Date 1 February 1956 Winning time 1:40.7 | Competitors 44 from 16 nations | |
Venue Mt. Tofana,
Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy | ||
The women's downhill event at the 1956 Winter Olympics was held on 1 February on Mt. Tofana. The course was 1.552 kilometres (0.96 miles) in length with a vertical drop of 502 metres (1,647 ft) and twenty control gates. The Swiss took the top two spots; Madeleine Berthod won the gold and Frieda Dänzer took the silver, and Lucile Wheeler of Canada won the bronze. Forty-four women from sixteen countries finished the race.
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Wednesday, 1 February 1956
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Alpine skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics – Ladies' downhill Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA