FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2013 – Men's downhill
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The men's downhill competition at the 2013 World Championships was held on Saturday, February 9, with 58 athletes from 27 nations.[1]
| Men's downhill at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2013 | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Planai Schladming, Austria | |||||||||
| Date | 9 February 2013 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 58 from 27 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 2:01.32 | |||||||||
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LocationPlanai
Schladming, Austria
Schladming, Austria
Vertical 976 m (3,202 ft)
Topelevation1,753 m (5,751 ft)
Baseelevation 777 m (2,549 ft)
| Men's Downhill | |
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| Location | Planai Schladming, Austria |
| Vertical | 976 m (3,202 ft) |
| Top elevation | 1,753 m (5,751 ft) |
| Base elevation | 777 m (2,549 ft) |
| Longest run | 3.334 km (2.07 mi) |
Aksel Lund Svindal of Norway won his second world title in downhill and fifth overall, joined on the podium by Dominik Paris of Italy and David Poisson of France.[2][3]
The Planai race course was 3.334 km (2.07 mi) in length, with a vertical drop of 976 m (3,202 ft) from a starting elevation of 1,753 m (5,751 ft) above sea level.[4] Svindall's winning time of 121.32 seconds yielded an average speed of 98.932 km/h (61.5 mph) and an average vertical descent rate of 8.045 m/s (26.4 ft/s).
Results
The race was started at 11:00 CET (UTC+1)[4]
