FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1970 – Men's downhill

Men's downhill
at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1970
LocationVal Gardena, Italy
Date15 February
Competitors91 from 29 nations
Winning time2:24.57
Medalists
gold medal Bernhard Russi    Switzerland
silver medal Karl Cordin   Austria
bronze medal Malcolm Milne   Australia
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Men's Downhill
LocationVal Gardena, Italy
Vertical830 m (2,723 ft)
Longest run3.750 km (2.33 mi)

The Men's downhill competition was the final event of the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1970, held on Sunday, 15 February.[1][2][3]

Results

Rank Bib Name Country Time Difference
1st place, gold medalist(s) 15 Bernhard Russi   Switzerland 2:24.57 —
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3 Karl Cordin  Austria 2:24.79 + 0.22
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 14 Malcolm Milne  Australia 2:25.09 + 0.52
4 6 Karl Schranz  Austria 2:25.49 + 0.92
5 13 Billy Kidd  United States 2:25.52 + 0.95
5 23 Marcello Varallo  Italy 2:25.52 + 0.95
7 12 Rudi Sailer  Austria 2:26.12 + 1.55
8 5 Jean-Luc Pinel  France 2:26.59 + 2.02
9 41 Anders Hansson  Sweden 2:26.89 + 2.32
10 18 Jon-Terje Oeverland  Norway 2:27.09 + 2.52
11 17 Ruud Pyles  United States 2:27.13 + 2.56
12 24 Edmund Bruggmann   Switzerland 2:27.16 + 2.59
13 48 Erik Håker  Norway 2:27.46 + 2.89
14 4 Jean-Daniel Dätwyler   Switzerland 2:27.47 + 2.90
15 20 Gary Rinaldi  Canada 2:27.84 + 3.27
16 19 Hans-Joerg Schlager  West Germany 2:27.92 + 3.35
17 9 Heini Messner  Austria 2:28.39 + 3.82
18 36 Rune Lindström  Sweden 2:28.71 + 4.14
19 7 Keith Shepherd  Canada 2:28.92 + 4.35
20 25 Antonio Campaña  Spain 2:29.03 + 4.46
21 21 Aurelio García-Oliver  Spain 2:29.22 + 4.65
22 44 Eberhard Schmalzl  Italy 2:29.23 + 4.66
23 42 Dave Irwin  Canada 2:29.31 + 4.74
24 2 Andreas Sprecher   Switzerland 2:29.63 + 5.06
25 10 Henry Duvillard  France 2:29.80 + 5.23
26 8 Bob Cochran  United States 2:29.90 + 5.33
27 47 Olle Rolen  Sweden 2:29.99 + 5.42
28 30 Peter Duncan  Canada 2:30.20 + 5.63
29 27 Hans Boerge  Norway 2:30.27 + 5.70
30 65 Tadeusz Kaim  Poland 2:30.55 + 5.98
31 28 Mike Lafferty  United States 2:30.58 + 6.01
32 38 Andrzej Bachleda-Curus  Poland 2:30.68 + 6.11
33 25 Helmuth Schmalzl  Italy 2:30.93 + 6.36
34 45 Christian Neureuther  West Germany 2:31.09 + 6.52
35 39 Masahiko Otsue  Japan 2:31.23 + 6.66
36 49 Max Rieger  West Germany 2:31.50 + 6.93
37 1 Bernard Orcel  France 2:31.51 + 6.94
38 31 Willi Lesch  West Germany 2:31.65 + 7.08
39 59 Luke O'Reilly United Kingdom Great Britain 2:31.87 + 7.30
40 40 Jaroslav Janda  Czechoslovakia 2:32.46 + 7.89
41 37 Jože Gazvoda  Yugoslavia 2:32.69 + 8.12
42 29 Francisco Fernández-Ochoa  Spain 2:33.15 + 8.58
43 22 Patrick Russel  France 2:33.64 + 9.07
44 57 Royston Varley United Kingdom Great Britain 2:34.41 + 9.84
45 35 Julian Vasey United Kingdom Great Britain 2:34.59 + 10.02
46 58 Jan Bachleda  Poland 2:34.99 + 10.42
47 84 Matti Lepannen  Finland 2:35.64 + 11.07
48 43 Blaz Jakopic  Yugoslavia 2:35.81 + 11.24
49 61 Dusan Javnik  Yugoslavia 2:35.82 + 11.25
50 52 Anatolij Tormoshin  Soviet Union 2:36.51 + 11.94
51 74 Tuomo Kilpelainen  Finland 2:36.58 + 12.01
52 71 Christian Woomersley  New Zealand 2:36.93 + 12.36
53 53 Raimo Manninen  Finland 2:37.23 + 12.66
54 56 Miloslav Sochor  Czechoslovakia 2:37.42 + 12.85
55 86 Willi Frommelt  Liechtenstein 2:37.52 + 12.95
56 76 Vasiliy Melnikov  Soviet Union 2:37.65 + 13.08
57 51 Ryszard Cwikla  Poland 2:37.84 + 13.27
58 68 Teodorico Fabi  Brazil 2:38.11 + 13.54
59 55 Luciano Del Cacho  Spain 2:38.24 + 13.67
60 79 Felipe Briones  Chile 2:38.71 + 14.14
61 82 Iain Finlayson United Kingdom Great Britain 2:38.80 + 14.23
62 85 Federico-Emilio Tutzaner  Argentina 2:39.13 + 14.56
63 92 Carlos-Antonio Perner  Argentina 2:39.19 + 14.62
64 62 Patrick Escourbiac  Andorra 2:39.25 + 14.68
65 60 Resmi Resmiev  Bulgaria 2:39.68 + 15.11
66 67 Petar Angelov  Bulgaria 2:39.79 + 15.22
67 63 Virgil Brenci  Romania 2:40.63 + 16.06
68 73 Dan Christea  Romania 2:41.18 + 16.61
69 69 Jiri Skampa  Czechoslovakia 2:41.58 + 17.01
70 54 George Vulpe  Romania 2:42.49 + 17.92
71 77 Francisco Giobbi  Brazil 2:42.64 + 18.07
72 88 Ivan Penev  Bulgaria 2:43.06 + 18.49
73 81 Robert Blanchaer  Belgium 2:43.10 + 18.53
74 78 Pavel Schalamanov  Bulgaria 2:43.23 + 18.66
75 87 Pierre Descampes  Belgium 2:44.08 + 19.51
76 66 Gustavo-Osvaldo Ezquera  Argentina 2:44.70 + 20.13
77 70 Antoni Naudi  Andorra 2:45.90 + 21.33
78 83 Athanasios Tsimikalis  Greece 2:49.91 + 25.34
79 64 Michel Poussier  Andorra 2:50.16 + 25.59
80 72 Bo Ussing  Denmark 2:53.50 + 28.93
81 89 Viktor Bourlas  Greece 2:55.17 + 30.60
82 90 Spyridon Theodorou  Greece 2:56.02 + 31.45
DSQ 11 Stefano Anzi  Italy 2:25.56 + 0.99
91 Alexandris Takis  Greece DNF
46 Ulf Ekstam  Finland DNS
Franz Vogler  West Germany DNS

References

  1. ^ "15.02.1970. Val Gardena Downhill, men" (PDF). alpineskiworld.net. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Kidd wins combined gold, announces he'll turn pro". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. February 16, 1970. p. 10.
  3. ^ "Kidd ends amateur career after winning crown". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. February 16, 1970. p. 2B.