1992 Winter Olympics / speed skiing
At the XVI. 1992 Olympics in Albertville was speed skiing as a demonstration event held. On the high-speed slope in Les Arcs , about 60 km from Albertville, there was a competition for men and women. On the slope, which is extremely steep with a gradient of up to 70% and free of all obstacles, the average speed was measured over a distance of 100 m between two light barriers. The speed determined by the French winner Michael Prufer from two runs was 229.299 km / h and thus meant a world record . He beat his own record from 1988 by 5.558 km / h. Tarja Mulari from Finland also set a new world record with 219.245 km / h (old WR: 214.723 km / h). However, the competition was overshadowed by a fatal accident involving Swiss racing driver Nicolas Bochatay , who collided with a snowcat on a public ski slope.
Men
space | country | athlete | speed |
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1 |
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Michael Prufer | 229.299 km / h ![]() |
2 |
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Philippe Goitschel | 228.717 km / h |
3 |
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Jeffrey Hamilton | 226.700 km / h |
4th |
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Laurent Sistach | 225,000 km / h |
5 |
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Claude Basile | 223.464 km / h |
6th |
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Petr Kakes | 223.325 km / h |
7th |
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James Morgan | 222.910 km / h |
8th |
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Franz Weber | 222.222 km / h |
9 |
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Silvano Meli | 222.085 km / h |
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12 |
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Gerhard Pottler | 221.266 km / h |
18th |
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Roger Stump | 214.925 km / h |
18th |
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Pierre-Yves Jorand | 214.669 km / h |
18th |
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Nicolas Bochatay | 210.650 km / h |
22nd |
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Harald Egger | 206.304 km / h |
29 |
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Florian Maurer | 201.794 km / h |
32 |
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Christian Zach | 194.280 km / h |
37 |
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Falk Hess | 191.898 km / h |
43 |
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Robert Empl | 187.110 km / h |
Women
space | country | athlete | speed |
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1 |
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Tarja Mulari | 219.245 km / h ![]() |
2 |
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Liss Pettersen | 212.892 km / h |
3 |
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Renata Kolarova | 210.526 km / h |
4th |
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Anna Morin | 209.790 km / h |
5 |
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Melissa Dimino-Simons | 203.620 km / h |
6th |
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Lark Frolek | 195.865 km / h |
7th |
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Françoise Beguin | 195.972 km / h |
8th |
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Jacqueline Blanc | 199.115 km / h |
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12 |
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Marie-Noel Lappert-Estier | 193.029 km / h |
15th |
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Valerie Gomez | 190.779 km / h |
Web links
- official report of the Winter Games page 567/568 (PDF; 60.9 MB)