Men's downhillat the XI Olympic Winter Games
Venue Mount Eniwa Hokkaido , Japan Date February 7, 1972 Competitors 55 from 20 nations Winning time 1:51.43
Men's Downhill Location Mount Eniwa Vertical 772 m (2,533 ft) Top elevation 1,126 m (3,694 ft) Base elevation 354 m (1,161 ft) Longest run 2.640 km (1.64 mi)
The Men's Downhill competition of the Sapporo 1972 Olympics was held at Mount Eniwa on Monday, February 7.[1] [2]
The defending world champion was Bernhard Russi of Switzerland, who was also the defending World Cup downhill champion, and Austria's Karl Schranz led the current season .[3] [4] Schranz was classified as a professional and banned from the Olympics.[5] [6]
Russi won the gold medal, teammate Roland Collombin took the silver, and Heini Messner of Austria won the bronze.[7] [8]
The starting gate was at an elevation of 1,126 m (3,694 ft) above sea level , with a vertical drop of 772 m (2,533 ft).[1] The course length was 2.640 km (1.64 mi) and Russi's winning run of 111.43 seconds resulted in an average speed of 85.291 km/h (53.0 mph), with an average vertical descent rate of 6.928 m/s (22.7 ft/s).
Results
The race started at 13:30 JST (UTC+9) under clear skies, with an air temperature of −7 °C (19 °F).
Source: [1]
References
^ a b c "The XI Olympic Winter Games Sapporo 1972" (PDF) . Organizing Committee for the XIth Olympic Winter Games . LA84 Foundation. 1972. Retrieved January 3, 2014 .
^ "Alpine Skiing at the 1972 Sapporo Winter Games: Men's Downhill" . Sports Reference . Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2018 .
^ "1971 World Cup standings" . FIS. Retrieved January 3, 2014 .
^ "1970 World Championships results" . FIS. Retrieved January 3, 2014 .
^ "Karl Schranz third in history to fall to Olympic amateur rule" . Morning Record . (Meriden, Connecticut). Associated Press. February 2, 1972. p. 11.
^ Waha, Eric (February 1, 1972). "Austrians seek to have Karl Schranz reinstated" . Schenectady Gazette . (New York). Associated Press. p. 22.
^ "Swiss yodeling at Sapporo" . Spokesman-Review . Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. February 8, 1972. p. 15.
^ Johnson, William (February 14, 1972). "Games of the rainbow" . Sports Illustrated . p. 12.
External links
YouTube.com - 1972 Winter Olympics - Men's Downhill - Gold and Bronze medalists' runs - from Japanese television
FIS results