Alpine skiing at the 1952 Winter Olympics – Women's downhill

The women's downhill event was part of the alpine skiing at the 1952 Winter Olympics program, and was the second appearance of the event. The competition was held at Norefjell Ski Resort near Krødsherad, Norway, on Sunday, 17 February.[1] Forty-two alpine skiers from 13 nations competed.[2]

Women's downhill
at the VI Olympic Winter Games
VenueNorefjell Ski Resort,
Krødsherad, Norway
Date17 February 1952
Competitors42 from 13 nations
Winning time1:47.1
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Trude Jochum-Beiser  Austria
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Annemarie Buchner  Germany
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Giuliana Minuzzo  Italy
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Women's Downhill
LocationNorefjell
Vertical385 m (1,263 ft)
Top elevation710 m (2,329 ft)   AMSL
Base elevation325 m (1,066 ft)

Austria's Trude Jochum-Beiser won the gold medal, Annemarie Buchner of Germany took the silver, and Giuliana Minuzzo of Italy was the bronze medalist.

The race's starting elevation was 710 m (2,329 ft) above sea level; the course length was 1.35 km (0.84 mi), with a vertical drop of 385 m (1,263 ft). Jochum-Beiser's winning time of 107.1 seconds yielded an average speed of 45.378 km/h (28.2 mph), with an average vertical descent rate of 3.595 m/s (11.8 ft/s).

Results

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Sunday, 17 February 1952

The race was started at 13:00 local time, (UTC +1).

Rank Bib # Competitor Time Difference
  3   Trude Jochum-Beiser (AUT) 1:47.1
  5   Annemarie Buchner (GER) 1:48.0 +0.9
  13   Giuliana Minuzzo (ITA) 1:49.0 +1.9
4 2   Erika Mahringer (AUT) 1:49.5 +2.4
5 8   Dagmar Rom (AUT) 1:49.8 +2.7
6 7   Madeleine Berthod (SUI) 1:50.7 +3.6
7 24   Margit Hvammen (NOR) 1:50.9 +3.8
8 34   Joanne Hewson (CAN) 1:51.3 +4.2
9 30   Evi Lanig (GER) 1:53.0 +5.9
10 18   Ida Schöpfer (SUI) 1:53.0 +5.9
19   Hannelore Franke (GER) 1:53.8 +6.7
12 14   Idly Walpoth (SUI) 1:54.1 +7.0
13 27   Barbara Grocholska (POL) 1:54.6 +7.5
14 33   Rosemarie Schutz (CAN) 1:54.9 +7.8
15 6   Celina Seghi (ITA) 1:54.9 +7.8
23   Silvia Glatthard (SUI) 1:54.9 +7.8
17 4   Andrea Mead Lawrence (USA) 1:55.3 +8.2
18 28   Sarah Thomasson (SWE) 1:55.5 +8.4
19 21   Betty Weir (USA) 1:55.7 +8.6
20 12   Rhoda Wurtele-Eaves (CAN) 1:56.4 +9.3
21 38   Dagny Jørgensen (NOR) 1:56.5 +9.4
22 29   Marysette Agnel (FRA) 1:56.8 +9.7
23 15   Katy Rodolph (USA) 1:57.4 +10.3
24 16   Trude Klecker (AUT) 1:57.9 +10.8
25 25   Margareta Jacobsson (SWE) 1:58.2 +11.1
26 41   Sheena Mackintosh (GBR) 1:59.6 +12.5
27 35   Lucille Wheeler (CAN) 1:59.7 +12.6
28 31   Ana María Dellai (ARG) 2:00.3 +13.2
29 40   Ingrid Englund (SWE) 2:01.3 +14.2
30 1   Andrée Bermond (FRA) 2:03.1 +16.0
31 26   Karen-Sofie Styrmoe (NOR) 2:15.5 +28.4
32 43   Ildikó Szendrődi-Kővári (HUN) 2:18.5 +31.4
33 42   Fiona Campbell (GBR) 2:18.6 +31.5
34 37   Maria Kowalska (POL) 2:27.4 +40.3
35 11   Lia Leismüller (GER) 2:37.6 +50.5
9   Jacqueline Martel (FRA) DSQ
10   Borghild Niskin (NOR) DSQ
17   Jannette Burr (USA) DSQ
22   Maria Grazia Marchelli (ITA) DSQ
36   Hilary Laing (GBR) DSQ
44   Teresa Kodelska (POL) DSQ
45   Vora Mackintosh (GBR) DSQ

References

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  1. ^ "Austria and Norway sweep Games; Yanks blanked". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. February 18, 1952. p. 8.
  2. ^ "Alpine Skiing at the 1952 Oslo Winter Games: Women's Downhill". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
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