Alpine Skiing
at the IV Olympic Winter Games
VenueKreuzjoch (downhill)
Gudiberg (slalom)
Garmisch-Partenkirchen,
Bavaria, Germany
Dates7–9 February 1936 (1936-02-09)
Competitors103 from 26 nations
1948 →
Alpine skiing at the
1936 Winter Olympics
Combinedmenwomen

At the 1936 Winter Olympics at Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, alpine skiing was arranged for the first time in the Olympics, a combined event for men and women.[1][2]

Both downhills were run on Kreuzjoch on Friday, 7 February, with the women at 11:00 and the men at noon. The two-run slalom races were run on the weekend at Gudiberg with the women's event on Saturday and the men's on Sunday.[1]

Medal summary

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's combined
details 		Franz Pfnür
 Germany		 99.25 Gustav Lantschner
 Germany		 96.26 Émile Allais
 France		 94.69
Women's combined
details 		Christl Cranz
 Germany		 97.06 Käthe Grasegger
 Germany		 95.26 Laila Schou Nilsen
 Norway		 93.48

Source:[1]

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Germany2204
2 France0011
 Norway0011
Totals (3 entries)2226


Course information

Date Race Start
Elevation 		Finish
Elevation 		Vertical
Drop 		Course
Length 		Average
Gradient
Fri 7 Feb  Downhill – (K) – men  1,719 m (5,640 ft)  760 m (2,493 ft)  959 m (3,146 ft)  3.800 km (2.361 mi) 25.2%
Fri 7 Feb  Downhill – (K) – women  1,580 m (5,184 ft)  760 m (2,493 ft)  820 m (2,690 ft)  3.300 km (2.051 mi) 24.8%
Sun 9 Feb  Slalom – (K) – men 950 m (3,117 ft)  750 m (2,461 ft)  200 m (656 ft)  0.600 km (0.373 mi) 33.3%
Sat 8 Feb  Slalom – (K) – women 950 m (3,117 ft)  750 m (2,461 ft)  200 m (656 ft)  0.600 km (0.373 mi) 33.3%

Source:[1]

Participating nations

Eight nations had both female and male alpine skiers participating. Austria, Estonia, the Netherlands, Spain, and Switzerland only competed with female alpine skiers.

A total of 103 alpine skiers (66 men and 37 women) from 26 nations (men from 21 nations and women from 13 nations) competed at the Garmisch-Partenkirchen Games:

References

  1. ^ a b c d "IV Olympic Winter Games: Official Report" (PDF). Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. 1936. pp. 288–303. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 12, 2016. Retrieved February 12, 2014.
  2. ^ "Alpine Skiing at the 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2018.

External links

Events at the 1936 Winter Olympics (Garmisch-Partenkirchen)
Alpine skiing at the Winter Olympics
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