Alpine skiing at the 1936 Winter Olympics

Alpine Skiing
at the IV Olympic Winter Games
Alpine Skiing; at the IV Olympic Winter Games
Venue	Kreuzjoch (downhill); Gudiberg (slalom); Garmisch-Partenkirchen,; Bavaria, Germany
Dates	7–9 February 1936
Competitors	103 from 26 nations
	1948 →

At the 1936 Winter Olympics at Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, alpine skiing was arranged for the first time in the Olympics, a combined event for men and women.^[1]^[2]

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Both downhills were run on Kreuzjoch on Friday, 7 February, with the women at 11:00 and the men at noon. The two-run slalom races were run on the weekend at Gudiberg with the women's event on Saturday and the men's on Sunday.^[1]

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Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
Men's combined details	Franz Pfnür Germany	99.25	Gustav Lantschner Germany	96.26	Émile Allais France	94.69
Women's combined details	Christl Cranz Germany	97.06	Käthe Grasegger Germany	95.26	Laila Schou Nilsen Norway	93.48

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Germany	2	2	0	4
2	France	0	0	1	1
2	Norway	0	0	1	1
Totals (3 entries)		2	2	2	6

Date	Race	Start Elevation	Finish Elevation	Vertical Drop	Course Length	Average Gradient
Fri 7 Feb	Downhill – (K) – men	1,719 m (5,640 ft)	760 m (2,493 ft)	959 m (3,146 ft)	3.800 km (2.361 mi)	25.2%
Fri 7 Feb	Downhill – (K) – women	1,580 m (5,184 ft)	760 m (2,493 ft)	820 m (2,690 ft)	3.300 km (2.051 mi)	24.8%
Sun 9 Feb	Slalom – (K) – men	950 m (3,117 ft)	750 m (2,461 ft)	200 m (656 ft)	0.600 km (0.373 mi)	33.3%
Sat 8 Feb	Slalom – (K) – women	950 m (3,117 ft)	750 m (2,461 ft)	200 m (656 ft)	0.600 km (0.373 mi)	33.3%

Alpine skiing at the 1936 Winter Olympics

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