FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2007 – Men's downhill
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The Men's downhill competition of the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2007 at Åre, Sweden, was run on Sunday, February 11.[1][2]
Quick Facts Men's downhill at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2007, Venue ...
Men's downhill at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2007 | ||||||||||
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Venue | Åre ski resort | |||||||||
Location | Åre, Sweden | |||||||||
Dates | 9 February | |||||||||
Competitors | 56 from 20 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 1:44.68 | |||||||||
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Quick Facts Men's Downhill, Location ...
Men's Downhill | |
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Location | Olympia Åre, Sweden |
Vertical | 844 m (2,769 ft) |
Top elevation | 1,240 m (4,068 ft) |
Base elevation | 396 m (1,299 ft) |
Longest run | 2.922 km (1.82 mi) |
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Norway's Aksel Lund Svindal won the gold medal, Jan Hudec of Canada took the silver, and the bronze medalist was Patrik Järbyn of host Sweden.[2]
The Olympia race course was 2.922 km (1.82 mi) in length, with a vertical drop of 844 m (2,769 ft) from a starting elevation of 1,240 m (4,068 ft) above sea level.[2] Svindall's winning time of 104.68 seconds yielded an average speed of 100.489 km/h (62.4 mph) and an average vertical descent rate of 8.0627 m/s (26.5 ft/s).