| Event: | Men's downhill |
| Championship: | FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2007 |
| Dates: | 9 February |
| Venue: | Åre ski resort |
| Location: | Åre, Sweden |
| Competitors: | 56 |
| Nations: | 20 |
| Win Value: | 1:44.68 |
| Gold: | Aksel Lund Svindal |
| Gold Nation: | NOR |
| Silver: | Jan Hudec |
| Silver Nation: | CAN |
| Bronze: | Patrik Järbyn |
| Bronze Nation: | SWE |
| Prev: | 2005 |
| Next: | 2009 |
| Men's Downhill | |
| Location: | Olympia Åre, Sweden |
| Vertical: | 844m (2,769feet) |
| Top Elevation: | 1240m (4,070feet) |
| Base Elevation: | 396m (1,299feet) |
| Longest Run: | 2.922km (01.816miles) |
The Men's downhill competition of the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2007 at Åre, Sweden, was run on Sunday, February 11.[1] [2]
Norway's Aksel Lund Svindal won the gold medal, Jan Hudec of Canada took the silver, and the bronze medalist was Patrik Järbyn of host Sweden.[2]
The Olympia race course was 2.922km (01.816miles) in length, with a vertical drop of 844m (2,769feet) from a starting elevation of 1240m (4,070feet) above sea level.[2] Svindall's winning time of 104.68 seconds yielded an average speed of 100.489km/h and an average vertical descent rate of 8.0627m/s.
Delayed a day due to fog, the race started at 10:00 CET (UTC+1) in fog. The air temperature was at the starting gate and at the finish.[2]
| Rank | Name | Country | Time | Diff. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1:44.68 | — | ||||
| 1:45.40 | +0.72 | ||||
| 1:45.65 | +0.97 | ||||
| 4 | 1:45.67 | +0.99 | |||
| 5 | 1:45.68 | +1.00 | |||
| 6 | 1:45.69 | +1.01 | |||
| 7 | 1:45.95 | +1.27 | |||
| 8 | 1:45.99 | +1.31 | |||
| 9 | 1:46.11 | +1.43 | |||
| 10 | 1:46.12 | +1.44 | |||
| 11 | 1:46.39 | +1.71 | |||
| 12 | 1:46.41 | +1.73 | |||
| 13 | 1:46.43 | +1.75 | |||
| 14 | 1:46.54 | +1.86 | |||
| 15 | 1:46.56 | +1.88 | |||
| 15 | 1:46.56 | +1.88 | |||
| 17 | 1:46.58 | +1.90 | |||
| 18 | 1:46.78 | +2.10 | |||
| 19 | 1:46.83 | +2.15 | |||
| 19 | 1:46.83 | +2.15 | |||
| 21 | 1:46.86 | +2.18 | |||
| 22 | 1:46.97 | +2.29 | |||
| 23 | 1:47.08 | +2.40 | |||
| 24 | 1:47.22 | +2.54 | |||
| 25 | 1:47.36 | +2.68 | |||
| 26 | 1:47.45 | +2.77 | |||
| 27 | 1:47.49 | +2.81 | |||
| 28 | 1:47.58 | +2.90 | |||
| 29 | 1:47.63 | +2.95 | |||
| 30 | 1:47.66 | +2.98 | |||
| 31 | 1:47.72 | +3.04 | |||
| 32 | 1:47.79 | +3.11 | |||
| 33 | 1:47.82 | +3.14 | |||
| 34 | 1:47.87 | +3.19 | |||
| 35 | 1:47.92 | +3.24 | |||
| 36 | 1:48.05 | +3.37 | |||
| 37 | 1:48.26 | +3.58 | |||
| 38 | 1:48.30 | +3.62 | |||
| 39 | 1:48.84 | +4.16 | |||
| 40 | 1:48.95 | +4.27 | |||
| 41 | 1:49.01 | +4.33 | |||
| 42 | 1:49.19 | +4.51 | |||
| 43 | 1:49.37 | +4.69 | |||
| 44 | 1:50.35 | +5.67 | |||
| 45 | 1:50.46 | +5.78 | |||
| 46 | 1:50.78 | +6.10 | |||
| 47 | 1:51.19 | +6.51 | |||
| 48 | 1:51.57 | +6.89 | |||
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