Alpine skiing at the 1936 Winter Olympics – Men's combined
| Men's combined at the IV Olympic Winter Games
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Kreuzjoch (downhill) Gudiberg (slalom) Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany |
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| Date | 7 February 1936 (downhill) 9 February 1936 (slalom) |
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| Competitors | 66 from 21 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 99.25 points (7:18.4) | ||||||||||||
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Franz Pfnür |
 Germany
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Gustav Lantschner |
Germany
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Émile Allais |
 France
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| Men's Combined Downhill |
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| Location | Kreuzjoch |
| Vertical | 959 m (3,146 ft) |
| Top elevation | 1,719 m (5,640 ft) |
| Base elevation | 760 m (2,493 ft) |
| Men's Combined Slalom |
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| Location | Gudiberg |
| Vertical | 200 m (656 ft) |
| Top elevation | 950 m (3,117 ft) |
| Base elevation | 750 m (2,461 ft) |
The men's combined event was part of the alpine skiing programme at the 1936 Winter Olympics. It was the debut of alpine skiing at the Winter Olympics, and was the only men's event. The competition consisted of a downhill race on Friday, 7 February and two slalom heats on Sunday, 9 February.
Sixty-six alpine skiers from 21 nations competed. Notably absent were Austria and Switzerland.
The downhill race was held on Friday, 7 February, and the start was at the summit of Kreuzjoch at an elevation of 1,719 metres (5,640 ft). The finish was at the bottom station of the Kreuzeckbahn tramway at 760 m (2,493 ft) for a vertical drop of 959 m (3,146 ft) and a course length of 3.800 km (2.36 mi).
The race started at 12 noon. The conditions were good with temperatures at the start from −5 to −4 °C (23 to 25 °F). Birger Ruud of Norway had the best time at 4:47.4 for an average speed of 47.6 km/h (29.6 mph), with an average vertical descent rate of 3.34 m/s (11.0 ft/s). The women's downhill was run immediately prior at 11 am.
One racer was disqualifed and five racers did not finish. James Riddell of Great Britain was injured after crashing into a tree.
The slalom race was held on Sunday, 9 February 1936 on the slalom slope at Gudiberg.
The conditions were good with temperatures of −7 to −5 °C (19 to 23 °F). The vertical drop was 200 metres (656 ft) and the length of the course was 600 metres (0.37 mi) with 33 gates. Rather than disqualification, penalties were added to the finishing time when competitors missed a gate.
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