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Alpine skiing at the 1984 Winter Olympics – Women's downhill

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Women's Downhill
at the XIV Olympic Winter Games
VenueJahorina
DateFebruary 16
Competitors32 from 13 nations
Winning time1:13.36
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Michela Figini  Switzerland
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Maria Walliser  Switzerland
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Olga Charvátová  Czechoslovakia
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Women's Downhill
LocationJahorina
Vertical   547 m (1,795 ft)
Top elevation1,872 m (6,142 ft)  
Base elevation1,325 m (4,347 ft)

The Women's Downhill competition of the Sarajevo 1984 Olympics was held at Jahorina on Thursday, February 16.[1] It was the tenth edition of the event, which was established in 1948.[2]

The defending world champion was Gerry Sorensen of Canada, while Switzerland's Doris De Agostini was the defending World Cup downhill champion and Switzerland's Maria Walliser led the current season.[3][4] Defending Olympic champion Annemarie Moser-Pröll and De Agostini had both retired from competition.

The race was delayed five days, due to weather and scheduling conflicts.[5] Switzerland's Michela Figini won the gold medal, followed by teammate Walliser, and Olga Charvátová of Czechoslovakia was the bronze medalist.[6]

The course started at an elevation of 1,872 m (6,142 ft) above sea level with a vertical drop of 547 m (1,795 ft) and a length of 1.965 km (1.22 mi). Figini's winning time was 73.36 seconds, yielding an average speed of 96.429 km/h (59.9 mph), with an average vertical descent rate of 7.456 m/s (24.5 ft/s).

The men's downhill, delayed a full week, was run the same day at Bjelašnica,[7] and started at noon.

Results

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The race was started at 10:30 local time, (UTC+1). At the starting gate, it was snowing lightly, the temperature was −14 °C (7 °F), and the snow condition was hard. The temperature at the finish was −13 °C (9 °F).

Rank Bib Name Country Time Difference
1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 Michela Figini  Switzerland 1:13.36
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 10 Maria Walliser  Switzerland 1:13.41 +0.05
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 16 Olga Charvátová  Czechoslovakia 1:13.53 +0.17
4 12 Ariane Ehrat  Switzerland 1:13.95 +0.59
5 15 Jana Šoltýsová  Czechoslovakia 1:14.14 +0.78
6 18 Marina Kiehl  West Germany 1:14.30 +0.94
6 11 Gerry Sorensen  Canada 1:14.30 +0.94
8 14 Lea Sölkner  Austria 1:14.39 +1.03
9 4 Elisabeth Kirchler  Austria 1:14.55 +1.19
10 22 Veronika Wallinger  Austria 1:14.76 +1.40
11 6 Laurie Graham  Canada 1:14.92 +1.56
12 19 Brigitte Oertli  Switzerland 1:14.93 +1.57
13 2 Sylvia Eder  Austria 1:14.97 +1.61
14 20 Heidi Wiesler  West Germany 1:14.98 +1.62
15 13 Caroline Attia  France 1:15.04 +1.68
16 7 Holly Flanders  United States 1:15.11 +1.75
17 23 Regine Mösenlechner  West Germany 1:15.16 +1.80
18 24 Liisa Savijarvi  Canada 1:15.32 +1.96
19 1 Maria Maricich  United States 1:15.55 +2.19
20 9 Marie-Luce Waldmeier  France 1:15.56 +2.20
21 21 Debbie Armstrong  United States 1:15.57 +2.21
22 17 Karen Stemmle  Canada 1:15.64 +2.28
23 8 Irene Epple  West Germany 1:15.65 +2.29
24 25 Ivana Valešová  Czechoslovakia 1:16.43 +3.07
25 28 Jolanda Kindle  Liechtenstein 1:16.89 +3.53
26 29 Christine Grant  New Zealand 1:17.52 +4.16
27 27 Michèle Brigitte Dombard  Belgium 1:18.92 +5.56
28 30 Marilla Guss  Australia 1:19.75 +6.39
29 31 Kate Rattray  New Zealand 1:20.18 +6.82
30 32 Teresa Bustamente  Argentina 1:21.62 +8.26
- 26 Clare Booth  Great Britain DNF -
- 3 Élisabeth Chaud  France DNF -
Source:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Sarajevo 1984 Official Report". Organising Committee of the XlVth Winter Olympic Games 1984 at Sarajevo. LA84 Foundation. 1984. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  2. ^ "Alpine Skiing at the 1984 Sarajevo Winter Games: Women's Downhill". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  3. ^ "1983 World Cup standings". FIS. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  4. ^ "1982 World Championships results". FIS. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  5. ^ Nelson, John (February 10, 1984). "Andropov's death won't halt Games, but weather may". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). Associated Press. p. 2B.
  6. ^ "Thursday at Sarajevo: Alpine skiing, Women's downhill". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). February 17, 1984. p. 3D.
  7. ^ Mossman, John (February 16, 1984). "Johnson, USA make history in downhill". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). Associated Press. p. D1.