Alpine skiing at the 1952 Winter Olympics

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]

Alpine skiing
at the VI Olympic Winter Games
VenueNorefjell in Krødsherad, Buskerud
Rødkleiva (slalom) in Oslo, Norway
Dates14–20 February 1952
Competitors166 from 28 nations
← 1948
1956 →
Alpine skiing at the 1952 Winter Olympics is located in South Norway
Rødkleiva
Rødkleiva
Norefjell
Norefjell
Oslo
Oslo
Locations in southern Norway

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 edit

Men's events edit

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Downhill
details
Zeno Colò
  Italy
2:30.8 Othmar Schneider
  Austria
2:32.0 Christian Pravda
  Austria
2:32.4
Giant slalom
details
Stein Eriksen
  Norway
2:25.0 Christian Pravda
  Austria
2:26.9 Toni Spiß
  Austria
2:28.8
Slalom
details
Othmar Schneider
  Austria
2:00.0 Stein Eriksen
  Norway
2:01.2 Guttorm Berge
  Norway
2:01.7

Women's events edit

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Downhill
details
Trude Jochum-Beiser
  Austria
1:47.1 Annemarie Buchner
  Germany
1:48.0 Giuliana Minuzzo
  Italy
1:49.0
Giant slalom
details
Andrea Mead Lawrence
  United States
2:06.8 Dagmar Rom
  Austria
2:09.0 Annemarie Buchner
  Germany
2:10.0
Slalom
details
Andrea Mead Lawrence
  United States
2:10.6 Ossi Reichert
  Germany
2:11.4 Annemarie Buchner
  Germany
2:13.3

Medal table edit

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Austria2327
2  United States2002
3  Norway1113
4  Italy1012
5  Germany0224
Totals (5 entries)66618

Course information edit

Date Race Start
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) 28.8%
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) 28.5%
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) 27.7%
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) 27.9%
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) 40.0%
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) 40.0%

Source:[1]

Participating nations edit

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

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "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.

External links edit