The Men's

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competition of the Sapporo 1972 Olympics was held at

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on Monday, February 7. The defending

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was

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downhill champion, and Austria's

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led the current season. Schranz was classified as a professional and banned from the Olympics. Russi won the gold medal, teammate

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took the silver, and Heini Messner of Austria won the bronze. The starting gate was at an

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of above

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, with a vertical drop of . The course length was and Russi's winning run of 111.43 seconds resulted in an average speed of , with an average vertical descent rate of .

Results

The race started at 13:30 JST ''(UTC+9)'' under clear skies, with an air temperature of . :

References

External links

YouTube.com
- 1972 Winter Olympics - Men's Downhill - Gold and Bronze medalists' runs - from Japanese television
FIS results
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Men's alpine skiing at the 1972 Winter Olympics

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Men's downhill