1958–59 Four Hills Tournament
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.
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Venues | Schattenbergschanze, Große Olympiaschanze, Bergiselschanze, Paul-Ausserleitner-Schanze | ||||||
Location | Germany, Austria | ||||||
Dates | 28 December 1958 – 6 January 1959 | ||||||
Competitors | 60 from 8 nations | ||||||
Medalists | |||||||
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Participating nations and athletes
Nation | Number of Athletes | Athletes |
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![]() | 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, Albin Plank, Theo Schett, Fredi Schirmer, Walter Steinegger, Ferdl Wallner |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 7 | Rudolf Bykov, Nikolay Kamenskiy, Jaroslav Mazánek, Yuri Samsonov, Vitaly Sannikov, Nikolai Schamov, Koba Zakadze |
Results
Oberstdorf
28 December 1958[1]
Rank | Name | Points |
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1 | ![]() | 226.5 |
2 | ![]() | 222.0 |
3 | ![]() | 221.0 |
4 | ![]() | 219.5 |
5 | ![]() | 218.0 |
6 | ![]() | 217.5 |
7 | ![]() | 216.5 |
8 | ![]() | 215.0 |
9 | ![]() | 214.0 |
10 | ![]() | 212.5 |
Garmisch-Partenkirchen
01 January 1959[2]
Rank | Name | Points |
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1 | ![]() | 225.7 |
2 | ![]() | 223.0 |
3 | ![]() | 216.5 |
4 | ![]() | 215.7 |
5 | ![]() | 215.3 |
6 | ![]() | 213.7 |
7 | ![]() | 213.1 |
8 | ![]() | 212.2 |
9 | ![]() | 212.1 |
10 | ![]() | 211.8 |
Innsbruck
04 January 1959[3]
The third place in Innsbruck was the only podium in Anders Woldseth's career before his untimely death later that same year.
Rank | Name | Points |
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1 | ![]() | 230.0 |
2 | ![]() | 222.5 |
3 | ![]() | 219.5 |
4 | ![]() | 217.0 |
5 | ![]() | 214.5 |
6 | ![]() | 214.0 |
7 | ![]() | 212.5 |
8 | ![]() | 212.0 |
![]() | 212.0 | |
10 | ![]() | 211.5 |
![]() | 211.5 | |
Bischofshofen
06 January 1959[4]
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 | Points |
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1 | ![]() | 222.5 |
2 | ![]() | 220.2 |
3 | ![]() | 218.6 |
4 | ![]() | 215.0 |
5 | ![]() | 214.5 |
6 | ![]() | 211.7 |
7 | ![]() | 210.4 |
8 | ![]() | 210.3 |
9 | ![]() | 210.2 |
10 | ![]() | 206.9 |
Final Ranking
Rank | Name | Oberstdorf | Garmisch-Partenkirchen | Innsbruck | Bischofshofen | Points |
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1 | ![]() | 1st | 1st | 1st | 15th | 883.2 |
2 | ![]() | 11th | 10th | 5th | 1st | 860.8 |
3 | ![]() | 9th | 8th | 6th | 9th | 850.4 |
4 | ![]() | 3rd | 3rd | 7th | 22nd | 839.7 |
5 | ![]() | 7th | 7th | 31st | 3rd | 838.2 |
6 | ![]() | 5th | 15th | 10th | 13th | 837.6 |
7 | ![]() | 4th | 34th | 3rd | 4th | 835.2 |
8 | ![]() | 21st | 4th | 10th | 7th | 835.1 |
9 | ![]() | 12th | 11th | 15th | 10th | 833.9 |
10 | ![]() | 8th | 31st | 4th | 5th | 831.0 |