FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1962 explained

FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1962
Host City:Chamonix, Haute-Savoie
Country:France
Events:8
Opened By:Charles de Gaulle
Previous:Badgastein 1958

The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1962 were held in France from 10 to 18 February at Chamonix in Haute-Savoie.[1]

Chamonix previously hosted the alpine world championships in 1937, and also the first Winter Olympics in 1924, but without alpine skiing, which debuted in 1936.

Men's competitions

Downhill

Date: February 18

PlacingCountryAthleteTime
1Karl Schranz2:24.33 min
2Émile Viollat2:24.82 min
3Egon Zimmermann2:25.13 min

Giant Slalom

Date: February 15

PlacingCountryAthleteTime
1Egon Zimmermann1:38.97 min
2Karl Schranz1:39.12 min
3Martin Burger1:39.42 min

Slalom

Date: February 12

PlacingCountryAthleteTime
1Charles Bozon2:21.67 min
2Guy Périllat2:23.07 min
3Gerhard Nenning2:24.20 min

Combined

PlacingCountryAthletePoints
1Karl Schranz11.04
2Gerhard Nenning33.21
3Ludwig Leitner64.70

Women's competitions

Downhill

Date: February 18

PlacingCountryAthleteTime
1Christl Haas2:09.08 min
2Pia Riva2:12.31 min
3Barbara Ferries2:13.76 min

Giant Slalom

Date: February 11

PlacingCountryAthleteTime
1Marianne Jahn1:41.53 min
2Erika Netzer1:41.60 min
3Joan Hannah1:41.72 min

Slalom

Date: February 14

PlacingCountryAthleteTime
1Marianne Jahn1:34.84 min
2Marielle Goitschel1:36.30 min
3Erika Netzer1:38.12 min

Combined

PlacingCountryAthletePoints
1Maria Garcia Mirol41.13
2Marianne Jahn44.78
3Erika Netzer48.33

Medals table

PlaceNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
164515
2235
311
422
511

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Notes and References

  1. [:de:Alpine Skiweltmeisterschaft 1962]