Alpine skiing at the 1936 Winter Olympics

Alpine Skiing
at the IV Olympic Winter Games
VenueKreuzjoch (downhill)
Gudiberg (slalom)
Garmisch-Partenkirchen,
Bavaria, Germany
Dates7–9 February 1936 (1936-02-09)
Competitors103 from 26 nations
Alpine skiing at the
1936 Winter Olympics
Combined men women

At the 1936 Winter Olympics at Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, alpine skiing was arranged for the first time in the Olympics, a combined event for men and women.[1]

Both downhills were run on Kreuzjoch on Friday, 7 February, with the women at 11:00 and the men at noon. The two-run slalom races were run on the weekend at Gudiberg with the women's event on Saturday and the men's on Sunday.[1]

Medal summary

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's combined
 Franz Pfnür
 Germany 		99.25 Gustav Lantschner
 Germany 		96.26 Émile Allais
 France 		94.69
Women's combined
 Christl Cranz
 Germany		97.06 Käthe Grasegger
 Germany		95.26 Laila Schou Nilsen
 Norway		93.48

Source:[1]

Medal table

 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Germany 2 2 0 4
2 France 0 0 1 1
3 Norway 0 0 1 1

Course information

Date Race Start
Elevation		 Finish
Elevation		 Vertical
Drop		 Course
Length		 Average
Gradient
Fri 7 Feb  Downhill – (K) – men  1,719 m (5,640 ft)  760 m (2,493 ft)  959 m (3,146 ft)  3.800 km (2.361 mi) 25.2%
Fri 7 Feb  Downhill – (K) – women  1,580 m (5,184 ft)  760 m (2,493 ft)  820 m (2,690 ft)  3.300 km (2.051 mi) 24.8%
Sun 9 Feb  Slalom – (K) – men 950 m (3,117 ft)  750 m (2,461 ft)  200 m (656 ft)  0.600 km (0.373 mi) 33.3%
Sat 8 Feb  Slalom – (K) – women 950 m (3,117 ft)  750 m (2,461 ft)  200 m (656 ft)  0.600 km (0.373 mi) 33.3%

Source:[1]

Participating nations

Eight nations had both female and male alpine skiers participating. Austria, Estonia, the Netherlands, Spain, and Switzerland only competed with female alpine skiers.

A total of 103 alpine skiers (66 men and 37 women) from 26 nations (men from 21 nations and women from 13 nations) competed at the Garmisch-Partenkirchen Games:

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "IV Olympic Winter Games: Official Report" (PDF). Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. 1936. pp. 288–303. Retrieved February 12, 2014.

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