The seventh edition of the annual Four Hills Tournament in Germany and Austria saw Helmut Recknagel of East Germany win three out of four events and become the first ski jumper to defend his title as Four Hills champion. He also set the record for most consecutive hill victories at Four Hills tournaments (five). It was equalized by Sven Hannawald in 2002 and by Kamil Stoch in 2018.
| Four Hills Tournament | |||||||
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| Venues | Schattenbergschanze, Große Olympiaschanze, Bergiselschanze, Paul-Ausserleitner-Schanze | ||||||
| Location | Germany, Austria | ||||||
| Dates | 28 December 1958 – 6 January 1959 | ||||||
| Competitors | 60 from 8 nations | ||||||
| Medalists | |||||||
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Participating nations and athletes edit
Results edit
Oberstdorf edit
Schattenbergschanze, Oberstdorf
28 December 1958[1]
| Rank | Name | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Helmut Recknagel |
226.5 |
| 2 |  Eino Kirjonen |
222.0 |
| 3 |  Nikolai Schamov |
221.0 |
| 4 |  Anders Woldseth |
219.5 |
| 5 |  Otto Leodolter |
218.0 |
| 6 | Pekka Tirkkonen |
217.5 |
| 7 | Nikolay Kamenskiy |
216.5 |
| 8 | Harry Glaß |
215.0 |
| 9 | Arne Hoel |
214.0 |
| 10 | Willi Egger |
212.5 |
Garmisch-Partenkirchen edit
Große Olympiaschanze, Garmisch-Partenkirchen
1 January 1959[2]
| Rank | Name | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Helmut Recknagel |
225.7 |
| 2 | Koba Zakadze |
223.0 |
| 3 | Nikolai Schamov |
216.5 |
| 4 | Yuri Samsonov |
215.7 |
| 5 | Veikko Kankkonen |
215.3 |
| 6 | Kjell Kopstad |
213.7 |
| 7 | Nikolay Kamenskiy |
213.1 |
| 8 | Arne Hoel |
212.2 |
| 9 | Eino Kirjonen |
212.1 |
| 10 | Walter Habersatter |
211.8 |
Innsbruck edit
Bergiselschanze, Innsbruck
4 January 1959[3]
The third place in Innsbruck was the only podium in Anders Woldseth's career before his untimely death later that same year.
| Rank | Name | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Helmut Recknagel |
230.0 |
| 2 | Veikko Kankkonen |
222.5 |
| 3 | Anders Woldseth |
219.5 |
| 4 | Harry Glaß |
217.0 |
| 5 | Walter Habersatter |
214.5 |
| 6 | Arne Hoel |
214.0 |
| 7 | Nikolai Schamov |
212.5 |
| 8 | Willi Egger |
212.0 |
| Pekka Tirkkonen |
212.0 | |
| 10 | Otto Leodolter |
211.5 |
| Yuri Samsonov |
211.5 |
Bischofshofen edit
Paul-Ausserleitner-Schanze, Bischofshofen
6 January 1959[4]
After three victories, Helmut Recknagel went into the Bischofshofen event with a comfortable 32.2-point lead. He only finished 15th, but still beat his closest pursuer Schamov, who placed 22nd.
With a home victory, Austrian athlete Walter Habersatter interrupted Recknagel's winning streak and snatched silver in the overall ranking.
Max Bolkart's eighth place was the only Top Ten appearance of a (West) German athlete during this tournament.
| Rank | Name | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walter Habersatter |
222.5 |
| 2 | Eino Kirjonen |
220.2 |
| 3 | Nikolay Kamenskiy |
218.6 |
| 4 | Anders Woldseth |
215.0 |
| 5 | Harry Glaß |
214.5 |
| 6 | Walter Steinegger |
211.7 |
| 7 | Yuri Samsonov |
210.4 |
| 8 | Max Bolkart |
210.3 |
| 9 | Arne Hoel |
210.2 |
| 10 | Rudolf Bykov |
206.9 |
Final ranking edit
| Rank | Name | Oberstdorf | Garmisch-Partenkirchen | Innsbruck | Bischofshofen | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Helmut Recknagel |
1st | 1st | 1st | 15th | 883.2 |
| 2 | Walter Habersatter |
11th | 10th | 5th | 1st | 860.8 |
| 3 | Arne Hoel |
9th | 8th | 6th | 9th | 850.4 |
| 4 | Nikolai Schamov |
3rd | 3rd | 7th | 22nd | 839.7 |
| 5 | Nikolay Kamenskiy |
7th | 7th | 31st | 3rd | 838.2 |
| 6 | Otto Leodolter |
5th | 15th | 10th | 13th | 837.6 |
| 7 | Anders Woldseth |
4th | 34th | 3rd | 4th | 835.2 |
| 8 | Yuri Samsonov |
21st | 4th | 10th | 7th | 835.1 |
| 9 | Rudolf Bykov |
12th | 11th | 15th | 10th | 833.9 |
| 10 | Harry Glaß |
8th | 31st | 4th | 5th | 831.0 |