| Alpine skiing at the 1948 Winter Olympics |
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|---|---|---|
| Combined | men | women |
| Downhill | men | women |
| Slalom | men | women |
The men's alpine skiing downhill event was part of the alpine skiing at the 1948 Winter Olympics programme. It was the first appearance of the event. The competition was held on Monday, February 2, 1948.
One hundred and eleven alpine skiers from 25 nations competed.
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Henri Oreiller France (FRA) |
Franz Gabl Austria (AUT) |
Rolf Olinger Switzerland (SUI) Karl Molitor Switzerland (SUI) |
This race was also part of the alpine combined.
| Place | Competitor | Time | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Henri Oreiller (FRA) | 2:55.0 | |
| 2 | Franz Gabl (AUT) | 2:59.1 | +4.1 |
| 3 | Rolf Olinger (SUI) | 3:00.3 | +5.3 |
| Karl Molitor (SUI) | 3:00.3 | +5.3 | |
| 5 | Egon Schöpf (AUT) | 3:01.2 | +6.2 |
| 6 | Silvio Alverà (ITA) | 3:02.4 | +7.4 |
| Carlo Gartner (ITA) | 3:02.4 | +7.4 | |
| 8 | Fernand Grosjean (SUI) | 3:03.1 | +8.1 |
| 9 | Hans Nogler (AUT) | 3:03.2 | +8.2 |
| 10 | Hans Hansson (SWE) | 3:05.0 | +10.0 |
| 11 | Sverre Lassen-Urdahl (NOR) | 3:06.4 | +11.4 |
| Adolf Odermatt (SUI) | 3:06.4 | +11.4 | |
| 13 | James Couttet (FRA) | 3:07.3 | +12.3 |
| 14 | Engelbert Haider (AUT) | 3:08.2 | +13.2 |
| 15 | Eberhard Kneisl (AUT) | 3:08.3 | +13.3 |
| 16 | Bjarne Arentz (NOR) | 3:09.0 | +14.0 |
| 17 | Antonín Šponar (TCH) | 3:09.1 | +14.1 |
| 18 | Romedi Spada (SUI) | 3:09.2 | +14.2 |
| 19 | Edi Mall (AUT) | 3:09.3 | +14.3 |
| 20 | Marius Eriksen (NOR) | 3:09.4 | +14.4 |
| 21 | Vittorio Chierroni (ITA) | 3:10.0 | +15.0 |
| 22 | Edy Reinalter (SUI) | 3:11.0 | +16.0 |
| 23 | Guy de Huertas (FRA) | 3:12.0 | +17.0 |
| Georges Panisset (FRA) | 3:12.0 | +17.0 | |
| 25 | Sverre Johannesen (NOR) | 3:12.1 | +17.1 |
| 26 | Jack Reddish (USA) | 3:12.3 | +17.3 |
| 27 | Luboš Brchel (TCH) | 3:12.4 | +17.4 |
| 28 | Harvey Clifford (CAN) | 3:14.1 | +19.1 |
| Hector Sutherland (CAN) | 3:14.1 | +19.1 | |
| 30 | Sixten Isberg (SWE) | 3:15.0 | +20.0 |
| 31 | Stein Eriksen (NOR) | 3:15.1 | +20.1 |
| 32 | Eugenio Bonicco (ITA) | 3:15.4 | +20.4 |
| 33 | Jean Pazzi (ITA) | 3:16.1 | +21.1 |
| 34 | Claude Penz (FRA) | 3:19.2 | +24.2 |
| 35 | Józef Marusarz (POL) | 3:20.2 | +25.2 |
| 36 | Valentin-Ture Mulej (YUG) | 3:21.1 | +26.1 |
| 37 | Jan Gąsienica Ciaptak (POL) | 3:21.3 | +26.2 |
| 38 | Åke Nilsson (SWE) | 3:22.2 | +27.2 |
| 39 | Pentti Alonen (FIN) | 3:22.3 | +27.3 |
| 40 | Stig Sollander (SWE) | 3:23.1 | +28.1 |
| 41 | Olle Dalman (SWE) | 3:23.2 | +28.2 |
| 42 | Richard Movitz (USA) | 3:25.2 | +30.2 |
| 43 | Steve Knowlton (USA) | 3:26.2 | +31.2 |
| 44 | Robert Blatt (USA) | 3:27.4 | +32.4 |
| 45 | Devereaux Jennings (USA) | 3:28.2 | +33.2 |
| 46 | Daniel Šlachta (TCH) | 3:29.4 | +34.4 |
| 47 | Barney McLean (USA) | 3:30.1 | +35.1 |
| 48 | Péter Szikla (HUN) | 3:30.4 | +35.4 |
| 49 | Sándor Mazány (HUN) | 3:31.4 | +36.4 |
| 50 | Michel Feron (BEL) | 3:34.3 | +39.3 |
| 51 | Radu Scîrneci (ROU) | 3:35.0 | +40.0 |
| 52 | Tamás Székely (HUN) | 3:36.0 | +41.0 |
| 53 | Aimo Vartiainen (FIN) | 3:36.4 | +41.4 |
| 54 | Slavko Lukanc (YUG) | 3:37.1 | +42.1 |
| 55 | Franz Beck (LIE) | 3:38.3 | +43.3 |
| 56 | Albert Irwin (CAN) | 3:39.1 | +44.1 |
| 57 | Dumitru Frăţilă (ROU) | 3:39.3 | +44.3 |
| 58 | Dumitru Sulică (ROU) | 3:39.4 | +44.4 |
| 59 | Hernán Oelkers (CHI) | 3:40.2 | +45.2 |
| 60 | Donald Garrow (GBR) | 3:41.3 | +46.3 |
| Wilbur Irwin (CAN) | 3:41.3 | +46.3 | |
| 62 | David Madzhar (BUL) | 3:45.3 | +50.3 |
| 63 | Justo del Carril (ARG) | 3:46.2 | +51.2 |
| 64 | Magnús Brynjólfsson (ISL) | 3:48.2 | +53.2 |
| 65 | Károly Kővári (HUN) | 3:49.1 | +54.1 |
| 66 | Ion Coliban (ROU) | 3:49.2 | +54.2 |
| 67 | Jerzy Schindler (POL) | 3:49.4 | +54.4 |
| 68 | Luis de Ridder (ARG) | 3:50.2 | +55.2 |
| 69 | Matevž Lukanc (YUG) | 3:50.3 | +55.3 |
| 70 | Philippe d'Ursel (BEL) | 3:51.0 | +56.0 |
| 71 | Mihai Bîră (ROU) | 3:52.3 | +57.3 |
| Ciril Praček (YUG) | 3:52.3 | +57.3 | |
| 73 | Max Gassner (LIE) | 3:53.0 | +58.0 |
| 74 | Vasile Ionescu (ROU) | 3:54.1 | +59.1 |
| Arturo Hammersley (CHI) | 3:54.1 | +59.1 | |
| James Palmer-Tomkinson (GBR) | 3:54.1 | +59.1 | |
| 77 | György Libik (HUN) | 3:55.3 | +1:00.3 |
| 78 | Jaime Errázuriz (CHI) | 3:56.4 | +1:01.4 |
| 79 | Poldi Schädler (LIE) | 4:00.0 | +1:05.0 |
| 80 | Jože Bertoncelj (YUG) | 4:00.2 | +1:05.2 |
| 81 | Stuart Parkinson (GBR) | 4:03.0 | +1:08.0 |
| 82 | Dimitar Drazhev (BUL) | 4:07.1 | +1:12.1 |
| 83 | Gonzalo Domínguez (CHI) | 4:08.3 | +1:13.3 |
| 84 | Lajos Máté (HUN) | 4:09.0 | +1:14.0 |
| 85 | Otto Jung (ARG) | 4:09.3 | +1:14.3 |
| 86 | José Arias (ESP) | 4:11.4 | +1:16.4 |
| 87 | Raşit Tolun (TUR) | 4:12.1 | +1:17.1 |
| 88 | Harry Taylor (GBR) | 4:17.4 | +1:22.4 |
| 89 | Thomas Morawitz (ESP) | 4:24.0 | +1:29.0 |
| 90 | Theodor Sele (LIE) | 4:24.1 | +1:29.1 |
| 91 | Gino de Pellegrín (ARG) | 4:25.2 | +1:30.2 |
| 92 | Ian Appleyard (GBR) | 4:36.2 | +1:41.2 |
| Pablo Rosenkjer (ARG) | 4:36.2 | +1:41.2 | |
| 94 | Dursun Bozkurt (TUR) | 4:37.3 | +1:42.3 |
| 95 | Julio Cernuda (ARG) | 4:45.4 | +1:50.4 |
| 96 | Þórir Jónsson (ISL) | 4:47.0 | +1:52.0 |
| 97 | Osman Yüce (TUR) | 4:49.2 | +1:54.2 |
| 98 | Guðmundur Guðmundsson (ISL) | 4:57.0 | +2:02.0 |
| 99 | Constantin von Liechtenstein (LIE) | 5:04.1 | +2:09.1 |
| 100 | José Vila (ESP) | 5:13.0 | +2:18.0 |
| 101 | Fotios Mavriplis (GRE) | 5:39.1 | +2:44.1 |
| 102 | Fernando Armiñán (ESP) | 5:41.2 | +2:46.2 |
| – | Zeno Colò (ITA) | DNF | |
| Roberto Lacedelli (ITA) | DNF | ||
| Alfred Stäger (SUI) | DNF | ||
| Jan Pawlica (POL) | DNF | ||
| Johnny Lunde (NOR) | DNF | ||
| Saša Molnar (YUG) | DNF | ||
| Peter Boumphrey (GBR) | DNF | ||
| – | Ibrahim Geagea (LIB) | DQ | |
| Muzaffer Demirhan (TUR) | DQ |
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