1953–54 Four Hills Tournament

Ski jumping competition Four Hills Tournament Ski jumping pictogram.svg Schattenbergschanze, Große Olympiaschanze, Bergiselschanze, Paul-Ausserleitner-Schanze Germany, Austria 1953 12 31 y – 1954 1 6 y 8 NOR Olaf Bjørnstad FIN Eino Kirjonen AUT Sepp Bradl 1953 1954-55 The second Four Hills tournament was the first one to use the traditional event order of Oberstdorf in December, the New Year's event in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, then Innsbruck and the final in Bischofshofen on Three Kings' Day. Participating nations and athletes Jeremy Baig was the first non-European to compete at the Four Hills. Finland was represented for the first time and achieved good results (5 podiums). The defending champion was Sepp Bradl. The following athletes are on the FIS record, although it is likely incomplete. Nation Athletes Helmut Böck, Max Bolkart, Toni Brutscher, Franz Dengg, Franz Eder, Willy Gotthold, Heinz Hauser, Sepp Hohenleitner, Sepp Kleisl, Toni Landenhammer, Sepp Weiler Sepp Bradl, Rudi Dietrich, Ferdi Kerber, Siegfried Kostner, Lois Leodolter, Alwin Plank, Erwin Steinegger, Walter Steinegger, Toni Wieser, Karl Wilhelm, Heinz Winkler CAN 1921 Canada Jeremy Baig Aulis Kallakorpi, Eino Kirjonen, Esko Mömme, Matti Pietikäinen Arnfin Bergman, Olaf Bjørnstad, Arne Ellingsen Toivo Lauren, Axel-Hermann Nilsson Gottfried Brügger, Andreas Däscher, Fritz Schneider Rude Finžgar, Jože Langus, Albin Rogelj Results Oberstdorf GER Schattenbergschanze, Oberstdorf 31 December 1953FIS Oberstdorf (GER) https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/results.html?sectorcode=JP&raceid=852 Rank Name Points1NOR Olaf Bjørnstad222.02AUT Sepp Bradl220.53FIN Aulis Kallakorpi216.04NOR Arne Ellingsen215.55YUG Albin Rogelj207.06FIN Eino Kirjonen206.07GER Franz Dengg204.08GER Franz Eder202.09GER Toni Brutscher201.0SWE Axel-Hermann Nilsson201.0 Garmisch-Partenkirchen GER Große Olympiaschanze, Garmisch-Partenkirchen 01 January 1954FIS Garmisch-Partenkirchen (GER) https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/results.html?sectorcode=JP&raceid=853 Rank Name Points1NOR Olaf Bjørnstad226.02FIN Eino Kirjonen221.53FIN Esko Mömme217.04NOR Arnfinn Bergmann216.55GER Franz Eder205.56FIN Aulis Kallakorpi204.57SWE Toivo Lauren197.08SWE Axel-Hermann Nilsson192.59GER Toni Brutscher191.5GER Sepp Kleisl191.5 Innsbruck AUT Bergiselschanze, Innsbruck 03 January 1954FIS Innsbruck (AUT) https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/results.html?sectorcode=JP&raceid=854 Rank Name Points1NOR Olaf Bjørnstad224.52FIN Matti Pietikäinen223.53NOR Arnfinn Bergmann218.54NOR Arne Ellingsen218.05FIN Eino Kirjonen217.56AUT Sepp Bradl212.57FIN Esko Mömme211.58FIN Aulis Kallakorpi207.59YUG Albin Rogelj206.010SWE Axel-Hermann Nilsson203.5 Bischofshofen AUT Paul-Ausserleitner-Schanze, Bischofshofen 06 January 1954FIS Bischofshofen (AUT) https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/results.html?sectorcode=JP&raceid=855 After three victories in three events, Olaf Bjørnstad was leading the tournament ranking by 27.5 points ahead of Eino Kirjonen. Defending champion Sepp Bradl was already 51 points behind, but was able to secure the Bischofshofen victory and a third place overall. Rank Name Points1AUT Sepp Bradl222.52NOR Arnfinn Bergmann218.43NOR Olaf Bjørnstad215.6FIN Matti Pietikäinen215.65GER Franz Eder213.46FIN Aulis Kallakorpi210.17GER Sepp Kleisl208.88SWE Toivo Lauren207.09FIN Eino Kirjonen206.210NOR Arne Ellingsen205.6 Final ranking Rank Name Garmisch-Partenkirchen Oberstorf Innsbruck Bischofshofen Points1NOR Olaf Bjørnstad1st1st1st3rd888.12FIN Eino Kirjonen6th2nd5th9th851.23AUT Sepp Bradl2nd14th6th1st844.04NOR Arnfinn Bergmann21st4th3rd2nd840.95FIN Aulis Kallakorpi3rd6th8th6th838.1 References External links FIS website Four Hills Tournament web site Category:Four Hills Tournament Category:1953 in ski jumping Category:1954 in ski jumping