Alpine skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics – Men's downhill

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Men's downhill
at the VII Olympic Winter Games
File:Alpine skiing pictogram.svg
Alpine skiing
VenueOlimpia - Tofana
Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
Date3 February 1956
Competitors75 from 27 nations
Winning time2:52.2
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Toni Sailer File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Raymond Fellay File:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Anderl Molterer File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria
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1960 →
Men's Downhill
File:Faloria Cortina d'Ampezzo 10.jpg
LocationOlimpia - Tofana
Vertical   902 m (2,959 ft)
Top elevation2,282 m (7,487 ft)  
Base elevation1,380 m (4,528 ft)
Alpine skiing at the
1956 Winter Olympics
File:Alpine skiing pictogram.svg
Downhillmenwomen
Giant slalommenwomen
Slalommenwomen

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

Friday, 3 February 1956

Place Bib Competitor Time Difference
1st place, gold medalist(s) 14 File:Flag of Austria.svg Toni Sailer (AUT) 2:52.2 —
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 25 File:Flag of Switzerland.svg Raymond Fellay (SUI) 2:55.7 +3.5
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 20 File:Flag of Austria.svg Anderl Molterer (AUT) 2:56.2 +4.0
4 21 File:Flag of Switzerland.svg Roger Staub (SUI) 2:57.1 +4.9
5 7 File:Flag of Germany.svg Hans-Peter Lanig (EUA) 2:59.8 +7.6
6 11 File:Flag of Italy.svg Gino Burrini (ITA) 3:00.2 +8.0
7 46 File:Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg Kurt Hennrich (TCH) 3:01.5 +9.3
8 17 File:Flag of France.svg Charles Bozon (FRA) 3:01.9 +9.7
9 23 File:Flag of Italy.svg Bruno Burrini (ITA) 3:02.4 +10.2
10 9 File:Flag of Sweden.svg Stig Sollander (SWE) 3:05.4 +13.2
11 4 File:US flag 48 stars.svg Buddy Werner (USA) 3:05.8 +13.6
12 31 File:Flag of Germany.svg Sepp Behr (EUA) 3:07.7 +15.5
13 16 File:Flag of Switzerland.svg Hans Forrer (SUI) 3:08.0 +15.8
14 35 File:Flag of Norway.svg Asle Sjåstad (NOR) 3:08.8 +16.6
15 12 File:Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg Andrzej Gąsienica Roj (POL) 3:09.3 +17.1
16 32 File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Aleksandr Filatov (URS) 3:16.6 +24.4
17 38 File:Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg Evžen Čermák (TCH) 3:18.0 +25.8
18 62 File:Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg Georgi Dimitrov (BUL) 3:18.1 +25.9
19 29 File:Flag of Germany.svg Karl Zillibiller (EUA) 3:21.6 +29.4
20 1 File:Flag of Germany.svg Pepi Schwaiger (EUA) 3:22.2 +30.0
21 15 File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Viktor Talyanov (URS) 3:26.5 +34.3
22 55 File:Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg Franc Cvenkelj (YUG) 3:28.5 +36.3
23 50 File:Flag of Finland.svg Kalevi Häkkinen (FIN) 3:29.2 +37.0
24 60 File:Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg Georgi Varoshkin (BUL) 3:30.0 +37.8
25 33 File:Flag of Canada (1921–1957).svg André Bertrand (CAN) 3:31.2 +39.0
26 58 File:Flag of Liechtenstein (1937–1982).svg Franz Beck (LIE) 3:36.8 +44.6
27 48 File:Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg Petar Ivanov Angelov (BUL) 3:38.5 +46.3
28 44 File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Susumu Sugiyama (JPN) 3:39.1 +46.9
29 36 File:Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg Ludvig Dornig (YUG) 3:41.1 +48.9
30 87 File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Charlach Mackintosh (GBR) 3:41.4 +49.2
31 84 File:Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg Nicolae Pandrea (ROU) 3:46.5 +54.3
32 42 File:Flag of Sweden.svg Lars Mattsson (SWE) 3:50.4 +58.2
33 63 File:Flag of Turkey.svg Muzaffer Demirhan (TUR) 3:52.2 +1:00.0
34 45 File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nigel Gardner (GBR) 4:00.7 +1:08.5
35 54 File:Flag of Australia.svg Bill Day (AUS) 4:02.0 +1:09.8
36 53 File:Flag of Spain (1945–1977).svg Francisco Viladomat (ESP) 4:02.1 +1:09.9
37 91 File:Flag of Spain (1945–1977).svg Luis Molné (ESP) 4:08.9 +1:16.7
38 89 File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Denis Feron (BEL) 4:16.6 +1:24.4
39 72 File:State Flag of Iran (1933-1964).svg Mahmoud Beiglou (IRI) 4:22.0 +1:29.8
40 85 File:Flag of Liechtenstein (1937–1982).svg Leopold Schädler (LIE) 4:23.7 +1:31.5
41 79 File:Flag of Chile.svg Vicente Vera (CHI) 4:25.4 +1:33.2
42 69 File:Flag of Lebanon.svg Ibrahim Geagea (LIB) 4:33.1 +1:40.9
43 81 File:Flag of Lebanon.svg Jean Keyrouz (LIB) 4:57.6 +2:05.4
44 77 File:State Flag of Iran (1933-1964).svg Benik Amirian (IRI) 5:02.7 +2:10.5
45 73 File:Flag of Liechtenstein (1937–1982).svg Max von Hohenlohe (LIE) 5:15.8 +2:23.6
46 90 File:Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg Aris Vatimbella (GRE) 5:44.2 +2:52.0
47 92 File:Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg Christos Papageorgiou (GRE) 8:03.2 +5:11.0
— 2 File:Flag of Austria.svg Josl Rieder (AUT) DSQ
3 File:US flag 48 stars.svg Ralph Miller (USA) DSQ
5 File:Flag of Italy.svg Lino Zecchini (ITA) DSQ
6 File:US flag 48 stars.svg William Beck (USA) DSQ
8 File:Flag of Austria.svg Walter Schuster (AUT) DSQ
10 File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Chiharu Igaya (JPN) DSQ
13 File:Flag of France.svg René Collet (FRA) DSQ
18 File:Flag of France.svg Adrien Duvillard (FRA) DSQ
22 File:Flag of France.svg André Simond (FRA) DSQ
24 File:Flag of Switzerland.svg Andreas Rüedi (SUI) DSQ
30 File:Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg Jan Zarycki (POL) DSQ
37 File:Flag of Italy.svg Paride Milianti (ITA) DSQ
39 File:US flag 48 stars.svg Marvin Melville (USA) DSQ
43 File:Flag of Norway.svg Kåre Opdal (NOR) DSQ
47 File:Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg Vladimír Krajňák (TCH) DSQ
49 File:Flag of Norway.svg Trygve Berge (NOR) DSQ
51 File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Sergey Shustov (URS) DSQ
56 File:Flag of Turkey.svg Osman Yüce (TUR) DSQ
57 File:Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg Jože Ilija (YUG) DSQ
59 File:Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg Jaroslav Bogdálek (TCH) DSQ
61 File:Flag of Finland.svg Pentti Alonen (FIN) DSQ
64 File:Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg Gheorghe Cristoloveanu (ROU) DSQ
65 File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Gennady Chertishchev (URS) DSQ
71 File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Robin Brock-Hollinshead (GBR) DSQ
74 File:Flag of Liechtenstein (1937–1982).svg Hermann Kindle (LIE) DSQ
80 File:Flag of Spain (1945–1977).svg Jaime Talens (ESP) DSQ
86 File:State Flag of Iran (1933-1964).svg Reza Bazargan (IRI) DSQ
93 File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Douglas Mackintosh (GBR) DSQ

References

  1. ↑ Cortina 1956 Olympic Winter Games Report - page 595
  2. ↑ "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.

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