About Max Bolkart
Lived 1932 – 2025 (aged 92). Max Bolkart was a German ski jumper.
Max Bolkart (29 July 1932 – 26 April 2025) was a West German ski jumper who competed from 1954 to 1966.
Career Bolkart 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.
He 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 ones in his career.
Death Bolkart died in Oberstdorf, Bavaria, Germany on 26 April 2025, at the age of 92.
Invalid ski jumping world record Not recognized! Crashed at world record distance.
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Who was Max Bolkart?
ski jumper
When was Max Bolkart born?
Max Bolkart was born on 29 July 1932 in Oberstdorf.
When did Max Bolkart die?
Max Bolkart died on 28 April 2025 in Oberstdorf.
What was Max Bolkart's occupation?
Max Bolkart was a ski jumper.
What nationality was Max Bolkart?
Max Bolkart was German.
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