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Men's downhill World Cup 1991/1992
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Men's downhill World Cup 1991/1992
| Round | Race No | Place | Country | Date | Winner | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Val d'Isère |  France | December 7, 1991 |  A. J. Kitt |  Leonhard Stock |  Franz Heinzer |
| 2 | 8 | Val Gardena |  Italy | December 14, 1991 | Franz Heinzer | Leonhard Stock |  Atle Skårdal |
| 3 | 13 | Garmisch-Partenkirchen |  Germany | January 11, 1992 | Markus Wasmeier | Patrick Ortlieb | Hans-Jörg Tauscher |
| 4 | 17 | Kitzbühel | Austria | January 17, 1992 | Franz Heinzer | Daniel Mahrer | Xavier Gigandet |
| 5 | 18 | Kitzbühel | Austria | January 18, 1992 | Franz Heinzer | A. J. Kitt | Patrick Ortlieb |
| 6 | 22 | Wengen | Switzerland | January 25, 1992 | Franz Heinzer | Markus Wasmeier | Helmut Höflehner |
| 7 | 28 | Panorama |  Canada | March 6, 1992 | William Besse | Daniel Mahrer Günther Mader | |
| 8 | 29 | Panorama | Canada | March 7, 1992 | Daniel Mahrer | Jan Einar Thorsen | A. J. Kitt |
| 9 | 31 | Aspen | United States | March 14, 1992 | Daniel Mahrer | William Besse | Patrick Ortlieb |
In men's downhill World Cup 1991/92 all results count.
| Alpine skiing World Cup | |
| Men | |
Overall | Downhill | Super G | Giant slalom | Slalom | Combined | |
| 1992 |
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