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]
| 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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| 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) |
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
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]
