The fifth edition of the annual Four Hills Tournament in Germany and Austria was won by Pentti Uotinen. Another Finnish athlete, Eino Kirjonen placed second in the overall ranking for the third time. It was the first edition without the winner of the inaugural tournament, Sepp Bradl.
The defending champion, Nikolay Kamenskiy, won the event in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, but had already missed out on producing a competitive result at the first event in Oberstdorf.
Participating nations and athletes
Nation Athletes Helmut Ackermann, Hermann Anwander, Max Bolkart, Toni Brutscher, Willi Fischer, Willy Gotthold, Edi Heilingbrunner, Sepp Hohenleitner, Sepp Kleisl, Hans Kriner, Georg Thoma, Alfred Winkler, Hias Winkler Willi Egger, Walter Habersatter, Ferdi Kerber, Lois Leodolter, Otto Leodolter, Alwin Plank, Rudi Schweinberger, Walter Steinegger, Heinz Winkler Czechoslovakia Jáchym Bulín, Antonin Chraust, Drahomír Jebavý, Zdeněk Remsa, Mojmír Stuchlík Herbert Arnold, Helmut Döderich, Hugo Fuchs, Harry Glaß, Horst Lesser, Werner Lesser, Harald Pfeffer, Helmut Recknagel Aulis Kallakorpi, Eino Kirjonen, Pentti Uotinen Toralf Engan, Kjell Kopstad, Arne Larsen, Asbjørn Osnes Józef Huczek, Jan Kula, Władysław Tajner, Jakub Węgrzynkiewicz Soviet UnionNikolay Kamenskiy, Trjewalery Kandar, Vallary Kandratjew, Yury Moshkin, Nikolai Schamov, Yuri Skofzov, Nikolai Trussow, Koba Zakadze Toivo Lauren, Arne Strøm Andreas Däscher, Francis Perret
Results
Oberstdorf Schattenbergschanze, Oberstdorf 29 December 1956
Toni Brutscher placed in the Top Ten in Oberstdorf in each of the first five Four Hills tournaments.
Rank Name Points1 Pentti Uotinen227.02 Aulis Kallakorpi223.03 Toni Brutscher219.5 Werner Lesser219.55 Andreas Däscher218.56 Max Bolkart217.57 Kjell Kopstad215.58 Harry Glaß212.59 Walter Steinegger212.010 Toivo Lauren210.5 Asbjørn Osnes210.5 Georg Thoma210.5
Innsbruck Bergiselschanze, Innsbruck 30 December 1956
Rank Name Points1 Nikolai Schamov221.52 Nikolay Kamenskiy218.53 Max Bolkart217.54 Koba Zakadze213.55 Werner Lesser213.06 Eino Kirjonen212.5 Helmut Recknagel212.58 Pentti Uotinen211.59 Zdeněk Remsa210.510 Aulis Kallakorpi209.0
Garmisch-Partenkirchen Große Olympiaschanze, Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1 January 1957
Rank Name Points1 Nikolay Kamenskiy217.92 Eino Kirjonen217.63 Pentti Uotinen215.44 Nikolai Schamov215.05 Koba Zakadze212.36 Nikolai Trussow211.87 Max Bolkart210.78 Harry Glaß206.49 Toralf Engan205.810 Władysław Tajner202.5
Bischofshofen Paul-Ausserleitner-Schanze, Bischofshofen 6 January 1957
After three events, Pentti Uotinen was still in the lead in the overall ranking. His closest pursuer was Max Bolkart, but the German only placed 11th in Bischofshofen (210.2p) and thus stayed behind the Finn. Eino Kirjonen on the other hand, who was fourth after the New Year's event, almost closed the gap by reducing the point difference from 22.3 to 1.5 points.
Rank Name Points1 Eino Kirjonen232.92 Nikolay Kamenskiy223.73 Nikolai Schamov219.54 Georg Thoma217.05 Helmut Recknagel216.96 Harry Glaß216.17 Werner Lesser215.38 Pentti Uotinen212.19 Walter Habersatter210.910 Walter Steinegger210.8
Final ranking
Rank Name Oberstdorf Innsbruck Garmisch-Partenkirchen Bischofshofen Points1 Pentti Uotinen1st8th3rd8th866.02 Eino Kirjonen17th6th2nd1st864.53 Max Bolkart6th3rd7th11th855.94 Werner Lesser3rd5th11th7th848.45 Harry Glaß8th24th8th6th831.56 Walter Steinegger9th11th13th10th828.27 Helmut Recknagel35th6th12th5th816.08 Georg Thoma10th25th18th4th815.49 Władysław Tajner15th15th10th20th810.910 Toivo Lauren10th13th32nd18th794.6
References
External links FIS website Four Hills Tournament web site