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

Alpine skiing at the
1948 Winter Olympics
Combinedmenwomen
Downhillmenwomen
Slalommenwomen

The women'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; thirty-seven alpine skiers from eleven nations competed.[1]

Medalists

Gold Silver Bronze
Hedy Schlunegger
 Switzerland 		Trude Beiser
 Austria 		Resi Hammerer
 Austria

Results

This race was also part of the alpine combined event.

Place Competitor Time Difference
1  Hedy Schlunegger (SUI) 2:28.3 —
2  Trude Beiser (AUT) 2:29.1 +0.8
3  Resi Hammerer (AUT) 2:30.2 +1.9
4  Celina Seghi (ITA) 2:31.1 +2.8
5  Lina Mittner (SUI) 2:31.2 +2.9
6  Suzanne Thiollière (FRA) 2:31.4 +3.1
7  Laila Schou Nilsen (NOR) 2:32.4 +4.1
 Françoise Gignoux (FRA) 2:32.4 +4.1
9  Rosemarie Bleuer (SUI) 2:33.3 +5.0
10  Lucienne Schmidt-Couttet (FRA) 2:35.2 +6.9
11  Antoinette Meyer (SUI) 2:35.4 +7.1
12  Brynhild Grasmoen (USA) 2:36.0 +7.7
13  Gretchen Fraser (USA) 2:37.1 +8.8
14  Irène Molitor (SUI) 2:37.2 +8.9
 Alexandra Nekvapilová (TCH) 2:37.2 +8.9
16  Annelore Zückert (AUT) 2:38.4 +10.1
17  Anneliese Schuh-Proxauf (AUT) 2:39.0 +10.7
18  May Nilsson (SWE) 2:39.1 +10.8
19  Erika Mahringer (AUT) 2:39.3 +11.0
20  Ruth-Marie Stewart (USA) 2:42.0 +13.7
21  Fernande Bayetto (FRA) 2:43.1 +14.8
22  Rebecca Cremer (USA) 2:44.2 +15.9
23  Borghild Niskin (NOR) 2:44.4 +16.1
 Olivia Ausoni (SUI) 2:45.1 +16.8
25  Božena Moserová (TCH) 2:46.1 +17.8
26  Sophie Nogler (AUT) 2:47.0 +18.7
27  Isobel Roe (GBR) 2:47.3 +19.0
28  Paula Kann (USA) 2:49.0 +20.7
29  Micheline Desmazières (FRA) 2:50.2 +21.9
30  Rosemary Sparrow (GBR) 2:50.3 +22.0
31  Georgette Miller-Thiollière (FRA) 2:52.4 +24.1
32  Renata Carraretto (ITA) 2:59.1 +30.8
33  Sheena Mackintosh (GBR) 3:00.0 +31.7
34  Xanthe Ryder (GBR) 3:01.4 +33.1
35  Andrea Mead (USA) 3:03.1 +34.8
36  Anikó Iglói (HUN) 3:07.1 +38.8
37  Rhona Wurtele (CAN) 3:26.1 +57.8

References

  1. ^ "Alpine Skiing at the 1948 St. Moritz Winter Games: Women's Downhill". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2018.