In 1969, Norwegian
Bjørn Wirkola became the first person to win the
Four Hills Tournament three times in a row. He was the fifth athlete to win the first three events, but yet again the 'Grand Slam' was denied, this time by Wirkola's closest rival
Jiřà Raška. It was a disappointing tournament for the two host nations with the best athlete from either being
Reinhold Bachler, finishing 11th overall.
For the first time in seven years, no non-European nations participated. The national groups of Germany and Austria only competed at the two events in their respective countries.
In 1969, Norwegian
Bjørn Wirkola became the first person to win the
Four Hills Tournament three times in a row. He was the fifth athlete to win the first three events, but yet again the 'Grand Slam' was denied, this time by Wirkola's closest rival
Jiřà Raška. It was a disappointing tournament for the two host nations with the best athlete from either being
Reinhold Bachler, finishing 11th overall.
For the first time in seven years, no non-European nations participated. The national groups of Germany and Austria only competed at the two events in their respective countries.