Alpine skiing at the 1988 Winter Olympics – Men's downhill

Men's Downhill
at the XV Olympic Winter Games
Venue Nakiska,
Kananaskis Village, Alberta, Canada
Date February 15, 1988
Competitors 51 from 18 nations
Winning time 1:59.63
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Pirmin Zurbriggen  Switzerland
2nd, silver medalist(s) Peter Müller  Switzerland
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Franck Piccard  France
Men's Downhill
Location Nakiska
Vertical    874 m (2,867 ft)
Top elevation 2,412 m (7,913 ft)  
Base elevation 1,538 m (5,046 ft)

The Men's downhill competition of the Calgary 1988 Olympics was held at Nakiska on Mount Allan.[1][2]

The defending world champion was Peter Müller of Switzerland, while Switzerland's Pirmin Zurbriggen was the defending World Cup downhill champion and led the 1988 World Cup.[3][4]

The race was postponed a day due to winds that gusted to 98 mph (158 km/h) at the summit; Zurbriggen took the gold and Müller the silver.[5][6]

Results

Monday, February 15, 1988
Source:[1]

Rank BibNameCountryTimeDifference
1st, gold medalist(s) 14Pirmin Zurbriggen Switzerland1:59.63–
2nd, silver medalist(s) 1Peter Müller Switzerland2:00.14+0.51
3rd, bronze medalist(s) 15Franck Piccard France2:01.24+1.61
4 12Leonhard Stock Austria2:01.56+1.93
5 21Gerhard Pfaffenbichler Austria2:02.02+2.39
6 9Markus Wasmeier West Germany2:02.03+2.40
7 10Anton Steiner Austria2:02.19+2.56
8 26Martin Bell Great Britain2:02.49+2.86
9 8Marc Girardelli Luxembourg2:02.59+2.96
10 13Danilo Sbardellotto Italy2:02.69+3.06
11 28Shinya Chiba Japan2:03.16+3.53
12 3Daniel Mahrer Switzerland2:03.18+3.55
13 25Hannes Zehentner West Germany2:03.23+3.60
14 35Mike Carney Canada2:03.25+3.62
15 16Atle Skårdal Norway2:03.26+3.63
16 7Rob Boyd Canada2:03.27+3.64
17 6Franz Heinzer Switzerland2:03.36+3.73
18 11Felix Belczyk Canada2:03.59+3.96
19 37Günther Mader Austria2:03.96+4.33
20 24Hansjörg Tauscher West Germany2:04.31+4.68
21 20Peter Dürr West Germany2:04.32+4.69
22 30Steven Lee Australia2:04.46+4.83
23 33Graham Bell Great Britain2:04.56+4.93
24 19Jan Einar Thorsen Norway2:04.77+5.14
25 2Christophe Plé France2:04.78+5.15
26 32A J Kitt United States2:04.94+5.31
27 18Lars-Börje Eriksson Sweden2:05.02+5.39
28 27Jeff Olson United States2:05.09+5.46
29 43Peter Jurko Czechoslovakia2:05.32+5.69
30 34Niklas Henning Sweden2:05.52+5.89
31 17Igor Cigolla Italy2:05.85+6.22
32 29Doug Lewis United States2:06.25+6.62
33 39Adrian Bireš Czechoslovakia2:06.34+6.71
34 36Katsuhito Kumagai Japan2:07.17+7.54
35 45Finn Christian Jagge Norway2:07.64+8.01
36 51Silvio Wille Liechtenstein2:07.77+8.14
37 37Boris Duncan Great Britain2:07.88+8.25
38 46Gregor Hoop Liechtenstein2:08.50+8.87
39 47Robert Büchel Liechtenstein2:08.66+9.03
40 44Niklas Lindqvist Sweden2:09.41+9.78
41 40Nils Linneberg Chile2:09.83+10.20
42 41Dieter Linneberg Chile2:11.16+11.53
43 49Hubertus von Fürstenberg-von Hohenlohe Mexico2:12.58+12.95
44 48Jorge Birkner Argentina2:14.20+14.57
45 50Javier Rivara Argentina2:16.79+17.16
- 42Peter Forras AustraliaDNF-
- 31Bill Hudson United StatesDNF-
- 4Luc Alphand FranceDNF-
- 23Michael Mair ItalyDNF-
- 22Philippe Verneret FranceDQ-
- 5Brian Stemmle CanadaDQ-

References

  1. 1 2 "Calgary 1988 Official Report" (PDF). XV Olympic Winter Games Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. 1988. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Alpine Skiing at the 1988 Calgary Winter Games: Men's Downhill". Sports Reference. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  3. ↑ "1987 World Cup standings". FIS. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  4. ↑ "1987 World Championships results". FIS. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  5. ↑ Lochner, Bob (February 16, 1988). "Zurbriggen snatches downhill gold". Eugene Register-Guard. (Los Angeles Times). p. 3D.
  6. ↑ "Zurbriggen not worrying about gold". Toledo Blade. Associated Press. February 16, 1988. p. 18.
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