FIS_Alpine_World_Ski_Championships_1966

FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1966
Host city	Portillo, Valparaíso; near Los Andes
Country	Chile
Events	6
Opening	4 August 1966
Closing	14 August 1966
Opened by	Eduardo Frei Montalva
Main venue	Portillo
	← Chamonix 1962 Val Gardena 1970 →

FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1966

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The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1966 were held in South America from 4–14 August at Portillo, Chile.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

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To this day, it remains the only alpine world championships contested in the southern hemisphere. It took place well out of the established season, nearly five months before the first World Cup season, which began in early January 1967.

Assignment came at the FIS-Congress at Athens in May 1963,^[5] but West Germany, Switzerland, and Austria voted against.

The French team won seven of the eight individual titles, seven silver medals, and sixteen of the 24 medals.

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Place	Athlete	Country	Time	Diff.
	Jean Claude Killy	France	1:34.40	—
	Léo Lacroix	France	1:34.80	+ 0.40
	Franz Vogler	West Germany	1:35.16	+ 0.76
4	Heinrich Messner	Austria	1:36.02	+ 1.62
5	Pierre Stamos	France	1:36.12	+ 1.72
6	Bernard Orcel	France	1:36.38	+ 1.98
7	Gerhard Nenning	Austria	1:36.50	+ 2.10
8	Hans Peter Rohr	Switzerland	1:36.52	+ 2.12
9	Karl Schranz	Austria	1:36.53	+ 2.13
10	Stephan Sodat	Austria	1:36.66	+ 2.26

Place	Athlete	Country	Time	Diff.
	Guy Périllat	France	3:19.42	—
	Georges Mauduit	France	3:19.93	+ 0.51
	Karl Schranz	Austria	3:20.40	+ 0.98
4	Jakob Tischhauser	Switzerland	3:20.90	+ 1.48
5	Jean-Claude Killy	France	3:21.42	+ 2.00
6	Willy Favre	Switzerland	3:23.02	+ 3.60
7	Werner Bleiner	Austria	3:23.48	+ 4.06
8	Dumeng Giovanoli	Switzerland	3:24.13	+ 4.71
9	Léo Lacroix	France	3:24.39	+ 4.97
10	Heini Messner	Austria	3:25.33	+ 5.91

Place	Athlete	Country	Time	Diff.
	Carlo Senoner	Italy	1:41.56	—
	Guy Périllat	France	1:42.25	+ 0.69
	Louis Jauffret	France	1:42.58	+ 1.02
4	Willy Bogner	West Germany	1:43.06	+ 1.50
5	Ludwig Leitner	West Germany	1:43.07	+ 1.51
6	Jimmie Heuga	United States	1:43.69	+ 2.13
7	Giovanni Dibona	Italy	1:43.82	+ 2.26
8	Jean-Claude Killy	France	1:44.40	+ 2.84
9	Håkon Mjøen	Norway	1:44.74	+ 3.18
10	Rune Lindström	Sweden	1:44.86	+ 3.30

Place	Athlete	Country	Points	DH	GS	SL
	Jean Claude Killy	France	20.92		5	8
	Léo Lacroix	France	42.13		9	18
	Ludwig Leitner	West Germany	54.95	16	17	5
4	Jimmie Heuga	United States	56.71	19	13	6
5	Willy Favre	Switzerland	69.61	26	6	19
6	Ivo Mahlknecht	Italy	72.96	13	14
7	Scott Henderson	Canada	86.67	24	11
8	Felice De Nicolo	Italy	89.11	27	15	21
9	Andrzej Bachleda	Poland	100.36	39	21	15
10	Willi Lesch	West Germany	100.42	35	30	11

Place	Athlete	Country	Time	Diff.
	Marielle Goitschel	France	1:33.42	—
	Annie Famose	France	1:34.36	+ 0.94
	Burgl Färbinger	West Germany	1:34.38	+ 0.96
4	Suzy Chaffee	United States	1:34.77	+ 1.35
5	Christl Haas	Austria	1:34.81	+ 1.39
6	Giustina Demetz	Italy	1:34.94	+ 1.52
7	Margret Hafen	West Germany	1:34.98	+ 1.56
8	Christa Prinzing	West Germany	1:35.04	+ 1.62
9	Heidi Zimmermann	Austria	1:35.32	+ 1.90
10	Jean Saubert	United States	1:35.92	+ 2.50

FIS_Alpine_World_Ski_Championships_1966

FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1966

Men's competitions

Downhill

Giant Slalom

Slalom

Combined

Women's competitions

Downhill

Giant Slalom

Slalom

Combined

Medals table

References

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Host city	Portillo, Valparaíso near Los Andes
Country	Chile
Events	6
Opening	4 August 1966
Closing	14 August 1966
Opened by	Eduardo Frei Montalva
Main venue	Portillo
← Chamonix 1962 Val Gardena 1970 →

Place	Athlete	Country	Time	Diff.
	Marielle Goitschel	France	1:22.64	—
	Heidi Zimmermann	Austria	1:23.81	+ 1.17
	Florence Steurer	France	1:24.92	+ 2.28
4	Nancy Greene	Canada	1:25.38	+ 2.74
5	Annie Famose	France	1:25.58	+ 2.94
6	Giustina Demetz	Italy	1:26.08	+ 3.44
7	Theres Obrecht	Switzerland	1:26.10	+ 3.46
8	Ruth Adolf	Switzerland	1:26.37	+ 3.73
9	Burgl Färbinger	West Germany	1:26.93	+ 4.29
10	Christa Prinzing	West Germany	1:27.08	+ 4.44

Place	Athlete	Country	Time	Diff.
	Annie Famose	France	1:30.48	—
	Marielle Goitschel	France	1:30.95	+ 0.47
	Penny McCoy	United States	1:32.35	+ 1.87
4	Jean Saubert	United States	1:32.37	+ 1.89
5	Cathy Allen	United States	1:32.77	+ 2.39
6	Christine Goitschel	France	1:32.94	+ 2.56
7	Nancy Greene	Canada	1:33.26	+ 2.88
8	Wendy Allen	United States	1:33.44	+ 3.06
9	Edith Hiltbrand	Switzerland	1:34.69	+ 4.31
9	Dikke Eger	Norway	1:34.69	+ 4.31

Place	Athlete	Country	Points	DH	GS	SL
	Marielle Goitschel	France	8.76
	Annie Famose	France	35.16		5
	Heidi Zimmermann	Austria	62.91	9		18
4	Burgl Färbinger	West Germany	73.69		9	14
5	Giustina Demetz	Italy	83.68	6	6	21
6	Christa Prinzing	West Germany	86.49	8	10	19
7	Ruth Adolf	Switzerland	88.86	19	8	17
8	Wendy Allen	United States	95.76	23	11	8
9	Karen Dokka	Canada	143.25	22	20	23
10	Divina Galica	Great Britain	163.63	24	22	22

Place	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	France	7	7	2	16
2	Italy	1	–	–	1
3	Austria	–	1	2	3
4	West Germany	–	–	3	3
5	United States	–	–	1	1