Lauberhorn (downhill ski course)

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Lauberhorn
Streckenplan Lauberhornabfahrt.jpg
Place: Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Wengen
Mountain: Lauberhorn
Member:Club5+
Opened:1930
Level: Piste Europe 3 red.svg advanced
Competition: Lauberhornrennen
Downhill
Start:2,315 m (7,595 ft) (AA)
Finish:1,287 m (4,222 ft)
Vertical drop:1,028 m (3,373 ft)
Length:4,480 m (2.78 mi)
Max. incline:42 degrees (90%)
Avr. incline:14.7 degrees (26.2%)
Min. incline:6 degrees (10.5%)

Lauberhorn is the longest World Cup downhill ski course in the world on the same name mountain in Wengen, Switzerland, debuted in 1930.

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Course is the oldest active downhill course in the world and part of the Lauberhornrennen, the oldest ski competition in the world.

As Switzerland is and always was military neutral, downhill competitions were held even during World War II.

Downhill

Podiums

No.TypeYearWinnerSecondThird
—DH1930 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Christian Rubi Flag of the United Kingdom.svg L. F. W. Jackson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bill Bracken
DH1931 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Fritz Steuri Flag of the United Kingdom.svg H. R. D. Waghorn Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Willy Steuri
DH1932 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Fritz Steuri Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Willy Steuri Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Gody Michel
DH1933cancelled
—DH1934 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Adolf Rubi Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Arnold Glatthard Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Ernst von Allmen
DH1935 Flag of Austria.svg Richard Werle Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Willy Steuri Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Karl Graf
DH1936 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Hans Schlunegger Flag of France.svg Émile Allais Flag of Austria.svg Wilhelm Walch
DH1937 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Heinz von Allmen Flag of Austria.svg Wilhelm Walch Flag of Austria.svg Franz Zingerle
DH1938 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Heinz von Allmen Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg Rudolf Cranz Flag of Austria.svg Wilhelm Walch
DH1939 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Karl Molitor Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg Wilhelm Walch Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg Josef Jennewein
DH1940 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Karl Molitor Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Hans Gertsch Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Oskar Gertsch
DH1941 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Rudolf Graf Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Otto von Allmen Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Hans Gertsch
DH1942 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Karl Molitor Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Rudolf Graf Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Heinz von Allmen
DH1943 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Karl Molitor Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Heinz von Allmen Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Marcel von Allmen
DH1944 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Rudolf Graf Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Fred Rubi Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Hans Gertsch
DH1945 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Karl Molitor Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Paul Valär Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Otto von Allmen
DH1946 Flag of France.svg Jean Blanc Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Karl Molitor Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Otto von Allmen
DH1947 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Karl Molitor Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Edy Rominger Flag of France.svg Jean Blanc
DH1948 Flag of Italy.svg Zeno Colò Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Ralph Olinger Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Karl Molitor
DH1949 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Rudolf Graf Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Ralph Olinger Flag of Italy.svg Luc de Bigontina
DH1950 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Fred Rubi Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Bernhard Perren Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Rudolf Graf
DH1951 Flag of Austria.svg Othmar Schneider Flag of Austria.svg Otto Linher Flag of Italy.svg Zeno Colò
DH1952 Flag of Austria.svg Othmar Schneider Flag of France.svg Maurice Sanglard Flag of Austria.svg Otto Linher
DH1953 Flag of Austria.svg Andreas Molterer Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Bernhard Perren Flag of Austria.svg Martin Strolz
DH1954 Flag of Austria.svg Christian Pravda Flag of Austria.svg Martin Strolz Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Martin Julen
DH1955 Flag of Austria.svg Toni Sailer Flag of Austria.svg Andreas Molterer Flag of Austria.svg Ernst Oberaigner
DH1956 Flag of Austria.svg Toni Sailer Flag of Austria.svg Josef Rieder Flag of Austria.svg Othmar Schneider
DH1957 Flag of Austria.svg Toni Sailer Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Staub Flag of Austria.svg Egon Zimmermann
DH1958 Flag of Austria.svg Toni Sailer Flag of the United States.svg Wallace Werner Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Willi Forrer
DH1959 Flag of Austria.svg Karl Schranz Flag of Austria.svg Andreas Molterer Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Staub
DH1960 Flag of Germany.svg Willy Bogner Flag of Austria.svg Josef Stiegler Flag of Austria.svg Egon Zimmermann
DH1961 Flag of France.svg Guy Périllat Flag of Austria.svg Gerhard Nenning Flag of Austria.svg Karl Schranz
DH1962cancelled
—DH1963 Flag of Austria.svg Karl Schranz Flag of France.svg Émile Viollat Flag of Austria.svg Hugo Nindl
DH1964giant slalom was organized instead downhill
—DH1965 Flag of Austria.svg Stefan Sodat Flag of Austria.svg Werner Bleiner Flag of Austria.svg Karl Schranz
DH1966 Flag of Austria.svg Karl Schranz Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Josef Minsch Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Edmund Bruggmann
World Cup
4DH 1967 Flag of France.svg Jean-Claude Killy Flag of France.svg Léo Lacroix Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jean-Daniel Dätwyler
20DH 1968 Flag of Austria.svg Gerhard Nenning Flag of Austria.svg Karl Schranz Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Edmund Bruggmann
41DH 1969 Flag of Austria.svg Karl Schranz Flag of Austria.svg Heinrich Messner Flag of Austria.svg Karl Cordin
66DH 1970 Flag of France.svg Henri Duvillard Flag of Austria.svg Karl Cordin Flag of Austria.svg Heinrich Messner
DH 1971 cancelled; replaced in St. Moritz on 16 January 1971
DH 1972 cancelled
DH 1973 cancelled; replaced in Grindelwald on 13 January 1973
168DH 1974 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roland Collombin Flag of Austria.svg Franz Klammer Flag of Italy.svg Herbert Plank
185DH 1975 Flag of Austria.svg Franz Klammer Flag of Italy.svg Herbert Plank Flag of Norway.svg Erik Håker
213DH 1976 Flag of Italy.svg Herbert Plank Flag of Austria.svg Franz Klammer Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Bernhard Russi
214KB Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Walter Tresch Flag of Italy.svg Piero Gros Flag of Italy.svg Gustav Thöni
215DH Flag of Austria.svg Franz Klammer Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Philippe Roux Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jim Hunter
243DH 1977 Flag of Austria.svg Franz Klammer Flag of Germany.svg Sepp Ferstl Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Bernhard Russi
DH 1978 cancelled
DH 1979 cancelled; replaced in Crans-Montana on 14 January 1979
330DH 1980 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ken Read Flag of Austria.svg Josef Walcher Flag of Austria.svg Peter Wirnsberger
331DH Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Peter Müller Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ken Read Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Steve Podborski
362DH 1981 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Toni Bürgler Flag of Austria.svg Harti Weirather Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Steve Podborski
397DH 1982 Flag of Austria.svg Harti Weirather Flag of Austria.svg Erwin Resch Flag of Austria.svg Peter Wirnsberger
DH 1983 cancelled; replaced in Kitzbühel on 21 January 1983
464DH 1984 Flag of the United States.svg Bill Johnson Flag of Austria.svg Anton Steiner Flag of Austria.svg Erwin Resch
467KB Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Andreas Wenzel Flag of Austria.svg Anton Steiner Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Peter Lüscher
506DH 1985 Flag of Austria.svg Helmut Höflehner Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Franz Heinzer Flag of Austria.svg Peter Wirnsberger
507DH Flag of Austria.svg Peter Wirnsberger Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Peter Lüscher Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Peter Müller
587DH 1987 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Joël Gaspoz Flag of Austria.svg Dietmar Kohlbichler Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Bojan Križaj
651DH 1989 Flag of Luxembourg.svg Marc Girardelli Flag of Germany.svg Markus Wasmeier Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Daniel Mahrer
652DH Flag of Luxembourg.svg Marc Girardelli Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Pirmin Zurbriggen Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Daniel Mahrer

 Not part of classic Lauberhornrennen. It only replaced other venues. 
 Combined shared with other venues: Garmisch-Partenkirchen (1976) and Parpan (1984). 

Club5+

In 1986, elite Club5 was originally founded by prestigious classic downhill organizers: Kitzbühel, Wengen, Garmisch, Val d’Isère and Val Gardena/Gröden, with goal to bring alpine ski sport on the highest levels possible. [1]

Later over the years other classic longterm organizers joined the now named Club5+: Alta Badia, Cortina, Kranjska Gora, Maribor, Lake Louise, Schladming, Adelboden, Kvitfjell, St.Moritz and Åre. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Srečko Medven predsednik elitnega združenje (page 9)" (in Slovenian). Naše novice. June 2010.
  2. ↑ "Club5+ workshop in Adelboden". saslong.org. 23 October 2021.

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