Alpine skiing at the 1976 Winter Olympics
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Alpine skiing
Alpine skiing is the sport of sliding down snow-covered hills on skis with fixed-heel bindings. Alpine skiing can be contrasted with skiing using free-heel bindings: Ski mountaineering and nordic skiing – such as cross-country; ski jumping; and Telemark. In competitive alpine skiing races four...
at the 1976 Winter Olympics
1976 Winter Olympics
The 1976 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XII Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated February 4–15, 1976 in Innsbruck, Austria...
consisted of six events, held near Innsbruck
Innsbruck
- Main sights :- Buildings :*Golden Roof*Kaiserliche Hofburg *Hofkirche with the cenotaph of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor*Altes Landhaus...
, Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
, from February 5–13, 1976
1976 Alpine Skiing World Cup
The 10th World Cup season began in December 1975 in France and concluded in March 1976 in Canada. Ingemar Stenmark of Sweden won the first of his three consecutive overall titles...
.
Similar to the 1964
Alpine skiing at the 1964 Winter Olympics
Alpine skiing at the 1964 Winter Olympics consisted of six events, held near Innsbruck, Austria, from January 30 to February 7, 1964.The men's downhill was held on Patscherkofel , the other five events at Axamer Lizum....
games, the men's downhill
Downhill
Downhill is an alpine skiing discipline. The rules for the Downhill were originally developed by Sir Arnold Lunn for the 1921 British National Ski Championships....
was held on Patscherkofel
Patscherkofel
Patscherkofel is a mountain and ski area in Tyrol in western Austria, 7 km south of Innsbruck. The peak rises to a summit elevation of 7639 feet above sea level...
(above Igls), the other five events at Axamer Lizum.
- Winter map - Innsbruck area
- Innsbruck - ski areas
DownhillDownhillDownhill is an alpine skiing discipline. The rules for the Downhill were originally developed by Sir Arnold Lunn for the 1921 British National Ski Championships....
February 5, 1976
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold |  Franz KlammerFranz Klammer Franz Klammer is a former champion alpine ski racer. Klammer overwhelmingly dominated the downhill event for four consecutive World Cup seasons . He was the gold medalist at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, winning the downhill at Patscherkofel in dramatic fashion... (AUT Austria Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the... ) |
1:45.73 |
| Silver |  Bernhard Russi Bernhard Russi is a former alpine ski racer. He was an Olympic, World Cup, and World champion in the downhill event.... (SUI Switzerland Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition.... ) |
1:46.06 |
| Bronze |  Herbert PlankHerbert Plank Herbert Plank is an Italian alpine skier who competed in the 1976 Winter Olympics and in the 1980 Winter Olympics.He was born in Sterzing.In 1976 he won the bronze medal in the Alpine downhill event.... (ITA Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and... ) |
1:46.59 |
| 4 | Philippe Roux (SUI Switzerland Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition.... ) |
1:46.69 |
| 5 |  Ken ReadKen Read Ken Read, CM is a retired Canadian Olympic alpine ski racer, Corporate Director, sport advocate and international sports leader.... (CAN Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean... ) |
1:46.83 |
| 6 |  Andy MillAndy Mill Andy Ray Mill is a former alpine ski racer on the U.S. Ski Team. He was two-time Olympian, competing primarily in the downhill and combined events on the World Cup circuit.-Ski career:... (USA) |
1:47.06 |
| 7 | Walter Tresch Walter Tresch Walter Tresch is a former Swiss alpine skier. He competed at the 1972 and 1976 Winter Olympics.-References:... (SUI Switzerland Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition.... ) |
1:47.29 |
| 8 | Dave Irwin Dave Irwin Dave Irwin is a former alpine ski racer who represented Canada at two Winter Olympic Games and won a World Cup. He was one of the "Crazy Canucks", a group of Canadian downhill racers who rose to prominence on the World Cup circuit in the late 1970s... (CAN Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean... ) |
1:47.41 |
| 9 | Josef Walcher Josef Walcher Josef "Sepp" Walcher was an Austrian alpine skier.Born in Schladming, Styria, he concluded his career in 1982 with five World Cup victories and a World Championships gold medal. He was killed in a skiing accident in a benefit race in 1984 at his hometown of Schladming.-Achievements:-Footnotes:... (AUT Austria Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the... ) |
1:47.45 |
| 10 | Jim Hunter Jim Hunter (skier) Jim Hunter , nicknamed "Jungle Jim", is a former Canadian alpine ski racer who represented Canada at two Winter Olympic Games in 1972 and 1976, and won a bronze medal in the 1972 World Championships... (CAN Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean... ) |
1:47.52 |
| 11 | Greg Jones (USA) |
1:47.84 |
| 12 | Rene Berthod (SUI Switzerland Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition.... ) |
1:47.89 |
| 13 | Pete Patterson (USA) |
1:47.94 |
| 14 | Roland Thöni Roland Thöni Roland Thöni is a former alpine ski racer from northern Italy.A cousin of Gustav Thöni, Roland competed on the World Cup circuit during 1970s.Roland Thöni was born in Trafoi, a frazione of Stilfs... (ITA Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and... ) |
1:48.13 |
| 14 |  Peter Fischer (FRGGermany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... ) |
1:48.18 |
Giant SlalomGiant Slalom skiingGiant slalom is an alpine skiing discipline. It involves skiing between sets of poles spaced at a greater distance to each other than in slalom but less than in super G....
February 9, 1976
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold | Heini Hemmi Heini Hemmi is a Swiss former alpine skier, winner of Giant Slalom competition at the 1976 Olympics.-World Cup victories:-References:... (SUI) |
3:26.97 |
| Silver | Ernst Good Ernst Good is a former Swiss alpine skier. At the 1976 Winter Olympics, Good won the silver medal in Giant Slalom.-References:... (SUI) |
3:27.17 |
| Bronze |  Ingemar StenmarkIngemar Stenmark Jan Ingemar Stenmark is a Swedish former skier, active during the 1970s and 1980s. He is regarded as one of the most prominent Swedish sportsmen, and as the greatest slalom and giant slalom specialist of all time. He competed for Fjällvinden Tärnaby.Stenmark was born in the province of Lappland... (SWE Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund.... ) |
3:27.41 |
| 4 | Gustav Thöni Gustav Thöni Gustav Thöni is a former champion alpine ski racer from northern Italy.-Career:... (ITA Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and... ) |
3:27.67 |
| 5 | Phil Mahre Phil Mahre Philip Mahre is a former champion alpine ski racer, widely regarded as one of the greatest American skiers of all time... (USA) |
3:28.20 |
| 6 | Engelhard Pargätzi (SUI Switzerland Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition.... ) |
3:28.76 |
| 7 | Fausto Radici (ITA Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and... ) |
3:30.09 |
| 8 | Franco Bieler (ITA Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and... ) |
3:30.24 |
| 9 | Greg Jones (USA) |
3:31.77 |
| 10 | Albert Burger (FRG West Germany West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990.... ) |
3:32.68 |
| 11 |  Miloslav Sochor (TCHCzechoslovakia Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992... ) |
3:33.53 |
| 12 | Stig Strand Stig Strand Stig Strand is a Swedish former alpine skier and sports commentator. He is known for being sports commentator for SVT during many years after his career, and still 2010... (SWE Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund.... ) |
3:33.66 |
| 13 | Steve Mahre Steve Mahre Steven Mahre is a former alpine ski racer and younger twin brother of ski racer Phil Mahre.... (USA) |
3:33.76 |
| 14 | Hans Hinterseer (AUT Austria Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the... ) |
3:33.80 |
| 15 |  Alain Navillod (FRAFrance The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... ) |
3:34.33 |
SlalomSlalom skiingSlalom is an alpine skiing discipline, involving skiing between poles spaced much closer together than in Giant Slalom, Super-G or Downhill, thereby causing quicker and shorter turns.- Origins :...
February 14, 1976
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold | Piero Gros Piero Gros Piero Gros is an Italian former champion alpine ski racer. He won the gold medal in slalom at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, and was World Cup overall champion in 1974.-Biography:... (ITA Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and... ) |
2:03.29 |
| Silver | Gustav Thöni Gustav Thöni Gustav Thöni is a former champion alpine ski racer from northern Italy.-Career:... (ITA Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and... ) |
2:03.73 |
| Bronze |  Willi FrommeltWilli Frommelt Willi Frommelt is a former Alpine skier from Liechtenstein.-References:... (LIE Liechtenstein The Principality of Liechtenstein is a doubly landlocked alpine country in Central Europe, bordered by Switzerland to the west and south and by Austria to the east. Its area is just over , and it has an estimated population of 35,000. Its capital is Vaduz. The biggest town is Schaan... ) |
2:04.28 |
| 4 | Walter Tresch Walter Tresch Walter Tresch is a former Swiss alpine skier. He competed at the 1972 and 1976 Winter Olympics.-References:... (SUI Switzerland Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition.... ) |
2:05.26 |
| 5 | Christian Neureuther (FRG West Germany West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990.... ) |
2:05.56 |
| 6 | Wolfgang Junginger (FRG West Germany West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990.... ) |
2:07.08 |
| 7 | Alois Morgenstern (AUT Austria Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the... ) |
2:07.18 |
| 8 | Peter Lüscher Peter Lüscher Peter Lüscher is a former alpine ski racer;the winner of the overall World Cup title in 1979. He is married to Fabienne Serrat.-Season titles:-Individual races:- External links :... (SUI Switzerland Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition.... ) |
2:08.10 |
| 9 |  Francisco Fernández-OchoaFrancisco Fernández-Ochoa Francisco "Paquito" Fernández Ochoa was an alpine ski racer from Spain. Born in Madrid but raised north of the city in Cercedilla, he was the eldest of eight children whose father ran a ski school... (ESP Spain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula... ) |
2:08.35 |
| 10 | Andreas Wenzel Andreas Wenzel Andreas Wenzel is a former World Cup alpine ski racer, active from 1976 to 1988. He was the overall World Cup champion in 1980, the same season in which his older sister Hanni won the women's overall title... (LIE Liechtenstein The Principality of Liechtenstein is a doubly landlocked alpine country in Central Europe, bordered by Switzerland to the west and south and by Austria to the east. Its area is just over , and it has an estimated population of 35,000. Its capital is Vaduz. The biggest town is Schaan... ) |
2:08.73 |
| 11 |  Jan Bachleda (POLPoland Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north... ) |
2:08.81 |
| 12 | Stig Strand Stig Strand Stig Strand is a Swedish former alpine skier and sports commentator. He is known for being sports commentator for SVT during many years after his career, and still 2010... (SWE Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund.... ) |
2:09.08 |
| 13 | Cary Adgate Cary Adgate Cary Adgate is a former United States Ski Team member from Boyne Falls, Michigan. He is a two time Olympian, six time national champion, and national pro champion. Adgate was recently inducted into the U.S. National Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame.-References:... (USA) |
2:09.53 |
| 14 | Miloslav Sochor (TCH Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992... ) |
2:09.61 |
| 15 | Albert Sochor (TCH Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992... ) |
2:10.41 |
| 15 | Roland Roche (FRA France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... ) |
2:10.41 |
DownhillDownhillDownhill is an alpine skiing discipline. The rules for the Downhill were originally developed by Sir Arnold Lunn for the 1921 British National Ski Championships....
February 8, 1976
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold | Rosi Mittermaier Rosi Mittermaier Rosemarie "Rosi" Mittermaier-Neureuther is a former alpine ski racer. She won two gold medals and one silver at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria, becoming the most successful athlete there along with Raisa Smetanina of Soviet Union, and earning her the nickname of Gold-Rosi within... (FRG West Germany West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990.... ) |
1:46.16 |
| Silver | Brigitte Totschnig Brigitte Totschnig Brigitte Habersatter-Totschnig is an Austrian alpine skier who competed in the 1970s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, she won a silver medal in the women's downhill at Innsbruck in 1976.... (AUT Austria Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the... ) |
1:46.68 |
| Bronze | Cindy Nelson Cindy Nelson Cynthia "Cindy" Nelson is an American former alpine ski racer from Lutsen, Minnesota.-World Cup victories:- External links :* - Results - Cindy Nelson... (USA United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... ) |
1:47.50 |
| 4 | Nicola Spiess (AUT Austria Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the... ) |
1:47.71 |
| 5 | Danielle Debernard (FRA France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... ) |
1:48.48 |
| 6 | Jacqueline Rouvier Jacqueline Rouvier Jacqueline Rouvier is a French alpine ski racer.- External links :* at sports-reference.com... (FRA France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... ) |
1:48.58 |
| 7 | Bernadette Zurbriggen Bernadette Zurbriggen Bernadette Zurbriggen is a former Swiss alpine skier. In the 1970s, Zurbriggen won seven World Cup races: five in Downhill, one in Giant Slalom and one in Alpine Combined. She competed at three Winter Olympics between 1972 and 1980, with a seventh position in the Women's Downhill in both 1972 and... (SUI Switzerland Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition.... ) |
1:48.62 |
| 8 | Marlies Oberholzer (SUI Switzerland Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition.... ) |
1:48.68 |
| 9 | Monika Kaserer Monika Kaserer Monika Kaserer is a former Austrian alpine skier.-Achievements:1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck:* ninth place at alpine skiing Downhill* sixth place at alpine skiing Giant Slalom... (AUT Austria Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the... ) |
1:48.81 |
| 10 | Irene Epple Irene Epple Irene Epple-Waigel is a German former alpine skier.She was born in Seeg, Bavarian Swabia .She won a total of 11 Alpine Skiing World Cup races, and two World Cups in Giant Slalom and Combined... (FRG West Germany West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990.... ) |
1:48.91 |
| 11 | Hanni Wenzel Hanni Wenzel Hannelore Wenzel is a former champion alpine ski racer from Liechtenstein. She won the country's first Olympic medal at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria.... (LIE Liechtenstein The Principality of Liechtenstein is a doubly landlocked alpine country in Central Europe, bordered by Switzerland to the west and south and by Austria to the east. Its area is just over , and it has an estimated population of 35,000. Its capital is Vaduz. The biggest town is Schaan... ) |
1:49.17 |
| 12 | Irmgard Lukasser (AUT Austria Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the... ) |
1:49.18 |
| 13 | Evi Mittermaier (FRG West Germany West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990.... ) |
1:49.37 |
| 14 | Susie Patterson (USA United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... ) |
1:49.47 |
| 15 | Paola Hofer (ITA Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and... ) |
1:49.60 |
Giant SlalomGiant Slalom skiingGiant slalom is an alpine skiing discipline. It involves skiing between sets of poles spaced at a greater distance to each other than in slalom but less than in super G....
February 13, 1976
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold | Kathy Kreiner Kathy Kreiner Kathy Kreiner-Phillips is a former Canadian alpine ski racer and Olympic gold medalist. She won the giant slalom at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria... (CAN Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean... ) |
1:29.13 |
| Silver | Rosi Mittermaier Rosi Mittermaier Rosemarie "Rosi" Mittermaier-Neureuther is a former alpine ski racer. She won two gold medals and one silver at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria, becoming the most successful athlete there along with Raisa Smetanina of Soviet Union, and earning her the nickname of Gold-Rosi within... (FRG) |
1:29.25 |
| Bronze | Danielle Debernard (FRA France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... ) |
1:29.95 |
| 4 | Lise-Marie Morerod Lise-Marie Morerod Lise-Marie Morerod is a Swiss former slalom skier. In 1977, she was women's overall season champion.She born in Les Diablerets, Vaud. In 1972, at age 15, she became Swiss champion in Giant Slalom.... (SUI Switzerland Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition.... ) |
1:30.40 |
| 5 | Marie-Therese Nadig (SUI Switzerland Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition.... ) |
1:30.44 |
| 6 | Monika Kaserer Monika Kaserer Monika Kaserer is a former Austrian alpine skier.-Achievements:1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck:* ninth place at alpine skiing Downhill* sixth place at alpine skiing Giant Slalom... (AUT Austria Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the... ) |
1:30.49 |
| 7 | Wilma Gatta (ITA Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and... ) |
1:30.51 |
| 8 | Evi Mittermaier (FRG West Germany West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990.... ) |
1:30.64 |
| 9 | Dagmar Kuzmanova (TCH Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992... ) |
1:30.69 |
| 10 | Jacqueline Rouvier Jacqueline Rouvier Jacqueline Rouvier is a French alpine ski racer.- External links :* at sports-reference.com... (FRA France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... ) |
1:30.79 |
| 11 | Patricia Emonet (FRA France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... ) |
1:31.21 |
| 11 | Lindy Cochran (USA) |
1:31.33 |
| 13 | Michelle Jacot (FRA France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... ) |
1:31.44 |
| 13 | Claudia Giordani Claudia Giordani Claudia Giordani is an Italian former alpine skier who competed in the 1976 Winter Olympics and in the 1980 Winter Olympics.She was born in Milan.In 1976 she won the silver medal in the Olympic slalom event... (ITA Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and... ) |
1:31.44 |
| 15 | Irene Epple Irene Epple Irene Epple-Waigel is a German former alpine skier.She was born in Seeg, Bavarian Swabia .She won a total of 11 Alpine Skiing World Cup races, and two World Cups in Giant Slalom and Combined... (FRG West Germany West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990.... ) |
1:31.46 |
SlalomSlalom skiingSlalom is an alpine skiing discipline, involving skiing between poles spaced much closer together than in Giant Slalom, Super-G or Downhill, thereby causing quicker and shorter turns.- Origins :...
February 11, 1976
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold | Rosi Mittermaier Rosi Mittermaier Rosemarie "Rosi" Mittermaier-Neureuther is a former alpine ski racer. She won two gold medals and one silver at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria, becoming the most successful athlete there along with Raisa Smetanina of Soviet Union, and earning her the nickname of Gold-Rosi within... (FRG West Germany West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990.... ) |
1:30.54 |
| Silver | Claudia Giordani Claudia Giordani Claudia Giordani is an Italian former alpine skier who competed in the 1976 Winter Olympics and in the 1980 Winter Olympics.She was born in Milan.In 1976 she won the silver medal in the Olympic slalom event... (ITA Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and... ) |
1:30.87 |
| Bronze | Hanni Wenzel Hanni Wenzel Hannelore Wenzel is a former champion alpine ski racer from Liechtenstein. She won the country's first Olympic medal at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria.... (LIE Liechtenstein The Principality of Liechtenstein is a doubly landlocked alpine country in Central Europe, bordered by Switzerland to the west and south and by Austria to the east. Its area is just over , and it has an estimated population of 35,000. Its capital is Vaduz. The biggest town is Schaan... ) |
1:32.20 |
| 4 | Danielle Debernard (FRA France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... ) |
1:32.24 |
| 5 | Pamela Behr (FRG West Germany West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990.... ) |
1:32.31 |
| 6 | Lindy Cochran (USA) |
1:33.24 |
| 7 | Christa Zechmeister (FRG West Germany West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990.... ) |
1:33.72 |
| 8 | Wanda Bieler (ITA Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and... ) |
1:35.66 |
| 9 | Dagmar Kuzmanova (TCH Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992... ) |
1:35.70 |
| 10 | Mary Seaton (USA) |
1:35.87 |
| 11 | Ursula Konzett Ursula Konzett Ursula Gregg is a former Alpine skier from Liechtenstein.- Olympic Games :* Alpine skiing at the 1984 Winter Olympics .** Bronze medal in slalom... (LIE Liechtenstein The Principality of Liechtenstein is a doubly landlocked alpine country in Central Europe, bordered by Switzerland to the west and south and by Austria to the east. Its area is just over , and it has an estimated population of 35,000. Its capital is Vaduz. The biggest town is Schaan... ) |
1:36.35 |
| 12 | Bernadette Zurbriggen Bernadette Zurbriggen Bernadette Zurbriggen is a former Swiss alpine skier. In the 1970s, Zurbriggen won seven World Cup races: five in Downhill, one in Giant Slalom and one in Alpine Combined. She competed at three Winter Olympics between 1972 and 1980, with a seventh position in the Women's Downhill in both 1972 and... (SUI Switzerland Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition.... ) |
1:37.18 |
| 13 | Cindy Nelson Cindy Nelson Cynthia "Cindy" Nelson is an American former alpine ski racer from Lutsen, Minnesota.-World Cup victories:- External links :* - Results - Cindy Nelson... (USA United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... ) |
1:37.33 |
| 14 | Laurie Kreiner (CAN Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean... ) |
1:39.38 |
| 15 |  Valentina Iliffe (GBRGreat Britain Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles... ) |
1:40.14 |
World championships
From 1948Alpine skiing at the 1948 Winter Olympics
At the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland, the six alpine skiing events were held from Monday, February 2 to Thursday February 5, 1948.After these games, the combined event was dropped as an Olympic medal event for four decades, until 1988...
-80
Alpine skiing at the 1980 Winter Olympics
Alpine skiing at the 1980 Winter Olympics consisted of six events, held near Lake Placid, New York, U.S.A.. The races were held at Whiteface Mountain in Wilmington from February 14–23, 1980....
, the alpine skiing
Alpine skiing
Alpine skiing is the sport of sliding down snow-covered hills on skis with fixed-heel bindings. Alpine skiing can be contrasted with skiing using free-heel bindings: Ski mountaineering and nordic skiing – such as cross-country; ski jumping; and Telemark. In competitive alpine skiing races four...
events at the Winter Olympics
Alpine skiing at the Winter Olympics
Alpine skiing has been contested at every Winter Olympics since 1936, when a combined event was held in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. From 1948–80, the Winter Olympics also served as the World Championships in Olympic years...
also served as the World Championships, held every two years. With the addition of the giant slalom
Giant Slalom skiing
Giant slalom is an alpine skiing discipline. It involves skiing between sets of poles spaced at a greater distance to each other than in slalom but less than in super G....
in 1952
Alpine skiing at the 1952 Winter Olympics
At the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway, the six alpine skiing events were held from Thursday, February 14 to Wednesday, February 20, 1952.The giant slalom made its Olympic debut, and the combined event was dropped as an Olympic medal event for four decades, until 1988...
, the combined
Alpine skiing combined
Combined is an alpine skiing event. Although not technically a discipline of its own, it is sometimes referred to as a fifth alpine discipline, along with downhill, super G, giant slalom, and slalom.-Traditional & Super-Combined:...
event was dropped as an Olympic event until 1988
Alpine skiing at the 1988 Winter Olympics
Alpine skiing at the 1988 Winter Olympics consisted of ten events, held near Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The ten events were held at the Nakiska ski area in Kananaskis from February 15-27, 1988....
, but remained as a World Championship event. From 1952
Alpine skiing at the 1952 Winter Olympics
At the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway, the six alpine skiing events were held from Thursday, February 14 to Wednesday, February 20, 1952.The giant slalom made its Olympic debut, and the combined event was dropped as an Olympic medal event for four decades, until 1988...
-80
Alpine skiing at the 1980 Winter Olympics
Alpine skiing at the 1980 Winter Olympics consisted of six events, held near Lake Placid, New York, U.S.A.. The races were held at Whiteface Mountain in Wilmington from February 14–23, 1980....
, World Championship medals were awarded in the combined event, which used the results from the downhill and slalom events.
CombinedAlpine skiing combinedCombined is an alpine skiing event. Although not technically a discipline of its own, it is sometimes referred to as a fifth alpine discipline, along with downhill, super G, giant slalom, and slalom.-Traditional & Super-Combined:...
Men's Combined
| Medal | Athlete | Points |
| Gold | Gustav Thöni Gustav Thöni Gustav Thöni is a former champion alpine ski racer from northern Italy.-Career:... (ITA Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and... ) |
24.62 |
| Silver | Willi Frommelt Willi Frommelt Willi Frommelt is a former Alpine skier from Liechtenstein.-References:... (LIE Liechtenstein The Principality of Liechtenstein is a doubly landlocked alpine country in Central Europe, bordered by Switzerland to the west and south and by Austria to the east. Its area is just over , and it has an estimated population of 35,000. Its capital is Vaduz. The biggest town is Schaan... ) |
48.97 |
| Bronze | |
65.84 |
| 4th | Reto Barrington (CAN Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean... ) |
70.63 |
| 5th | Andreas Wenzel Andreas Wenzel Andreas Wenzel is a former World Cup alpine ski racer, active from 1976 to 1988. He was the overall World Cup champion in 1980, the same season in which his older sister Hanni won the women's overall title... (LIE Liechtenstein The Principality of Liechtenstein is a doubly landlocked alpine country in Central Europe, bordered by Switzerland to the west and south and by Austria to the east. Its area is just over , and it has an estimated population of 35,000. Its capital is Vaduz. The biggest town is Schaan... ) |
75.85 |
| 6th | Francisco Fernández-Ochoa Francisco Fernández-Ochoa Francisco "Paquito" Fernández Ochoa was an alpine ski racer from Spain. Born in Madrid but raised north of the city in Cercedilla, he was the eldest of eight children whose father ran a ski school... (ESP Spain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula... ) |
90.09 |
Women's Combined
| Medal | Athlete | Points |
| Gold | Rosi Mittermaier Rosemarie "Rosi" Mittermaier-Neureuther is a former alpine ski racer. She won two gold medals and one silver at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria, becoming the most successful athlete there along with Raisa Smetanina of Soviet Union, and earning her the nickname of Gold-Rosi within... (FRG West Germany West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990.... ) |
0.84 |
| Silver | Danielle Debernard (FRA France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... ) |
29.22 |
| Bronze | Hanni Wenzel Hanni Wenzel Hannelore Wenzel is a former champion alpine ski racer from Liechtenstein. She won the country's first Olympic medal at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria.... (LIE Liechtenstein The Principality of Liechtenstein is a doubly landlocked alpine country in Central Europe, bordered by Switzerland to the west and south and by Austria to the east. Its area is just over , and it has an estimated population of 35,000. Its capital is Vaduz. The biggest town is Schaan... ) |
46.00 |
| 4th | Cindy Nelson Cynthia "Cindy" Nelson is an American former alpine ski racer from Lutsen, Minnesota.-World Cup victories:- External links :* - Results - Cindy Nelson... (USA) |
66.28 |
| 5th | Ursula Konzett Ursula Konzett Ursula Gregg is a former Alpine skier from Liechtenstein.- Olympic Games :* Alpine skiing at the 1984 Winter Olympics .** Bronze medal in slalom... (LIE Liechtenstein The Principality of Liechtenstein is a doubly landlocked alpine country in Central Europe, bordered by Switzerland to the west and south and by Austria to the east. Its area is just over , and it has an estimated population of 35,000. Its capital is Vaduz. The biggest town is Schaan... ) |
81.13 |
| 6th | Dagmar Kuzmanová (TCH Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992... ) |
89.74 |
External links
- FIS-Ski.com - results - 1976 Olympics - Innsbruck, Austria
- FIS-Ski.com - results - 1976 World Championships - Innsbruck, Austria