At the 1952 Winter OlympicsinOslo, Norway, the six alpine skiing events were held from Thursday, 14 February, to Wednesday, 20 February. The downhill and giant slalom events were held at NorefjellinKrødsherad, Buskerud, and the slalom events at Rødkleiva in Oslo.[1][2]
| Alpine skiing at the VI Olympic Winter Games | |
|---|---|
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| Venue | NorefjellinKrødsherad, Buskerud Rødkleiva (slalom) in Oslo, Norway |
| Dates | 14–20 February 1952 |
| Competitors | 166 from 28 nations |
← 1948
1956 →
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Oslo
Rødkleiva
Norefjell
Oslo
The giant slalom made its Olympic debut, and the combined event was dropped as an Olympic medal event for four decades, until 1988. It returned as a medal event at the World Championships two years later in 1954, and for the concurrent World Championships in Olympic years from 1956 through 1980. For fourteen World Championships (1954–1980), the combined was a "paper race," using the results from the three events (and required the completion of each).
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Downhill details |
Zeno Colò Italy |
2:30.8 | Othmar Schneider Austria |
2:32.0 | Christian Pravda Austria |
2:32.4 |
| Giant slalom details |
Stein Eriksen Norway |
2:25.0 | Christian Pravda Austria |
2:26.9 | Toni Spiß Austria |
2:28.8 |
| Slalom details |
Othmar Schneider Austria |
2:00.0 | Stein Eriksen Norway |
2:01.2 | Guttorm Berge Norway |
2:01.7 |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Downhill details |
Trude Jochum-Beiser Austria |
1:47.1 | Annemarie Buchner Germany |
1:48.0 | Giuliana Minuzzo Italy |
1:49.0 |
| Giant slalom details |
Andrea Mead Lawrence United States |
2:06.8 | Dagmar Rom Austria |
2:09.0 | Annemarie Buchner Germany |
2:10.0 |
| Slalom details |
Andrea Mead Lawrence United States |
2:10.6 | Ossi Reichert Germany |
2:11.4 | Annemarie Buchner Germany |
2:13.3 |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Austria | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 |  United States | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 |  Norway | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 |  Italy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 |  Germany | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |
| Date | Race | Start elevation |
Finish elevation |
Vertical drop |
Course length |
Average gradient |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 16-Feb | Downhill – men | 940 m (3,084 ft) | 190 m (623 ft) | 750 m (2,461 ft) | 2.600 km (1.616 mi) | 28.8% |
| Sun 17-Feb | Downhill – women | 710 m (2,329 ft) | 325 m (1,066 ft) | 385 m (1,263 ft) | 1.350 km (0.839 mi) | 28.5% |
| Fri 15-Feb | Giant slalom – men | 675 m (2,215 ft) | 190 m (623 ft) | 485 m (1,591 ft) | 1.750 km (1.087 mi) | 27.7% |
| Thu 14-Feb | Giant slalom – women | 710 m (2,329 ft) | 375 m (1,230 ft) | 335 m (1,099 ft) | 1.200 km (0.746 mi) | 27.9% |
| Tue 19-Feb | Slalom – men | 479 m (1,572 ft) | 310 m (1,017 ft) | 169 m (554 ft) | 0.422 km (0.262 mi) | 40.0% |
| Wed 20-Feb | Slalom – women | 479 m (1,572 ft) | 310 m (1,017 ft) | 169 m (554 ft) | 0.422 km (0.262 mi) | 40.0% |
Source:[1]
Twenty-eight nations sent alpine skiers to compete in the events in Oslo.[1]
Australia Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Canada
Chile
Finland
France Germany
Great Britain
Greece
Hungary
Iceland Italy
Japan
Lebanon
Netherlands
New Zealand Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland United States
Yugoslavia
