FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1958

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

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

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. Lucile Wheeler of Canada, 23, won two gold medals and a silver.

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