FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2023 – Men's downhill

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{{Infobox sports competition event

|event = Men's downhill

|championship = FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2023

|dates = 12 February

|location = Courchevel, France

|venue = L'Éclipse

|competitors = 45

|nations = 17

|win_value = 1:47.05

|gold = Marco Odermatt

|gold_nation = SUI

|silver = Aleksander Aamodt Kilde

|silver_nation = NOR

|bronze = Cameron Alexander

|bronze_nation = CAN

|prev = 2021

|next = 2025

}}

{{FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2023}}

{{Infobox ski area

|name = Men's Downhill

|picture =

|caption =

|location = L'Éclipse
Courchevel, France

|nearest_city =

||vertical = {{spaces|3}}{{convert|945|m|abbr=on}}

|top_elevation = {{convert|2235|m|abbr=on}}

|base_elevation = {{convert|1290|m|0|abbr=on}}

|longest_run = {{convert|3.100|km|2|abbr=on}}

}}

The men's downhill competition at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2023 was held at L'Éclipse ski course in Courchevel, France, on Sunday, 12 February.{{Cite web |url=https://medias1.fis-ski.com/pdf/2023/AL/5062/2023AL5062PROG.pdf|access-date=11 November 2022 |publisher=International Ski Federation| title=Calendar}}{{Cite web |url=https://data.fis-ski.com/pdf/2023/AL/0076/2023AL0076SLR0.pdf|access-date=11 February 2023 |publisher=International Ski Federation| title=Start list}}

Switzerland's Marco Odermatt won the gold medal, Aleksander Aamodt Kilde of Norway took the silver, and the bronze medalist was Cameron Alexander of Canada.{{Cite web |url=https://medias4.fis-ski.com/pdf/2023/AL/0076/2023AL0076RLR0.pdf|access-date=12 February 2023 |publisher=International Ski Federation| title=Final results}}

The race course was {{convert|3.100|km|2|abbr=on}} in length, with a vertical drop of {{convert|945|m|abbr=on}} from a starting elevation of {{convert|2235|m|abbr=on}} above sea level. Odermatt's winning time of 107.05 seconds yielded an average speed of {{convert|104.250|km/h|1|abbr=on}} and an average vertical descent rate of {{convert|8.828|m/s|1|abbr=on}}.