Kirjonen, Pekka Tirkkonen 9 Adolf Baldauf, Manfred Brunner, Hugo Fuchs, Harry Glaß, Werner Lesser, Manfred Matthey, Harald Pfeffer, Helmut Recknagel, Willi Wirth 3 Dino De Zordo, Luigi Pennaccio, Nilo Zandanell 3 Arne Hoel, Kjell Kopstad, Anders Woldseth SOV Soviet Union 7 Rudolf Bykov, Nikolay Kamenskiy, Jaroslav Mazánek, Yuri Samsonov, Vitaly Sannikov, Nikolai Schamov, Koba Zakadze Results Oberstdorf GER Schattenbergschanze, Oberstdorf 28 December 1958FIS Oberstdorf (GER) https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/results.html?sectorcode=JP&raceid=873 Rank Name Points1GDR Helmut Recknagel226.52FIN Eino Kirjonen222.03SOV Nikolai Schamov221.04NOR Anders Woldseth219.55AUT Otto Leodolter218.06FIN Pekka Tirkkonen217.57SOV Nikolay Kamenskiy216.58GDR Harry Glaß215.09NOR Arne Hoel214.010AUT Willi Egger212.5 Garmisch-Partenkirchen GER Große Olympiaschanze, Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1 January 1959FIS Garmisch-Partenkirchen (GER) https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/results.html?sectorcode=JP&raceid=874 Rank Name Points1GDR Helmut Recknagel225.72SOV Koba Zakadze223.03SOV Nikolai Schamov216.54SOV Yuri Samsonov215.75FIN Veikko Kankkonen215.36NOR Kjell Kopstad213.77SOV Nikolay Kamenskiy213.18NOR Arne Hoel212.29FIN Eino Kirjonen212.110AUT Walter Habersatter211.8 Innsbruck AUT Bergiselschanze, Innsbruck 4 January 1959FIS Innsbruck (AUT) https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/results.html?sectorcode=JP&raceid=875 The third place in Innsbruck was the only podium in Anders Woldseth's career before his untimely death later that same year. Rank Name Points1GDR Helmut Recknagel230.02FIN Veikko Kankkonen222.53NOR Anders Woldseth219.54GDR Harry Glaß217.05AUT Walter Habersatter214.56NOR Arne Hoel214.07SOV Nikolai Schamov212.58AUT Willi Egger212.0FIN Pekka Tirkkonen212.010AUT Otto Leodolter211.5SOV Yuri Samsonov211.5 Bischofshofen AUT Paul-Ausserleitner-Schanze, Bischofshofen 6 January 1959FIS Bischofshofen (AUT) https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/results.html?sectorcode=JP&raceid=876 After three victories, Helmut Recknagel went into the Bischofshofen event with a comfortable 32.2-point lead. He only finished 15th, but still beat his closest pursuer Schamov, who placed 22nd. With a home victory, Austrian athlete Walter Habersatter interrupted Recknagel's winning streak and snatched silver in the overall ranking. Max Bolkart's eighth place was the only Top Ten appearance of a (West) German athlete during this tournament. Rank Name Points1AUT Walter Habersatter222.52FIN Eino Kirjonen220.23SOV Nikolay Kamenskiy218.64NOR Anders Woldseth215.05GDR Harry Glaß214.56AUT Walter Steinegger211.77SOV Yuri Samsonov210.48GER Max Bolkart210.39NOR Arne Hoel210.210SOV Rudolf Bykov206.9 Final ranking Rank Name Oberstdorf Garmisch-Partenkirchen Innsbruck Bischofshofen Points1GDR Helmut Recknagel1st1st1st15th883.22AUT Walter Habersatter11th10th5th1st860.83NOR Arne Hoel9th8th6th9th850.44SOV Nikolai Schamov3rd3rd7th22nd839.75SOV Nikolay Kamenskiy7th7th31st3rd838.26AUT Otto Leodolter5th15th10th13th837.67NOR Anders Woldseth4th34th3rd4th835.28SOV Yuri Samsonov21st4th10th7th835.19SOV Rudolf Bykov12th11th15th10th833.910GDR Harry Glaß8th31st4th5th831.0 References External links FIS website Four Hills Tournament web site Category:Four Hills Tournament Category:1958 in ski jumping Category:1959 in ski jumping