Ski jumping at the 1948 Winter Olympics

Ski jumping
at the V Olympic Winter Games
VenueOlympiaschanze
Dates7 February
Competitors49 from 14 nations
Winning Score227.0
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Petter Hugsted  Norway
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Birger Ruud  Norway
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Thorleif Schjelderup  Norway

Ski jumping at the 1948 Winter Olympics consisted of one event held on 7 February.[1] The competition took place at Olympiaschanze with a K-Point of 68m.[2][3]

Medal summary

Medal table

[1]

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Norway (NOR)1113
Totals (1 entries)1113

Norway swept all three medals for the second time, having previously done so in 1932.

Events

[1]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Normal hill
Petter Hugsted
 Norway		228.1 Birger Ruud
 Norway		226.6 Thorleif Schjelderup
 Norway		225.1

Results

Each athlete took two jumps, and were ranked on the total points scored.[1]

RankAthleteCountryTotal
1st place, gold medalist(s)Petter Hugsted Norway228.1
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Birger Ruud Norway226.6
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Thorleif Schjelderup Norway225.1
4Matti Pietikäinen Finland224.6
5Gordy Wren United States222.8
6Leo Laakso Finland221.7
7Asbjørn Ruud Norway220.2
8Aatto Pietikäinen Finland216.4
9Fritz Tschannen Switzerland214.8
10Hans Zurbriggen Switzerland214.0
11Evert Karlsson Sweden212.2
12Sverre Fredheim United States210.0
13Willy Klopfenstein Switzerland209.3
14Vilhelm Hellman Sweden208.1
15Joe Perrault United States207.0
16Miloslav Bělonožník Czechoslovakia203.9
17Andreas Däscher Switzerland203.8
18Bruno Da Col Italy201.2
19Hubert Hammerschmied Austria199.8
20Zdeněk Remsa Czechoslovakia198.6
21Jaroslav Lukeš Czechoslovakia198.5
22Arsène Lucchini France198.0
23Karel Klančnik Yugoslavia197.2
24Gregor Höll Austria195.8
25James Couttet France194.3
26Régis Charlet France193.7
27Stanisław Marusarz Poland192.8
28Toni Wieser Austria192.1
29Josef Císař Czechoslovakia189.4
30Józef Daniel Krzeptowski Poland188.9
31Jean Monnier France188.5
32Franc Pribošek Yugoslavia187.4
33Jan Kula Poland184.5
34Ferenc Hemrik Hungary183.3
35Helmut Hadwiger Austria181.4
36Jan Gąsienica Ciaptak Poland180.8
37Jónas Ásgeirsson Iceland179.8
38Aldo Trivella Italy176.6
39Bill Irwin Canada175.1
40Nils Lundh Sweden152.7
41Janez Polda Yugoslavia145.2
42Walter Bietila United States142.9
43Janko Mežik Yugoslavia136.9
44Tom Mobraaten Canada135.9
45Igino Rizzi Italy131.7
46Laurent Bernier Canada129.3
-Erkki Rajala FinlandDNF
-Erik Lindström SwedenDNF
-Pál Ványa HungaryDNF

Participating NOCs

Fourteen nations participated in ski jumping at the Cortina Games. France and Iceland made the Olympic ski jumping debuts.[1]

References
  1. "Rapport Général sur les Ves Jeux Olympiques d'Hiver St-Moritz 1948" (PDF). Comité Olympique Suisse. LA84 Foundation. 1948. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  2. Henauer, Kurt (FIS PR and Media Coordinator Ski jumping). "hill lengths." E-Mail to Chris Miller. 5 June 2006.
  3. "Ski Jumping at the 1948 Sankt Moritz Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.