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

Women's downhill
at the XV Olympic Winter Games
Venue Nakiska
Date February 19
Competitors 35 from 14 nations
Winning time 1:25.86
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Marina Kiehl  West Germany
2nd, silver medalist(s) Brigitte Oertli  Switzerland
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Karen Percy  Canada
Women's downhill
Location Nakiska
Vertical    647 m (2,123 ft)
Top elevation 2,179 m (7,149 ft)  
Base elevation 1,532 m (5,026 ft)

The Women's Downhill competition of the Calgary 1988 Olympics was held at Nakiska.[1][2]

The defending world champion was Maria Walliser of Switzerland, while Switzerland's Michela Figini was the defending World Cup downhill champion and led the 1988 World Cup.[3][4]

Results

[1]

RankNameCountryTimeDifference
1st, gold medalist(s)Marina Kiehl West Germany1:25.86-
2nd, silver medalist(s)Brigitte Oertli Switzerland1:26.61+0.75
3rd, bronze medalist(s)Karen Percy Canada1:26.62+0.76
4Maria Walliser Switzerland1:26.89+1.03
5Laurie Graham Canada1:26.99+1.13
6Petra Kronberger Austria1:27.03+1.17
7Regine Mösenlechner West Germany1:27.16+1.30
8Elisabeth Kirchler Austria1:27.19+1.33
9Michela Figini Switzerland1:27.26+1.40
10Lucia Medzihradská Czechoslovakia1:27.28+1.42
11Chantal Bournissen Switzerland1:27.46+1.60
12Carole Merle France1:27.53+1.67
13Michaela Gerg-Leitner West Germany1:27.83+1.97
14Emi Kawabata Japan1:27.85+1.99
15Kerrin Lee-Gartner Canada1:28.07+2.21
16Golnur Postnikova Soviet Union1:28.23+2.37
17Claudine Emonet France1:28.36+2.50
18Edie Thys United States1:28.53+2.67
19Michaela Marzola Italy1:28.69+2.83
20Kristin Krone United States1:29.13+3.27
21Christina Meier-Höck West Germany1:29.30+3.44
22Wendy Lumby Great Britain1:29.76+3.90
23Sachiko Yamamoto Japan1:30.15+4.29
24Ludmila Milanová Czechoslovakia1:30.42+4.56
25Clare Booth Great Britain1:32.50+6.64
26Jolanda Kindle Liechtenstein1:32.88+7.02
27Carolina Eiras Argentina1:37.37+11.51
28Astrid Steverlynck Argentina1:41.64+15.78
-Mariela Vallecillo ArgentinaDNF-
-Mihaela Fera RomaniaDNF-
-Jacqueline Vogt LiechtensteinDNF-
-Hilary Lindh United StatesDNF-
-Anita Wachter AustriaDNF-
-Kellie Casey CanadaDNF-
-Sigrid Wolf AustriaDNF-

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: Women's Downhill". Sports Reference. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  3. "1987 World Cup standings". FIS. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  4. "1987 World Championships results". FIS. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
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