Alpine skiing at the 1952 Winter Olympics – Men's giant slalom

Men's giant slalom; at the VI Olympic Winter Games
	Alpine skiing
Venue	Norefjell Ski Resort,; Krødsherad, Norway
Date	15 February 1952
Competitors	83 from 26 nations
Winning time	3:00.1
Medalists
	1956 →

Alpine skiing at the 1952 Winter Olympics
Downhill	men	women
Giant Slalom	men	women
Slalom	men	women

The men's alpine skiing giant slalom event was part of the alpine skiing at the 1952 Winter Olympics programme. It was the first appearance of the event at the Olympics. The competition was held on Friday, 15 February 1952 at Norefjell ski area and started at 1 p.m..

Eighty-three alpine skiers from 26 nations competed.

Results

Friday, 15 February 1952

Rank	Bib #	Competitor	Time	Difference
	12	Stein Eriksen (NOR)	2:25.0
	11	Christian Pravda (AUT)	2:26.9	+1.9
	6	Toni Spiß (AUT)	2:28.8	+3.8
4	1	Zeno Colò (ITA)	2:29.1	+4.1
5	7	Georges Schneider (SUI)	2:31.2	+6.2
6	10	Stig Sollander (SWE)	2:32.6	+7.2
6	36	Brooks Dodge (USA)	2:32.6	+7.2
8	16	Bernhard Perren (SUI)	2:33.1	+8.1
9	9	Hans Senger (AUT)	2:33.6	+8.6
10	15	Gunnar Hjeltnes (NOR)	2:33.7	+8.7
11	2	Fernand Grosjean (SUI)	2:33.8	+8.8
12	13	Fredy Rubi (SUI)	2:34.0	+9.0
13	4	Guttorm Berge (NOR)	2:34.5	+9.5
14	8	James Couttet (FRA)	2:34.9	+9.9
15	17	Guy de Huertas (FRA)	2:35.1	+10.1
16	22	Henri Oreiller (FRA)	2:35.3	+10.3
17	30	Pepi Schwaiger (GER)	2:35.4	+10.4
18	5	Carlo Gartner (ITA)	2:35.7	+10.7
19	26	Alf Opheim (NOR)	2:35.9	+10.9
20	39	Chiharu Igaya (JPN)	2:36.1	+11.1
21	42	Åke Nilsson (SWE)	2:37.0	+12.0
22	19	Silvio Alverà (ITA)	2:37.7	+12.7
23	3	Maurice Sanglard (FRA)	2:38.0	+13.0
24	18	Jack Reddish (USA)	2:39.5	+14.5
24	20	Roberto Lacedelli (ITA)	2:39.5	+14.5
26	40	Hisashi Mizugami (JPN)	2:40.1	+15.1
27	25	Tine Mulej (YUG)	2:41.3	+16.3
28	21	Beni Obermüller (GER)	2:41.4	+16.4
29	35	Jack Nagel (USA)	2:42.0	+17.0
30	41	Sixten Isberg (SWE)	2:42.3	+17.3
31	52	Pentti Alonen (FIN)	2:45.1	+20.1
32	23	Willi Klein (GER)	2:46.2	+21.2
33	47	Janko Štefe (YUG)	2:47.5	+22.5
34	24	22x20px Robert Richardson (CAN)	2:48.2	+23.2
35	46	David Lawrence (USA)	2:48.6	+23.6
36	50	22x20px André Bertrand (CAN)	2:49.3	+24.3
37	31	22x20px John Griffin (CAN)	2:49.9	+24.9
38	32	Stefan Dziedzic (POL)	2:50.3	+25.3
39	63	Jan Płonka (POL)	2:51.5	+26.5
40	38	22x20px Francisco Viladomat (ESP)	2:51.6	+26.6
41	29	Andrzej Gąsienica Roj (POL)	2:52.2	+27.2
42	59	Eino Kalpala (FIN)	2:52.3	+27.3
43	33	John Boyagis (GBR)	2:52.5	+27.5
44	81	Niilo Juvonen (FIN)	2:52.8	+27.8
45	48	Mihai Bîră (ROU)	2:53.0	+28.0
46	43	22x20px Gordon Morrison (CAN)	2:54.2	+29.2
47	34	Pepi Erben (GER)	2:55.0	+30.0
48	54	Józef Marusarz (POL)	2:55.5	+30.5
49	72	Pablo Rosenkjer (ARG)	2:55.9	+30.9
49	37	John Fredriksson (SWE)	2:55.9	+30.9
51	61	Haukur Sigurðsson (ISL)	2:57.0	+32.0
52	65	Dick Pappenheim (NED)	2:57.6	+32.6
53	51	Georgi Dimitrov (BUL)	2:59.5	+34.5
54	44	Radu Scîrneci (ROU)	3:00.1	+35.1
55	45	Pekka Alonen (FIN)	3:00.2	+35.2
56	57	Luis de Ridder (ARG)	3:00.9	+35.9
57	62	22x20px Luis Arias (ESP)	3:01.5	+36.5
57	68	Jón Karl Sigurðsson (ISL)	3:01.5	+36.5
59	53	Dumitru Sulică (ROU)	3:01.7	+36.7
60	49	22x20px Juan Poll (ESP)	3:03.5	+38.5
61	74	Otto Jung (ARG)	3:03.7	+38.7
62	70	22x20px Luis Molné (ESP)	3:04.9	+39.9
63	85	Ásgeir Eyjólfsson (ISL)	3:06.4	+41.4
64	69	Ştefan Ghiţă (ROU)	3:06.7	+41.7
65	71	Georgi Mitrov (BUL)	3:07.4	+42.4
66	76	Gino de Pellegrín (ARG)	3:09.5	+44.5
67	60	Bill Day (AUS)	3:10.5	+45.5
68	78	Stefán Kristjánsson (ISL)	3:12.5	+47.5
69	64	Michel Feron (BEL)	3:14.0	+49.0
70	86	Peter Pappenheim (NED)	3:15.1	+50.1
71	58	Rupert de Larrinaga (GBR)	3:16.9	+51.9
72	55	Dimitar Drazhev (BUL)	3:17.6	+52.6
73	87	Denis Feron (BEL)	3:19.2	+54.2
74	80	Noel Harrison (GBR)	3:24.1	+59.1
75	83	Eduardo Silva (CHI)	3:25.6	+1:00.6
76	66	Jaime Errázuriz (CHI)	3:30.3	+1:05.3
77	56	Herbert Familton (NZL)	3:31.7	+1:06.7
78	75	Bob Arnott (AUS)	3:38.4	+1:13.4
79	67	József Piroska (HUN)	3:39.3	+1:14.3
80	79	Barry Patten (AUS)	3:41.1	+1:16.1
81	84	Bill Hunt (NZL)	3:51.6	+1:26.6
82	85	Ibrahim Geagea (LIB)	3:52.8	+1:27.8
—	14	Egon Schöpf (AUT)	DSQ