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FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2011 – Men's downhill

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Men's downhill
at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2011
VenueKandahar 2, Garmisch Classic
LocationGarmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
Dates12 February
Competitors54 from 24 nations
Winning time1:58.41
Medalists
gold medal    Canada
silver medal     Switzerland
bronze medal    Italy
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Men's Downhill
LocationKandahar 2
Garmisch Classic,
Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
Vertical   920 m (3,018 ft)
Top elevation1,690 m (5,545 ft)  
Base elevation   770 m (2,526 ft)
Longest run3.300 km (2.05 mi)

The Men's Downhill competition at the 2011 World Championships at Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, was the fourth race of the championships, run under spring-like conditions on Saturday, February 12.[1]

Canada's Erik Guay won the gold medal, Didier Cuche of Switzerland took the silver, and the bronze medalist was Christof Innerhofer of Italy.[2]

Mostly in the shade, the north-facing slope of the Kandahar 2 course at Garmisch Classic was 3.300 km (2.05 mi) in length, with a vertical drop of 920 m (3,018 ft) from a starting elevation of 1,690 m (5,545 ft) above sea level. Guay's winning time of 118.41 seconds yielded an average speed of 100.329 km/h (62.3 mph) and an average vertical descent rate of 7.7696 m/s (25.5 ft/s).[2] Fifty four athletes from 24 countries competed.[3]

Results

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The race started at 11:00 CET (UTC+1) under clear skies. The air temperature was 3 °C (37 °F) at the starting gate and 9 °C (48 °F) at the finish.[2]

Rank Bib Name Nation Time Difference
1st place, gold medalist(s) 10 Erik Guay  Canada 1:58.41
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 18 Didier Cuche  Switzerland 1:58.73 +0.32
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 9 Christof Innerhofer  Italy 1:59.17 +0.76
4 20 Romed Baumann  Austria 1:59.51 +1.10
5 17 Aksel Lund Svindal  Norway 1:59.83 +1.42
6 12 Andrej Šporn  Slovenia 2:00.25 +1.84
7 16 Michael Walchhofer  Austria 2:00.28 +1.87
8 13 Johan Clarey  France 2:00.35 +1.94
9 29 Beat Feuz  Switzerland 2:00.47 +2.06
10 6 Ambrosi Hoffmann  Switzerland 2:00.48 +2.07
11 21 Klaus Kröll  Austria 2:00.58 +2.17
12 19 Silvan Zurbriggen  Switzerland 2:00.75 +2.34
13 5 Steven Nyman  United States 2:00.80 +2.39
14 14 Peter Fill  Italy 2:00.81 +2.40
15 22 Bode Miller  United States 2:00.83 +2.42
16 26 Hannes Reichelt  Austria 2:00.99 +2.58
17 8 Andrej Jerman  Slovenia 2:01.16 +2.75
18 4 Benjamin Thomsen  Canada 2:01.18 +2.77
19 2 Rok Perko  Slovenia 2:01.50 +3.09
20 25 Dominik Paris  Italy 2:01.55 +3.14
21 35 Ondřej Bank  Czech Republic 2:01.77 +3.36
22 15 Werner Heel  Italy 2:01.79 +3.38
23 28 Guillermo Fayed  France 2:01.99 +3.58
24 31 Travis Ganong  United States 2:02.19 +3.78
25 23 Jan Hudec  Canada 2:02.45 +4.04
26 30 Hans Olsson  Sweden 2:02.49 +4.08
27 32 Andreas Romar  Finland 2:02.50 +4.09
28 7 Natko Zrnčić-Dim  Croatia 2:02.57 +4.16
29 1 Yannick Bertrand  France 2:02.66 +4.25
30 24 Gašper Markič  Slovenia 2:02.99 +4.58
31 27 Tobias Stechert  Germany 2:03.31 +4.90
32 37 Ferrán Terra  Spain 2:03.79 +5.38
33 34 Mirko Deflorian  Moldova 2:04.04 +5.63
34 43 Kevin Esteve Rigail  Andorra 2:04.58 +6.17
35 36 Lars Elton Myhre  Norway 2:04.93 +6.52
36 45 Georgi Georgiev  Bulgaria 2:05.19 +6.78
37 42 Paul de la Cuesta  Spain 2:05.74 +7.33
38 39 TJ Baldwin  Great Britain 2:06.54 +8.13
39 50 Nikola Chongarov  Bulgaria 2:06.57 +8.16
40 44 Yuri Danilochkin  Belarus 2:06.99 +8.58
41 48 Michał Kłusak  Poland 2:07.64 +9.23
42 40 Igor Zakurdaev  Kazakhstan 2:07.66 +9.25
43 51 Igor Laikert Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia 2:08.70 +10.29
44 54 Rostyslav Feshchuk  Ukraine 2:09.69 +11.28
45 47 Dmitriy Koshkin  Kazakhstan 2:11.47 +13.06
46 53 Taras Pimenov  Kazakhstan 2:12.30 +13.89
47 52 Pavel Chernichenko  Kazakhstan 2:13.25 +14.84
3 Patrik Järbyn  Sweden DNF
11 Adrien Théaux  France DNF
33 Andreas Sander  Germany DNF
38 Tin Široki  Croatia DNF
41 Roger Vidosa  Andorra DNF
46 Roberts Rode  Latvia DNF
49 Martin Vráblík  Czech Republic DNF

References

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  1. ^ Ski Racing.com - Canada retains World DH title as Guay takes gold - 2011-02-12
  2. ^ a b c "FIS World Ski Championships Downhill M Results". FIS. Archived from the original on 24 May 2012. Retrieved 12 February 2011.
  3. ^ "FIS World Ski Championships Downhill M Official Starter List" (PDF). FIS. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2011. Retrieved 11 February 2011.