Alpine skiing at the 1980 Winter Olympics – Women's downhill

Women's Downhill
at the XIII Olympic Winter Games
Venue Whiteface Mountain
Date February 17
Competitors 28 from 13 nations
Winning time 1:37.52
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Annemarie Moser-Pröll  Austria
2nd, silver medalist(s) Hanni Wenzel  Liechtenstein
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Marie-Theres Nadig  Switzerland
Women's Downhill
Location Whiteface Mountain
Vertical    700 m (2,297 ft)
Top elevation 1,181 m (3,875 ft)  
Base elevation    481 m (1,578 ft)

The Women's downhill competition of the Lake Placid 1980 Olympics was held at Whiteface Mountain.[1][2]

The defending world champion was Annemarie Moser-Pröll of Austria, who was also the defending World Cup downhill champion, while Switzerland's Marie-Theres Nadig led the 1980 World Cup.[3][4]

Results

[1]

RankNameCountryTimeDifference
1st, gold medalist(s)Annemarie Moser-Pröll Austria1:37.52-
2nd, silver medalist(s)Hanni Wenzel Liechtenstein1:38.22+0.70
3rd, bronze medalist(s)Marie-Theres Nadig Switzerland1:38.36+0.84
4Heidi Preuss United States1:39.51+1.99
5Kathy Kreiner Canada1:39.53+2.01
6Ingrid Eberle Austria1:39.63+2.11
7Torill Fjeldstad Norway1:39.69+2.17
Cindy Nelson United States
9Marianne Zechmeister West Germany1:39.96+2.44
10Jana Gantnerová-Šoltýsová Czechoslovakia1:40.71+3.19
11Laurie Graham Canada1:40.74+3.22
Bernadette Zurbriggen Switzerland
13Loni Klettl Canada1:40.95+3.43
14Holly Flanders United States1:40.96+3.44
15Cristina Gravina Italy1:40.99+3.47
16Marie-Luce Waldmeier France1:41.05+3.53
17Evi Mittermaier West Germany1:41.26+3.74
Doris de Agostini Switzerland
19Irene Epple West Germany1:41.68+4.16
20Annemarie Bischofsberger Switzerland1:41.93+4.41
21Monika Bader West Germany1:41.96+4.44
22Cornelia Pröll Austria1:42.44+4.92
23Petra Wenzel Liechtenstein1:42.50+4.98
24Moira Cargill Great Britain1:42.82+5.30
25Valentina Iliffe Great Britain1:43.28+5.76
26Anna Archibald New Zealand1:46.68+9.16
27Farida Rahmed Lebanon2:42.88+65.36
-Caroline Attia FranceDNF-

References

  1. 1 2 "The Official Report of the XIIIth Olympic Winter Games Lake Placid 1980 - Official Results" (PDF). Lake Placid Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. 1980. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Alpine Skiing at the 1980 Lake Placid Winter Games: Women's Downhill". Sports Reference. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  3. ↑ "1979 World Cup standings". FIS. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  4. ↑ "1978 World Championships results". FIS. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
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