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Alpine skiing at the 1952 Winter Olympics – Women's downhill

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Women's downhill
at the VI Olympic Winter Games
Alpine skiing
VenueNorefjell Ski Resort,
Krødsherad, Norway
Date17 February 1952
Competitors42 from 13 nations
Winning time1:47.1
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Trude Jochum-Beiser  Austria
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Annemarie Buchner  Germany
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Giuliana Minuzzo  Italy
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Alpine skiing at the
1952 Winter Olympics
Downhillmenwomen
Giant slalommenwomen
Slalommenwomen
Women's Downhill
LocationNorefjell
Vertical385 m (1,263 ft)
Top elevation710 m (2,329 ft)   AMSL
Base elevation325 m (1,066 ft)

The women's downhill event was part of the alpine skiing at the 1952 Winter Olympics program, and was the second appearance of the event. The competition was held at Norefjell Ski Resort near Krødsherad, Norway, on Sunday, 17 February.[1] Forty-two alpine skiers from 13 nations competed.[2]

Austria's Trude Jochum-Beiser won the gold medal, Annemarie Buchner of Germany took the silver, and Giuliana Minuzzo of Italy was the bronze medalist.

The race's starting elevation was 710 m (2,329 ft) above sea level; the course length was 1.35 km (0.84 mi), with a vertical drop of 385 m (1,263 ft). Jochum-Beiser's winning time of 107.1 seconds yielded an average speed of 45.378 km/h (28.2 mph), with an average vertical descent rate of 3.595 m/s (11.8 ft/s).

Results

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Sunday, 17 February 1952

The race was started at 13:00 local time, (UTC +1).

Rank Bib # Competitor Time Difference
1st place, gold medalist(s) 3  Trude Jochum-Beiser (AUT) 1:47.1 —
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5  Annemarie Buchner (GER) 1:48.0 +0.9
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 13  Giuliana Minuzzo (ITA) 1:49.0 +1.9
4 2  Erika Mahringer (AUT) 1:49.5 +2.4
5 8  Dagmar Rom (AUT) 1:49.8 +2.7
6 7  Madeleine Berthod (SUI) 1:50.7 +3.6
7 24  Margit Hvammen (NOR) 1:50.9 +3.8
8 34  Joanne Hewson (CAN) 1:51.3 +4.2
9 30  Evi Lanig (GER) 1:53.0 +5.9
10 18  Ida Schöpfer (SUI) 1:53.0 +5.9
19  Hannelore Franke (GER) 1:53.8 +6.7
12 14  Idly Walpoth (SUI) 1:54.1 +7.0
13 27  Barbara Grocholska (POL) 1:54.6 +7.5
14 33  Rosemarie Schutz (CAN) 1:54.9 +7.8
15 6  Celina Seghi (ITA) 1:54.9 +7.8
23  Silvia Glatthard (SUI) 1:54.9 +7.8
17 4  Andrea Mead Lawrence (USA) 1:55.3 +8.2
18 28  Sarah Thomasson (SWE) 1:55.5 +8.4
19 21  Betty Weir (USA) 1:55.7 +8.6
20 12  Rhoda Wurtele-Eaves (CAN) 1:56.4 +9.3
21 38  Dagny Jørgensen (NOR) 1:56.5 +9.4
22 29  Marysette Agnel (FRA) 1:56.8 +9.7
23 15  Katy Rodolph (USA) 1:57.4 +10.3
24 16  Trude Klecker (AUT) 1:57.9 +10.8
25 25  Margareta Jacobsson (SWE) 1:58.2 +11.1
26 41  Sheena Mackintosh (GBR) 1:59.6 +12.5
27 35  Lucille Wheeler (CAN) 1:59.7 +12.6
28 31  Ana María Dellai (ARG) 2:00.3 +13.2
29 40  Ingrid Englund (SWE) 2:01.3 +14.2
30 1  Andrée Bermond (FRA) 2:03.1 +16.0
31 26  Karen-Sofie Styrmoe (NOR) 2:15.5 +28.4
32 43  Ildikó Szendrődi-Kővári (HUN) 2:18.5 +31.4
33 42  Fiona Campbell (GBR) 2:18.6 +31.5
34 37  Maria Kowalska (POL) 2:27.4 +40.3
35 11  Lia Leismüller (GER) 2:37.6 +50.5
— 9  Jacqueline Martel (FRA) DSQ
10  Borghild Niskin (NOR) DSQ
17  Jannette Burr (USA) DSQ
22  Maria Grazia Marchelli (ITA) DSQ
36  Hilary Laing (GBR) DSQ
44  Teresa Kodelska (POL) DSQ
45  Vora Mackintosh (GBR) DSQ

References

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  1. ^ "Austria and Norway sweep Games; Yanks blanked". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. February 18, 1952. p. 8.
  2. ^ "Alpine Skiing at the 1952 Oslo Winter Games: Women's Downhill". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
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