Alpine skiing at the 1964 Winter Olympics – Women's downhill

Women's downhill
at the IX Olympic Winter Games
Venue Axamer Lizum
Date February 6
Competitors 43 from 15 nations
Winning time 1:55.39
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Christl Haas  Austria
2nd, silver medalist(s) Edith Zimmermann  Austria
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Traudl Hecher  Austria
Women's Downhill
Location Axamer Lizum
Vertical    705 m (2,313 ft)
Top elevation 2,310 m (7,579 ft)  
Base elevation 1,605 m (5,266 ft)

The Women's downhill competition of the Innsbruck 1964 Olympics was held at Axamer Lizum.[1][2]

The defending world champion was Christl Haas of Austria.[3] She won the event and lead a sweep of the medals for Austria on home snow. Traudl Hecher also won the bronze medal in the 1960 downhill at age 16: her daughter Elisabeth Görgl won the same medal in the same event in 2010.

Results

[1]

RankNameCountryTimeDifference
1st, gold medalist(s)Christl Haas Austria1:55.39-
2nd, silver medalist(s)Edith Zimmermann Austria1:56.42+1.03
3rd, bronze medalist(s)Traudl Hecher Austria1:56.66+1.27
4Heidi Biebl United Team of Germany1:57.87+2.48
5Barbi Henneberger United Team of Germany1:58.03+2.64
6Madeleine Bochatay France1:59.11+3.72
7Nancy Greene Canada1:59.23+3.84
8Christine Terraillon France1:59.66+4.27
9Annie Famose France1:59.86+4.47
10Marielle Goitschel France2:00.77+5.38
11Giustina Demetz Italy2:01.20+5.81
12Burgl Färbinger United Team of Germany2:01.23+5.84
13Patricia du Roy de Blicquy Belgium2:01.41+6.02
14Starr Walton United States2:01.45+6.06
15Joan Hannah United States2:01.88+6.49
16Gina Hathorn Great Britain2:02.20+6.81
17Heidi Obrecht Switzerland2:02.23+6.84
18Pia Riva Italy2:02.25+6.86
19Theres Obrecht Switzerland2:02.41+7.02
20Ruth Adolf Switzerland2:02.59+7.20
21Margo Walters United States2:02.68+7.29
22Edda Kainz Austria2:02.69+7.30
23Heidi Mittermaier United Team of Germany2:03.05+7.66
24Linda Crutchfield-Bocock Canada2:03.10+7.71
25Lidia Barbieri Sacconaghi Italy2:03.38+7.99
26Jean Saubert United States2:03.79+8.40
27Christine Smith Australia2:03.82+8.43
28Karen Dokka Canada2:04.04+8.65
29Liv Jagge-Christiansen Norway2:04.07+8.68
30Divina Galica Great Britain2:04.10+8.71
31Inge Senoner Italy2:04.22+8.83
Krista Fanedl Yugoslavia
33Majda Ankele Yugoslavia2:04.46+9.07
34Nancy Holland Canada2:04.53+9.14
35Tania Heald Great Britain2:04.82+9.43
36Dikke Eger-Bergman Norway2:05.10+9.71
37Yevgeniya Kabina-Sidorova Soviet Union2:05.19+9.80
38Anna Asheshov Great Britain2:05.41+10.02
39Galina Sidorova Soviet Union2:08.32+12.93
40Stalina Demidova-Korzukhina Soviet Union2:09.28+13.89
41Maria Gąsienica Daniel-Szatkowska Poland2:11.75+16.36
42Judy Forras Australia2:13.83+18.44
43Ildikó Szendrődi-Kővári Hungary2:22.22+26.83

References

  1. 1 2 "Offizieller Bericht der IX. Olympischen Winterspiele Innsbruck 1964" (PDF). Austrian Federal Publishing House for Instruction, Science and Art, Vienna and Munich. LA84 Foundation. 1964. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  2. "Alpine Skiing at the 1964 Innsbruck Winter Games: Women's Downhill". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  3. "1962 World Championships results". FIS. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
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