Alpine skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics – Men's downhill
Appearance
Men's downhill at the VII Olympic Winter Games | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Olimpia - Tofana Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy | ||||||||||||
Date | 3 February 1956 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 75 from 27 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 2:52.2 | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Men's Downhill | |
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Location | Olimpia - Tofana |
Vertical | 902 m (2,959 ft) |
Top elevation | 2,282 m (7,487 ft) |
Base elevation | 1,380 m (4,528 ft) |
Alpine skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics | ||
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Downhill | men | women |
Giant slalom | men | women |
Slalom | men | women |
The men's alpine skiing downhill event of the 1956 Winter Olympics at Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, was held on Friday, 3 February, at 11:00 a.m. The starting elevation on the Olimpia - Tofana run was 2,282 m (7,487 ft) above sea level and the course length was 3.461 km (2.15 mi), with a vertical drop of 902 m (2,959 ft) and just fifteen control gates.
It was the final alpine event of the games and the third straight victory for Toni Sailer of Austria.[1] His average speed was 72.355 km/h (45.0 mph), with an average vertical descent rate of 5.238 m/s (17.2 ft/s).
It was the third appearance of the downhill event at the Winter Games, which debuted in 1948. Seventy-five alpine skiers from 27 nations competed.[2]
Results[edit]
Friday, 3 February 1956
Place | Bib | Competitor | Time | Difference |
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14 | 2:52.2 | — | ||
25 | 2:55.7 | +3.5 | ||
20 | 2:56.2 | +4.0 | ||
4 | 21 | 2:57.1 | +4.9 | |
5 | 7 | 2:59.8 | +7.6 | |
6 | 11 | 3:00.2 | +8.0 | |
7 | 46 | 3:01.5 | +9.3 | |
8 | 17 | 3:01.9 | +9.7 | |
9 | 23 | 3:02.4 | +10.2 | |
10 | 9 | 3:05.4 | +13.2 | |
11 | 4 | 3:05.8 | +13.6 | |
12 | 31 | 3:07.7 | +15.5 | |
13 | 16 | 3:08.0 | +15.8 | |
14 | 35 | 3:08.8 | +16.6 | |
15 | 12 | 3:09.3 | +17.1 | |
16 | 32 | 3:16.6 | +24.4 | |
17 | 38 | 3:18.0 | +25.8 | |
18 | 62 | 3:18.1 | +25.9 | |
19 | 29 | 3:21.6 | +29.4 | |
20 | 1 | 3:22.2 | +30.0 | |
21 | 15 | 3:26.5 | +34.3 | |
22 | 55 | 3:28.5 | +36.3 | |
23 | 50 | 3:29.2 | +37.0 | |
24 | 60 | 3:30.0 | +37.8 | |
25 | 33 | 3:31.2 | +39.0 | |
26 | 58 | 3:36.8 | +44.6 | |
27 | 48 | 3:38.5 | +46.3 | |
28 | 44 | 3:39.1 | +46.9 | |
29 | 36 | 3:41.1 | +48.9 | |
30 | 87 | 3:41.4 | +49.2 | |
31 | 84 | 3:46.5 | +54.3 | |
32 | 42 | 3:50.4 | +58.2 | |
33 | 63 | 3:52.2 | +1:00.0 | |
34 | 45 | 4:00.7 | +1:08.5 | |
35 | 54 | 4:02.0 | +1:09.8 | |
36 | 53 | 4:02.1 | +1:09.9 | |
37 | 91 | 4:08.9 | +1:16.7 | |
38 | 89 | 4:16.6 | +1:24.4 | |
39 | 72 | 4:22.0 | +1:29.8 | |
40 | 85 | 4:23.7 | +1:31.5 | |
41 | 79 | 4:25.4 | +1:33.2 | |
42 | 69 | 4:33.1 | +1:40.9 | |
43 | 81 | 4:57.6 | +2:05.4 | |
44 | 77 | 5:02.7 | +2:10.5 | |
45 | 73 | 5:15.8 | +2:23.6 | |
46 | 90 | 5:44.2 | +2:52.0 | |
47 | 92 | 8:03.2 | +5:11.0 | |
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3 | DSQ | |||
5 | DSQ | |||
6 | DSQ | |||
8 | DSQ | |||
10 | DSQ | |||
13 | DSQ | |||
18 | DSQ | |||
22 | DSQ | |||
24 | DSQ | |||
30 | DSQ | |||
37 | DSQ | |||
39 | DSQ | |||
43 | DSQ | |||
47 | DSQ | |||
49 | DSQ | |||
51 | DSQ | |||
56 | DSQ | |||
57 | DSQ | |||
59 | DSQ | |||
61 | DSQ | |||
64 | DSQ | |||
65 | DSQ | |||
71 | DSQ | |||
74 | DSQ | |||
80 | DSQ | |||
86 | DSQ | |||
93 | DSQ |
References[edit]
- ^ Cortina 1956 Olympic Winter Games Report - page 595
- ^ "Alpine Skiing at the 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo Winter Games: Men's Downhill". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
External links[edit]
- Official Olympic Report[permanent dead link]
- Olympic Results Archived 2008-10-14 at the Wayback Machine