At the 14th annual Four Hills Tournament, Veikko Kankkonen became the only second athlete to win the tournament more than once, after he already emerged victorious two years before.
Participating nations and athletes
The national groups of Germany and Austria only competed at the two events in their respective countries.
Nation Number of Athletes Athletes 10 (+5) Günther Göllner, Wolfgang Happle, Heini Ihle, Franz Keller, Helmut Kurz, Dieter Müller, Henrik Ohlmayr, Oswald Schinze, Georg Thoma, Helmut WegscheiderNational Group: Max Bolkart, Udo Pfeffer, Helmut Reicherts, Alfred Winkler, Hias Winkler 7 (+8) Reinhold Bachler, Max Golser, Sepp Lichtenegger, Peter Müller, Baldur Preiml, Herbert Schiffner, Willi SchusterNational Group:Walter Bründlinger, Willi Egger, Fritz Gamweger, Johann Grander, Albert Haim, Waldemar Heigenhauser, Willi Köstinger, Helmut Voggenberger Czechoslovakia 4 Rudolf Höhnl, Josef Matouš, Dalibor Motejlek, Jiří Raška 7 Dieter Bockeloh, Bernd Karwofski, Peter Lesser, Karl-Heinz Munk, Dietmar Neuendorf, Horst Queck, Wolfgang Schüller 7 Niilo Halonen, Seppo Hannula, Harri Jussilainen, Veikko Kankkonen, Paavo Lukkariniemi, Topi Mattila, Risto Tarkkila 4 Maurice Arbez, Alain Macle, Jean-Marie Poirot, Gilbert Poirot 3 László Csávás, László Gellér, Mihály Gellér 4 Giacomo Aimoni, Mario Ceccon, Bruno De Zordo, Nilo Zandanel 4 Lars Grini, Hans Olav Sørensen, Erling Stranden, Bjørn Wirkola 6 Józef Kochel, Józef Kocyan, Antoni Łaciak, Józef Przybyła, Andrzej Sztolf, Piotr Wala Soviet Union 4 Aleksandr Ivannikov, Juri Subarev, Mikhail Veretennikov, Koba Zakadze 6 Kurt Elimä, Sven Magnusson, Ulf Norberg, Mats Östman, Kjell Sjöberg, Rolf Strandberg 6 Alois Kälin, Richard Pfiffner, Heribert Schmid, Urs Schönl, José Wirth, Sepp Zehnder 4 John Balfanz, Randy Garreton, Dave Hicks, Dave Norby 7 Peter Eržen, Otto Giacomelli, Janez Jurman, Marian Koprivsek, Miro Oman, Marjan Pečar, Ludvik Zajc
Results
Oberstdorf Schattenbergschanze, Oberstdorf 30 December 1965
Rank Name Points1 Veikko Kankkonen213.82 Dieter Neuendorf212.93 Paavo Lukkariniemi205.14 Bjørn Wirkola203.05 John Balfanz201.56 Aleksandr Ivannikov200.47 Dalibor Motejlek200.08 Jan Matouš198.49 Piotr Wala197.710 Günther Göllner194.5 Jiří Raška194.5
Garmisch-Partenkirchen Große Olympiaschanze, Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1 January 1966
Rank Name Points1 Paavo Lukkariniemi215.32 Bjørn Wirkola212.63 Veikko Kankkonen210.14 Niilo Halonen207.15 Günther Göllner206.86 Dieter Neuendorf206.27 Henrik Ohlmayr205.18 Jan Matouš204.49 Harri Jussilainen203.710 Bernd Karwofski203.6
Innsbruck Bergiselschanze, Innsbruck 2 December 1966
Rank Name Points1 Dieter Neuendorf226.12 Veikko Kankkonen209.93 Günther Göllner209.04 Jan Matouš208.65 Paavo Lukkariniemi208.36 Mikhail Veretennikov204.97 Peter Lesser203.78 Jani Mattila203.29 Dave Hicks202.110 Heini Ihle201.9
Bischofshofen Paul-Ausserleitner-Schanze, Bischofshofen 6 January 1966
Rank Name Points1 Veikko Kankkonen235.72 Bjørn Wirkola227.23 Dieter Neuendorf221.34 Kurt Elimä219.95 Jiří Raška217.86 Peter Eržen215.37 Hans Olav Sørensen214.98 Seppo Hannula214.89 Henrik Ohlmayr213.710 Erling Stranden212.2
Final ranking
Rank Name Oberstdorf Garmisch-Partenkirchen Innsbruck Bischofshofen Points1 Veikko Kankkonen1st3rd2nd1st869.52 Dieter Neuendorf2nd6th1st3rd866.53 Bjørn Wirkola4th2nd13th2nd843.04 Paavo Lukkariniemi3rd1st5th20th828.75 Henrik Ohlmayr16th7th17th9th806.86 Dalibor Motejlek7th16th15th14th795.67 Hans Olav Sørensen14th18th24th7th789.68 Jiří Raška10th19rd34th5th787.19 Josef Matouš8th8th4th40th786.410 Piotr Wala9th24th20th13th782.2
References
External links FIS website Four Hills Tournament web site