Alpine skiing at the 1948 Winter Olympics – Men's downhill explained

Event:	Men's Downhill
Games:	1948 Winter
Venue:	St. Moritz, Switzerland
Date:	2 February 1948
Competitors:	111
Nations:	25
Win Value:	2:55.0
Gold:	Henri Oreiller
Goldnoc:	FRA
Silver:	Franz Gabl
Silvernoc:	AUT
Bronze:	Karl Molitor
Bronzenoc:	SUI
Bronze2:	Rolf Olinger
Bronzenoc2:	SUI
Prev:	1936
Next:	1952

The men's alpine skiing downhill event was part of the alpine skiing at the 1948 Winter Olympics programme. It was the first appearance of the event and the competition was held on Monday, 2 February 1948.^[1] ^[2]

One hundred and eleven alpine skiers from 25 nations competed. Henri Oreiller of France won the first of his two gold medals at these Olympics; he also won the combined and won a bronze medal in slalom.

Results

This race was also part of the alpine combined.

Place	Competitor	Nation	width=80	Time	Difference
			2:55.0
			2:59.1	+4.1
			3:00.3	+5.3
			3:00.3	+5.3
5			3:01.2	+6.2
6			3:02.4	+7.4
6			3:02.4	+7.4
8			3:03.1	+8.1
9			3:03.2	+8.2
10			3:05.0	+10.0
11			3:06.4	+11.4
11			3:06.4	+11.4
13			3:07.3	+12.3
14			3:08.2	+13.2
15			3:08.3	+13.3
16			3:09.0	+14.0
17			3:09.1	+14.1
18			3:09.2	+14.2
19			3:09.3	+14.3
20			3:09.4	+14.4
21			3:10.0	+15.0
22			3:11.0	+16.0
23			3:12.0	+17.0
23			3:12.0	+17.0
25			3:12.1	+17.1
26			3:12.3	+17.3
27			3:12.4	+17.4
28			3:14.1	+19.1
28			3:14.1	+19.1
30			3:15.0	+20.0
31			3:15.1	+20.1
32			3:15.4	+20.4
33			3:16.1	+21.1
34			3:19.2	+24.2
35			3:20.2	+25.2
36			3:21.1	+26.1
37			3:21.3	+26.2
38			3:22.2	+27.2
39			3:22.3	+27.3
40			3:23.1	+28.1
41			3:23.2	+28.2
42			3:25.2	+30.2
43			3:26.2	+31.2
44			3:27.4	+32.4
45			3:28.2	+33.2
46			3:29.4	+34.4
47			3:30.1	+35.1
48			3:30.4	+35.4
49			3:31.4	+36.4
50			3:34.3	+39.3
51			3:35.0	+40.0
52			3:36.0	+41.0
53			3:36.4	+41.4
54			3:37.1	+42.1
55			3:38.3	+43.3
56			3:39.1	+44.1
57			3:39.3	+44.3
58			3:39.4	+44.4
59			3:40.2	+45.2
60			3:41.3	+46.3
60			3:41.3	+46.3
62			3:45.3	+50.3
63			3:46.2	+51.2
64			3:48.2	+53.2
65			3:49.1	+54.1
66			3:49.2	+54.2
67			3:49.4	+54.4
68			3:50.2	+55.2
69			3:50.3	+55.3
70			3:51.0	+56.0
71			3:52.3	+57.3
71			3:52.3	+57.3
73			3:53.0	+58.0
74			3:54.1	+59.1
			3:54.1	+59.1
			3:54.1	+59.1
77			3:55.3	+1:00.3
78			3:56.4	+1:01.4
79			4:00.0	+1:05.0
80			4:00.2	+1:05.2
81			4:03.0	+1:08.0
82			4:07.1	+1:12.1
83			4:08.3	+1:13.3
84			4:09.0	+1:14.0
85			4:09.3	+1:14.3
86			4:11.4	+1:16.4
87			4:12.1	+1:17.1
88			4:17.4	+1:22.4
89			4:24.0	+1:29.0
90			4:24.1	+1:29.1
91			4:25.2	+1:30.2
92			4:36.2	+1:41.2
92			4:36.2	+1:41.2
94			4:37.3	+1:42.3
95			4:45.4	+1:50.4
96			4:47.0	+1:52.0
97			4:49.2	+1:54.2
98			4:57.0	+2:02.0
99			5:04.1	+2:09.1
100			5:13.0	+2:18.0
101			5:39.1	+2:44.1
102			5:41.2	+2:46.2
–			DNF
			DNF
			DNF
			DNF
			DNF
			DNF
			DNF
–			DQ
–			DQ

External links

FIS-Ski.com – 1948 Winter Olympics – Men's downhill

Web site: Wudarski . Pawel . 1999 . Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich . 2 June 2008 . pl . 16 February 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090216130930/http://olympic.w.interia.pl/ . dead .
Olympic.org – 1948 St. Moritz
- Alpine skiing medalists

Notes and References

Web site: Rapport Général sur les V Jeux Olympiques . LA84 Foundation. Comité Olympique Suisse. 1948. 38–46, 49–52. February 18, 2014.
Web site: Alpine Skiing at the 1948 Sankt Moritz Winter Games: Men's Downhill . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417195936/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1948/ASK/mens-downhill.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 2 March 2018 . Sports Reference.