Alpine skiing at the 1988 Winter Olympics – Men's downhill
| Men's Downhill at the XV Olympic Winter Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Nakiska, Kananaskis Village, Alberta, Canada | |||||||||
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| Date | February 15, 1988 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 51 from 18 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 1:59.63 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Alpine skiing at the 1988 Winter Olympics | ||||
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| Combined | men | women | ||
| Downhill | men | women | ||
| Giant slalom | men | women | ||
| Slalom | men | women | ||
| Super-G | men | women | ||
| Men's Downhill | |
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| 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]
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.[2][3]
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.[4][5]
Results
Monday, February 15, 1988
Source:[1]
References
- 1 2 "Calgary 1988 Official Report" (PDF). XV Olympic Winter Games Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. 1988. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
- ↑ "1987 World Cup standings". FIS. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
- ↑ "1987 World Championships results". FIS. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
- ↑ Lochner, Bob (February 16, 1988). "Zurbriggen snatches downhill gold". Eugene Register-Guard. (Los Angeles Times). p. 3D.
- ↑ "Zurbriggen not worrying about gold". Toledo Blade. Associated Press. February 16, 1988. p. 18.
External links
Sports Reference - 1988 Men's Downhill
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