The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1958 were held from 1 to 9 February in Bad Gastein, Salzburg, Austria.:de:Alpine Skiweltmeisterschaft 1958

Austrian Toni Sailer, 22, won three gold medals and a silver. The triple gold medalist from the 1956 Winter Olympics successfully defended three of his four world titles. Lucile Wheeler of Canada, 23, won two gold medals and a silver.

Men's competitions Downhill Sunday, 9 February Place Name Country Time Diff. Toni Sailer 2:28.5 — Roger Staub 2:30.4 + 1.9 Jean Vuarnet 2:32.3 + 3.8 4 Willi Forrer 2:32.7 + 4.2 5 Adrien Duvillard 2:33.5 + 5.0 5 Mathias Leitner 2:33.5 + 5.0 5 Andreas Molterer 2:33.5 + 5.0 In soft snow conditions, Sailer won his final competitive race and wrapped up the combined title as well.American Buddy Werner fell but finished 37th at 2:48.7, which ended his chances for a combined medal.

Giant Slalom Wednesday, 5 February Place Name Country Time Diff. Toni Sailer 1:48.8 — Josl Rieder 1:52.6 + 3.8 François Bonlieu 1:53.9 + 5.1 Roger Staub 1:53.9 + 5.1 5 Buddy Werner 1:54.5 + 5.7 6 Chiharu Igaya 1:55.3 + 6.5 6 Andreas Molterer 1:55.3 + 6.5 After being edged out in the slalom, Sailer won the giant slalom by nearly four seconds.

Slalom Sunday, 2 February Place Name Country Run 1 Run 2 Total Diff. Josef Rieder 57.7 57.4 1:55.1 — Toni Sailer 58.3 57.5 1:55.8 + 0.7 Chiharu Igaya 56.7 60.0 1:56.7 + 1.6 4 Buddy Werner 59.6 59.2 1:58.8 + 3.7 5 Roger Staub 60.1 60.8 2:01.9 + 6.8 6 Adolf Mathis 2:02.6 + 7.5 In the opening race of the championships, Igaya of Japan, the 1956 Olympic silver medalist,led after the first run in an attempt to become the first champion from Asia, but finished with bronze. Rieder foiled another gold medal sweep by compatriot Sailer, who won silver.

Combined Place Name Country Points DH GS SL Toni Sailer 0.36 Josef Rieder 6.36 8 Roger Staub 8.63 5 4 Chiharu Igaya 12.06 15 6 5 Andreas Molterer 12.37 5 6 8 6Raymond Bläsi 18.93 11 13 12 7 Buddy Werner 19.10 37 5 4 At the World Championships from 1954 through 1980, the combined was a "paper race" using the results of the three events (DH, GS, SL).

Women's competitions

Downhill Thursday, 6 February Place Name Country Time Diff. Lucile Wheeler 2:12.1 — Frieda Dänzer 2:12.4 + 0.3 Carla Marchelli 2:12.5 + 0.4 4 Pia Riva 2:14.6 + 2.5 5Putzi Frandl 2:15.7 + 3.6 6 Astrid Sandvik 2:16.0 + 3.9 7 Anne Heggtveit 2:16.3 + 4.2 8 Hannelore Basler 2:16.5 + 4.4 9 Vera Schenome 2:16.7 + 4.6 10 Penny Pitou 2:17.3 + 5.2

Giant Slalom Saturday, 8 February Place Name Country Time Diff. Lucile Wheeler 1:54.6 — Sally Deaver 1:55.1 + 0.5 Frieda Dänzer 1:55.4 + 0.8 4 Annemarie Waser 1:55.5 + 0.9 5 Danièle Télinge 1:55.6 + 1.0 6 Berit Stuve 1:56.4 + 1.8 7 Pia Riva 8 Jerta Schir 9 Thea Hochleitner 10 Inger Bjørnbakken

Slalom Monday, 3 February Place Name Country Run 1 Run 2 Time Diff. Inger Bjørnbakken 53.9 51.7 1:45.6 — Putzi Frandl 55.2 51.8 1:47.0 + 1.4 Annemarie Waser 55.5 51.9 1:47.4 + 1.8 4 Astrid Sandvik 56.6 53.3 1:48.9 + 3.3 5 Suzanne Thiollière-Guirand 55.5 53.8 1:49.3 + 3.7 6 Hilde Hofherr 1:49.8 + 4.2 7 Berit Stuve 8 Frieda Dänzer 1:50.8 + 5.2 8 Anne Heggtveit 56.2 54.6 1:50.8 + 5.2 Defending and Olympic champion Renée Colliard of Switzerland fell during the second run.

Combined Place Name Country Points DH GS SL Frieda Dänzer 3.80 8 Lucile Wheeler 4.33 14 Putzi Frandl 6.12 5 11 4 Berit Stuve 8.14 6 7 5 Danièle Télinge 8.70 5 6 Anne Heggtveit 9.99 7 15 8 At the World Championships from 1954 through 1980, the combined was a "paper race" using the results of the three events (DH, GS, SL).

Medals table Place Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 4 4 1 9 2 2 1 – 3 3 1 2 4 7 4 1 – – 1 5 – 1 – 1 6 – – 2 2 7 – – 1 1 7 – – 1 1

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References

External links FIS-ski.com – results – 1958 World Championships – Bad Gastein, Austria FIS-ski.com – official results for the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships