| Max Bolkart | |
|---|---|
 Ski jumping legend Max Bolkart in the Bavarian Oberstdorf (Oberallgäu district). | |
| Country |  West Germany |
| Born | (1932-07-29) 29 July 1932 (age 92) Oberstdorf, Weimar Republic |
| Ski club | SC Oberstdorf |
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 in Cortina d'Ampezzo and sixth in the same event at the 1960 Winter Olympics 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, and Innsbruck) while finishing fifth in the last event at Bischofshofen. Those three victories were the only one in his career.
Invalid ski jumping world record
| Date | Hill | Location | Metres | Feet |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 March 1958 | Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze | Oberstdorf, West Germany | 139 | 456 |
Not recognized! Crashed at world record distance.
References
- "Pri 139 padel — Bolkart, p.8" (in Slovenian). Slovenski poročevalec. 24 March 1958.
External links
| Four Hills Tournament winners | |
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- 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