Alpine skiing at the 1972 Winter Olympics – Women's downhill

Women's Downhill
at the XI Olympic Winter Games
Venue Mount Eniwa
Date February 5
Competitors 41 from 15 nations
Winning time 1:36.68
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Marie-Theres Nadig  Switzerland
2nd, silver medalist(s) Annemarie Moser-Pröll  Austria
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Susie Corrock  United States
Women's Downhill
Location Mount Eniwa
Vertical 534 m (1,752 ft)
Top elevation 870 m (2,854 ft)  
Base elevation 336 m (1,102 ft)
Teine
Mount Eniwa
Sapporo
Locations on Hokkaido

The Women's downhill competition of the Sapporo 1972 Olympics was held at Mount Eniwa.[1][2]

The defending world champion was Annerosli Zryd of Switzerland, while Austria's Annemarie Moser-Pröll was the defending World Cup downhill champion and led the 1972 World Cup.[3][4]

Results

[1]

RankNameCountryTimeDifference
1st, gold medalist(s)Marie-Theres Nadig Switzerland1:36.68-
2nd, silver medalist(s)Annemarie Moser-Pröll Austria1:37.00+0.32
3rd, bronze medalist(s)Susan Corrock United States1:37.68+1.00
4Isabelle Mir France1:38.62+1.94
5Rosi Speiser West Germany1:39.10+2.42
6Rosi Mittermaier West Germany1:39.32+2.64
7Bernadette Zurbriggen Switzerland1:39.49+2.81
8Annie Famose France1:39.70+3.02
9Bernadette Rauter Austria1:39.84+3.16
10Marta Bühler Liechtenstein1:40.06+3.38
11Toril Førland Norway1:40.25+3.57
12Marianne Hefti Switzerland1:40.38+3.70
13Traudl Treichl West Germany1:40.62+3.94
14Karen Budge United States1:40.68+4.00
15Brigitte Totschnig Austria1:40.73+4.05
Michèle Jacot France
17Gyri Sørensen Norway1:40.77+4.09
18Silvia Stump Switzerland1:40.92+4.24
Carolyne Oughton Canada
20Laurie Kreiner Canada1:41.00+4.32
21Sandy Poulsen United States1:41.25+4.57
Karianne Christiansen Norway
23Florence Steurer France1:41.36+4.68
Valentina Iliffe Great Britain
25Gina Hathorn Great Britain1:41.42+4.74
26Divina Galica Great Britain1:41.58+4.90
27Judy Crawford Canada1:41.75+5.07
28Marilyn Cochran United States1:41.96+5.28
29Conchita Puig Spain1:42.37+5.69
30Monika Kaserer Austria1:42.59+5.91
31Lotta Sollander Sweden1:42.97+6.29
32Mitsuyo Nagumo Japan1:43.07+6.39
33Kathy Kreiner Canada1:43.68+7.00
34Galina Shikhova Soviet Union1:43.88+7.20
35Miyuki Katagiri Japan1:44.10+7.42
36Pamela Behr West Germany1:44.22+7.54
37Nina Merkulova Soviet Union1:44.48+7.80
38Carol Blackwood Great Britain1:44.61+7.93
39Svetlana Isakova Soviet Union1:44.83+8.15
40Harue Okitsu Japan1:45.37+8.69
41Emiko Okazaki Japan1:49.00+12.32

References

  1. 1 2 "The XI Olympic Winter Games Sapporo 1972" (PDF). Organizing Committee for the XIth Olympic Winter Games. LA84 Foundation. 1972. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  2. "Alpine Skiing at the 1972 Sapporo Winter Games: Women's Downhill". Sports Reference. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  3. "1971 World Cup standings". FIS. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  4. "1970 World Championships results". FIS. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  • YouTube.com - 1972 Winter Olympics - Women's Downhill medalists' runs - from Japanese television
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