Wikipedia / FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1978
Wikipedia / FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1978
The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1978 were held in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, West Germany, between 29 January and 5 February. It held competitions in alpine skiing like downhill, special slalom, giant slalom and combined. The combined was only a "paper race".
The event is the last time the championships were held here until 2011. Garmisch hosted the first Olympic alpine skiing competition (Combined event), at the 1936 games.
Men's competitions
Downhill
Sunday, 29 January
Place | Athlete | Nation | Time | Diff. |
2:04.12 | – | |||
2:04.19 | + 0.07 | |||
2:04.46 | + 0.32 | |||
4 | 2:04.49 | + 0.35 | ||
5 | 2:04.77 | + 0.65 | ||
5 | 2:04.77 | + 0.65 | ||
7 | 2:04.98 | + 0.86 | ||
8 | 2:06.13 | + 2.01 | ||
9 | 2:06.20 | + 2.08 | ||
10 | 2:06.31 | + 2.19 |
Source:
Giant slalom
Thursday, 2 February
Place | Athlete | Nation | Time | Diff. | Run 1 | Run 2 |
3:02.52 | – | 1:35.48 | 1:27.04 | |||
3:04.56 | + 2.04 | 1:37.32 | 1:27.24 | |||
3:04.75 | + 2.23 | 1:36.71 | 1:28.04 | |||
4 | 3:04.87 | + 2.35 | ||||
5 | 3:04.94 | + 2.42 | ||||
6 | 3:05.27 | + 2.75 | ||||
7 | 3:06.13 | + 3.51 | ||||
8 | 3:06.82 | + 4.30 | ||||
9 | 3:07.10 | + 4.58 | ||||
10 | 3:07.20 | + 4.68 |
Source:
Slalom
Sunday, 5 February
Place | Athlete | Nation | Time | Diff. | Run 1 | Run 2 |
1:39.54 | – | 51.56 | 47.98 | |||
1:40.20 | + 0.66 | 51.29 | 48.91 | |||
1:40.47 | + 0.93 | 52.24 | 48.23 | |||
4 | 1:40.74 | + 1.20 | ||||
5 | 1:42.20 | + 2.66 | ||||
6 | 1:42.74 | + 3.20 | ||||
7 | 1:43.20 | + 3.66 | ||||
8 | 1:43.76 | + 4.22 | ||||
9 | Torsten Jakobsson | 1:44.16 | + 4.62 | |||
10 | 1:44.44 | + 4.90 |
Source:
Combined
Place | Athlete | Nation | Points | DH | GS | SL |
2732.34 | 13 | 18 | ||||
2749.64 | 4 | 31 | 29 | |||
2752.28 | 25 | 8 | 23 | |||
4 | 2773.87 | |||||
5 | 2799.52 | |||||
6 | 2800.48 |
At the World Championships from 1954 through 1980, the combined was a "paper race" using the results of the three events (DH, GS, SL).
Women's competitions
Downhill
Wednesday, 1 February
Place | Athlete | Nation | Time | Diff. |
1:48.31 | – | |||
1:48.55 | + 0.24 | |||
1:49.11 | + 0.80 | |||
4 | 1:49.64 | + 1.33 | ||
5 | 1:50.26 | + 1.95 | ||
6 | 1:50.42 | + 2.11 | ||
7 | 1:50.47 | + 2.16 | ||
8 | 1:50.89 | + 2.58 | ||
9 | 1:50.93 | + 2.62 | ||
10 | 1:51.04 | + 2.73 |
Source:
Giant slalom
Saturday, 4 February
Place | Athlete | Nation | Time | Diff. | Run 1 | Run 2 |
2:41.15 | – | 1:16.10 | 1:25.05 | |||
2:41.20 | + 0.05 | 1:16.15 | 1:25.05 | |||
2:41.90 | + 0.75 | 1:16.85 | 1:25.05 | |||
4 | 2:42.02 | + 0.87 | ||||
5 | 2:42.43 | + 1.28 | ||||
6 | 2:42.83 | + 1.68 | ||||
7 | 2:42.84 | + 1.69 | ||||
8 | 2:43.38 | + 2.23 | ||||
9 | 2:44.25 | + 3.10 | ||||
10 | 2:44.89 | + 3.74 |
This was the first two-run women's giant slalom at the World Championships. Source:
Slalom
Friday, 3 February
Place | Athlete | Nation | Time | Diff. | Run 1 | Run 2 |
1:24.85 | – | 41.82 | 43.03 | |||
1:25.33 | + 0.48 | 42.03 | 43.30 | |||
1:25.37 | + 0.52 | 42.39 | 42.98 | |||
4 | 1:25.67 | + 0.82 | ||||
5 | 1:25.75 | + 0.90 | ||||
6 | 1:26.09 | + 1.24 | ||||
7 | 1:26.59 | + 1.74 | ||||
8 | 1:26.87 | + 2.02 | ||||
9 | 1:26.99 | + 2.14 | ||||
10 | 1:27.43 | + 2.58 |
Source:
Combined
Place | Athlete | Nation | Points | DH | GS | SL |
2460.39 | 19 | |||||
2476.80 | 29 | 5 | 6 | |||
2478.44 | 6 | 5 | ||||
4 | 2498.43 | 12 | 21 | 17 | ||
5 | 2509.23 | |||||
6 | 2511.63 | 5 | 15 | 30 |
Source:At the World Championships from 1954 through 1980, the combined was a "paper race" using the results of the three events (DH, GS, SL).
Medals Table
Place | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
1 | 4 | – | 3 | 7 | |
2 | 2 | – | – | 2 | |
3 | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | |
4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
5 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | |
7 | – | – | 1 | 1 | |
7 | – | – | 1 | 1 |
References
External links
FIS-ski.com – results – 1978 World Championships – Garmisch-Partenkirchen, West Germany
– results – World Championships