The men's combined event was part of the

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programme at the

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. It was the debut of

at the Winter Olympics, and was the only men's event. The competition consisted of a downhill race on Friday, 7 February and two slalom heats on Sunday, 9 February. Sixty-six alpine skiers from 21 nations competed. Notably absent were

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and

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Downhill

The downhill race was held on Friday, 7 February, and the start was at the summit of

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at an

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of . The finish was at the bottom station of the Kreuzeckbahn tramway at for a vertical drop of and a course length of . The race started at 12

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. The conditions were good with temperatures at the start from .

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had the best time at 4:47.4 for an average speed of , with an average vertical descent rate of . The women's downhill was run immediately prior at 11 am. One racer was disqualified and five racers did not finish. James Riddell of

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was injured after crashing into a tree.

Slalom

The slalom race was held on Sunday, 9 February 1936 on the slalom slope at Gudiberg. The conditions were good with temperatures of . The vertical drop was and the length of the course was with 33 gates. Rather than disqualification, penalties were added to the finishing time when competitors missed a gate. The race started at 11 a.m. and the competitors started in the finish order of the downhill race. Downhill winner

was the first racer on the slalom course, but finished sixth in the slalom portion and fourth overall. After the first run of slalom, the jury decided which competitors were allowed to continue, so only 33 racers competed in the second run. ''(1)'' 6 seconds penalty added ''(2)'' 12 seconds penalty added ''(3)'' 18 seconds penalty added

Final standings

After the downhill race and the two slalom runs, the points results were averaged to determine the winner.

References

External links

Official Olympic Report
– 1936 Olympic Winter Games – ' * {{DEFAULTSORT:Alpine skiing at the 1936 Winter Olympics - Men's combined Alpine skiing at the 1936 Winter Olympics Men's alpine skiing at the Winter Olympics Men's events at the 1936 Winter Olympics