Alpine skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics – Women's giant slalom
Alpine skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics | ||
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Downhill | men | women |
Giant slalom | men | women |
Slalom | men | women |
The women's giant slalom at the 1956 Winter Olympics was held on 27 January in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. It was run on the Canalone run on Mount Tofana. The course was 1,366 metres (4,482 ft) long with a 408 metres (1,339 ft) vertical drop. There were 46 gates that the women had to navigate. Forty-four women from sixteen countries competed. German skier Ossi Reichert won the event while Austrians won silver and bronze.[1]
Medalists
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Ossi Reichert |
Josefine Frandl |
Dorothea Hochleitner |
Source:[2]
Results
Source:[2]
See also
Notes
- ↑ "Alpine Skiing at the 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo Winter Games: Women's Giant Slalom". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- 1 2 Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano (1956), p. 588–589
References
- Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano (1956). VII Olympic Winter Games: Official Report (PDF). Cortina d'Ampezzo. Retrieved 2010-03-02.
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