Competitors 103 from 26 nations | ||
Venue Kreuzjoch (downhill)
Gudiberg (slalom)
Garmisch-Partenkirchen,
Bavaria, Germany Dates 7–9 February 1936 (1936-02-09) | ||
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.
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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.
Medal summary
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Course information
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Participating nations
Eight nations had both female and male alpine skiers participating. Austria, Estonia, the Netherlands, Spain, and Switzerland only competed with female alpine skiers.
A total of 103 alpine skiers (66 men and 37 women) from 26 nations (men from 21 nations and women from 13 nations) competed at the Garmisch-Partenkirchen Games:
References
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