| Event: | Men's downhill |
| Championship: | FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2011 |
| Dates: | 12 February |
| Location: | Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany |
| Venue: | Kandahar 2, Garmisch Classic |
| Competitors: | 54 |
| Nations: | 24 |
| Win Value: | 1:58.41 |
| Gold: | Erik Guay |
| Gold Nation: | CAN |
| Silver: | Didier Cuche |
| Silver Nation: | SUI |
| Bronze: | Christof Innerhofer |
| Bronze Nation: | ITA |
| Prev: | 2009 |
| Next: | 2013 |
| Men's Downhill | |
| Location: | Kandahar 2 Garmisch Classic, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany |
| Vertical: | 920m (3,020feet) |
| Top Elevation: | 1690m (5,550feet) |
| Base Elevation: | 770m (2,530feet) |
| Longest Run: | 3.3km (02.1miles) |
The Men's Downhill competition at the 2011 World Championships at Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, was the fourth race of the championships, run under spring-like conditions on Saturday, February 12.[1]
Canada's Erik Guay won the gold medal, Didier Cuche of Switzerland took the silver, and the bronze medalist was Christof Innerhofer of Italy.
Mostly in the shade, the north-facing slope of the Kandahar 2 course at Garmisch Classic was 3.3km (02.1miles) in length, with a vertical drop of 920m (3,020feet) from a starting elevation of 1690m (5,550feet) above sea level. Guay's winning time of 118.41 seconds yielded an average speed of 100.329km/h and an average vertical descent rate of 7.7696m/s.[2] Fifty four athletes from 24 countries competed.[3]
The race started at 11:00 CET (UTC+1) under clear skies. The air temperature was at the starting gate and at the finish.[2]
| Rank | Bib | Name | Nation | Time | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Erik Guay | 1:58.41 | — | |||
| 18 | 1:58.73 | +0.32 | ||||
| 9 | 1:59.17 | +0.76 | ||||
| 20 | 1:59.51 | +1.10 | ||||
| 17 | 1:59.83 | +1.42 | ||||
| 12 | 2:00.25 | +1.84 | ||||
| 16 | 2:00.28 | +1.87 | ||||
| 13 | 2:00.35 | +1.94 | ||||
| 29 | 2:00.47 | +2.06 | ||||
| 10 | 6 | 2:00.48 | +2.07 | |||
| 11 | 21 | 2:00.58 | +2.17 | |||
| 12 | 19 | 2:00.75 | +2.34 | |||
| 13 | 5 | 2:00.80 | +2.39 | |||
| 14 | 14 | 2:00.81 | +2.40 | |||
| 15 | 22 | 2:00.83 | +2.42 | |||
| 16 | 26 | 2:00.99 | +2.58 | |||
| 17 | 8 | 2:01.16 | +2.75 | |||
| 18 | 4 | 2:01.18 | +2.77 | |||
| 19 | 2 | 2:01.50 | +3.09 | |||
| 20 | 25 | 2:01.55 | +3.14 | |||
| 21 | 35 | 2:01.77 | +3.36 | |||
| 22 | 15 | 2:01.79 | +3.38 | |||
| 23 | 28 | 2:01.99 | +3.58 | |||
| 24 | 31 | 2:02.19 | +3.78 | |||
| 25 | 23 | 2:02.45 | +4.04 | |||
| 26 | 30 | 2:02.49 | +4.08 | |||
| 27 | 32 | 2:02.50 | +4.09 | |||
| 28 | 7 | 2:02.57 | +4.16 | |||
| 29 | 1 | 2:02.66 | +4.25 | |||
| 30 | 24 | 2:02.99 | +4.58 | |||
| 31 | 27 | 2:03.31 | +4.90 | |||
| 32 | 37 | 2:03.79 | +5.38 | |||
| 33 | 34 | 2:04.04 | +5.63 | |||
| 34 | 43 | 2:04.58 | +6.17 | |||
| 35 | 36 | 2:04.93 | +6.52 | |||
| 36 | 45 | 2:05.19 | +6.78 | |||
| 37 | 42 | 2:05.74 | +7.33 | |||
| 38 | 39 | 2:06.54 | +8.13 | |||
| 39 | 50 | 2:06.57 | +8.16 | |||
| 40 | 44 | 2:06.99 | +8.58 | |||
| 41 | 48 | 2:07.64 | +9.23 | |||
| 42 | 40 | 2:07.66 | +9.25 | |||
| 43 | 51 | 2:08.70 | +10.29 | |||
| 44 | 54 | 2:09.69 | +11.28 | |||
| 45 | 47 | 2:11.47 | +13.06 | |||
| 46 | 53 | 2:12.30 | +13.89 | |||
| 47 | 52 | 2:13.25 | +14.84 | |||
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