The 27th annual Four Hills Tournament was won by Finnish athlete Pentti Kokkonen after two Third place finishes and two victories. No competitor had the necessary constancy over the course of the tournament. Yury Ivanov, the winner of Oberstdorf, only placed 56th (85.2 pts) in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. Josef Samek's Garmisch victory was followed by a 38th place (169.1 pts) in Innsbruck.
Participating nations and athletes
Spain was represented at the Four Hills Tournament for the first time.
Nation Number of Athletes Athletes 11 Hans-Jürgen Eschrich, Thomas Klauser, Dirk Kramer, Peter Leitner, Thomas Prosser, Christoph Schwarz, Hubert Schwarz, Peter Schwinghammer, Frank Sternkopf, Georg Waldvogel, Hermann Weinbuch 12 Fritz Esser, Edi Federer, Alfred Groyer, Heinz Koch, Armin Kogler, Alfred Lengauer, Alois Lipburger, Hans Millonig, Hubert Neuper, Willi Pürstl, Klaus Tuchscherer, Rudolf Wanner Czechoslovakia 4 Ivo Felix, Josef Samek, Leoš Škoda, Ján Tánczos 8 Matthias Buse, Jochen Danneberg, Manfred Deckert, Bernd Eckstein, Harald Duschek, Klaus Ostwald, Martin Weber, Falko Weißpflog 7 Tauno Käyhkö, Pentti Kokkonen, Keijo Korhonen, Jari Puikkonen, Tapio Räisänen, Jouko Törmänen, Kari Ylianttila 4 Patric Dubiez, Philippe Jacoberger, Bernard Moullier, Thierry Sauvanet 4 László Fischer, Robert Fogarasi, Gábor Gellér, Zoltán Kelemen 2 Lido Tomasi, Ivano Wegher Japan 3 Yūji Kawamura, Sakae Tsuruga, Hirokazu Yagi 4 Per Bergerud, Ulf Jørgensen, Roger Ruud, Johan Sætre 3 Stanisław Bobak, Piotr Fijas, Stanisław Pawlusiak Soviet Union 7 Aleksey Borovitin, Vladimir Chernyaev, Yury Ivanov, Sergej Muchin, Valery Savin, Sergey Saychik, Vladimir Vlasov Spain 1 Tomás Cano 2 Christer Karlsson, Seppo Reijonen 5 Paul Egloff, Robert Mösching, Harald Reichenbach, Mario Rinaldi, Hansjörg Sumi 2 Jim Denney, Kip Sundgaard 5 Zdravko Bogataj, Andrej Kaizer, Marko Mlakar, Bogdan Norčič, Miran Tepeš
Results
Oberstdorf Schattenbergschanze, Oberstdorf 30 December 1978
Rank Name Points1 Yury Ivanov235.42 Jochen Danneberg234.53 Pentti Kokkonen232.44 Klaus Tuchscherer224.45 Ján Tánczos222.86 Harald Duschek222.67 Willi Pürstl221.68 Hansjörg Sumi220.29 Leoš Škoda217.710 Jari Puikkonen216.3
Garmisch-Partenkirchen Große Olympiaschanze, Garmisch-Partenkirchen 2 January 1979
Rank Name Points1 Josef Samek120.52 Bogdan Norčič117.63 Pentti Kokkonen114.44 Harald Duschek113.25 Matthias Buse112.56 Ján Tánczos111.57 Hansjörg Sumi111.28 Jim Denney110.39 Jochen Danneberg110.110 Stanisław Bobak109.4
Innsbruck Bergiselschanze, Innsbruck 4 January 1979
Rank Name Points1 Pentti Kokkonen231.32 Roger Ruud224.63 Jochen Danneberg218.84 Harald Duschek216.05 Hansjörg Sumi215.46 Manfred Deckert213.37 Klaus Tuchscherer213.28 Johan Sætre212.39 Martin Weber212.210 Klaus Ostwald211.3
Bischofshofen Paul-Ausserleitner-Schanze, Bischofshofen 6 January 1979
Rank Name Points1 Pentti Kokkonen237.52 Johan Sætre236.93 Piotr Fijas236.04 Hansjörg Sumi235.85 Jouko Törmänen221.26 Martin Weber219.17 Leoš Škoda217.88 Jochen Danneberg217.49 Tapio Räisänen213.710 Harald Duschek213.6
Final ranking
Rank Name Oberstdorf Garmisch-Partenkirchen Innsbruck Bischofshofen Points1 Pentti Kokkonen3rd3rd1st1st815.62 Hansjörg Sumi8th7th5th4th782.63 Jochen Danneberg2nd9th3rd8th780.84 Harald Duschek6th4th4th10th765.45 Johan Sætre11th20th8th2nd765.36 Leoš Škoda9th11th13th7th748.37 Klaus Tuchscherer4th23rd7th15th748.18 Matthias Buse16th5th11th15th741.99 Martin Weber27th13th9th6th739.510 Piotr Fijas38th17th12th3rd737.2
References
External links FIS website Four Hills Tournament web site