1958–59 Four Hills Tournament
Four Hills Tournament | |||||||
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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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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
Results
Oberstdorf
Schattenbergschanze, 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
Große Olympiaschanze, 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
Bergiselschanze, 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 |
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212.0 | |
10 | ![]() |
211.5 |
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211.5 |
Bischofshofen
Paul-Ausserleitner-Schanze, 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 |