Alpine skiing at the 1948 Winter Olympics – Men's downhill

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 and the competition was held on Monday, 2 February 1948.[1][2]

Men's Downhill
at the V Olympic Winter Games
VenueSt. Moritz, Switzerland
Date2 February 1948
Competitors111 from 25 nations
Winning time2:55.0
Medalists
Henri Oreiller  France
Franz Gabl  Austria
Karl Molitor  Switzerland
Rolf Olinger  Switzerland
Alpine skiing at the
1948 Winter Olympics
Combinedmenwomen
Downhillmenwomen
Slalommenwomen

One hundred and eleven alpine skiers from 25 nations competed. Henri Oreiller of France won the first of his two gold medals at these Olympics; he also won the combined and won a bronze medal in slalom.

Results

This race was also part of the alpine combined.

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

References
  1. "Rapport Général sur les V Jeux Olympiques" (PDF). Comité Olympique Suisse. LA84 Foundation. 1948. pp. 38–46, 49–52. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
  2. "Alpine Skiing at the 1948 Sankt Moritz Winter Games: Men's Downhill". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
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