| Men's downhill at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2011 | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Kandahar 2, Garmisch Classic | |||||||||
| Location | Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany | |||||||||
| Dates | 12 February | |||||||||
| Competitors | 54 from 24 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 1:58.41 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Alpine skiing at the World Ski Championships 2011 | ||
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| Combined | men | women |
| Downhill | men | women |
| Giant slalom | men | women |
| Slalom | men | women |
| Super-G | men | women |
| Team | mixed | |
| Men's Downhill | |
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| Location | Kandahar 2 Garmisch Classic, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany |
| Vertical | 920 m (3,018 ft) |
| Top elevation | 1,690 m (5,545 ft) |
| Base elevation | 770 m (2,526 ft) |
| Longest run | 3.300 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.
Canada's Erik Guay won the gold medal, Didier Cuche of Switzerland took the silver, and the bronze medalist was Christof Innerhofer of Italy.
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). Fifty four athletes from 24 countries competed.
Results
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.
References
- Ski Racing.com - Canada retains World DH title as Guay takes gold - 2011-02-12
- ^ "FIS World Ski Championships Downhill M Results". FIS. Archived from the original on 24 May 2012. Retrieved 12 February 2011.
- "FIS World Ski Championships Downhill M Official Starter List" (PDF). FIS. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2011. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
