The race was run on KT-22, with a starting elevation of 2,447 m (8,028 ft) above sea level; the course length was 1.828 km (1.136 mi), with a vertical drop of 553 m (1,814 ft).[1] Biebl's winning time of 97.6 seconds yielded an average speed of 67.426 km/h (41.9 mph), with an average vertical descent rate of 5.666 m/s (18.6 ft/s).
Helmetsedit
This was the first Olympic downhill in which crash helmets were mandatory,[6] following the race death in 1959 of Canadian John Semmelink at Garmisch, West Germany.[7][8] During his final race, Semmelink wore a leather helmet, which was more protection than many racers used at the time.[6] The U.S. Ski Team first wore crash helmets at the 1956 Winter Olympics,[9] but most of the Europeans went without.[6][10]
Resultsedit
Saturday, February 20, 1960 The race was started at 10:00 local time, (UTC −8).
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^"1958 World Championships results". FIS. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
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^Uhrhammer, Jerry (February 21, 1960). "Skiers come to grief on 'Airplane Turn'". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
^ abcMasia, Seth. "Ski helmets: how we got here". International Skiing History Association. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
^"Tragedy mars Canadian ski triumph". Montreal Gazette. Canadian Press. February 9, 1959. p. 17.
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^"Crash helmets for U.S. ski squad". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. (Florida). Associated Press. January 25, 1956. p. 11.
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January 01, 1970
alpine, skiing, 1960, winter, olympics, women, downhill, women, downhill, competition, squaw, valley, 1960, olympics, held, squaw, valley, saturday, february, women, downhillat, viii, olympic, winter, gamesalpine, skiingvenuesquaw, valleydatefebruary, 20compet. The Women s downhill competition of the Squaw Valley 1960 Olympics was held at Squaw Valley on Saturday February 20 1 2 Women s downhillat the VIII Olympic Winter GamesAlpine skiingVenueSquaw ValleyDateFebruary 20Competitors42 from 14 nationsWinning time1 37 6MedalistsHeidi Biebl United Team of GermanyPenny Pitou United StatesTraudl Hecher Austria 19561964 Women s DownhillLocationSquaw Valley KT 22Vertical 557 m 1 827 ft Top elevation2 447 m 8 028 ft Base elevation1 894 m 6 214 ft The defending world champion was Lucile Wheeler of Canada 3 who had retired the previous year defending Olympic champion Madeleine Berthod of Switzerland did not compete in this event Nineteen year old Heidi Biebl of Germany won the gold medal while American Penny Pitou was a second behind for the silver the bronze medalist was Traudl Hecher of Austria 4 5 The race was run on KT 22 with a starting elevation of 2 447 m 8 028 ft above sea level the course length was 1 828 km 1 136 mi with a vertical drop of 553 m 1 814 ft 1 Biebl s winning time of 97 6 seconds yielded an average speed of 67 426 km h 41 9 mph with an average vertical descent rate of 5 666 m s 18 6 ft s Helmets editThis was the first Olympic downhill in which crash helmets were mandatory 6 following the race death in 1959 of Canadian John Semmelink at Garmisch West Germany 7 8 During his final race Semmelink wore a leather helmet which was more protection than many racers used at the time 6 The U S Ski Team first wore crash helmets at the 1956 Winter Olympics 9 but most of the Europeans went without 6 10 Results editSaturday February 20 1960 The race was started at 10 00 local time UTC 8 Rank Name Country Time Difference nbsp Heidi Biebl nbsp United Team of Germany 1 37 6 nbsp Penny Pitou nbsp United States 1 38 6 1 0 nbsp Traudl Hecher nbsp Austria 1 38 9 1 3 4 Pia Riva nbsp Italy 1 39 9 2 3 5 Jerta Schir nbsp Italy 1 40 5 2 9 6 Anneliese Meggl nbsp United Team of Germany 1 40 8 3 2 7 Sonja Sperl nbsp United Team of Germany 1 41 0 3 4 8 Erika Netzer nbsp Austria 1 41 1 3 5 9 Yvonne Ruegg nbsp Switzerland 1 41 6 4 0 Carla Marchelli nbsp Italy 11 Barbi Henneberger nbsp United Team of Germany 1 42 4 4 8 12 Anne Heggtveit nbsp Canada 1 42 9 5 3 Marit Haraldsen nbsp Norway 14 Therese LeducArlette Grosso nbsp France 1 44 2 6 6 Jolanda Schir nbsp Italy 17 Nancy Holland nbsp Canada 1 45 2 7 6 18 Marguerite Leduc nbsp France 1 45 6 8 0 19 Stalina Demidova Korzukhina nbsp Soviet Union 1 46 5 8 9 20 Yevgeniya Kabina Sidorova nbsp Soviet Union 1 46 7 9 1 21 Joan Hannah nbsp United States 1 47 9 10 3 22 Nancy Greene nbsp Canada 1 48 3 10 7 23 Lyubov Volkova nbsp Soviet Union 1 49 2 11 6 24 Marian Navarro nbsp Spain 1 49 7 12 1 25 Josephine Gibbs nbsp Great Britain 1 50 3 12 7 26 Margrit Gertsch nbsp Switzerland 1 50 4 12 8 27 Christine Davy nbsp Australia 1 50 6 13 0 28 Wendy Farrington nbsp Great Britain 1 50 8 13 2 29 Maria Cristina Schweizer nbsp Argentina 1 51 0 13 4 30 Liv Jagge Christiansen nbsp Norway 1 51 2 13 6 31 Renate Holmes nbsp Great Britain 1 51 9 14 3 32 Elizabeth Greene nbsp Canada 1 53 3 15 7 33 Linda Meyers nbsp United States 1 53 4 15 8 34 Cecilia Womersley nbsp New Zealand 1 59 5 21 9 35 Liselotte Michel nbsp Switzerland 2 01 0 23 4 36 Trish Prain nbsp New Zealand 2 01 5 23 9 37 Astrid Sandvik nbsp Norway 2 02 9 25 3 38 Janine Monterrain nbsp France 2 03 0 25 4 39 Putzi Frandl nbsp Austria 2 11 6 34 0 Betsy Snite nbsp United States DQ Annemarie Waser nbsp Switzerland DQ Herlinde Beutlhauser nbsp Austria DQ Source 1 References edit a b c VIII Olympic Winter Games Squaw Valley California 1960 Final Report California Olympic Commission LA84 Foundation 1960 Retrieved December 19 2019 Alpine Skiing at the 1960 Squaw Valley Winter Games Women s Downhill sports reference com Archived from the original on 18 April 2020 Retrieved 26 February 2018 1958 World Championships results FIS Retrieved January 3 2014 Smits Ted February 21 1960 Heidi Beibl nips Penny down hill Spokesman Review Spokane Washington Associated Press p 1 sports Uhrhammer Jerry February 21 1960 Skiers come to grief on Airplane Turn Eugene Register Guard Oregon p 1B a b c Masia Seth Ski helmets how we got here International Skiing History Association Retrieved December 15 2019 Tragedy mars Canadian ski triumph Montreal Gazette Canadian Press February 9 1959 p 17 Ski crash kills Canadian youth Spokesman Review Spokane Washington Associated Press February 8 1959 p 4 sports Crash helmets for U S ski squad Sarasota Herald Tribune Florida Associated Press January 25 1956 p 11 Skiers cut loose at high speeds in tests Ocala Star Banner Florida Associated Press February 15 1960 p 7 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alpine skiing at the 1960 Winter Olympics Women 27s downhill amp oldid 1149046590, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
