Alpine skiing at the 1976 Winter Olympics – Women's giant slalom

Women's giant slalom
at the XII Olympic Winter Games
Alpine skiing
VenueAxamer Lizum
DateFebruary 13
Competitors45 from 17 nations
Winning time1:29.13
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Kathy Kreiner  Canada
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Rosi Mittermaier  West Germany
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Danièle Debernard  France
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Women's Giant Slalom
LocationHoadl-Mittelstation
Axamer Lizum
Vertical   385 m (1,263 ft)
Top elevation1,925 m (6,316 ft)  
Base elevation1,540 m (5,052 ft)
Longest run1.225 km (0.76 mi)

The Women's giant slalom competition of the Innsbruck 1976 Olympics was held at Axamer Lizum on Friday, 13 February.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

The defending world champion was Fabienne Serrat of France, while Austria's Annemarie Moser-Pröll was the defending World Cup giant slalom champion and Switzerland's Lise-Marie Morerod led the 1976 World Cup.[7][8]

Results

Rank Bib Name Country Time Difference
1st place, gold medalist(s) 1 Kathy Kreiner  Canada 1:29.13 —
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 4 Rosi Mittermaier  West Germany 1:29.25 +0.12
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 12 Danièle Debernard  France 1:29.95 +0.82
4 8 Lise-Marie Morerod  Switzerland 1:30.40 +1.27
5 10 Marie-Theres Nadig  Switzerland 1:30.44 +1.31
6 11 Monika Kaserer  Austria 1:30.49 +1.36
7 21 Wilma Gatta  Italy 1:30.51 +1.38
8 16 Evi Mittermaier  West Germany 1:30.64 +1.51
9 19 Dagmar Kuzmanová  Czechoslovakia 1:30.69 +1.56
10 25 Jacqueline Rouvier  France 1:30.79 +1.66
11 9 Patricia Emonet  France 1:31.21 +2.08
12 13 Lindy Cochran  United States 1:31.33 +2.20
13 6 Claudia Giordani  Italy 1:31.44 +2.31
2 Michèle Jacot  France
15 7 Irene Epple  West Germany 1:31.46 +2.33
16 23 Brigitte Totschnig  Austria 1:31.48 +2.35
17 18 Mary Seaton  United States 1:31.58 +2.45
18 22 Ursula Konzett  Liechtenstein 1:31.59 +2.46
19 20 Regina Sackl  Austria 1:31.78 +2.65
20 3 Hanni Wenzel  Liechtenstein 1:31.83 +2.70
21 15 Cindy Nelson  United States 1:32.02 +2.89
22 14 Betsy Clifford  Canada 1:32.61 +3.48
23 29 Paola Hofer  Italy 1:32.67 +3.54
24 26 Maria Epple  West Germany 1:33.02 +3.89
25 32 Jana Gantnerová-Šoltýsová  Czechoslovakia 1:34.00 +4.87
26 17 Marlies Oberholzer  Switzerland 1:34.09 +4.96
27 28 Laurie Kreiner  Canada 1:34.53 +5.40
28 24 Leslie Smith  United States 1:34.54 +5.41
29 30 Irmgard Lukasser  Austria 1:35.38 +6.25
30 71 Valentina Iliffe  Great Britain 1:35.48 +6.35
31 33 Torill Fjeldstad  Norway 1:36.00 +6.87
32 35 Alla Askarova  Soviet Union 1:36.86 +7.73
33 34 Sally Rodd  Australia 1:37.52 +8.39
34 31 Riitta Ollikka  Finland 1:40.15 +11.02
35 45 Jórunn Viggósdóttir  Iceland 1:40.81 +11.68
36 44 Steinunn Sæmundsdóttir  Iceland 1:41.07 +11.94
37 36 Fiona Easdale  Great Britain 1:41.09 +11.96
38 40 Theresa Wallis  Great Britain 1:41.66 +12.53
39 38 Serena Iliffe  Great Britain 1:45.09 +15.96
40 39 Joanne Henke  Australia 1:45.40 +16.27
41 43 Janet Wells  New Zealand 1:48.42 +19.29
42 41 Sue Gibson  New Zealand 1:49.30 +20.17
43 42 Farida Rahmeh  Lebanon 2:11.08 +41.95
- 37 Wanda Bieler  Italy DNF -
- 5 Bernadette Zurbriggen  Switzerland DNF -
Source:[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Final Report - XII. Olympische Winterspiele Innsbruck 1976" (PDF). Organizing Committee for the XIIth Winter Olympic Games 1976. LA84 Foundation. 1976. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  2. ^ "Alpine Skiing at the 1976 Innsbruck Winter Games: Women's Giant Slalom". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  3. ^ Sufrin, Mel (February 13, 1976). "Gold at last". Ottawa Citizen. Canadian Press. p. 1.
  4. ^ Gilbert, Doug (February 14, 1976). "Kathy collars a gold, but loses her buttons". Montreal Gazette. p. 14.
  5. ^ "Golden girl". Montreal Gazette. UPI photo. February 14, 1976. p. 1.
  6. ^ "Rosi misses 3-gold bid". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). UPI. February 13, 1976. p. 1D.
  7. ^ "1975 World Cup standings". FIS. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  8. ^ "1974 World Championships results". FIS. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
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