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.
Four Hills Tournament | |||||||
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Venues | Schattenbergschanze, Bergiselschanze, Große Olympiaschanze, Paul-Ausserleitner-Schanze | ||||||
Location | Germany, Austria | ||||||
Dates | 29 December 1968 | – 5 January 1969||||||
Competitors | 76 from 14 nations | ||||||
Medalists | |||||||
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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.
Schattenbergschanze,
Oberstdorf
29 December 1968
[1]
Rank | Name | Points |
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1 | Bjørn Wirkola | 218.7 |
2 | Jiřà Raška | 215.7 |
3 | Josef Matouš | 210.5 |
4 | Heinz Schmidt | 210.1 |
5 | Manfred Queck | 209.9 |
6 | Rudolf Höhnl | 205.4 |
7 | Ladislav Divila | 199.9 |
8 | Vladimir Belousov | 199.7 |
9 | Reinhold Bachler | 199.3 |
Ludvik Zajc | 199.3 |
Große Olympiaschanze,
Garmisch-Partenkirchen
1 January 1969
[2]
Rank | Name | Points |
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1 | Bjørn Wirkola | 241.2 |
2 | Anatoliy Zheglanov | 235.4 |
3 | František Rydval | 233.8 |
4 | Vladimir Belousov | 233.6 |
5 | Heinz Schmidt | 232.3 |
6 | ZbynÄ›k HubaÄ | 228.4 |
7 | Ladislav Divila | 226.5 |
8 | Gariy Napalkov | 222.1 |
9 | Horst Queck | 221.8 |
10 | Lars Grini | 221.2 |
Bergiselschanze,
Innsbruck
4 December 1969
[3]
Rank | Name | Points |
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1 | Bjørn Wirkola | 236.3 |
2 | Jiřà Raška | 235.5 |
3 | Anatoliy Zheglanov | 225.9 |
4 | Lars Grini | 222.6 |
5 | ZbynÄ›k HubaÄ | 219.9 |
6 | Rudolf Höhnl | 214.1 |
7 | František Rydval | 212.4 |
8 | Horst Queck | 212.2 |
9 | Gariy Napalkov | 210.8 |
10 | Heinz Schmidt | 209.7 |
Paul-Ausserleitner-Schanze,
Bischofshofen
5 January 1969
[4]
Rank | Name | Points |
---|---|---|
1 | Jiřà Raška | 234.7 |
2 | Bjørn Wirkola | 228.3 |
3 | Lars Grini | 222.6 |
4 | Anatoliy Zheglanov | 219.2 |
5 | ZbynÄ›k HubaÄ | 218.8 |
6 | Wiezeslav Zerbakov | 211.4 |
7 | Ladislav Divila | 211.0 |
8 | František Rydval | 209.9 |
9 | Vladimir Belousov | 208.1 |
10 | Bent Tomtum | 207.0 |
Rank | Name | Oberstdorf | Garmisch-Partenkirchen | Innsbruck | Bischofshofen | Points |
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1 | Bjørn Wirkola | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 924.5 |
2 | Jiřà Raška | 2nd | 21st | 2nd | 1st | 900.5 |
3 | ZbynÄ›k HubaÄ | 11th | 6th | 5th | 5th | 866.0 |
4 | Anatoliy Zheglanov | 23rd | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 862.0 |
5 | František Rydval | 14th | 3rd | 7th | 8th | 848.2 |
6 | Vladimir Belousov | 8th | 4th | 19th | 9th | 839.3 |
7 | Rudolf Höhnl | 6th | 15th | 6th | 14th | 838.3 |
8 | Heinz Schmidt | 4th | 5th | 10th | 30th | 830.8 |
9 | Lars Grini | 59th | 10th | 4th | 3rd | 812.5 |
10 | Ladislav Divila | 7th | 7th | 41st | 7th | 810.8 |
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.
Four Hills Tournament | |||||||
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Venues | Schattenbergschanze, Bergiselschanze, Große Olympiaschanze, Paul-Ausserleitner-Schanze | ||||||
Location | Germany, Austria | ||||||
Dates | 29 December 1968 | – 5 January 1969||||||
Competitors | 76 from 14 nations | ||||||
Medalists | |||||||
| |||||||
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.
Schattenbergschanze,
Oberstdorf
29 December 1968
[1]
Rank | Name | Points |
---|---|---|
1 | Bjørn Wirkola | 218.7 |
2 | Jiřà Raška | 215.7 |
3 | Josef Matouš | 210.5 |
4 | Heinz Schmidt | 210.1 |
5 | Manfred Queck | 209.9 |
6 | Rudolf Höhnl | 205.4 |
7 | Ladislav Divila | 199.9 |
8 | Vladimir Belousov | 199.7 |
9 | Reinhold Bachler | 199.3 |
Ludvik Zajc | 199.3 |
Große Olympiaschanze,
Garmisch-Partenkirchen
1 January 1969
[2]
Rank | Name | Points |
---|---|---|
1 | Bjørn Wirkola | 241.2 |
2 | Anatoliy Zheglanov | 235.4 |
3 | František Rydval | 233.8 |
4 | Vladimir Belousov | 233.6 |
5 | Heinz Schmidt | 232.3 |
6 | ZbynÄ›k HubaÄ | 228.4 |
7 | Ladislav Divila | 226.5 |
8 | Gariy Napalkov | 222.1 |
9 | Horst Queck | 221.8 |
10 | Lars Grini | 221.2 |
Bergiselschanze,
Innsbruck
4 December 1969
[3]
Rank | Name | Points |
---|---|---|
1 | Bjørn Wirkola | 236.3 |
2 | Jiřà Raška | 235.5 |
3 | Anatoliy Zheglanov | 225.9 |
4 | Lars Grini | 222.6 |
5 | ZbynÄ›k HubaÄ | 219.9 |
6 | Rudolf Höhnl | 214.1 |
7 | František Rydval | 212.4 |
8 | Horst Queck | 212.2 |
9 | Gariy Napalkov | 210.8 |
10 | Heinz Schmidt | 209.7 |
Paul-Ausserleitner-Schanze,
Bischofshofen
5 January 1969
[4]
Rank | Name | Points |
---|---|---|
1 | Jiřà Raška | 234.7 |
2 | Bjørn Wirkola | 228.3 |
3 | Lars Grini | 222.6 |
4 | Anatoliy Zheglanov | 219.2 |
5 | ZbynÄ›k HubaÄ | 218.8 |
6 | Wiezeslav Zerbakov | 211.4 |
7 | Ladislav Divila | 211.0 |
8 | František Rydval | 209.9 |
9 | Vladimir Belousov | 208.1 |
10 | Bent Tomtum | 207.0 |
Rank | Name | Oberstdorf | Garmisch-Partenkirchen | Innsbruck | Bischofshofen | Points |
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1 | Bjørn Wirkola | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 924.5 |
2 | Jiřà Raška | 2nd | 21st | 2nd | 1st | 900.5 |
3 | ZbynÄ›k HubaÄ | 11th | 6th | 5th | 5th | 866.0 |
4 | Anatoliy Zheglanov | 23rd | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 862.0 |
5 | František Rydval | 14th | 3rd | 7th | 8th | 848.2 |
6 | Vladimir Belousov | 8th | 4th | 19th | 9th | 839.3 |
7 | Rudolf Höhnl | 6th | 15th | 6th | 14th | 838.3 |
8 | Heinz Schmidt | 4th | 5th | 10th | 30th | 830.8 |
9 | Lars Grini | 59th | 10th | 4th | 3rd | 812.5 |
10 | Ladislav Divila | 7th | 7th | 41st | 7th | 810.8 |