Alpine skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics – Ladies' downhill
Women's downhill at the VII Olympic Winter Games | ||||||||||
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Venue | Mt. Tofana, Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy | |||||||||
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Date | 1 February 1956 | |||||||||
Competitors | 44 from 16 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 1:40.7 | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Alpine skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics ![]() | ||
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Downhill | men | women |
Giant Slalom | men | women |
Slalom | men | women |
The women's downhill event at the 1956 Winter Olympics was held on 1 February on Mt. Tofana. The course was 1.552 kilometres (0.96 miles) in length with a vertical drop of 502 metres (1,647 ft) and twenty control gates. The Swiss took the top two spots; Madeleine Berthod won the gold and Frieda Dänzer took the silver, and Lucile Wheeler of Canada won the bronze. Forty-four women from sixteen countries finished the race.[1]
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Results
Wednesday, 1 February 1956
Rank | Bib # | Competitor | Time | Difference |
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![]() | 6 | ![]() | 1:40.7 | |
![]() | 20 | ![]() | 1:45.4 | +4.7 |
![]() | 4 | ![]() | 1:46.0 | +5.3 |
4 | 12 | ![]() | 1:47.3 | +6.6 |
4 | 15 | ![]() | 1:47.3 | +6.6 |
6 | 1 | ![]() | 1:47.7 | +7.0 |
7 | 21 | ![]() | 1:47.9 | +7.2 |
8 | 18 | ![]() | 1:49.2 | +8.5 |
9 | 7 | ![]() | 1:49.5 | +8.8 |
10 | 28 | ![]() | 1:49.6 | +8.9 |
11 | 26 | ![]() | 1:49.7 | +9.0 |
12 | 22 | ![]() | 1:50.6 | +9.9 |
13 | 23 | ![]() | 1:51.0 | +10.3 |
14 | 51 | ![]() | 1:51.1 | +10.4 |
15 | 30 | ![]() | 1:51.6 | +10.9 |
15 | 32 | ![]() | 1:51.6 | +10.9 |
17 | 10 | ![]() | 1:51.7 | +11.0 |
18 | 29 | ![]() | 1:51.8 | +11.1 |
19 | 11 | ![]() | 1:51.9 | +11.2 |
20 | 16 | ![]() | 1:52.3 | +11.6 |
21 | 14 | ![]() | 1:52.4 | +11.7 |
22 | 37 | ![]() | 1:53.2 | +12.5 |
22 | 31 | ![]() | 1:53.2 | +12.5 |
24 | 25 | ![]() | 1:53.6 | +12.9 |
25 | 2 | ![]() | 1:54.0 | +13.3 |
26 | 39 | ![]() | 1:54.3 | +13.6 |
27 | 9 | ![]() | 1:54.4 | +13.7 |
28 | 41 | ![]() | 1:54.5 | +13.8 |
29 | 13 | ![]() | 1:54.7 | +14.0 |
30 | 5 | ![]() | 1:55.2 | +14.5 |
31 | 52 | ![]() | 1:57.2 | +16.5 |
32 | 19 | ![]() | 1:57.8 | +17.1 |
33 | 53 | ![]() | 1:58.2 | +17.5 |
34 | 47 | ![]() | 1:58.9 | +18.2 |
35 | 50 | ![]() | 1:59.0 | +18.3 |
36 | 40 | ![]() | 1:59.2 | +18.5 |
37 | 17 | ![]() | 1:59.8 | +19.1 |
38 | 55 | ![]() | 2:01.5 | +20.8 |
39 | 54 | ![]() | 2:01.6 | +20.9 |
40 | 46 | ![]() | 2:04.0 | +23.3 |
41 | 49 | ![]() | 2:05.0 | +24.3 |
42 | 38 | ![]() | 2:08.0 | +27.3 |
43 | 45 | ![]() | 2:15.1 | +34.4 |
44 | 48 | ![]() | 2:27.7 | +47.0 |
— | 3 | ![]() | INJ | |
8 | ![]() | INJ | ||
33 | ![]() | INJ |
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See also
Notes
References
- Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano (1956). VII Olympic Winter Games: Official Report (PDF). Cortina d'Ampezzo. Retrieved 2010-03-02.
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