Alpine skiing at the 1960 Winter Olympics – Men's downhill

Men's downhill
at the VIII Olympic Winter Games

Venue Squaw Valley
Date February 22
Competitors 63 from 21 nations
Winning time 2:06.0
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Jean Vuarnet  France
2nd, silver medalist(s) Hans Peter Lanig  United Team of Germany
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Guy Périllat  France
Alpine skiing at the
1960 Winter Olympics
Downhill men women
Giant slalom men women
Slalom men women
Men's Downhill
Location Squaw Valley
Squaw Peak
Vertical    758 m (2,487 ft)
Top elevation 2,707 m (8,881 ft)  
Base elevation 1,949 m (6,394 ft)

The Men's downhill competition of the 1960 Winter Olympics was held at Squaw Valley.[1]

The race was run on Squaw Peak, with a starting elevation of 2,707 m (8,881 ft) above sea level; the course length was 3.095 km (1.923 mi), with a vertical drop of 758 m (2,487 ft).[1]

The defending world champion was Toni Sailer of Austria, who did not compete.[2]

Jean Vuarnet, the bronze medalist at the world championships two years earlier, won by a half-second in the only Olympic event of his career. It was the first time an Olympic race was won on metal skis.[3][4][5][6][7]

Results

Monday, February 22, 1960

Rank Name Country Time Difference
1st, gold medalist(s) Jean Vuarnet  France 2:06.0 —
2nd, silver medalist(s) Hans Peter Lanig  United Team of Germany 2:06.5 +0.5
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Guy Périllat  France 2:06.9 +0.9
4 Willi Forrer  Switzerland 2:07.8 +1.8
5 Roger Staub  Switzerland 2:08.9 +2.9
6 Bruno Alberti  Italy 2:09.1 +3.1
7 Karl Schranz  Austria 2:09.2 +3.2
8 Charles Bozon  France 2:09.6 +3.6
9 Willy Bogner  United Team of Germany 2:09.7 +3.7
10 Egon N. Zimmermann  Austria 2:09.8 +3.8
11 Luggi Leitner  United Team of Germany 2:10.2 +4.2
12 Paride Milianti  Italy 2:10.8 +4.8
13 Jakob Arduser  Switzerland 2:10.9 +4.9
14 Dave Gorsuch  United States 2:11.0 +5.0
15 Pepi Stiegler  Austria 2:13.1 +7.1
16 Eberhard Riedel  United Team of Germany 2:13.3 +7.3
17 Gordi Eaton  United States 2:14.0 +8.0
18 Max Marolt  United States 2:14.2 +8.2
19 Anderl Molterer  Austria 2:15.1 +9.1
20 Nando Pajarola  Switzerland2:15.4 +9.4
Oddvar Rønnestad  Norway
22 Marvin Melville  United States2:15.9 +9.9
Verne Anderson  Canada
24 Italo Pedroncelli  Italy 2:16.8 +10.8
25 Felice De Nicolo  Italy 2:18.1 +12.1
26 Jean-Guy Brunet  Canada 2:18.2 +12.2
27 Frederick Tommy  Canada 2:18.4 +12.4
28 Don Bruneski  Canada 2:19.9 +13.9
29 Georgi Varoshkin  Bulgaria 2:20.0 +14.0
30 Georgi Dimitrov  Bulgaria 2:20.2 +14.2
31 Francisco Cortes  Chile 2:20.8 +14.8
32 Vicente Vera  Chile 2:24.5 +18.5
33 Jóhann Vilbergsson  Iceland 2:24.6 +18.6
34 Chiharu Igaya  Japan 2:25.0 +19.0
35 Charlach Mackintosh  Great Britain 2:25.1 +19.1
36 Kristinn Benediktsson  Iceland 2:26.0 +20.0
37 Eysteinn Þórðarson  Iceland 2:26.2 +20.2
38 Hernán Boher  Chile 2:26.7 +20.7
39 Victor Tagle  Chile 2:26.9 +20.9
40 Geoff Pitchford  Great Britain 2:27.3 +21.3
41 Adolf Fehr  Liechtenstein 2:27.4 +21.4
42 Manuel García-Moran  Spain 2:27.6 +21.6
43 Robert Skepper  Great Britain 2:28.1 +22.1
44 Luis Sánchez  Spain 2:28.3 +22.3
45 Osvaldo Ancinas  Argentina 2:28.4 +22.4
46 Osamu Tada  Japan 2:28.5 +22.5
47 Aleksandar Shalamanov  Bulgaria 2:29.0 +23.0
48 Sam Chaffey  New Zealand 2:29.3 +23.3
49 Silvan Kindle
Hermann Kindle 		 Liechtenstein 2:29.4 +23.4
51 Luis Arias  Spain 2:29.8 +23.8
52 Bill Day  Australia 2:30.5 +24.5
53 Masayoshi Mitani  Japan 2:31.3 +25.3
54 Bill Hunt  New Zealand 2:32.0 +26.0
55 John Oakes  Great Britain 2:36.0 +30.0
56 Ibrahim Geagea  Lebanon 2:39.2 +33.2
57 Peter Brockhoff  Australia 2:39.7 +33.7
58 Zeki Şamiloğlu  Turkey 2:42.4 +36.4
59 Nazih Geagea  Lebanon 3:00.3 +54.3
60 Clemente Tellechea  Argentina 3:20.2 +1:14.2
61 Im Gyeong-Sun  South Korea 3:34.4 +1:28.4
- Adrien Duvillard  France DQ -
- Muzaffer Demirhan  Turkey DQ -

Source:[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "VIII Olympic Winter Games Squaw Valley, California 1960 - Final Report" (PDF). California Olympic Commission. LA84 Foundation. 1960. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  2. ↑ "1958 World Championships results". FIS. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  3. ↑ Terrell, Roy (February 29, 1960). "Heroes of Squaw Valley". Sports Illustrated. p. 20.
  4. ↑ Uhrhammer, Jerry (February 23, 1960). "Metal skis, wax key items in men's downhill". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1D.
  5. ↑ "Ski-ing medal won by Frenchman". Glasgow Herald. February 23, 1960. p. 9.
  6. ↑ "Russ sew up title at Winter Olympics". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. February 23, 1960. p. 15.
  7. ↑ "Top downhill skiers". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). (AP photo). February 22, 1960. p. 15.
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