Alpine skiing at the 1948 Winter Olympics
Alpine Skiing at the V Olympic Winter Games | |
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Graubünden, Switzerland | |
Dates | 2–5 February 1948 |
Competitors | 174 from 25 nations |
Alpine skiing at the 1948 Winter Olympics | ||
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Combined | men | women |
Downhill | men | women |
Slalom | men | women |
At the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland, the six alpine skiing events were held on Piz Nair from Monday, 2 February to Thursday, 5 February 1948.[1][2]
After these games, the
FIS medal event for the concurrent World Championships
, using the results from three events, conducted as a "paper race."
Henri Oreiller of France earned a medal in all three events, with two golds and a bronze. Trude Beiser of Austria and Gretchen Fraser of the United States both won two medals, a gold and a silver each.
The first Olympics after
Japan
.
Medal summary
Men's events
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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Downhill |
Henri Oreiller France |
2:55.0 | Franz Gabl Austria |
2:59.1 | Rolf Olinger Switzerland Karl Molitor Switzerland |
3:00.3 |
Slalom |
Edy Reinalter Switzerland |
2:10.3 | James Couttet France |
2:10.8 | Henri Oreiller France |
2:12.8 |
Combined |
Henri Oreiller France |
3.27 | Karl Molitor Switzerland |
6.44 | James Couttet France |
6.95 |
Source:[1]
Women's events
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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Downhill |
Hedy Schlunegger Switzerland |
2:28.3 | Trude Beiser Austria |
2:29.1 | Resi Hammerer Austria |
2:30.2 |
Slalom |
Gretchen Fraser United States |
1:57.2 | Antoinette Meyer Switzerland |
1:57.7 | Erika Mahringer Austria |
1:58.0 |
Combined
|
Trude Beiser Austria |
6.58 | Gretchen Fraser United States |
6.95 | Erika Mahringer Austria |
7.04 |
Source:[1]
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Switzerland | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
2 | France | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
3 | Austria | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
4 | United States | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Totals (4 entries) | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 |
Source:[1]
Course information
Date | Race | Start Elevation |
Finish Elevation |
Vertical Drop |
Course Length |
Average Gradient |
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Mon 2 Feb | Downhill – men | 2,700 m (8,858 ft) | 1,870 m (6,135 ft) | 830 m (2,723 ft) | 3.371 km (2.095 mi) | 24.6% |
Mon 2 Feb | Downhill – women | 2,394 m (7,854 ft) | 1,870 m (6,135 ft) | 524 m (1,719 ft) | 2.135 km (1.327 mi) | 24.5% |
Thu 5 Feb | Slalom – men | 2,090 m (6,857 ft) | 1,870 m (6,135 ft) | 220 m (722 ft) | ||
Thu 5 Feb | Slalom – women | 2,050 m (6,726 ft) | 1,870 m (6,135 ft) | 180 m (591 ft) | ||
Wed 4 Feb | Slalom – (K) – men | 2,090 m (6,857 ft) | 1,870 m (6,135 ft) | 220 m (722 ft) | ||
Wed 4 Feb | Slalom – (K) – women | 2,050 m (6,726 ft) | 1,870 m (6,135 ft) | 220 m (722 ft) |
Participating nations
Twenty-five nations sent alpine skiers to compete. Despite being a part of the Axis until 1943, Italy was invited; Germany and Japan were excluded.
References
- ^ a b c d "Rapport Général sur les V Jeux Olympiques" (PDF). Comité Olympique Suisse. LA84 Foundation. 1948. pp. 38–46, 49–52. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
- ^ "Alpine Skiing at the 1948 St. Moritz Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
External links
- Olympic.org – 1948 St. Moritz
- FIS-Ski.com – results – 1948 Winter Olympics
- International Olympic Committee results database