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At the 1936 Winter Olympics at Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, alpine skiing was arranged for the first time in the Olympics, a combined event for men and women.
| Alpine Skiing at the IV Olympic Winter Games | |
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| Venue | Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria  Germany |
| Dates | February 7 – 9, 1936 |
| Competitors | 103 from 26 nations |
The women's event was held on Friday, February 7 (downhill) and on Saturday, February 8 (slalom) and the men's event was held on Friday, February 7 (downhill) and on Sunday, February 9 (slalom).
Medal summary
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Men's combined |
Franz Pfnür Germany
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Gustav Lantschner Germany
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Émile Allais France
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| Women's combined |
Christl Cranz Germany
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Käthe Grasegger Germany
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Laila Schou Nilsen Norway
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Participating nations
Eight nations had both female and male alpine skiers participating.
Austria, Estonia, the Netherlands, Spain, and Switzerland only competed with female alpine skiers.
A total of 103 alpine skiers (66 men and 37 women) from 26 nations
(men from 21 nations and women from 13 nations) competed at the Garmisch-Partenkirchen Games:
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Medal table
| 1 | Germany |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 |  France |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 |  Norway |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
References
- International Olympic Committee results database
- FIS-Ski.com - results - 1936 Olympics