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.
| Four Hills Tournament | |||||||
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| Venues | Schattenbergschanze, Große Olympiaschanze, Bergiselschanze, Paul-Ausserleitner-Schanze | ||||||
| Location | Germany, Austria | ||||||
| Dates | 28 December 1958 (1958-12-28) – 6 January 1959 (1959-01-06) | ||||||
| Competitors | 60 from 8 nations | ||||||
| Medalists | |||||||
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| Nation | Number of Athletes | Athletes |
|---|---|---|
 Germany | 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 |
 Austria | 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 | 2 | Miroslav Martinák, Emil Ulrych |
 Finland | 3 | Veikko Kankkonen, Eino Kirjonen, Pekka Tirkkonen |
 East Germany | 9 | Adolf Baldauf, Manfred Brunner, Hugo Fuchs, Harry Glaß, Werner Lesser, Manfred Matthey, Harald Pfeffer, Helmut Recknagel, Willi Wirth |
 Italy | 3 | Dino De Zordo, Luigi Pennaccio, Nilo Zandanell |
 Norway | 3 | Arne Hoel, Kjell Kopstad, Anders Woldseth |
 Soviet Union | 7 | Rudolf Bykov, Nikolay Kamenskiy, Jaroslav Mazánek, Yuri Samsonov, Vitaly Sannikov, Nikolai Schamov, Koba Zakadze |
Oberstdorf
Schattenbergschanze, Oberstdorf
28 December 1958[1]
| Rank | Name | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Helmut Recknagel | 226.5 |
| 2 | Eino Kirjonen | 222.0 |
| 3 | Nikolai Schamov | 221.0 |
| 4 | Anders Woldseth | 219.5 |
| 5 | Otto Leodolter | 218.0 |
| 6 | Pekka Tirkkonen | 217.5 |
| 7 | Nikolay Kamenskiy | 216.5 |
| 8 | Harry Glaß | 215.0 |
| 9 | Arne Hoel | 214.0 |
| 10 | Willi Egger | 212.5 |
Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Große Olympiaschanze, Garmisch-Partenkirchen
1 January 1959[2]
| Rank | Name | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Helmut Recknagel | 225.7 |
| 2 | Koba Zakadze | 223.0 |
| 3 | Nikolai Schamov | 216.5 |
| 4 | Yuri Samsonov | 215.7 |
| 5 | Veikko Kankkonen | 215.3 |
| 6 | Kjell Kopstad | 213.7 |
| 7 | Nikolay Kamenskiy | 213.1 |
| 8 | Arne Hoel | 212.2 |
| 9 | Eino Kirjonen | 212.1 |
| 10 | Walter Habersatter | 211.8 |
Innsbruck
Bergiselschanze, Innsbruck
4 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Helmut Recknagel | 230.0 |
| 2 | Veikko Kankkonen | 222.5 |
| 3 | Anders Woldseth | 219.5 |
| 4 | Harry Glaß | 217.0 |
| 5 | Walter Habersatter | 214.5 |
| 6 | Arne Hoel | 214.0 |
| 7 | Nikolai Schamov | 212.5 |
| 8 | Willi Egger | 212.0 |
| Pekka Tirkkonen | 212.0 | |
| 10 | Otto Leodolter | 211.5 |
| Yuri Samsonov | 211.5 | |
Bischofshofen
Paul-Ausserleitner-Schanze, Bischofshofen
6 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walter Habersatter | 222.5 |
| 2 | Eino Kirjonen | 220.2 |
| 3 | Nikolay Kamenskiy | 218.6 |
| 4 | Anders Woldseth | 215.0 |
| 5 | Harry Glaß | 214.5 |
| 6 | Walter Steinegger | 211.7 |
| 7 | Yuri Samsonov | 210.4 |
| 8 | Max Bolkart | 210.3 |
| 9 | Arne Hoel | 210.2 |
| 10 | Rudolf Bykov | 206.9 |
| Rank | Name | Oberstdorf | Garmisch-Partenkirchen | Innsbruck | Bischofshofen | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Helmut Recknagel | 1st | 1st | 1st | 15th | 883.2 |
| 2 | Walter Habersatter | 11th | 10th | 5th | 1st | 860.8 |
| 3 | Arne Hoel | 9th | 8th | 6th | 9th | 850.4 |
| 4 | Nikolai Schamov | 3rd | 3rd | 7th | 22nd | 839.7 |
| 5 | Nikolay Kamenskiy | 7th | 7th | 31st | 3rd | 838.2 |
| 6 | Otto Leodolter | 5th | 15th | 10th | 13th | 837.6 |
| 7 | Anders Woldseth | 4th | 34th | 3rd | 4th | 835.2 |
| 8 | Yuri Samsonov | 21st | 4th | 10th | 7th | 835.1 |
| 9 | Rudolf Bykov | 12th | 11th | 15th | 10th | 833.9 |
| 10 | Harry Glaß | 8th | 31st | 4th | 5th | 831.0 |