The sixth edition of the annual Four Hills Tournament in Germany and Austria was won by East German athlete Helmut Recknagel, who won on both Austrian hills. It was his first of three tournament victories within four years.
| Four Hills Tournament | |||||||
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| Venues | Schattenbergschanze, Große Olympiaschanze, Bergiselschanze, Paul-Ausserleitner-Schanze | ||||||
| Location | Germany, Austria | ||||||
| Dates | 29 December 1957 – 6 January 1958 | ||||||
| Nations | 11 | ||||||
| Medalists | |||||||
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Participating nations and athletes edit
Results edit
Oberstdorf edit
Schattenbergschanze, Oberstdorf
29 December 1957[1]
| Rank | Name | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Nikolay Kamenskiy |
227.5 |
| 2 |  Helmut Recknagel |
222.0 |
| 3 |  Walter Habersatter |
216.5 |
| Walter Steinegger |
216.5 | |
| 5 | Werner Lesser |
215.5 |
| 6 |  Jáchym Bulín |
211.5 |
| 7 | Nikolai Schamov |
210.5 |
| 8 | Rudolf Bykov |
210.0 |
| 9 | Otto Leodolter |
209.5 |
| 10 |  Folke Mikaelsson |
207.0 |
Garmisch-Partenkirchen edit
Große Olympiaschanze, Garmisch-Partenkirchen
1 January 1958[2]
Two jumpers who placed on the podium of Oberstdorf only three days prior placed poorly in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, falling back in the overall ranking: Helmut Recknagel finished 35th (189.1p), Walter Habersatter 42nd (183.6p).
| Rank | Name | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Willi Egger |
226.6 |
| 2 | Nikolai Schamov |
223.2 |
| 3 | Werner Lesser |
215.4 |
| 4 | Walter Steinegger |
214.4 |
| 5 | Boris Nikolajev |
211.8 |
| 6 | Max Bolkart |
210.1 |
| 7 | Nikolay Kamenskiy |
209.3 |
| 8 | Rudolf Bykov |
208.2 |
| 9 | Jáchym Bulín |
205.9 |
| 10 | Hugo Fuchs |
205.7 |
Innsbruck edit
Bergiselschanze, Innsbruck
5 January 1958[3]
| Rank | Name | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Helmut Recknagel |
226.5 |
| 2 | Nikolay Kamenskiy |
216.5 |
| 3 | Walter Habersatter |
216.0 |
| 4 | Otto Leodolter |
215.5 |
| 5 | Harry Glaß |
215.0 |
| 6 | Max Bolkart |
214.0 |
| 7 | Rudolf Bykov |
213.0 |
| Werner Lesser |
213.0 | |
| 9 | Nikolai Schamov |
211.0 |
| 10 | Walter Steinegger |
207.5 |
Bischofshofen edit
Paul-Ausserleitner-Schanze, Bischofshofen
6 January 1958[4]
Leading 8.6 points ahead of Schamov, Nikolay Kamenskiy was in a promising position to become the first ski jumper to win the Four Hills Tournament twice after his success two years prior.
However, Kamenskiy classified in a disappointing 18th place. Helmut Recknagel, who was only fifth in the overall ranking prior to Bischofshofen, won the event and snatched tournament victory.
| Rank | Name | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Helmut Recknagel |
227.5 |
| 2 | Harry Glaß |
225.0 |
| 3 | Koba Zakadze |
219.2 |
| 4 | Otto Leodolter |
218.8 |
| 5 | Max Bolkart |
215.8 |
| 6 | Nikolai Schamov |
215.6 |
| 7 | Walter Habersatter |
215.2 |
| 8 | Werner Lesser |
214.1 |
| 9 | Willi Egger |
213.2 |
| 10 | Manfred Brunner |
212.9 |
Final ranking edit
| Rank | Name | Oberstdorf | Innsbruck | Garmisch-Partenkirchen | Bischofshofen | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Helmut Recknagel |
2nd | 35th | 1st | 1st | 865.1 |
| 2 | Nikolai Schamov |
7th | 2nd | 9th | 6th | 860.3 |
| 3 | Nikolay Kamenskiy |
1st | 7th | 2nd | 18th | 859.2 |
| 4 | Werner Lesser |
5th | 3rd | 7th | 8th | 858.0 |
| 5 | Walter Steinegger |
3rd | 4th | 10th | 13th | 848.6 |
| 6 | Otto Leodolter |
9th | 14th | 4th | 4th | 846.6 |
| 7 | Max Bolkart |
13th | 6th | 6th | 5th | 844.9 |
| 8 | Rudolf Bykov |
8th | 8th | 7th | 12th | 841.5 |
| 9 | Walter Habersatter |
3rd | 42nd | 3rd | 7th | 831.3 |
| 10 | Erik Styf |
12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 816.6 |