The men's alpine skiing downhill event of the 1956 Winter Olympics at Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, was held on Friday, 3 February, at 11:00 a.m. The starting elevation on the Olimpia - Tofana run was 2282 m above sea level and the course length was 3.461 km, with a vertical drop of 902 m and just fifteen control gates. It was the final alpine event of the games and the third straight victory for Toni Sailer of Austria. His average speed was 72.355 km/h, with an average vertical descent rate of 5.238 m/s. It was the third appearance of the downhill event at the Winter Games, which debuted in 1948. Seventy-five alpine skiers from 27 nations competed.

Results

Friday, 3 February 1956