1973–74 Four Hills Tournament

Ski jumping competition The 21st annual Four Hills Tournament was won by East German athlete Hans-Georg Aschenbach. After a dominating victory at the first event in Oberstdorf, and three more podium finishes, he ended up with a 43-point lead over second-placed Walter Steiner, who became the first Swiss to win a Four Hills event in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. Four Hills Tournament Ski jumping pictogram.svg Schattenbergschanze, Bergiselschanze, Große Olympiaschanze, Paul-Ausserleitner-Schanze West Germany, Austria 1973 12 30 y – 1974 1 5 y 100 17 GDR Hans-Georg Aschenbach SUI Walter Steiner GDR Bernd Eckstein 1972–73 1974–75 Participating nations and athletes Nation Number of Athletes Athletes 8 Toni Angerer, Klaus Boll, Peter Dubb, Alfred Grosche, Sepp Schwinghammer, Rudi Tusch, Ernst Wursthorn, Bernd Zapf 10 Reinhold Bachler, Sepp Gratzer, Walter Habersatter, Toni Innauer, Hans Millonig, Willi Pürstl, Karl Schnabl, Walter Schwabl, Hans Wallner, Rudolf Wanner BUL 1971 Bulgaria 5 Georgi Geliov, Georgi Lasev, Ivan Scharkov, Ivan Schopov, Tascho Sterev 5 Richard Grady, Richard Graves, Knut Nordle, Tom Reaper, Peter Wilson Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia 6 Rudolf Höhnl, Karel Kodejška, Jaromír Liďák, Jan Matouš, Jiří Raška, Leoš Škoda 8 Dietmar Aschenbach, Hans-Georg Aschenbach, Jochen Danneberg, Bernd Eckstein, Henry Glaß, Dietrich Kampf, Rainer Schmidt, Heinz Wosipiwo 4 Tauno Käyhkö, Esko Rautionaho, Jouko Törmänen, Kari Ylianttila 5 Jacques Gaillard, Philippe Jacoberger, Gilbert Poirot, Yvan Richard, James Yerrly 4 Ermes Bontempelli, Sandro Dalle Ave, Maurizio Dünnhofer, Lido Tomasi JPN 1870 Japan 7 Kasuhiro Akimoto, Masakatsu Asari, Hiroshi Itagaki, Takao Itō, Yūji Katsuro, Akitsugu Konno, Hisayoshi Sawada 4 Odd Grette, Arnfinn Henden, Bjarne Næs, Johan Sætre 5 Stanisław Bobak, Wojciech Fortuna, Czesław Janik, Adam Krzysztofiak, Tadeusz Pawlusiak SOV Soviet Union 6 Sergei Botschkov, Wladimir Frolov, Yury Kalinin, Aleks Karapusov, Gariy Napalkov, Wladimir Napylow 5 Lennart Elimä, Christer Karlsson, Thomas Lundgren, Andreas Lundquist, Rolf Nordgren 6 Eric Aubert, Josef Bonetti, Hans Schmid, Walter Steiner, Ernst von Grünigen, Josef Zehnder 6 Arne Haugen, Jerry Martin, Jay Rand, Ron Steele, Greg Windsperger, Jeff Wright 6 Branko Dolhar, Janez Jurman, Marjan Mesec, Marian Prelovšek, Danilo Pudgar, Peter Štefančič Results Oberstdorf FRG Schattenbergschanze, Oberstdorf 30 December 1973FIS Oberstdorf (GER) https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/results.html?sectorcode=JP&raceid=933 Rank Name Points1GDR Hans-Georg Aschenbach245.12GDR Heinz Wosipiwo225.03SUI Hans Schmid222.84FIN Esko Rautionaho221.35SOV Yury Kalinin218.96FIN Kari Ylianttila217.87GER Alfred Grosche217.38POL Tadeusz Pawlusiak211.89GDR Jochen Danneberg210.510JPN 1870 Hiroshi Itagaki210.4JPN 1870 Hisayoshi Sawada210.4 Garmisch-Partenkirchen FRG Große Olympiaschanze, Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1 January 1974FIS Garmisch-Partenkirchen (GER) https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/results.html?sectorcode=JP&raceid=934 Walter Steiner became the first Swiss ski jumper to win an event at a Four Hills Tournament. After a second result that placed him far ahead of the main field, Hans-Georg Aschenbach left the New Year's event with a lead of 34 points to his closest rival, Hans Schmid. Rank Name Points1SUI Walter Steiner240.92GDR Hans-Georg Aschenbach239.43GDR Dietrich Kampf227.94SUI Hans Schmid227.75GDR Henry Glaß227.36GDR Bernd Eckstein226.77FIN Tauno Käyhkö226.38GER Alfred Grosche225.29GDR Jochen Danneberg224.810SOV Gariy Napalkov224.1 Innsbruck AUT Bergiselschanze, Innsbruck 3 January 1974FIS Innsbruck (AUT) https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/results.html?sectorcode=JP&raceid=935 Rank Name Points1GDR Hans-Georg Aschenbach251.32SUI Hans Schmid244.63SUI Walter Steiner242.94GDR Henry Glaß240.55GDR Bernd Eckstein239.26Czechoslovakia Rudolf Höhnl236.67AUT Reinhold Bachler236.08SOV Yury Kalinin235.79GDR Dietrich Kampf235.610POL Tadeusz Pawlusiak234.5 Bischofshofen AUT Paul-Ausserleitner-Schanze, Bischofshofen 5 January 1974FIS Bischofshofen (AUT) https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/results.html?sectorcode=JP&raceid=936 Rank Name Points1GDR Bernd Eckstein237.42SUI Walter Steiner235.73GDR Hans-Georg Aschenbach235.04GDR Dietrich Kampf230.05GDR Henry Glaß227.36NOR Odd Grette223.77SOV Gariy Napalkov221.78JPN 1870 Hiroshi Itagaki219.39GDR Heinz Wosipiwo218.510SUI Hans Schmid214.7 Final ranking Rank Name Oberstdorf Garmisch-Partenkirchen Innsbruck Bischofshofen Points1GDR Hans-Georg Aschenbach1st2nd1st3rd970.62SUI Walter Steiner14th1st3rd2nd927.63GDR Bernd Eckstein16th6th5th1st910.04SUI Hans Schmid3rd4th2nd10th909.85GDR Henry Glaß25th5th4th5th893.96GDR Dietrich Kampf22nd3rd9th4th893.37FRG Alfred Grosche7th8th11th19th880.58GDR Heinz Wosipiwo2nd16th28th9th876.89JPN 1870 Hiroshi Itagaki10th18th17th8th869.810FIN Esko Rautionaho4th27th14th15th868.0 References External links FIS website Four Hills Tournament web site Category:Four Hills Tournament Category:1973 in ski jumping Category:1974 in ski jumping