Alpine Skiing At The 1952 Winter Olympics – Men's Slalom
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The men's slalom at the
1952 Winter Olympics The 1952 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VI Olympic Winter Games ( no, De 6. olympiske vinterleker; nn, Dei 6. olympiske vinterleikane) and commonly known as Oslo 1952, was a winter multi-sport event held from 14 to 25 February 195 ...
was held on Tuesday 19 February at
Rødkleiva Rødkleiva is a hill located in Nordmarka in Oslo, Norway. It was taken into use as a slalom hill in 1947 and was used for the combined event of the Holmenkollen Ski Festival eleven times between 1947 and 1963. It hosted the slalom events for ...
ski run. The course was very difficult to maintain as the weather was not favorable. The men's course had 52 gates. Since the men's race was scheduled the day before the women's, and there was concern about the condition of the hill, the number of racers was reduced after the first run in compliance with international rules. Twenty-nine athletes finished both runs. Four athletes were disqualified after the first run. Austrian
Othmar Schneider Othmar Schneider (27 August 1928 – 25 December 2012) was an Austrian Alpine skier and Olympic champion. Schneider was born in Lech am Arlberg. At the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital ...
won his second Olympic medal, this time gold, after he took the silver in the downhill competition. Norwegians Stein Eriksen and Guttorm Berge placed second and third respectively.Organising Committee for the VI Winter Olympic Games (1952), p. 201Organising Committee for the VI Winter Olympic Games (1952), p. 232


Results

''Tuesday, 19 February 1952'' ''*'' 5 seconds penalty added. Source:


See also

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1956 Winter Olympics The 1956 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VII Olympic Winter Games ( it, VII Giochi Olimpici invernali) and commonly known as Cortina d'Ampezzo 1956 ( lld, Anpezo 1956 or ), was a multi-sport event held in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, from ...


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