Alpine skiing at the 1988 Winter Olympics – Women's downhill
| Women's downhill at the XV Olympic Winter Games
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| Venue | Nakiska | ||||||||||||
| Date | February 19 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 35 from 14 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 1:25.86 | ||||||||||||
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Marina Kiehl |
 West Germany
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Brigitte Oertli |
 Switzerland
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Karen Percy |
 Canada
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| Location | Nakiska |
| Vertical | 647 m (2,123 ft) |
| Top elevation | 2,179 m (7,149 ft) |
| Base elevation | 1,532 m (5,026 ft) |
The Women's Downhill competition of the Calgary 1988 Olympics was held at Nakiska.
The defending world champion was Maria Walliser of Switzerland, while Switzerland's Michela Figini was the defending World Cup downhill champion and led the 1988 World Cup.
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