FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1958

FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1958
Host city Bad Gastein, Salzburg, Austria
Events 6
Opening ceremony 1 February
Closing ceremony 9 February
Bad Gastein
Location in Austria
Bad Gastein
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] Lucile Wheeler of Canada, 23, won two gold medals and a silver.[5][6]

Men's competitions

Downhill

Sunday, 9 February

Place Name Country Time Diff.
1st Toni Sailer  Austria 2:28.5
2nd Roger Staub  Switzerland  Switzerland     2:30.4   + 1.9
3rd Jean Vuarnet  France 2:32.3 + 3.8
4 Willi Ferrer  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  

Giant Slalom

Wednesday, 5 February

Place Name Country Time Diff.
1st Toni Sailer  Austria 1:48.8
2nd Josef Rieder  Austria 1:52.6 + 3.8
3rd François Bonlieau  France 1:53.9 + 5.1
3rd 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  

Slalom

Sunday, 2 February

Place Name Country Run 1 Run 2 Total Diff.
1st Josef Rieder  Austria 57.7 57.4 1:55.1
2nd Toni Sailer  Austria 58.3 57.5 1:55.8 + 0.7
3rd 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  

Combined

Place Name Country   Points     DH     GS     SL  
1st Toni Sailer  Austria 0.36 1st 1st 2nd
2nd Josef Rieder  Austria 6.36 8 2nd 1st
3rd Roger Staub  Switzerland  Switzerland 8.63 2nd 3rd 5
4 Chiharu Igaya  Japan 12.06 6 3rd
5 Andreas Molterer    Austria 12.37 5 6 8
6 Roland Bläsi  Switzerland  Switzerland 18.93
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]

Women's competitions

Downhill

Thursday, 6 February

Place Name Country Time Diff.
1st Lucile Wheeler  Canada 2:12.1
2nd Frieda Dänzer  Switzerland  Switzerland     2:12.4   + 0.3
3rd 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  

Giant Slalom

Saturday, 8 February

Place Name Country Time Diff.
1st Lucile Wheeler  Canada 1:54.6
2nd Sally Deaver  United States 1:55.1 + 0.5
3rd 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:[5][9]

Slalom

Monday, 3 February

Place Name Country Run 1 Run 2 Time Diff.
1st Inger Bjørnbakken  Norway 53.9 51.7 1:45.6
2nd Putzi Frandl  Austria 55.2 51.8 1:47.0 + 1.4
3rd 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 Frieda Dänzer  Switzerland  Switzerland 3.80 2nd 3rd 8
2nd Lucile Wheeler  Canada 4.33 1st 1st 14
3rd Putzi Frandl  Austria 6.12 5 11 2nd
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).[6][9]

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


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References

  1. de:Alpine Skiweltmeisterschaft 1958
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  3. 1 2 "Rieder top man in world slalom". Ottawa Citizen. Associated Press. February 3, 1958. p. 10.
  4. 1 2 3 "Brilliant windup by Toni Sailer". Ottawa Citizen. Associated Press. February 10, 1958. p. 11.
  5. 1 2 "Lucile Wheeler first again, wins world's giant slalom". Ottawa Citizen. Canadian Press. February 8, 1958. p. 1.
  6. 1 2 3 "Lucile and Anne give Canada ski prominence". Ottawa Citizen. Canadian Press. February 10, 1958. p. 11.
  7. "Top ten finishers". Ottawa Citizen. Canadian Press. February 6, 1958. p. 1.
  8. "Canadian takes downhill title". Spokane Daily Chronicle. United Press. February 6, 1958. p. 35.
  9. 1 2 "Sally Deaver of Pennsylvania 2d in Europe". Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. February 9, 1958. p. 1, sports.
  10. "Anne Heggtveit places 8th in world slalom ski final". Ottawa Citizen. Canadian Press. February 4, 1958. p. 9.
  11. Schmitt, Herbert (February 4, 1958). "U.S. Japan, Norway show improved ability in world alpine ski championship" (PDF). Evening Recorder (Amsterdam, New York). Associated Press. p. 12.

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