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

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.

Men's downhill
at the VII Olympic Winter Games
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  Austria
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Raymond Fellay  Switzerland
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Anderl Molterer  Austria
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Men's Downhill
LocationOlimpia - Tofana
Vertical   902 m (2,959 ft)
Top elevation2,282 m (7,487 ft)  
Base elevation1,380 m (4,528 ft)

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

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Friday, 3 February 1956

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

References

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  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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