Alpine skiing at the 1968 Winter Olympics – Men's downhill explained

Event:	Men's downhill
Games:	1968 Winter
Venue:	Chamrousse
Date:	February 9
Competitors:	86
Nations:	29
Win Value:	1:59.85
Gold:	Jean-Claude Killy
Goldnoc:	FRA
Silver:	Guy Périllat
Silvernoc:	FRA
Bronze:	Jean-Daniel Dätwyler
Bronzenoc:	SUI
Prev:	1964
Next:	1972

Men's Downhill
Location:	Chamrousse
Vertical:	840m (2,760feet)
Top Elevation:	2252m (7,388feet)
Base Elevation:	1412m (4,633feet)

The Men's Downhill competition of the Grenoble 1968 Olympics was held at Chamrousse on Friday, 9 February.^[1] ^[2] ^[3]

The defending world champion was Jean-Claude Killy of France, who was also the defending World Cup downhill champion and Austria's Gerhard Nenning led the current season.^[4] ^[5]

Killy won the gold medal, teammate Guy Périllat took the silver, and Jean-Daniel Dätwyler of Switzerland won the bronze.^[3] ^[6]

The starting gate was at an elevation of 2252m (7,388feet) above sea level, with a vertical drop of 840m (2,760feet). The course length was 2.89km (01.8miles) and Killy's winning run of 119.85 seconds resulted in an average speed of 86.8085km/h, with an average vertical descent rate of 7.009m/s.

Results

Rank	Bib	Name	Time	Difference
	14		1:59.85	—
	1		1:59.93	+0.08
	4		2:00.32	+0.47
4	9		2:01.03	+1.18
5	11		2:01.89	+2.04
6	3		2:02.00	+2.15
7	21		2:02.10	+2.25
8	13		2:02.22	+2.37
9	10		2:02.31	+2.46
10	2		2:02.36	+2.51
11	6		2:02.50	+2.65
12	28		2:02.54	+2.69
13	5		2:02.55	+2.70
14	8		2:02.76	+2.91
15	7		2:02.94	+3.09
16	27		2:02.98	+3.13
17	24		2:03.20	+3.35
18	12		2:03.40	+3.55
19	19		2:03.41	+3.56
20	15		2:03.86	+4.01
21	20		2:04.82	+4.97
22	23		2:04.90	+5.05
23	44		2:05.34	+5.49
24	30		2:05.36	+5.51
25	42		2:05.43	+5.58
26	57		2:05.48	+5.63
27	48		2:05.56	+5.71
28	18		2:05.61	+5.76
29	41		2:05.69	+5.84
30	40		2:06.14	+6.29
31	31		2:06.30	+6.45
32	45		2:06.84	+6.99
33	47		2:06.91	+7.06
34	63		2:06.93	+7.08
35	43		2:07.45	+7.60
36	38		2:07.71	+7.86
37	50		2:08.08	+8.23
38	62		2:08.67	+8.82
39	53		2:08.85	+9.00
40	92		2:09.32	+9.47
41	46		2:09.61	+9.76
42	54		2:09.79	+9.94
43	68		2:09.83	+9.98
44	61		2:10.00	+10.15
45	73		2:10.32	+10.47
46	71		2:10.44	+10.59
47	69		2:10.51	+10.66
48	64		2:10.63	+10.78
49	72		2:10.98	+11.13
50	67		2:10.99	+11.14
51	58		2:11.00	+11.15
52	56		2:11.11	+11.26
53	70		2:11.82	+11.97
54	74		2:14.09	+14.24
55	96		2:17.11	+17.26
56	59		2:17.31	+17.46
57	90		2:17.35	+17.50
58	86		2:17.86	+18.01
59	93		2:18.04	+18.19
60	87		2:18.07	+18.22
61	91		2:18.29	+18.44
62	98		2:18.52	+18.67
63	89		2:18.71	+18.86
64	88		2:19.33	+19.48
65	78		2:22.53	+22.68
66	81		2:23.60	+23.75
67	100		2:25.18	+25.33
68	103		2:27.07	+27.22
69	102		2:30.25	+30.40
70	97		2:36.93	+37.08
71	101		2:40.79	+40.94
72	79		2:44.10	+44.25
73	82		2:47.88	+48.03
-	17		DNF	-
-	22		DNF	-
-	26		DNF	-
-	29		DNF	-
-	49		DNF	-
-	60		DNF	-
-	80		DNF	-
-	83		DNF	-
-	99		DNF	-
-	25		DQ	-
-	39		DQ	-
-	55		DQ	-
-	95		DQ	-
-	77	Hernan Briones	DNS	-
-	94		DNS	-

External links

FIS results

Notes and References

Web site: Rapport Officiel Xes Jeux Olympiques D'Hiver 1968 Grenoble. LA84 Foundation. Comité d'organisation des Xemes jeux olympiques d'hiver. 1968. January 3, 2014.
Web site: Alpine Skiing at the 1968 Grenoble Winter Games: Men's Downhill . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417195340/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1968/ASK/mens-downhill.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 15 March 2018 . Sports Reference.
News: Ski champ idol of France . Spokane Daily Chronicle . (Washington) . Associated Press . February 9, 1968 . 13.
Web site: 1967 World Cup standings. FIS. January 3, 2014.
Web site: 1966 World Championships results. FIS. January 3, 2014.
News: Breakneck time in France: over the scattered bones came Jean-Claude . Sports Illustrated . Jenkins . Dan . Dan Jenkins . February 19, 1968 . 12.