FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1958

FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1958
Host cityBad Gastein,
Salzburg, Austria
Events6
Opening1 February 1958
Closing9 February 1958
Opened byAdolf Schärf
Bad Gastein is located in Austria
Bad Gastein
Bad Gastein
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Location in Austria
Bad Gastein is located in Alps
Bad Gastein
Bad Gastein
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Location in the Alps of Europe

The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1958 were held 1–9 February in Bad Gastein, Salzburg, Austria.[1]

Austrian Toni Sailer, 22, won three gold medals and a silver. The triple gold medalist from the 1956 Winter Olympics successfully defended three of his four world titles.[2][3][4][5] Lucile Wheeler of Canada, 23, won two gold medals and a silver.[6][7]

Men's competitions

Downhill

Sunday, 9 February

Place Name Country Time Diff.
1st place, gold medalist(s) Toni Sailer  Austria 2:28.5 —
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Roger Staub  Switzerland  Switzerland     2:30.4   + 1.9
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jean Vuarnet  France 2:32.3 + 3.8
4 Willi Forrer  Switzerland  Switzerland 2:32.7 + 4.2
5 Adrien Duvillard  France 2:33.5 + 5.0
5 Mathias Leitner  Austria 2:33.5 + 5.0
5 Andreas Molterer    Austria 2:33.5   + 5.0  
  • In soft snow conditions, Sailer won his final competitive race and wrapped up the combined title as well.
    American Buddy Werner fell but finished 37th at 2:48.7, which ended his chances for a combined medal.[2][4][5]

Giant Slalom

Wednesday, 5 February

Place Name Country Time Diff.
1st place, gold medalist(s) Toni Sailer  Austria 1:48.8 —
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Josl Rieder  Austria 1:52.6 + 3.8
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) François Bonlieu  France 1:53.9 + 5.1
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Roger Staub  Switzerland  Switzerland 1:53.9 + 5.1
5 Buddy Werner  United States   1:54.5   + 5.7
6 Chiharu Igaya  Japan 1:55.3 + 6.5
6 Andreas Molterer  Austria 1:55.3   + 6.5  
  • After being edged out in the slalom, Sailer won the giant slalom by nearly four seconds.[8]

Slalom

Sunday, 2 February

Place Name Country Run 1 Run 2 Total Diff.
1st place, gold medalist(s) Josef Rieder  Austria 57.7 57.4 1:55.1 —
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Toni Sailer  Austria 58.3 57.5 1:55.8 + 0.7
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Chiharu Igaya  Japan 56.7 60.0 1:56.7 + 1.6
4 Buddy Werner      United States 59.6 59.2 1:58.8 + 3.7
5 Roger Staub  Switzerland  Switzerland 60.1 60.8   2:01.9   + 6.8
6 Adolf Mathis  Switzerland  Switzerland 2:02.6   + 7.5  
  • In the opening race of the championships, Igaya of Japan, the 1956 Olympic silver medalist,
    led after the first run in an attempt to become the first champion from Asia, but finished with bronze.
  • Rieder foiled another gold medal sweep by compatriot Sailer, who won silver.[3]

Combined

Place Name Country   Points     DH     GS     SL  
1st place, gold medalist(s) Toni Sailer  Austria 0.36 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Josef Rieder  Austria 6.36 8 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Roger Staub  Switzerland  Switzerland 8.63 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5
4 Chiharu Igaya  Japan 12.06 15 6 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
5 Andreas Molterer    Austria 12.37 5 6 8
6 Raymond Bläsi  Switzerland  Switzerland 18.93 11 13 12
7 Buddy Werner  United States   19.10   37 5 4

At the World Championships from 1954 through 1980, the combined was a "paper race" using the results of the three events (DH, GS, SL).[4][5]

Women's competitions

Downhill

Thursday, 6 February

Place Name Country Time Diff.
1st place, gold medalist(s) Lucile Wheeler  Canada 2:12.1 —
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Frieda Dänzer  Switzerland  Switzerland     2:12.4   + 0.3
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Carla Marchelli  Italy 2:12.5 + 0.4
4 Pia Riva  Italy 2:14.6 + 2.5
5 Putzi Frandl  Austria 2:15.7 + 3.6
6 Astrid Sandvik  Norway 2:16.0 + 3.9
7 Anne Heggtveit  Canada 2:16.3 + 4.2
8 Hannelore Basler  West Germany 2:16.5 + 4.4
9 Vera Schenome  Italy 2:16.7 + 4.6
10 Penny Pitou  United States 2:17.3   + 5.2  
Source:[9][10]

Giant Slalom

Saturday, 8 February

Place Name Country Time Diff.
1st place, gold medalist(s) Lucile Wheeler  Canada 1:54.6 —
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Sally Deaver  United States 1:55.1 + 0.5
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Frieda Dänzer  Switzerland  Switzerland     1:55.4   + 0.8
4 Annemarie Waser  Switzerland  Switzerland   1:55.5 + 0.9
5 Danièle Télinge  France 1:55.6 + 1.0
6 Berit Stuve  Norway 1:56.4   + 1.8  
7 Pia Riva  Italy
8 Jerta Schir  Italy
9 Thea Hochleitner  Austria
10 Inger Bjørnbakken  Norway
Source:[6][11]

Slalom

Monday, 3 February

Place Name Country Run 1 Run 2 Time Diff.
1st place, gold medalist(s) Inger Bjørnbakken  Norway 53.9 51.7 1:45.6 —
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Putzi Frandl  Austria 55.2 51.8 1:47.0 + 1.4
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Annemarie Waser  Switzerland  Switzerland   55.5 51.9   1:47.4   + 1.8
4 Astrid Sandvik  Norway 56.6 53.3 1:48.9 + 3.3
5 Suzanne Thiollière-Guirand  France 55.5 53.8 1:49.3 + 3.7
6 Hilde Hofherr  Austria 1:49.8 + 4.2
7 Berit Stuve  Norway
8 Frieda Dänzer  Switzerland  Switzerland   1:50.8 + 5.2
8 Anne Heggtveit  Canada 56.2 54.6 1:50.8   + 5.2  

Combined

Place Name Country   Points     DH     GS     SL  
1st place, gold medalist(s) Frieda Dänzer  Switzerland  Switzerland 3.80 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 8
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Lucile Wheeler  Canada 4.33 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 14
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Putzi Frandl  Austria 6.12 5 11 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
4 Berit Stuve  Norway 8.14 6 7
5 Danièle Télinge      France 8.70 5
6 Anne Heggtveit  Canada 9.99 7 15 8

At the World Championships from 1954 through 1980, the combined was a "paper race" using the results of the three events (DH, GS, SL).[7][11]

Medals table

Place Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Austria 4 4 1 9
2  Canada 2 1 – 3
3  Switzerland  Switzerland 1 2 4 7
4  Norway 1 – – 1
5  United States – 1 – 1
6  France – – 2 2
7  Italy – – 1 1
7  Japan – – 1 1

Video

References

  1. ^ de:Alpine Skiweltmeisterschaft 1958
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  3. ^ a b "Rieder top man in world slalom". Ottawa Citizen. Associated Press. 3 February 1958. p. 10.
  4. ^ a b c "Brilliant windup by Toni Sailer". Ottawa Citizen. Associated Press. 10 February 1958. p. 11.
  5. ^ a b c "Sailer nabs downhill, world combined title". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). United Press. 10 February 1958. p. B4.
  6. ^ a b "Lucile Wheeler first again, wins world's giant slalom". Ottawa Citizen. The Canadian Press. 8 February 1958. p. 1.
  7. ^ a b c "Lucile and Anne give Canada ski prominence". Ottawa Citizen. The Canadian Press. 10 February 1958. p. 11.
  8. ^ "Werner slips, Sailer snares giant slalom". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). United Press. 5 February 1958. p. B3.
  9. ^ "Top ten finishers". Ottawa Citizen. The Canadian Press. 6 February 1958. p. 1.
  10. ^ "Canadian takes downhill title". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). United Press. 6 February 1958. p. 35.
  11. ^ a b "Sally Deaver of Pennsylvania 2d in Europe". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. 9 February 1958. p. 1, sports.
  12. ^ "Anne Heggtveit places 8th in world slalom ski final". Ottawa Citizen. The Canadian Press. 4 February 1958. p. 9.
  13. ^ Schmitt, Herbert (4 February 1958). "U.S. Japan, Norway show improved ability in world alpine ski championship" (PDF). Evening Recorder. Amsterdam, New York. Associated Press. p. 12.
  • FIS-ski.com – results – 1958 World Championships – Bad Gastein, Austria
  • FIS-ski.com – official results for the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships

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