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1960–61 Four Hills Tournament
After the political scandal one year prior, no national flags were used at the ninth edition of the ninth annual Four Hills Tournament in Germany and Austria, only those of the host country and the hosting ski club. East German athlete Helmut Recknagel won the tournament for a record third time after his absence the previous year. Participating nations and athletes With the return of the East block nations, the 1960-61 tournament saw a record number of 12 participating nations. Results Oberstdorf Schattenbergschanze, Oberstdorf 30 December 1960 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Große Olympiaschanze, Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1 January 1961 Innsbruck Bergiselschanze, Innsbruck 6 January 1961 Bischofshofen Paul-Ausserleitner-Schanze, Bischofshofen 8 January 1961 In the overall lead already, Helmut Recknagel Helmut Recknagel (born 20 March 1937 in Steinbach-Hallenberg) is an East German former ski jumper who was active in the late 1950s and early 1960s. He earned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schattenbergschanze
Audi Arena Oberstdorf (from 2004 to 2017 Erdinger Arena, until 2004 Skisprungstadion am Schattenberg) is a complex of five ski jumping hills, located in the German town of Oberstdorf, Bavaria, on the northwestern slope of the Schattenberg mountain (1845 m). On the largest hill of the complex, the Schattenbergschanze (meaning "Hill on Shadow Mountain"), with its K-120 and HS137, the first competition of the 4-Hills-Tournament takes place every year since 1952. The hill has held three FIS Nordic World Ski Championships – in 1987, 2005 and 2021. It is equipped with artificial lighting and stands for 27,005 seats. There is also one normal hill K-95 (HS106), one middle hill K-56 (HS60) and two small hills K-30 (HS30) and K-19 (HS20). The venue should not be confused with another one in Oberstdorf, the Heini Klopfer ski flying hill, about 7 kilometres to the south. History The construction of the ski jump according to a project of Hans Schwendiger started in 1925 and was finish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |