FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1958

FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1958
Host city Bad Gastein, Salzburg, Austria
Events 6
Opening ceremony 1 February
Closing ceremony 9 February
Bad Gastein
Location in Austria
Bad Gastein
Location in the Alps of Europe

The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1958 were held 1–9 February in Bad Gastein, Salzburg, Austria.[1]

Austrian Toni Sailer, 22, won three gold medals and a silver. The triple gold medalist from the 1956 Winter Olympics successfully defended three of his four world titles.[2][3][4] Lucile Wheeler of Canada, 23, won two gold medals and a silver.[5][6]

Men's competitions

Downhill

Sunday, 9 February

Place Name Country Time Diff.
1st Toni Sailer  Austria 2:28.5 —
2nd Roger Staub  Switzerland  Switzerland     2:30.4   + 1.9
3rd Jean Vuarnet  France 2:32.3 + 3.8
4 Willi Ferrer  Switzerland  Switzerland 2:32.7 + 4.2
5 Adrien Duvillard  France 2:33.5 + 5.0
5 Mathias Leitner  Austria 2:33.5 + 5.0
5 Andreas Molterer    Austria 2:33.5   + 5.0  

Giant Slalom

Wednesday, 5 February

Place Name Country Time Diff.
1st Toni Sailer  Austria 1:48.8 —
2nd Josef Rieder  Austria 1:52.6 + 3.8
3rd François Bonlieau  France 1:53.9 + 5.1
3rd Roger Staub  Switzerland  Switzerland 1:53.9 + 5.1
5 Buddy Werner  United States   1:54.5   + 5.7
6 Chiharu Igaya  Japan 1:55.3 + 6.5
6 Andreas Molterer  Austria 1:55.3   + 6.5  

Slalom

Sunday, 2 February

Place Name Country Run 1 Run 2 Total Diff.
1st Josef Rieder  Austria 57.7 57.4 1:55.1 —
2nd Toni Sailer  Austria 58.3 57.5 1:55.8 + 0.7
3rd Chiharu Igaya  Japan 56.7 60.0 1:56.7 + 1.6
4 Buddy Werner      United States 59.6 59.2 1:58.8 + 3.7
5 Roger Staub  Switzerland  Switzerland 60.1 60.8   2:01.9   + 6.8
6 Adolf Mathis  Switzerland  Switzerland 2:02.6   + 7.5  

Combined

Place Name Country   Points     DH     GS     SL  
1st Toni Sailer  Austria 0.36 1st 1st 2nd
2nd Josef Rieder  Austria 6.36 8 2nd 1st
3rd Roger Staub  Switzerland  Switzerland 8.63 2nd 3rd 5
4 Chiharu Igaya  Japan 12.06 6 3rd
5 Andreas Molterer    Austria 12.37 5 6 8
6 Roland Bläsi  Switzerland  Switzerland 18.93
7 Buddy Werner  United States   19.10   37 5 4

At the World Championships from 1954 through 1980, the combined was a "paper race" using the results of the three events (DH, GS, SL).[4]

Women's competitions

Downhill

Thursday, 6 February

Place Name Country Time Diff.
1st Lucile Wheeler  Canada 2:12.1 —
2nd Frieda Dänzer  Switzerland  Switzerland     2:12.4   + 0.3
3rd Carla Marchelli  Italy 2:12.5 + 0.4
4 Pia Riva  Italy 2:14.6 + 2.5
5 Putzi Frandl  Austria 2:15.7 + 3.6
6 Astrid Sandvik  Norway 2:16.0 + 3.9
7 Anne Heggtveit  Canada 2:16.3 + 4.2
8 Hannelore Basler  West Germany 2:16.5 + 4.4
9 Vera Schenome  Italy 2:16.7 + 4.6
10 Penny Pitou  United States 2:17.3   + 5.2  

Giant Slalom

Saturday, 8 February

Place Name Country Time Diff.
1st Lucile Wheeler  Canada 1:54.6 —
2nd Sally Deaver  United States 1:55.1 + 0.5
3rd Frieda Dänzer  Switzerland  Switzerland     1:55.4   + 0.8
4 Annemarie Waser  Switzerland  Switzerland   1:55.5 + 0.9
5 Danièle Télinge  France 1:55.6 + 1.0
6 Berit Stuve  Norway 1:56.4   + 1.8  
7 Pia Riva  Italy
8 Jerta Schir  Italy
9 Thea Hochleitner  Austria
10 Inger Bjørnbakken  Norway

Source:[5][9]

Slalom

Monday, 3 February

Place Name Country Run 1 Run 2 Time Diff.
1st Inger Bjørnbakken  Norway 53.9 51.7 1:45.6 —
2nd Putzi Frandl  Austria 55.2 51.8 1:47.0 + 1.4
3rd Annemarie Waser  Switzerland  Switzerland   55.5 51.9   1:47.4   + 1.8
4 Astrid Sandvik  Norway 56.6 53.3 1:48.9 + 3.3
5 Suzanne Thiollière-Guirand  France 55.5 53.8 1:49.3 + 3.7
6 Hilde Hofherr  Austria 1:49.8 + 4.2
7 Berit Stuve  Norway
8 Frieda Dänzer  Switzerland  Switzerland   1:50.8 + 5.2
8 Anne Heggtveit  Canada 56.2 54.6 1:50.8   + 5.2  

Combined

Place Name Country   Points     DH     GS     SL  
1st Frieda Dänzer  Switzerland  Switzerland 3.80 2nd 3rd 8
2nd Lucile Wheeler  Canada 4.33 1st 1st 14
3rd Putzi Frandl  Austria 6.12 5 11 2nd
4 Berit Stuve  Norway 8.14 6 7
5 Danièle Télinge      France 8.70 5
6 Anne Heggtveit  Canada 9.99 7 15 8

At the World Championships from 1954 through 1980, the combined was a "paper race" using the results of the three events (DH, GS, SL).[6][9]

Medals table

Place Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Austria 4 4 1 9
2  Canada 2 1 – 3
3  Switzerland  Switzerland 1 2 4 7
4  Norway 1 – – 1
5  United States – 1 – 1
6  France – – 2 2
7  Italy – – 1 1
7  Japan – – 1 1


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References

  1. ↑ de:Alpine Skiweltmeisterschaft 1958
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Wernick, Robert (February 17, 1958). "Bad day at Bad Gastein". Sports Illustrated: 40.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Rieder top man in world slalom". Ottawa Citizen. Associated Press. February 3, 1958. p. 10.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Brilliant windup by Toni Sailer". Ottawa Citizen. Associated Press. February 10, 1958. p. 11.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Lucile Wheeler first again, wins world's giant slalom". Ottawa Citizen. Canadian Press. February 8, 1958. p. 1.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Lucile and Anne give Canada ski prominence". Ottawa Citizen. Canadian Press. February 10, 1958. p. 11.
  7. ↑ "Top ten finishers". Ottawa Citizen. Canadian Press. February 6, 1958. p. 1.
  8. ↑ "Canadian takes downhill title". Spokane Daily Chronicle. United Press. February 6, 1958. p. 35.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Sally Deaver of Pennsylvania 2d in Europe". Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. February 9, 1958. p. 1, sports.
  10. ↑ "Anne Heggtveit places 8th in world slalom ski final". Ottawa Citizen. Canadian Press. February 4, 1958. p. 9.
  11. ↑ Schmitt, Herbert (February 4, 1958). "U.S. Japan, Norway show improved ability in world alpine ski championship". Evening Recorder (Amsterdam, New York). Associated Press. p. 12.

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