Helmut Recknagel

Helmut Recknagel
Medal record


Men's Ski jumping
Competitor for East Germany
Olympic Games
Gold	1960 Squaw Valley	Individual large hill
World Championships
Gold	1962 Zakopane	Individual large hill
Bronze	1958 Lahti	Individual large hill
Bronze	1962 Zakopane	Individual normal hill

Helmut Recknagel (born 20 March 1937 in Steinbach-Hallenberg) is an East German former ski jumper 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 Holmenkollen ski festival ski jumping competition twice (1957 and 1960). At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, 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 Sixten Jernberg, Sverre Stensheim, and Tormod Knutsen). He was the first German to win the Holmenkollen medal.

References

Helmut Recknagel at the International Ski Federation
Holmenkollen medalists – click Holmenkollmedaljen for downloadable pdf file (Norwegian)
Holmenkollen winners since 1892 – click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file (Norwegian)

Olympic champions in ski jumping individual large hill

1924: Jacob Tullin Thams (NOR)
1928: Alf Andersen (NOR)
1932: Birger Ruud (NOR)
1936: Birger Ruud (NOR)
1948: Petter Hugsted (NOR)
1952: Arnfinn Bergmann (NOR)
1956: Antti Hyvärinen (FIN)
1960: Helmut Recknagel (EUA)
1964: Toralf Engan (NOR)
1968: Vladimir Belussov (URS)
1972: Wojciech Fortuna (POL)
1976: Karl Schnabl (AUT)
1980: Jouko Törmänen (FIN)
1984: Matti Nykänen (FIN)
1988: Matti Nykänen (FIN)
1992: Toni Nieminen (FIN)
1994: Jens Weißflog (GER)
1998: Kazuyoshi Funaki (JPN)
2002: Simon Ammann (SUI)
2006: Thomas Morgenstern (AUT)
2010: Simon Ammann (SUI)
2014: Kamil Stoch (POL)

World champions in ski jumping individual large hill

1925: Willen Dick (TCH)
1926: Jacob Tullin Thams (NOR)
1927: Tore Edman (SWE)
1929: Sigmund Ruud (NOR)
1930: Gunnar Andersen (NOR)
1931: Birger Ruud (NOR)
1933: Marcel Reymond (SUI)
1934: Kristian Johansson (NOR)
1935: Birger Ruud (NOR)
1937: Birger Ruud (NOR)
1938: Asbjørn Ruud (NOR)
1939: Josef Bradl (GER)

World War II

1950: Hans Bjørnstad (NOR)
1954: Matti Pietikäinen (FIN)
1958: Juhani Kärkinen (FIN)
1962: Helmut Recknagel (GDR)
1966: Bjørn Wirkola (NOR)
1970: Gariy Napalkov (URS)
1974: Hans-Georg Aschenbach (GDR)
1978: Tapio Räisänen (FIN)
1982: Matti Nykänen (FIN)
1985: Per Bergerud (NOR)
1987: Andreas Felder (AUT)
1989: Jari Puikkonen (FIN)
1991: Franci Petek (YUG)
1993: Espen Bredesen (NOR)
1995: Tommy Ingebrigtsen (NOR)
1997: Masahiko Harada (JPN)
1999: Martin Schmitt (GER)
2001: Martin Schmitt (GER)
2003: Adam Małysz (POL)
2005: Janne Ahonen (FIN)
2007: Simon Ammann (SUI)
2009: Andreas Küttel (SUI)
2011: Gregor Schlierenzauer (AUT)
2013: Kamil Stoch (POL)
2015: Severin Freund (GER)

Four Hills Tournament winners

1952-53: Sepp Bradl (AUT)
1953-54: Olaf B. Bjørnstad (NOR)
1954-55: Hemmo Silvennoinen (FIN)
1955-56: Nikolay Kamenskiy (URS)
1956-57: Pentti Uotinen (FIN)
1957-58: Helmut Recknagel (GDR)
1958-59: Helmut Recknagel (GDR)
1959-60: Max Bolkart (GER)
1960-61: Helmut Recknagel (GDR)
1961-62: Eino Kirjonen (FIN)
1962-63: Toralf Engan (NOR)
1963-64: Veikko Kankkonen (FIN)
1964-65: Torgeir Brandtzæg (NOR)
1965-66: Veikko Kankkonen (FIN)
1966-67: Bjørn Wirkola (NOR)
1967-68: Bjørn Wirkola (NOR)
1968-69: Bjørn Wirkola (NOR)
1969-70: Horst Queck (GDR)
1970-71: Jiří Raška (TCH)
1971-72: Ingolf Mork (NOR)
1972-73: Rainer Schmidt (GDR)
1973-74: Hans-Georg Aschenbach (GDR)
1974-75: Willi Pürstl (AUT)
1975-76: Jochen Danneberg (GDR)
1976-77: Jochen Danneberg (GDR)
1977-78: Kari Ylianttila (FIN)
1978-79: Pentti Kokkonen (FIN)
1979-80: Hubert Neuper (AUT)
1980-81: Hubert Neuper (AUT)
1981-82: Manfred Deckert (GDR)
1982-83: Matti Nykänen (FIN)
1983-84: Jens Weißflog (GDR)
1984-85: Jens Weißflog (GDR)
1985-86: Ernst Vettori (AUT)
1986-87: Ernst Vettori (AUT)
1987-88: Matti Nykänen (FIN)
1988-89: Risto Laakkonen (FIN)
1989-90: Dieter Thoma (FRG)
1990-91: Jens Weißflog (GER)
1991-92: Toni Nieminen (FIN)
1992-93: Andreas Goldberger (AUT)
1993-94: Espen Bredesen (NOR)
1994-95: Andreas Goldberger (AUT)
1995-96: Jens Weißflog (GER)
1996-97: Primož Peterka (SLO)
1997-98: Kazuyoshi Funaki (JPN)
1998-99: Janne Ahonen (FIN)
1999-2000: Andreas Widhölzl (AUT)
2000-01: Adam Małysz (POL)
2001-02: Sven Hannawald (GER)
2002-03: Janne Ahonen (FIN)
2003-04: Sigurd Pettersen (NOR)
2004-05: Janne Ahonen (FIN)
2005-06: (tie) Janne Ahonen (FIN) & Jakub Janda (CZE)
2006-07: Anders Jacobsen (NOR)
2007-08: Janne Ahonen (FIN)
2008-09: Wolfgang Loitzl (AUT)
2009-10: Andreas Kofler (AUT)
2010-11: Thomas Morgenstern (AUT)
2011-12: Gregor Schlierenzauer (AUT)
2012-13: Gregor Schlierenzauer (AUT)
2013-14: Thomas Diethart (AUT)
2014-15: Stefan Kraft (AUT)

Holmenkollen Medal

1895: Viktor Thorn (NOR)
1897: Asbjørn Nilssen (NOR)
1899: Paul Braaten (NOR), Robert Pehrson (NOR)
1901: Askel Refstad (NOR)
1903: Karl Hovelsen (NOR)
1904: Harald Smith (NOR)
1905: Jonas Holmen (NOR)
1907: Per Bakken
1908: Einar Kristiansen (NOR)
1909: Thorvald Hansen
1910: Lauritz Bergendahl
1911: Otto Tangen (NOR), Knut Holst (NOR)
1912: Olav Bjaaland (NOR)
1914: Johan Kristoffersen (NOR)
1915: Sverre Østbye (NOR)
1916: Lars Høgvold (NOR)
1918: Hassa Horn (NOR), Jørgen Hansen (NOR)
1919: Thorleif Haug (NOR), Otto Aasen (NOR)
1923: Thoralf Strømstad (NOR)
1924: Harald Økern (NOR), Johan Grøttumsbråten (NOR)
1925: Einar Landvik (NOR)
1926: Jacob Tullin Thams
1927: Hagbart Haakonsen (NOR), Einar Lindboe (NOR)
1928: Torjus Hemmestveit (NOR), Mikkjel Hemmestveit (NOR)
1931: Hans Vinjarengen (NOR), Ole Stenen (NOR)
1934: Oddbjørn Hagen (NOR)
1935: Arne Rustadstuen (NOR)
1937: Olaf Hoffsbakken (NOR), Birger Ruud (NOR), Martin P. Vangsli (NOR)
1938: Reidar Andersen (NOR), Johan R. Henriksen (NOR)
1939: Sven Selånger (SWE), Lars Bergendahl (NOR), Trygve Brodahl (NOR)
1940: Oscar Gjøslien (NOR), Annar Ryen (NOR)
1947: Elling Rønes (NOR)
1948: Asbjørn Ruud (NOR)
1949: Sigmund Ruud (NOR)
1950: Olav Økern (NOR)
1951: Simon Slåttvik (NOR)
1952: Stein Eriksen (NOR), Torbjørn Falkanger (NOR), Heikki Hasu (FIN), Nils Karlsson (SWE)
1953: Magnar Estenstad (NOR)
1954: Martin Stokken (NOR)
1955: Haakon VII (NOR), Hallgeir Brenden (NOR), Veikko Hakulinen (FIN), Sverre Stenersen (NOR)
1956: Borghild Niskin (NOR), Arnfinn Bergmann (NOR), Arne Hoel (NOR)
1957: Eero Kolehmainen (FIN)
1958: Inger Bjørnbakken (NOR), Håkon Brusveen (NOR)
1959: Gunder Gundersen (NOR)
1960: Helmut Recknagel (GDR), Sixten Jernberg (SWE), Sverre Stensheim (NOR), Tormod Knutsen (NOR)
1961: Harald Grønningen (NOR)
1962: Toralf Engan (NOR)
1963: Alevtina Kolchina (URS), Pavel Kolchin (URS), Astrid Sandvik (NOR), Torbjørn Yggeseth (NOR)
1964: Veikko Kankkonen (FIN), Eero Mäntyranta (FIN), Georg Thoma (FRG), Halvor Næs (NOR)
1965: Arto Tiainen (FIN), Bengt Eriksson (SWE), Arne Larsen (NOR)
1967: Toini Gustafsson (SWE), Ole Ellefsæter (NOR)
1968: Olav V (NOR), Assar Rönnlund (SWE), Gjermund Eggen (NOR), Bjørn Wirkola (NOR)
1969: Odd Martinsen (NOR)
1970: Pål Tyldum (NOR)
1971: Marjatta Kajosmaa (FIN), Berit Mørdre Lammedal (NOR), Reidar Hjermstad (NOR)
1972: Rauno Miettinen (FIN), Magne Myrmo (NOR)
1973: Einar Bergsland (NOR), Ingolf Mork (NOR), Franz Keller (FRG)
1974: Juha Mieto (FIN)
1975: Gerhard Grimmer (GDR), Oddvar Brå (NOR), Ivar Formo (NOR)
1976: Ulrich Wehling (GDR)
1977: Helena Takalo (FIN), Hilkka Kuntola (FIN), Walter Steiner (SUI)
1979: Ingemar Stenmark (SWE), Erik Håker (NOR), Raisa Smetanina (URS)
1980: Thomas Wassberg (SWE)
1981: Johan Sætre (NOR)
1983: Berit Aunli (NOR), Tom Sandberg (NOR)
1984: Lars-Erik Eriksen (NOR), Jakob Vaage (NOR), Armin Kogler (AUT)
1985: Anette Bøe (NOR), Per Bergerud (NOR), Gunde Svan (SWE)
1986: Britt Pettersen (NOR)
1987: Matti Nykänen (FIN), Hermann Weinbuch (FRG)
1989: Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi (FIN)
1991: Vegard Ulvang (NOR), Trond Einar Elden (NOR), Ernst Vettori (AUT), Jens Weißflog (GER)
1992: Yelena Välbe (RUS)
1993: Emil Kvanlid (NOR)
1994: Lyubov Yegorova (RUS), Vladimir Smirnov (KAZ), Espen Bredesen (NOR)
1995: Kenji Ogiwara (JPN)
1996: Manuela Di Centa (ITA)
1997: Bjarte Engen Vik (NOR), Stefania Belmondo (ITA), Bjørn Dæhlie (NOR)
1998: Fred Børre Lundberg (NOR), Larisa Lazutina (RUS), Alexey Prokurorov (RUS), Harri Kirvesniemi (FIN)
1999: Kazuyoshi Funaki (JPN)
2001: Adam Małysz (POL), Bente Skari (NOR), Thomas Alsgaard (NOR)
2003: Felix Gottwald (AUT), Ronny Ackermann (GER)
2004: Yuliya Chepalova (RUS)
2005: Andrus Veerpalu (EST)
2007: Frode Estil (NOR), Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset (NOR), Harald V (NOR), Sonja (NOR), Simon Ammann (SUI)
2010: Marit Bjørgen (NOR)
2011: Ole Einar Bjørndalen (NOR), Michael Greis (GER), Andrea Henkel (GER), Janne Ahonen (FIN)
2012: Magdalena Neuner (GER), Emil Hegle Svendsen (NOR)
2013: Tora Berger (NOR), Martin Fourcade (FRA), Therese Johaug (NOR), Gregor Schlierenzauer (AUT)
2014: Magnus Moan (NOR), Eric Frenzel (GER), Thomas Morgenstern (AUT), Darya Domracheva (BLR)
2015: Eldar Rønning (NOR), Anders Bardal (NOR), Anette Sagen (NOR), Kamil Stoch (POL)

Awards
Preceded by Täve Schur	East German Sportsman of the Year 1962	Succeeded by Klaus Ampler

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