Alpine skiing at the 1964 Winter Olympics – Men's downhill
Men's downhill at the IX Olympic Winter Games | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Patscherkofel Tyrol, Austria | ||||||||||||
Date | 30 January 1964 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 84 from 27 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 2:18.16 | ||||||||||||
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Alpine skiing at the 1964 Winter Olympics | ||
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Downhill | men | women |
Giant slalom | men | women |
Slalom | men | women |
Men's Downhill | |
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Location | Patscherkofel |
Vertical | 867 m (2,844 ft) |
Top elevation | 1,952 m (6,404 ft) |
Base elevation | 1,085 m (3,560 ft) |
The Men's downhill competition of the 1964 Winter Olympics at Innsbruck, Austria, was held at Patscherkofel on Thursday, 30 January.[1] The defending world champion was Karl Schranz of Austria,[2] and defending Olympic champion Jean Vuarnet of France had retired from competition.[3]
The race course had a number of casualties during training runs, including the death of Ross Milne of Australia,[4][5] which led to a label of "Course of Fear."[6] Zimmermann was favored by many to win the downhill and to the delight of the Austrian fans he won by 0.74 seconds.[6][7]
The starting gate was at an elevation of 1,952 m (6,404 ft), and the vertical drop was 867 m (2,844 ft).[1] The course length was 3.120 km (1.94 mi) and Zimmerman's winning run resulted in an average speed of 81.297 km/h (50.5 mph), with an average vertical descent rate of 6.275 m/s (20.6 ft/s). Following the victory, Zimmerman was featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated in the United States.[7]
A dozen years later in 1976, Franz Klammer raced on a slightly shorter course (by 100 meters (110 yards)) and shaved more than 32 seconds off of Zimmerman's time to famously win the Olympic downhill.[8]
Results[]
Rank | Bib | Name | Country | Time | Difference |
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7 | Egon Zimmermann | ![]() |
2:18.16 | — |
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4 | Léo Lacroix | ![]() |
2:18.90 | +0.74 |
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11 | Wolfgang Bartels | ![]() |
2:19.48 | +1.32 |
4 | 10 | Jos Minsch | ![]() |
2:19.54 | +1.38 |
5 | 3 | Luggi Leitner | ![]() |
2:19.67 | +1.51 |
6 | 6 | Guy Périllat | ![]() |
2:19.79 | +1.63 |
7 | 15 | Gerhard Nenning | ![]() |
2:19.98 | +1.82 |
8 | 24 | Willy Favre | ![]() |
2:20.23 | +2.07 |
9 | 14 | Willy Bogner | ![]() |
2:20.72 | +2.56 |
10 | 12 | Heini Messner | ![]() |
2:20.74 | +2.58 |
11 | 13 | Karl Schranz | ![]() |
2:20.98 | +2.82 |
12 | 5 | Fritz Wagnerberger | ![]() |
2:21.03 | +2.87 |
13 | 16 | Dumeng Giovanoli | ![]() |
2:21.16 | +3.00 |
14 | 20 | Ni Orsi Jr. | ![]() |
2:21.59 | +3.43 |
15 | 27 | François Bonlieu | ![]() |
2:21.71 | +3.55 |
16 | 1 | Billy Kidd | ![]() |
2:21.82 | +3.66 |
17 | 8 | Buddy Werner | ![]() |
2:22.05 | +3.89 |
18 | 22 | Georg Grünenfelder | ![]() |
2:22.69 | +4.53 |
19 | 2 | Ivo Mahlknecht | ![]() |
2:22.72 | +4.56 |
20 | 21 | Chuck Ferries | ![]() |
2:23.00 | +4.84 |
21 | 25 | Paride Milianti | ![]() |
2:23.01 | +4.85 |
22 | 30 | Raimo Manninen | ![]() |
2:23.94 | +5.78 |
23 | 19 | Bruno Alberti | ![]() |
2:25.30 | +7.14 |
24 | 63 | Jerzy Woyna Orlewicz | ![]() |
2:25.88 | +7.72 |
25 | 23 | Jean-Guy Brunet | ![]() |
2:26.59 | +8.43 |
26 | 49 | Ulf Ekstam | ![]() |
2:27.31 | +9.15 |
27 | 34 | Martino Fill | ![]() |
2:27.33 | +9.17 |
28 | 29 | Gary Battistella | ![]() |
2:27.74 | +9.58 |
29 | 32 | Peter Lakota | ![]() |
2:27.82 | +9.66 |
30 | 35 | Rod Hebron | ![]() |
2:27.90 | +9.74 |
31 | 46 | Bengt-Erik Grahn | ![]() |
2:29.29 | +11.13 |
32 | 61 | Jon Terje Øverland | ![]() |
2:29.74 | +11.58 |
33 | 70 | Hajime Tomii | ![]() |
2:30.02 | +11.86 |
34 | 48 | Peter Duncan | ![]() |
2:30.06 | +11.90 |
35 | 40 | Luis Viu | ![]() |
2:30.35 | +12.19 |
36 | 76 | Vasily Melnikov | ![]() |
2:30.83 | +12.67 |
37 | 45 | Olle Rolén | ![]() |
2:31.14 | +12.98 |
38 | 43 | Arild Holm | ![]() |
2:31.32 | +13.16 |
39 | 37 | Radim Koloušek | ![]() |
2:31.34 | +13.18 |
40 | 41 | Bronisław Trzebunia | ![]() |
2:32.29 | +14.13 |
41 | 60 | Juan Garriga | ![]() |
2:32.85 | +14.69 |
42 | 9 | Jean-Claude Killy | ![]() |
2:32.96 | +14.80 |
43 | 51 | Javier Masana | ![]() |
2:33.52 | +15.36 |
44 | 39 | John Rigby | ![]() |
2:34.32 | +16.16 |
45 | 62 | Yoshiharu Fukuhara | ![]() |
2:34.55 | +16.39 |
46 | 72 | Tsuneo Noto | ![]() |
2:34.76 | +16.60 |
47 | 75 | Tally Monastyryov | ![]() |
2:35.27 | +17.11 |
48 | 55 | Hans-Walter Schädler | ![]() |
2:35.84 | +17.68 |
49 | 44 | Andrzej Dereziński | ![]() |
2:35.89 | +17.73 |
50 | 54 | Charles Westenholz | ![]() |
2:36.12 | +17.96 |
51 | 42 | Fric Detiček | ![]() |
2:36.54 | +18.38 |
52 | 38 | August Wolfinger | ![]() |
2:37.25 | +19.09 |
53 | 65 | Josef Gassner | ![]() |
2:37.38 | +19.22 |
54 | 69 | Valery Shein | ![]() |
2:38.13 | +19.97 |
55 | 74 | Andrej Klinar | ![]() |
2:39.79 | +21.63 |
56 | 77 | Charles Palmer-Tomkinson | ![]() |
2:39.97 | +21.81 |
57 | 67 | Yoshihiro Ohira | ![]() |
2:40.82 | +22.66 |
58 | 53 | Hernán Boher | ![]() |
2:41.67 | +23.51 |
59 | 52 | Prince Karim Aga Khan | ![]() |
2:42.59 | +24.43 |
60 | 81 | Petar Angelov | ![]() |
2:43.32 | +25.16 |
61 | 73 | Simon Brown | ![]() |
2:44.07 | +25.91 |
62 | 78 | Oto Pustoslemšek | ![]() |
2:44.77 | +26.61 |
63 | 86 | Muzaffer Demirhan | ![]() |
2:45.63 | +27.47 |
64 | 83 | Pedro Klempa | ![]() |
2:47.07 | +28.91 |
65 | 58 | Lotfollah Kia Shemshaki | ![]() |
2:50.70 | +32.54 |
66 | 68 | Fayzollah Band Ali | ![]() |
2:52.44 | +34.28 |
67 | 79 | Nazih Geagea | ![]() |
2:55.34 | +37.18 |
68 | 80 | Peter Wenzel | ![]() |
2:55.58 | +37.42 |
69 | 71 | Ovaness Meguerdonian | ![]() |
2:57.10 | +38.94 |
70 | 82 | Osman Yüce | ![]() |
3:03.66 | +45.50 |
71 | 84 | Zeki Şamiloğlu | ![]() |
3:05.71 | +47.55 |
72 | 87 | Abdurrahman Küçük | ![]() |
3:09.99 | +51.83 |
73 | 89 | Konstantinos Karydas | ![]() |
3:10.09 | +51.93 |
74 | 90 | Jean Keyrouz | ![]() |
3:40.44 | +82.28 |
75 | 85 | Michel Rahme | ![]() |
3:55.15 | +96.99 |
76 | 88 | Jorge Abelardo Eiras | ![]() |
4:34.51 | +136.35 |
77 | 64 | Juan Holz | ![]() |
4:51.18 | +153.02 |
- | 47 | Claudio Wernli | ![]() |
DQ | - |
- | 31 | Rune Lindström | ![]() |
DNF | - |
- | 33 | Jeremy Bujakowski | ![]() |
DNF | - |
- | 50 | Lars Olsson | ![]() |
DNF | - |
- | 56 | Jorge Rodríguez | ![]() |
DNF | - |
- | 57 | Jonathan Taylor | ![]() |
DNF | - |
- | 91 | Sami Beyroun | ![]() |
DNF | - |
- Source:[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c "Offizieller Bericht der IX. Olympischen Winterspiele Innsbruck 1964" (PDF). Austrian Federal Publishing House for Instruction, Science and Art, Vienna and Munich. LA84 Foundation. 1964. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
- ^ "1962 World Championships results". FIS. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
- ^ "Alpine Skiing at the 1964 Innsbruck Winter Games: Men's Downhill". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
- ^ "Australian skier killed in Olympic drill". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. (Florida). Associated Press. January 26, 1964. p. 41.
- ^ "Aussie's Milne dies of injuries". Bend Bulletin. (Oregon). UPI. January 25, 1964. p. 5.
- ^ a b Ress, Paul (January 27, 1964). "A fight for life by the home team". Sports Illustrated. p. 32. Archived from the original on January 2, 2013.
- ^ a b Jenkins, Dan (February 10, 1964). "Russian blades and fast French skis". Sports Illustrated. p. 14. Archived from the original on July 19, 2012.
- ^ Johnson, William Oscar (16 February 1976). "On came the heroes". Sports Illustrated. p. 10.
External links[]
- Downhill at the Alpine World Ski Championships
- Men's alpine skiing at the 1964 Winter Olympics
- 1964 in alpine skiing