Alpine skiing at the 1952 Winter Olympics – Women's downhill
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The women's downhill event was part of the alpine skiing at the 1952 Winter Olympics program, and was the second appearance of the event. The competition was held at Norefjell Ski Resort near Krødsherad, Norway, on Sunday, 17 February.[1] Forty-two alpine skiers from 13 nations competed.[2]
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Venue | Norefjell Ski Resort, Krødsherad, Norway | ||||||||||||
Date | 17 February 1952 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 42 from 13 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 1:47.1 | ||||||||||||
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Location | Norefjell |
Vertical | 385 m (1,263 ft) |
Top elevation | 710 m (2,329 ft) AMSL |
Base elevation | 325 m (1,066 ft) |
Austria's Trude Jochum-Beiser won the gold medal, Annemarie Buchner of Germany took the silver, and Giuliana Minuzzo of Italy was the bronze medalist.
The race's starting elevation was 710 m (2,329 ft) above sea level; the course length was 1.35 km (0.84 mi), with a vertical drop of 385 m (1,263 ft). Jochum-Beiser's winning time of 107.1 seconds yielded an average speed of 45.378 km/h (28.2 mph), with an average vertical descent rate of 3.595 m/s (11.8 ft/s).