Participating nations and athletes
Nation Number of Athletes Athletes 7 Alfred Grosche, Heini Ihle, Sepp Schwinghammer, Rudi Tusch, Albert Wursthorn, Ernst Wursthorn, Bernd Zapf 7 Reinhold Bachler, Willi Pürstl, Franz Salhofer, Karl Schnabl, Walter Schwabl, Hans Wallner, Rudolf Wanner Bulgaria 4 Georgi Guedurov, Georgi Lasev, Ivan Sandov, Ivan Scharkov 7 Kim Fripp, Richard Grady, Richard Graves, Paul Martin, Tom Reaper, Lyle Speers, Peter Wilson Czechoslovakia 8 Ladislav Divila, Bohumil Doležal, Rudolf Höhnl, Zbynek Hubac, Karel Kodejška, Jaromír Liďák, Leoš Škoda, Jaroslav Slama 8 Hans-Georg Aschenbach, Jochen Danneberg, Bernd Eckstein, Henry Glaß, Dietrich Kampf, Rainer Schmidt, Manfred Wolf, Heinz Wosipiwo 4 Tauno Käyhkö, Esko Rautionaho, Juhani Ruotsalainen, Kari Ylianttila 3 Jacques Gaillard, Philippe Jacoberger, Gilbert Poirot 3 Ermes Bontempelli, Mario Ceccon, Leo De Crignis Japan 6 Masakatsu Asari, Hiroshi Itagaki, Koji Kakuta, Yukio Kasaya, Takafumi Kawabata, Hisayoshi Sawada 6 Odd Grette, Knut Kongsgård, Frithjof Prydz, Nils-Per Skarseth, Kai Solbustad, Bent Tomtum 7 Stanisław Bobak, Wojciech Fortuna, Stanisław Gąsienica Daniel, Czesław Janik, Slawomir Kardas, Tadeusz Pawlusiak, Józef Tajner Soviet Union 6 Sergei Botschkov, Wladimir Galuschin, Yury Kalinin, Menschikow, Vladimir Smirnov, Vladimir Terichev 4 Christer Karlsson, Eilerth Mähler, Andreas Lundquist, Rolf Nordgren 6 Eric Aubert, Fredy Guinard, Hans Schmid, Walter Steiner, Ernst von Grünigen, Josef Zehnder 6 Mike Devecka, Chris McNeill, Ron Neal, Ron Steele, Dave Tomten, Jeff Wright 6 Janez Loštrek, Marjan Mesec, Bogdan Norčič, Marian Prelovšek, Danilo Pudgar, Peter Štefančič
Results
Oberstdorf Schattenbergschanze, Oberstdorf 30 December 1972
Rank Name Points1 Rainer Schmidt237.02 Hans-Georg Aschenbach233.53 Henry Glaß226.24 Hans Schmid220.35 Manfred Wolf215.56 Rudolf Höhnl215.07 Dietrich Kampf210.78 Reinhold Bachler208.79 Esko Rautionaho208.410 Alfred Grosche205.4
Garmisch-Partenkirchen Große Olympiaschanze, Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1 January 1973
Rank Name Points1 Rainer Schmidt229.12 Dietrich Kampf222.43 Jaromír Liďák217.34 Manfred Wolf216.85 Jochen Danneberg215.06 Henry Glaß214.67 Walter Steiner214.58 Sergei Botschkov212.79 Hiroshi Itagaki209.510 Wojciech Fortuna208.4
Innsbruck Bergiselschanze, Innsbruck 3 January 1973
Rank Name Points1 Sergei Botschkov231.92 Rainer Schmidt228.93 Hans-Georg Aschenbach224.44 Walter Steiner221.55 Hans Schmid216.76 Yukio Kasaya214.87 Tauno Käyhkö212.18 Manfred Wolf210.6 Tadeusz Pawlusiak210.610 Hiroshi Itagaki209.6
Bischofshofen Paul-Ausserleitner-Schanze, Bischofshofen 6 January 1973
Rank Name Points1 Rudolf Höhnl234.62 Sergei Botschkov233.43 Hans-Georg Aschenbach231.84 Jaromír Liďák231.25 Hiroshi Itagaki230.76 Jochen Danneberg229.87 Karel Kodejška225.18 Walter Steiner224.39 Manfred Wolf223.210 Reinhold Bachler222.7
Final ranking
Rank Name Innsbruck Garmisch-Partenkirchen Oberstdorf Bischofshofen Points1 Rainer Schmidt1st1st2nd12th913.92 Hans-Georg Aschenbach2nd11th3rd3rd897.53 Sergei Botschkov17th8th1st2nd874.24 Hans Schmid4th12th5th11th867.25 Manfred Wolf5th4th8th9th866.16 Rudolf Höhnl6th16th12th1st858.97 Walter Steiner19th7th4th8th855.88 Henry Glaß3rd6th22nd21st846.19 Hiroshi Itagaki20th9th10th5th844.810 Jochen Danneberg21st5th13th6th841.4
References
External links FIS website Four Hills Tournament web site