FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1958

FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1958
Host cityBad Gastein,
Salzburg, Austria
Events6
Opening1 February 1958
Closing9 February 1958
Opened byAdolf Schärf
Bad Gastein is located in Austria
Bad Gastein
Bad Gastein
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Location in Austria
Bad Gastein is located in Alps
Bad Gastein
Bad Gastein
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Location in the Alps of Europe

The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1958 were held 1–9 February in Bad Gastein, Salzburg, Austria.[1]

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.[2][3][4][5] Lucile Wheeler of Canada, 23, won two gold medals and a silver.[6][7]

  1. ^ de:Alpine Skiweltmeisterschaft 1958
  2. ^ Wernick, Robert (17 February 1958). "Bad day at Bad Gastein". Sports Illustrated. p. 40. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014.
  3. ^ "Rieder top man in world slalom". Ottawa Citizen. Associated Press. 3 February 1958. p. 10.
  4. ^ "Brilliant windup by Toni Sailer". Ottawa Citizen. Associated Press. 10 February 1958. p. 11.
  5. ^ "Sailer nabs downhill, world combined title". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). United Press. 10 February 1958. p. B4.
  6. ^ "Lucile Wheeler first again, wins world's giant slalom". Ottawa Citizen. The Canadian Press. 8 February 1958. p. 1.
  7. ^ "Lucile and Anne give Canada ski prominence". Ottawa Citizen. The Canadian Press. 10 February 1958. p. 11.