The 21st annual Four Hills Tournament was won by East German athlete Hans-Georg Aschenbach. After a dominating victory at the first event in Oberstdorf, and three more podium finishes, he ended up with a 43-point lead over second-placed Walter Steiner, who became the first Swiss to win a Four Hills event in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
Participating nations and athletes
Nation Number of Athletes Athletes 8 Toni Angerer, Klaus Boll, Peter Dubb, Alfred Grosche, Sepp Schwinghammer, Rudi Tusch, Ernst Wursthorn, Bernd Zapf 10 Reinhold Bachler, Sepp Gratzer, Walter Habersatter, Toni Innauer, Hans Millonig, Willi Pürstl, Karl Schnabl, Walter Schwabl, Hans Wallner, Rudolf Wanner Bulgaria 5 Georgi Geliov, Georgi Lasev, Ivan Scharkov, Ivan Schopov, Tascho Sterev 5 Richard Grady, Richard Graves, Knut Nordle, Tom Reaper, Peter Wilson Czechoslovakia 6 Rudolf Höhnl, Karel Kodejška, Jaromír Liďák, Jan Matouš, Jiří Raška, Leoš Škoda 8 Dietmar Aschenbach, Hans-Georg Aschenbach, Jochen Danneberg, Bernd Eckstein, Henry Glaß, Dietrich Kampf, Rainer Schmidt, Heinz Wosipiwo 4 Tauno Käyhkö, Esko Rautionaho, Jouko Törmänen, Kari Ylianttila 5 Jacques Gaillard, Philippe Jacoberger, Gilbert Poirot, Yvan Richard, James Yerrly 4 Ermes Bontempelli, Sandro Dalle Ave, Maurizio Dünnhofer, Lido Tomasi Japan 7 Kasuhiro Akimoto, Masakatsu Asari, Hiroshi Itagaki, Takao Itō, Yūji Katsuro, Akitsugu Konno, Hisayoshi Sawada 4 Odd Grette, Arnfinn Henden, Bjarne Næs, Johan Sætre 5 Stanisław Bobak, Wojciech Fortuna, Czesław Janik, Adam Krzysztofiak, Tadeusz Pawlusiak Soviet Union 6 Sergei Botschkov, Wladimir Frolov, Yury Kalinin, Aleks Karapusov, Gariy Napalkov, Wladimir Napylow 5 Lennart Elimä, Christer Karlsson, Thomas Lundgren, Andreas Lundquist, Rolf Nordgren 6 Eric Aubert, Josef Bonetti, Hans Schmid, Walter Steiner, Ernst von Grünigen, Josef Zehnder 6 Arne Haugen, Jerry Martin, Jay Rand, Ron Steele, Greg Windsperger, Jeff Wright 6 Branko Dolhar, Janez Jurman, Marjan Mesec, Marian Prelovšek, Danilo Pudgar, Peter Štefančič
Results
Oberstdorf Schattenbergschanze, Oberstdorf 30 December 1973
Rank Name Points1 Hans-Georg Aschenbach245.12 Heinz Wosipiwo225.03 Hans Schmid222.84 Esko Rautionaho221.35 Yury Kalinin218.96 Kari Ylianttila217.87 Alfred Grosche217.38 Tadeusz Pawlusiak211.89 Jochen Danneberg210.510 Hiroshi Itagaki210.4 Hisayoshi Sawada210.4
Garmisch-Partenkirchen Große Olympiaschanze, Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1 January 1974
Walter Steiner became the first Swiss ski jumper to win an event at a Four Hills Tournament. After a second result that placed him far ahead of the main field, Hans-Georg Aschenbach left the New Year's event with a lead of 34 points to his closest rival, Hans Schmid.
Rank Name Points1 Walter Steiner240.92 Hans-Georg Aschenbach239.43 Dietrich Kampf227.94 Hans Schmid227.75 Henry Glaß227.36 Bernd Eckstein226.77 Tauno Käyhkö226.38 Alfred Grosche225.29 Jochen Danneberg224.810 Gariy Napalkov224.1
Innsbruck Bergiselschanze, Innsbruck 3 January 1974
Rank Name Points1 Hans-Georg Aschenbach251.32 Hans Schmid244.63 Walter Steiner242.94 Henry Glaß240.55 Bernd Eckstein239.26 Rudolf Höhnl236.67 Reinhold Bachler236.08 Yury Kalinin235.79 Dietrich Kampf235.610 Tadeusz Pawlusiak234.5
Bischofshofen Paul-Ausserleitner-Schanze, Bischofshofen 5 January 1974
Rank Name Points1 Bernd Eckstein237.42 Walter Steiner235.73 Hans-Georg Aschenbach235.04 Dietrich Kampf230.05 Henry Glaß227.36 Odd Grette223.77 Gariy Napalkov221.78 Hiroshi Itagaki219.39 Heinz Wosipiwo218.510 Hans Schmid214.7
Final ranking
Rank Name Oberstdorf Garmisch-Partenkirchen Innsbruck Bischofshofen Points1 Hans-Georg Aschenbach1st2nd1st3rd970.62 Walter Steiner14th1st3rd2nd927.63 Bernd Eckstein16th6th5th1st910.04 Hans Schmid3rd4th2nd10th909.85 Henry Glaß25th5th4th5th893.96 Dietrich Kampf22nd3rd9th4th893.37 Alfred Grosche7th8th11th19th880.58 Heinz Wosipiwo2nd16th28th9th876.89 Hiroshi Itagaki10th18th17th8th869.810 Esko Rautionaho4th27th14th15th868.0
References
External links FIS website Four Hills Tournament web site