The 1979–80 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup was the first

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season in

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. It began in

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, Italy on 27 December 1979 and has finished in

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, Czechoslovakia on 25 March 1980. The individual World Cup overall winner was Hubert Neuper, who also won the

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. The Nations Cup winner was Team of Austria. The event in

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, Norway took place over three days from 29 February to 2 March 1980, with the second day of competition being cancelled due to strong winds. The total points from the first and last competitions counted as a single WC win: this remains the only time in World Cup history when the results from more than one event counted as a single combined event. 25 men's individual events on 18 different venues in 14 countries were held. Peaks of the season were Olympics, 4H Tournament, Swiss Tournament and K.O.P. International Ski Flying Week. Competitions were held on three different continents; Europe, Asia and North America.

Map of all world cup hosts

Calendar

Men's Individual

Standings

Overall

Nations Cup

Four Hills Tournament

Swiss Tournamnent

Notes

References

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