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The 1979–80 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup was the first
''Four Hills Tournament''
''Swiss Tournament''
''KOP International Ski Flying Week''
World Cup
A world cup is a global sporting competition in which the participant entities – usually international teams or individuals representing their countries – compete for the title of world champion. The event most associated with the concept i ...
season in ski jumping
Ski jumping is a winter sport in which competitors aim to achieve the farthest jump after sliding down on their skis from a specially designed curved ramp. Along with jump length, competitor's aerial style and other factors also affect the final ...
. It began in Cortina d'Ampezzo
Cortina d'Ampezzo (; lld, Anpezo, ; historical de-AT, Hayden) is a town and ''comune'' in the heart of the southern (Dolomitic) Alps in the Province of Belluno, in the Veneto region of Northern Italy. Situated on the Boite river, in an alp ...
, Italy on 27 December 1979 and finished in Štrbské Pleso
Štrbské pleso (, german: Tschirmer See, pl, Szczyrbskie jezioro, hu, Csorbató or ) is a picturesque mountain lake of glacial origin and a top tourist destination in the High Tatras, Slovakia. It is the second-largest glacial lake on the Sl ...
, Czechoslovakia on 25 March 1980. The individual World Cup was won by Hubert Neuper
Hubert Neuper (born 29 September 1960) is a former Austrian ski jumper. He was the winner of the first FIS Ski Jumping World Cup title in 1979/80.
Career
His best known success was at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York, where he ...
, who also won the Four Hills Tournament
The Four Hills Tournament (german: link=no, Vierschanzentournee) or the German-Austrian Ski Jumping Week (german: link=no, Deutsch-Österreichische Skisprung-Woche) is a ski jumping event composed of four World Cup events and has taken place in ...
. The Nations Cup was won by Austria.
The event in Vikersund
Vikersund is a town of 3,232 (in 2020) inhabitants in the municipality capital of Modum, in the county of Viken, Norway.
Overview
Vikersund is located 30 kilometers south of Hønefoss and 40 kilometers northwest of Drammen. The village is loca ...
, Norway took place over three days from 29 February to 2 March 1980, with the second competition being cancelled due to strong winds. The total points from both the first and last competitions counted as a single World Cup win: notably, this remains the only time in World Cup history when the results from more than one competition were counted as a single combined event.
Map of all world cup hosts
All 18 locations which have been hosting world cup events for men this season. ''Four Hills Tournament''
''Swiss Tournament''
''KOP International Ski Flying Week''
Calendar
Men
Standings
Overall
Nations Cup
Four Hills Tournament
References
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