1968–69 Four Hills Tournament
In 1969, Norwegian Bjørn Wirkola became the first person to win the Four Hills Tournament three times in a row. He was the fifth athlete to win the first three events, but yet again the 'Grand Slam' was denied, this time by Wirkola's closest rival Jiří Raška. It was a disappointing tournament for the two host nations with the best athlete from either being Reinhold Bachler, finishing 11th overall. Participating nations and athletes. For the first time in seven years, no non-European nations participated. The national groups of Germany and Austria only competed at  the two events in their respective countries. Results. Oberstdorf. Schattenbergschanze, Oberstdorf 29 December 1968 Garmisch-Partenkirchen. Große Olympiaschanze, Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1 January 1969 Innsbruck. Bergiselschanze, Innsbruck 4 December 1969 Bischofshofen. Paul-Ausserleitner-Schanze, Bischofshofen 5 January 1969