Alpine skiing at the 1952 Winter Olympics

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Alpine skiing
at the VI Olympic Winter Games
Alpine skiing pictogram.svg
Venue Norefjell in Krødsherad, Buskerud
Rødkleiva (slalom) in Oslo, Norway
Dates14–20 February 1952
Competitors166 from 28 nations
  1948
1956  
Relief Map of Norway.png
Red pog.svg
Oslo
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Blue pog.svg
Rødkleiva
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Norefjell
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Oslo
Locations in southern Norway

At the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway, the six alpine skiing events were held from Thursday, 14 February, to Wednesday, 20 February. The downhill and giant slalom events were held at Norefjell in Krødsherad, Buskerud, and the slalom events at Rødkleiva in Oslo. [1] [2]

The giant slalom made its Olympic debut, and the combined event was dropped as an Olympic medal event for four decades, until 1988. It returned as a medal event at the World Championships two years later in 1954, and for the concurrent World Championships in Olympic years from 1956 through 1980. For fourteen World Championships (1954–1980), the combined was a "paper race," using the results from the three events (and required the completion of each).

Medal summary

Men's events

EventGoldSilverBronze
Downhill
details
Zeno Colò
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
2:30.8 Othmar Schneider
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
2:32.0 Christian Pravda
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
2:32.4
Giant slalom
details
Stein Eriksen
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
2:25.0 Christian Pravda
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
2:26.9 Toni Spiß
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
2:28.8
Slalom
details
Othmar Schneider
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
2:00.0 Stein Eriksen
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
2:01.2 Guttorm Berge
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
2:01.7

Women's events

EventGoldSilverBronze
Downhill
details
Trude Jochum-Beiser
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
1:47.1 Annemarie Buchner
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
1:48.0 Giuliana Minuzzo
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
1:49.0
Giant slalom
details
Andrea Mead Lawrence
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
2:06.8 Dagmar Rom
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
2:09.0 Annemarie Buchner
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
2:10.0
Slalom
details
Andrea Mead Lawrence
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
2:10.6 Ossi Reichert
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
2:11.4 Annemarie Buchner
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
2:13.3

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 2327
2US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 2002
3Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 1113
4Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1012
5Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 0224
Totals (5 entries)66618

Course information

DateRaceStart
elevation
Finish
elevation
Vertical
drop
Course
length
Average
gradient
Sat 16-Feb Downhill – men 940 m (3,084 ft) 190 m (623 ft) 750 m (2,461 ft) 2.600 km (1.616 mi)
Sun 17-Feb Downhill – women 710 m (2,329 ft) 325 m (1,066 ft) 385 m (1,263 ft) 1.350 km (0.839 mi)
Fri 15-Feb Giant slalom – men 675 m (2,215 ft) 190 m (623 ft) 485 m (1,591 ft) 1.750 km (1.087 mi)
Thu 14-Feb Giant slalom – women 710 m (2,329 ft) 375 m (1,230 ft) 335 m (1,099 ft) 1.200 km (0.746 mi)
Tue 19-Feb Slalom – men 479 m (1,572 ft) 310 m (1,017 ft) 169 m (554 ft) 0.422 km (0.262 mi)
Wed 20-Feb Slalom – women 479 m (1,572 ft) 310 m (1,017 ft) 169 m (554 ft) 0.422 km (0.262 mi)

Source: [1]

Participating nations

Twenty-eight nations sent alpine skiers to compete in the events in Oslo. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "VI Olympic Winter Games: Official Report" (PDF). Organisasjonskomiteen for de VI Olympiske Vinterleker. LA84 Foundation. 1952. pp. 32–33, 216–217, 227–223. Retrieved February 12, 2014.
  2. "Alpine Skiing at the 1952 Oslo Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2018.