The Women's downhill competition of the Innsbruck 1976 Olympics was held at Axamer Lizum on Sunday, 8 February.[1][2]
| Women's Downhill at the XII Olympic Winter Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Axamer Lizum | ||||||||||||
| Date | February 8 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 38 from 15 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 1:46.16 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Women's Downhill | |
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| Location | Axamer Lizum |
| Vertical | 700 m (2,297 ft) |
| Top elevation | 2,310 m (7,579 ft) |
| Base elevation | 1,610 m (5,282 ft) |
The defending world champion was Annemarie Moser-Pröll of Austria, who was also the defending World Cup downhill champion, but spent this year away from racing to care for her ailing father; Switzerland's Bernadette Zurbriggen led the current season.[3][4] Defending Olympic champion Marie-Theres Nadig was entered in the race but did not start.
Rosi Mittermaier won the gold medal, Brigitte Totschnig of Austria took the silver, and Cindy Nelson of the United States was the bronze medalist.[5][6] Mittermaier also won the slalom and was the runner-up in the giant slalom.
The starting gate was at an elevation of 2,310 m (7,579 ft) above sea level, with a vertical drop of 700 m (2,297 ft).[1] The course length was 2.515 km (1.56 mi) and Mittermaier's winning run of 106.16 seconds resulted in an average speed of 85.286 km/h (53.0 mph), with an average vertical descent rate of 6.594 m/s (21.6 ft/s).
Results edit
Sunday, February 8, 1976
- Source:[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Final Report - XII. Olympische Winterspiele Innsbruck 1976". Organizing Committee for the XIIth Winter Olympic Games 1976. LA84 Foundation. 1976. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
- ^ "Alpine Skiing at the 1976 Innsbruck Winter Games: Women's Downhill". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
- ^ "1975 World Cup standings". FIS. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
- ^ "1974 World Championships results". FIS. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
- ^ "Nelson claims bronze in downhill". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. February 9, 1976. p. 13.
- ^ Johnson, William Oscar (February 16, 1976). "On came the heroes". Sports Illustrated. p. 10.