Alpine skiing at the 1992 Winter Olympics
| Alpine skiing at the XVI Olympic Winter Games | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Val d’Isère, Les Menuires & Meribel |
| Dates | February 9–22 |
| Competitors | 321 from 50 nations |
Alpine Skiing at the 1992 Winter Olympics consisted of ten Alpine Skiing events. The men's events were held at Val d’Isère, except for the slalom, held at Les Menuires. The women's events were held at Meribel. The events began on 9 February and ended on 22 February 1992.[1]
Medal summary
Twelve nations won medals in Alpine skiing, with Austria leading the medal table, winning three gold, two silver and three bronze. Petra Kronberger led the individual medal table with two gold medals, while Alberto Tomba was the most successful male skiier, with two medals, one gold and one silver.
Marc Girardelli's two silver medals were the first won for Luxembourg in the winter Olympics, and made him the most successful Luxembourg Olympic athlete to date. Similarly, Annelise Coberger's silver medal in the women's slalom was New Zealand's first, and of 2010, only Winter Olympic medal. Norway's four medals were the first for the country in 40 years, since the 1952 Olympics.
Medal table
| 1 |  Austria (AUT) |
3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 2 |  Italy (ITA) |
3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 |  Norway (NOR) |
2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 |  Canada (CAN) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 |  Sweden (SWE) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 |  France (FRA) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 |  Luxembourg (LUX) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 |  United States (USA) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 |  New Zealand (NZL) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 |  Spain (ESP) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 |  Germany (GER) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 |  Switzerland (SUI) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Downhill |
Patrick Ortlieb Austria |
1:50.37 | Franck Piccard France |
1:50.42 | Günther Mader Austria |
1:50.47 |
| Super-G |
Kjetil André Aamodt Norway |
1:13.04 | Marc Girardelli Luxembourg |
1:13.77 | Jan Einar Thorsen Norway |
1:13.83 |
| Giant slalom |
Alberto Tomba Italy |
2:06.98 | Marc Girardelli Luxembourg |
2:07.30 | Kjetil André Aamodt Norway |
2:07.82 |
| Slalom |
Finn Christian Jagge Norway |
1:44.39 | Alberto Tomba Italy |
1:44.67 | Michael Tritscher Austria |
1:44.85 |
| Combined |
Josef Polig Italy |
14.58 | Gianfranco Martin Italy |
14.90 | Steve Locher Switzerland |
18.16 |
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Downhill |
Kerrin Lee-Gartner Canada |
1:52.55 | Hilary Lindh United States |
1:52.61 | Veronika Wallinger Austria |
1:52.64 |
| Super-G |
Deborah Compagnoni Italy |
1:21.22 | Carole Merle France |
1:22.63 | Katja Seizinger Germany |
1:23.19 |
| Giant slalom |
Pernilla Wiberg Sweden |
2:12.74 | Anita Wachter Austria Diann Roffe United States |
2:13.71 | ||
| Slalom |
Petra Kronberger Austria |
1:32.68 | Annelise Coberger New Zealand |
1:33.10 | Blanca Fernández Ochoa Spain |
1:33.35 |
| Combined |
Petra Kronberger Austria |
2.55 | Anita Wachter Austria |
19.39 | Florence Masnada France |
21.38 |
Participating nations
Fifty nations sent alpine skiiers to compete in the events in Albertville. Algeria, Brazil, Croatia, Denmark, North Korea, Slovenia, Swaziland and the Unified Team (athletes from the former Soviet Union) made their Olympic alpine skiing debuts. Below is a list of the competing nations; in parentheses are the number of national competitors.[1]
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References
Sports-Reference - 1992 Alpine Skiing
External links
- Winter Map - Val-d'Isere
- Winter Map - Méribel
