Max Bolkart (born 29 July 1932 in Oberstdorf, Bavaria) is a West German former ski jumper who competed from 1954 to 1966.

Career

He finished fourth in the individual large hill at the

1956 Winter Olympics The 1956 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VII Olympic Winter Games ( it, VII Giochi Olimpici invernali) and commonly known as Cortina d'Ampezzo 1956 ( lld, Anpezo 1956 or ), was a multi-sport event held in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, from ...

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 ...

and sixth in the same event at the

1960 Winter Olympics The 1960 Winter Olympics (officially the VIII Olympic Winter Games and also known as Squaw Valley 1960) were a winter multi-sport event held from February 18 to 28, 1960, at the Squaw Valley Resort (now known as Palisades Tahoe) in Squaw Vall ...

in Squaw Valley. Bolkart is best known as being the winner of the Four Hills Tournament in 1959-60 when he won three of the four events ( Oberstdorf,

Garmisch-Partenkirchen Garmisch-Partenkirchen (; Bavarian: ''Garmasch-Partakurch''), nicknamed Ga-Pa, is an Alpine ski town in Bavaria, southern Germany. It is the seat of government of the district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen (abbreviated ''GAP''), in the O ...

, and

Innsbruck Innsbruck (; bar, Innschbruck, label=Bavarian language, Austro-Bavarian ) is the capital of Tyrol (state), Tyrol and the List of cities and towns in Austria, fifth-largest city in Austria. On the Inn (river), River Inn, at its junction with the ...

) while finishing fifth in the last event at Bischofshofen. Those three victories were the only one in his career.

Invalid ski jumping world record

Not recognized! Crashed at world record distance.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bolkart, Max 1932 births Living people Sportspeople from Oberstdorf Skiers from Bavaria Olympic ski jumpers for the United Team of Germany Ski jumpers at the 1956 Winter Olympics Ski jumpers at the 1960 Winter Olympics German male ski jumpers Recipients of the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Ski jumpers at the 1964 Winter Olympics West German male skiers