The sixth edition of the annual Four Hills Tournament in Germany and Austria was won by East German athlete Helmut Recknagel, who won on both Austrian hills. It was his first of three tournament victories within four years.
Participating nations and athletes
Nation Athletes Helmut Ackermann, Hermann Anwander, Leopold Bartenschlager, Helmut Bleier, Arthur Bodenmüller, Max Bolkart, Toni Brutscher, Bernd Drexl, Franz Eder, Willy Gotthold, Otto Herz, Toni Hörterer, Hans Kießling, Sepp Kleisl, Helmut Kurz, Toni Landenhammer, Klaus Lechler, Hans Leppert, Ewald Roscher, Konrad Simerl, Georg Thoma, Hias Winkler, Heinrich Zapf Willi Egger, Klaus Fichtner, Walter Habersatter, Waldemar Heigenhauser, Ferdi Kerber, Andi Krallinger, Ernst Kröll, Lois Leodolter, Otto Leodolter, Peter Müller, Alwin Plank, Fredi Schirmer, Rudi Schweinberger, Erwin Steinegger, Walter Steinegger, Ferdl Wallner, Ernst Wilhelm, Karl Wilhelm Canada Jaques Charland, Claude Dupuis Czechoslovakia Jáchym Bulín, František Felix, Jaromír Novlud, Zdeněk Remsa Adolf Baldauf, Manfred Brunner, Hugo Fuchs, Harry Glaß, Werner Lesser, Manfred Münch, Sigmund Papst, Harald Pfeffer, Helmut Recknagel Luigi Pennaccio, Nilo Zandanell Daniel Gasienica, Józef Huczek, Władysław Tajner Soviet UnionRudolf Bykov, Nikolay Kamenskiy, Vallary Kandratjew, Boris Nikolajev, Nikolai Schamov, Koba Zakadze Holger Karlsson, Inger Lindquist, Folke Mikaelsson, Erik Styf X. Giovannelli, Francis Perret Jože Demšar, Mato Krznačić, Jože Langus, Jože Zidar
Results
Oberstdorf Schattenbergschanze, Oberstdorf 29 December 1957
Rank Name Points1 Nikolay Kamenskiy227.52 Helmut Recknagel222.03 Walter Habersatter216.5 Walter Steinegger216.55 Werner Lesser215.56 Jáchym Bulín211.57 Nikolai Schamov210.58 Rudolf Bykov210.09 Otto Leodolter209.510 Folke Mikaelsson207.0
Garmisch-Partenkirchen Große Olympiaschanze, Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1 January 1958
Two jumpers who placed on the podium of Oberstdorf only three days prior placed poorly in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, falling back in the overall ranking: Helmut Recknagel finished 35th (189.1p), Walter Habersatter 42nd (183.6p).
Rank Name Points1 Willi Egger226.62 Nikolai Schamov223.23 Werner Lesser215.44 Walter Steinegger214.45 Boris Nikolajev211.86 Max Bolkart210.17 Nikolay Kamenskiy209.38 Rudolf Bykov208.29 Jáchym Bulín205.910 Hugo Fuchs205.7
Innsbruck Bergiselschanze, Innsbruck 5 January 1958
Rank Name Points1 Helmut Recknagel226.52 Nikolay Kamenskiy216.53 Walter Habersatter216.04 Otto Leodolter215.55 Harry Glaß215.06 Max Bolkart214.07 Rudolf Bykov213.0 Werner Lesser213.09 Nikolai Schamov211.010 Walter Steinegger207.5
Bischofshofen Paul-Ausserleitner-Schanze, Bischofshofen 6 January 1958
Leading 8.6 points ahead of Schamov, Nikolay Kamenskiy was in a promising position to become the first ski jumper to win the Four Hills Tournament twice after his success two years prior.
However, Kamenskiy classified in a disappointing 18th place. Helmut Recknagel, who was only fifth in the overall ranking prior to Bischofshofen, won the event and snatched tournament victory.
Rank Name Points1 Helmut Recknagel227.52 Harry Glaß225.03 Koba Zakadze219.24 Otto Leodolter218.85 Max Bolkart215.86 Nikolai Schamov215.67 Walter Habersatter215.28 Werner Lesser214.19 Willi Egger213.210 Manfred Brunner212.9
Final ranking
Rank Name Oberstdorf Innsbruck Garmisch-Partenkirchen Bischofshofen Points1 Helmut Recknagel2nd35th1st1st865.12 Nikolai Schamov7th2nd9th6th860.33 Nikolay Kamenskiy1st7th2nd18th859.24 Werner Lesser5th3rd7th8th858.05 Walter Steinegger3rd4th10th13th848.66 Otto Leodolter9th14th4th4th846.67 Max Bolkart13th6th6th5th844.98 Rudolf Bykov8th8th7th12th841.59 Walter Habersatter3rd42nd3rd7th831.310 Erik Styf12th13th14th15th816.6
References
External links FIS website Four Hills Tournament web site