Helmut Recknagel (born 20 March 1937 in

Steinbach-Hallenberg Steinbach-Hallenberg is a town in the Schmalkalden-Meiningen district, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated in the Thuringian Forest, 8 km east of Schmalkalden, and 13 km northwest of Suhl. The former municipalities Altersbach, Bermba ...

) is an

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former

ski jumper 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 fina ...

who was active in the late 1950s and early 1960s. He earned a gold medal at the 1960 Winter Olympics in ski jumping and also won the

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ski jumping competition twice (1957 and 1960). At the

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, he won three medals: a bronze in 1958 and two medals in 1962, a gold in the individual large hill and a bronze in the individual normal hill. For his ski jumping efforts, Recknagel was awarded the Holmenkollen medal in 1960 (shared with

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, Sverre Stensheim, and

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). He was the first German to win the Holmenkollen medal.

References

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Holmenkollen medalists
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Holmenkollen winners since 1892
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Recknagel, Helmut 1937 births Living people German male ski jumpers Olympic ski jumpers of the United Team of Germany Olympic gold medalists for the United Team of Germany Olympic medalists in ski jumping Ski jumpers at the 1960 Winter Olympics Ski jumpers at the 1964 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 1960 Winter Olympics Holmenkollen medalists Holmenkollen Ski Festival winners FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in ski jumping People from Steinbach-Hallenberg Sportspeople from Thuringia