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| Men's downhill at the VII Olympic Winter Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Olimpia - Tofana Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy | ||||||||||||
| Date | 3 February 1956 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 75 from 27 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 2:52.2 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Men's Downhill | |
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| Location | Olimpia - Tofana |
| Vertical | 902 m (2,959 ft) |
| Top elevation | 2,282 m (7,487 ft) |
| Base elevation | 1,380 m (4,528 ft) |
| Alpine skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics | ||
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| Downhill | men | women |
| Giant slalom | men | women |
| Slalom | men | women |
The men's alpine skiing downhill event of the 1956 Winter Olympics at Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, was held on Friday, 3 February, at 11:00 a.m. The starting elevation on the Olimpia - Tofana run was 2,282 m (7,487 ft) above sea level and the course length was 3.461 km (2.15 mi), with a vertical drop of 902 m (2,959 ft) and just fifteen control gates.
It was the final alpine event of the games and the third straight victory for Toni Sailer of Austria. [1] His average speed was 72.355 km/h (45.0 mph), with an average vertical descent rate of 5.238 m/s (17.2 ft/s).
It was the third appearance of the downhill event at the Winter Games, which debuted in 1948. Seventy-five alpine skiers from 27 nations competed. [2]
