Alpine skiing at the 1972 Winter Olympics – Men's downhill

Men's downhill
at the XI Olympic Winter Games
Alpine skiing
VenueMount Eniwa
Hokkaido, Japan
DateFebruary 7, 1972
Competitors55 from 20 nations
Winning time1:51.43
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Bernhard Russi  Switzerland
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Roland Collombin  Switzerland
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Heinrich Messner  Austria
Alpine skiing at the
1972 Winter Olympics
Downhillwomen
Giant slalommenwomen
Slalommenwomen
Men's Downhill
LocationMount Eniwa
Vertical   772 m (2,533 ft)
Top elevation1,126 m (3,694 ft)  
Base elevation   354 m (1,161 ft)
Longest run2.640 km (1.64 mi)
Alpine skiing at the 1972 Winter Olympics – Men's downhill is located in Hokkaido
Sapporo
Sapporo
Teine
Teine
Mount Eniwa
Mount Eniwa
Locations on Hokkaido

The Men's Downhill competition of the Sapporo 1972 Olympics was held at Mount Eniwa on Monday, February 7.[1][2]

The defending world champion was Bernhard Russi of Switzerland, who was also the defending World Cup downhill champion, and Austria's Karl Schranz led the current season.[3][4] Schranz was classified as a professional and banned from the Olympics.[5][6]

Russi won the gold medal, teammate Roland Collombin took the silver, and Heini Messner of Austria won the bronze.[7][8]

The starting gate was at an elevation of 1,126 m (3,694 ft) above sea level, with a vertical drop of 772 m (2,533 ft).[1] The course length was 2.640 km (1.64 mi) and Russi's winning run of 111.43 seconds resulted in an average speed of 85.291 km/h (53.0 mph), with an average vertical descent rate of 6.928 m/s (22.7 ft/s).

Results

The race started at 13:30 JST (UTC+9) under clear skies, with an air temperature of −7 °C (19 °F).

Rank Bib Name Country Time Difference
1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 Bernhard Russi  Switzerland 1:51.43 —
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 11 Roland Collombin  Switzerland 1:52.07 +0.64
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5 Heinrich Messner  Austria 1:52.40 +0.97
4 1 Andreas Sprecher  Switzerland 1:53.11 +1.68
5 26 Erik Håker  Norway 1:53.16 +1.73
6 13 Walter Tresch  Switzerland 1:53.19 +1.76
7 8 Karl Cordin  Austria 1:53.32 +1.89
8 18 Bob Cochran  United States 1:53.39 +1.96
9 22 Josef Loidl  Austria 1:53.71 +2.28
10 7 Marcello Varallo  Italy 1:53.85 +2.42
11 17 Giuliano Besson  Italy 1:54.15 +2.72
11 10 Stefano Anzi  Italy 1:54.15 +2.72
13 2 Gustav Thöni  Italy 1:54.37 +2.94
14 15 Mike Lafferty  United States 1:54.38 +2.95
15 20 Roger Rossat-Mignod  France 1:54.72 +3.29
16 3 Bernard Orcel  France 1:54.81 +3.38
17 14 David Currier  United States 1:54.96 +3.53
18 25 Hans-Jörg Schlager  West Germany 1:55.05 +3.62
19 27 Henri Duvillard  France 1:55.13 +3.70
20 30 Jim Hunter  Canada 1:55.16 +3.73
21 9 Bernard Charvin  France 1:55.33 +3.90
22 24 Sumihiro Tomii  Japan 1:55.34 +3.91
23 6 Malcolm Milne  Australia 1:55.48 +4.05
24 12 Franz Vogler  West Germany 1:55.50 +4.07
25 19 Hank Kashiwa  United States 1:55.60 +4.17
26 23 Herbert Marxer  Liechtenstein 1:55.90 +4.47
27 29 Alfred Hagn  West Germany 1:56.04 +4.61
28 42 Manni Thofte  Sweden 1:56.66 +5.23
29 21 Willi Lesch  West Germany 1:56.67 +5.24
30 44 Willi Frommelt  Liechtenstein 1:57.58 +6.15
31 31 Reinhard Tritscher  Austria 1:58.05 +6.62
32 28 Reto Barrington  Canada 1:58.29 +6.86
33 48 Royston Varley  Great Britain 1:58.53 +7.10
34 45 Olle Rolén  Sweden 1:59.28 +7.85
35 43 Masahiko Otsue  Japan 1:59.55 +8.12
36 47 Peik Christensen  Norway 1:59.71 +8.28
37 37 Alex Mapelli-Mozzi  Great Britain 2:00.28 +8.85
38 49 Derek Robbins  Canada 2:00.38 +8.95
39 53 Dan Cristea  Romania 2:01.26 +9.83
40 36 Ivan Penev  Bulgaria 2:02.16 +10.73
41 40 Chris Womersley  New Zealand 2:02.24 +10.81
42 50 Robert Blanchaer  Belgium 2:02.45 +11.02
43 39 Konrad Bartelski  Great Britain 2:02.71 +11.28
44 46 Steven Clifford  Australia 2:02.90 +11.47
45 41 Resmi Resmiev  Bulgaria 2:03.01 +11.58
46 62 Sergey Grishchenko  Soviet Union 2:03.19 +11.76
47 54 Carlos Perner  Argentina 2:03.69 +12.26
48 55 Virgil Brenci  Romania 2:04.33 +12.90
49 38 Ross Ewington  New Zealand 2:04.75 +13.32
50 56 Iain Finlayson  Great Britain 2:06.50 +15.07
51 58 Jorge-Emilio Lazzarini  Argentina 2:08.29 +16.86
52 60 Ali Saveh  Iran 2:11.29 +19.86
53 61 Lotfollah Kia Shemshaki  Iran 2:16.14 +24.71
54 57 Fayzollah Band Ali  Iran 2:18.19 +26.76
55 59 Gorban Ali Kalhor  Iran 2:20.98 +29.55
Source:[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "The XI Olympic Winter Games Sapporo 1972" (PDF). Organizing Committee for the XIth Olympic Winter Games. LA84 Foundation. 1972. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  2. ^ "Alpine Skiing at the 1972 Sapporo Winter Games: Men's Downhill". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  3. ^ "1971 World Cup standings". FIS. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  4. ^ "1970 World Championships results". FIS. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  5. ^ "Karl Schranz third in history to fall to Olympic amateur rule". Morning Record. (Meriden, Connecticut). Associated Press. February 2, 1972. p. 11.
  6. ^ Waha, Eric (February 1, 1972). "Austrians seek to have Karl Schranz reinstated". Schenectady Gazette. (New York). Associated Press. p. 22.
  7. ^ "Swiss yodeling at Sapporo". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. February 8, 1972. p. 15.
  8. ^ Johnson, William (February 14, 1972). "Games of the rainbow". Sports Illustrated. p. 12.
  • YouTube.com - 1972 Winter Olympics - Men's Downhill - Gold and Bronze medalists' runs - from Japanese television
  • FIS results
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