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1956–57 Four Hills Tournament
The fifth edition of the annual Four Hills Tournament in Germany and Austria was won by Pentti Uotinen. Another Finnish athlete, Eino Kirjonen placed second in the overall ranking for the third time. It was the first edition without the winner of the inaugural tournament, Sepp Bradl. The defending champion, Nikolay Kamenskiy, won the event in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, but had already missed out on producing a competitive result at the first event in Oberstdorf. Participating nations and athletes Results Oberstdorf Schattenbergschanze, Oberstdorf 29 December 1956 Toni Brutscher placed in the Top Ten in Oberstdorf in each of the first five Four Hills tournaments. Innsbruck Bergiselschanze, Innsbruck 30 December 1956 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Große Olympiaschanze, Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1 January 1957 Bischofshofen Paul-Ausserleitner-Schanze, Bischofshofen 6 January 1957 After three events, Pentti Uotinen was still in the lead in the overall ranking. His closest pu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schattenbergschanze
ORLEN Arena Oberstdorf (from 2017 to 2023 ''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 (Allgäu Alps), Schattenberg mountain (1845 m). Hill parameters * Construction point: 120 m * Hill size (HS): 137 m * Official hill record: 143.5 m – Sigurd Pettersen (2003–04 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup, 29 December 2003) * Hill record: 144.5 m – Franz-Josef Rehrl (2022–23 FIS Nordic Combined World Cup, 3 February 2023) * Inrun length: 99.0 m * Inrun angle: 35.5° * Take-off length: 6.5 m * Take-off angle: 11° * Take-off height: 3.38 m * Landing angle: 35.5° * Average speed: 93.2 km/h References Ski jumping venues in Germany Four Hills Tournament Sports venues in Bavaria Sport in Oberstdorf Buildings and structures in Swabia (Bavaria) {{skijumping-venue-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willi Fischer (ski Jumper)
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Otto Leodolter
Otto Leodolter (18 March 1936 in Mariazell – 16 December 2020) was an Austrian ski jumper who competed between 1955 and 1964. His biggest success was a Bronze medal in the Individual Large Hill at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley. Leodolter was the first Austrian to earn a medal in Nordic skiing. Leodolter died in Ried im Innkreis Ried im Innkreis (Central Bavarian: ''Riad'') is a town in the Austrian state of Upper Austria, approximately west of Linz and north of Salzburg. It is the capital of the district of Ried im Innkreis (district), Ried im Innkreis, and it serves a ... on 16 December 2020, aged 84. References External links * * Austrian male ski jumpers Olympic ski jumpers for Austria Ski jumpers at the 1956 Winter Olympics Ski jumpers at the 1960 Winter Olympics Ski jumpers at the 1964 Winter Olympics 1936 births 2020 deaths Olympic medalists in ski jumping Medalists at the 1960 Winter Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Austria People f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lois Leodolter
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Ferdi Kerber
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Walter Habersatter
Walter Habersatter (14 March 1930 in Radstadt – 30 May 2018 in Radstadt) was an Austrian ski jumper who competed from 1955 to 1971. His biggest success is the second place in the general classification 7th Four Hills Tournament (11th place in Oberstdorf, 10th in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, 5th place in Innsbruck and 1st place in Bischofshofen). Habersatter also finished 15th in the ski jumping event at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo. His daughter-in-law Brigitte Totschnig won the silver medal in the women's downhill event at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck Innsbruck (; ) is the capital of Tyrol (federal 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 Wipptal, Wipp Valley, which provides access to the .... References *Sports-Reference.com profile 1930 births 2018 deaths Austrian male ski jumpers Olympic ski jumpers for Austria Ski jumpers at the 1956 Wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willi Egger
Wilhelm "Willi" Egger (7 October 1932 – 29 April 2008) was an Austrian Nordic combined skier and ski jumper who competed from the late 1950s to the mid-1960s. Born in Murau, he won three events as a ski jumper in the Four Hills Tournament with wins each in Garmisch-Partenkirchen (1957–58), Innsbruck (1961–62), and Bischofshofen (1961–62). Egger also competed in two Winter Olympics, earning his best finish of 12th in the individual large hill event at Innsbruck in 1964. Egger also finished 16th in the Nordic combined event at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo Cortina d'Ampezzo (; , ; historical ) sometimes abbreviated to simply Cortina, is a town and ''comune'' in the heart of the southern (Dolomites, Dolomitic) Alps in the province of Belluno, in the Veneto region of Northern Italy. Situated on the .... References * Willi Egger's profile at Sports Reference.com 1932 births 2008 deaths People from Murau Austrian male Nordic combined skiers Austri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hias Winkler
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