Italy at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1976

Italy competed at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1976 in Innsbruck, Austria, from 5 to 13 February 1976.

From 1948 through 1980, the alpine skiing events at the Winter Olympics also served as the World Championships, held every two years. With the addition of the giant slalom, the combined event was dropped for 1950 and 1952, but returned as a World Championship event in 1954 as a "paper race" which used the results from the three events. During the Olympics from 1956 through 1980, World Championship medals were awarded by the FIS for the combined event. The combined returned as a separate event at the World Championships in 1982 and at the Olympics in 1988.

Medalists

AthleteGendreEventMedalPierino Gros Men Slalom GOLDGustav Thöni Men CombinedGOLDGustav Thöni Men Slalom SILVERClaudia Giordani Women Slalom SILVERHerbert Plank Men Downhill BRONZE

Results Men SkierSlalomGiant slalomDownhillCombinedGustav Thöni24261 Pierino Gros1DNF2 Fausto Radici DNF17 Franco Bieler DNF28 Herbert Plank 3 Roland Thöni 14 Erwin Stricker DNF

Women In the combined ranking, being a paper race, the two Italian skiers who had taken part in all three competitions were classified. SkierSlalomGiant slalomDownhillCombinedClaudia Giordani213 Wanda Bieler 8DNF20Over 11Wilma Gatta DNF7 Paola Hofer DNF2315Over 11 Jolanda Plank 25

See also Italy at the 1976 Winter Olympics Italy at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships Italy national alpine ski team

References

External links Italian Winter Sports Federation