Alpine skiing at the 1988 Winter Olympics – Women's downhill

Women's downhill
at the XV Olympic Winter Games
VenueNakiska
DateFebruary 19
Competitors35 from 14 nations
Winning time1:25.86
Medalists
   West Germany
   Switzerland
   Canada
Alpine skiing at the
1988 Winter Olympics
Combined   men   women
Downhill men women
Giant slalom men women
Slalom men women
Super-G men women
Women's downhill
Location Nakiska
Vertical    647 m (2,123 ft)
Top elevation 2,179 m (7,149 ft)  
Base elevation 1,532 m (5,026 ft)

The Women's Downhill competition of the Calgary 1988 Olympics was held at Nakiska.[1]

The defending world champion was Maria Walliser of Switzerland, while Switzerland's Michela Figini was the defending World Cup downhill champion and led the 1988 World Cup.[2][3]

Results

[1]

Rank Name Country Time Difference
1st, gold medalist(s) Marina Kiehl West Germany 1:25.86 -
2nd, silver medalist(s) Brigitte Oertli Switzerland 1:26.61 +0.75
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Karen Percy Canada 1:26.62 +0.76
4 Maria Walliser Switzerland 1:26.89 +1.03
5 Laurie Graham Canada 1:26.99 +1.13
6 Petra Kronberger Austria 1:27.03 +1.17
7 Regine Mösenlechner West Germany 1:27.16 +1.30
8 Elisabeth Kirchler Austria 1:27.19 +1.33
9 Michela Figini Switzerland 1:27.26 +1.40
10 Lucia Medzihradská Czechoslovakia 1:27.28 +1.42
11 Chantal Bournissen Switzerland 1:27.46 +1.60
12 Carole Merle France 1:27.53 +1.67
13 Michaela Gerg-Leitner West Germany 1:27.83 +1.97
14 Emi Kawabata Japan 1:27.85 +1.99
15 Kerrin Lee-Gartner Canada 1:28.07 +2.21
16 Golnur Postnikova Soviet Union 1:28.23 +2.37
17 Claudine Emonet France 1:28.36 +2.50
18 Edie Thys United States 1:28.53 +2.67
19 Michaela Marzola Italy 1:28.69 +2.83
20 Kristin Krone United States 1:29.13 +3.27
21 Christina Meier-Höck West Germany 1:29.30 +3.44
22 Wendy Lumby Great Britain 1:29.76 +3.90
23 Sachiko Yamamoto Japan 1:30.15 +4.29
24 Ludmila Milanová Czechoslovakia 1:30.42 +4.56
25 Clare Booth Great Britain 1:32.50 +6.64
26 Jolanda Kindle Liechtenstein 1:32.88 +7.02
27 Carolina Eiras Argentina 1:37.37 +11.51
28 Astrid Steverlynck Argentina 1:41.64 +15.78
- Mariela Vallecillo Argentina DNF -
- Mihaela Fera Romania DNF -
- Jacqueline Vogt Liechtenstein DNF -
- Hilary Lindh United States DNF -
- Anita Wachter Austria DNF -
- Kellie Casey Canada DNF -
- Sigrid Wolf Austria DNF -

References

  1. 1 2 "Calgary 1988 Official Report" (PDF). XV Olympic Winter Games Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. 1988. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  2. "1987 World Cup standings". FIS. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  3. "1987 World Championships results". FIS. Retrieved January 3, 2014.

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