Canada at the 1968 Winter Olympics explained

Noc:CAN
Nocname:Canadian Olympic Committee
Games:Winter Olympics
Year:1968
Website: 
Location:Grenoble, France
Competitors:70 (55 men, 15 women)
Sports:9
Flagbearer:Nancy Greene (alpine skiing)
Rank:13
Gold:1
Silver:1
Bronze:1
Appearances:auto
See also:1906 Intercalated Games

Canada competed at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France. Canada has competed at every Winter Olympic Games. This was the first Winter Olympic Games in which the new Maple Leaf Flag was used to represent the country.

Medalists

MedalNameSportEvent
Women's giant slalom
Women's slalom
Canada men's national ice hockey team
Men's competition

Alpine skiing

See main article: Alpine skiing at the 1968 Winter Olympics.

Men
AthleteEventRace 1Race 2Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Peter DuncanDownhillDSQ -
Rod HebronDNF -
Gerry Rinaldi2:06.3031
Wayne Henderson2:05.5627
Keith ShepherdGiant SlalomDSQ -  -  - DSQ -
Scott Henderson1:47.85251:50.65193:38.5021
Rod Hebron1:47.0719DNF - DNF -
Peter Duncan1:47.06181:51.11263:38.1718
Men's slalom
AthleteHeat 1Heat 2Final
TimeRankTimeRankTime 1RankTime 2RankTotalRank
Scott HendersonDSQ - 56.713did not advance
Peter Duncan54.57355.072did not advance
Robert Swan53.502 QF -  - 53.7534DSQ - DSQ -
Rod Hebron56.12454.521 QFDNF -  -  - DNF -
Women
AthleteEventRace 1Race 2Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Betsy CliffordDownhill1:47.6023
Karen Dokka1:47.5522
Judi Leinweber1:45.6020
Nancy Greene1:43.1210
Betsy CliffordGiant SlalomDSQ -
Judi Leinweber2:00.5725
Karen Dokka1:58.3616
Nancy Greene1:51.97
Betsy CliffordSlalomDNF -  -  - DNF -
Judi LeinweberDSQ -  -  - DSQ -
Karen Dokka44.922049.59151:34.5115
Nancy Greene41.45344.7011:26.15

Biathlon

See main article: Biathlon at the 1968 Winter Olympics.

Men
EventAthleteTimePenaltiesAdjusted time 1Rank
20 kmGeorge Rattai1'24:03.0111'35:03.054
James Boyde1'27:02.081'35:02.053
George Ede1'26:41.881'34:41.851
Esko Karu1'21:42.9111'32:42.946

1 One minute added per close miss (a hit in the outer ring), two minutes added per complete miss.

Men's 4 x 7.5 km relay

2 A penalty loop of 200 metres had to be skied per missed target.

Bobsleigh

See main article: Bobsleigh at the 1968 Winter Olympics.

SledAthletesEventRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
CAN-1Purvis McDougall
Bob Storey
Two-man1:13.89201:12.80171:13.68181:13.73194:54.1019
CAN-2Hans Gehrig
Harry Goetschi
Two-manDSQ -  -  -  -  -  -  - DSQ -

Cross-country skiing

See main article: Cross-country skiing at the 1968 Winter Olympics.

Men
EventAthleteRace
TimeRank
15 kmRolf Pettersen58:31.863
David Rees58:25.961
Nils Skulbru55:53.456
30 kmRolf Pettersen1'55:37.261
David Rees1'52:46.658
Nils Skulbru1'50:06.152
50 kmDavid Rees2'56:00.546
Men's 4 × 10 km relay

Figure skating

See main article: Figure skating at the 1968 Winter Olympics.

Men
AthleteCFFSPointsPlacesRank
Steve Hutchinson22211578.319322
David McGillivray2191663.713916
Jay Humphry961795.0637
Women
AthleteCFFSPointsPlacesRank
Lyndai Cowan23DNF -  - DNF
Linda Carbonetto2491662.911113
Karen Magnussen1041759.4637
Pairs
AthletesSPFSPointsPlacesRank
Betty McKilligan
John McKilligan
1717254.815417
Anna Forder
Richard Stephens
1616269.213816

Ice hockey

See main article: Ice hockey at the 1968 Winter Olympics.

Medal Round

RankTeam PldWLTGFGAPts
17610481012
27511331711
37520281510
4742123189
5733117237
6724123285
7716013392
8707013480

Canada – West Germany 6:1 (0:0, 4:1, 2:0)
Goalscorers: Bourbonnais 2, Cadieux, Dinnen, Mott, Huck – Kopf.
Referees: Seglin, Snětkov (URS)

Canada – Finland 2:5 (1:2, 0:1, 1:2)
Goalscorers: O'Shea, McMillan – Keinonen, Oksanen, J. Peltonen, Koskela, Wahlsten.
Referees: Trumble (USA), Seglin (URS)

Canada – East Germany 11:0 (4:0, 4:0, 3:0)
Goalscorers: Mott 4, Huck 2, Hargreaves, O'Shea, Bourbonnais, Monteith, H. Pinder.
Referees: Trumble (USA), Sillankorva (FIN)

Canada – USA 3:2 (1:2, 0:0, 2:0)
Goalscorers: Cadieux 2, Johnston – Pleau, Riutta.
Referees: Snětkov, Seglin (URS)

Czechoslovakia – Canada 2:3 (0:0, 0:3, 2:0)
Goalscorers: Havel, Nedomanský – Huck, Bourbonnais, Cadieux.
Referees: Trumble (USA), Sillankorva (FIN)

Sweden – Canada 0:3 (0:2, 0.0, 0:1)
Goalscorers: Johnston, G. Pinder, O'Shea.
Referees: Sillankorva (FIN), Kořínek (TCH)

USSR – Canada 5:0 (1:0, 1:0, 3:0)
Goalscorers: Firsov 2, Mišakov, Staršinov, Zimin.
Referees: Trumble (USA), Dahlberg (SWE)

Leading scorers/Awards

RkTeamGPGAPts
6th Fran Huck7459
8th Marshall Johnston7268

IIHF Award:

Best Goaltender Ken Broderick

Contestants

CANADA
Goaltenders: Ken Broderick, Wayne Stephenson.
Defence: Marshall Johnston, Terry O'Malley, Barry MacKenzie, Brian Glennie, Paul Conlin.
Forwards: Fran Huck, Morris Mott, Ray Cadieux, Roger Bourbonnais, Danny O'Shea, Bill MacMillan, Gary Dineen, Ted Hargreaves, Herb Pinder, Steve Monteith, Gerry Pinder.
Coach: Jackie McLeod.

Luge

See main article: Luge at the 1968 Winter Olympics.

Men
AthleteRun 1Run 2Run 3Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
D'Arcy Coulson1:02.69391:31.24471:02.19423:36.1247
Colin Nelson1:01.13371:01.90381:01.53383:04.5637
Roger Eddy1:00.69331:00.30301:00.40323:01.3931
Larry Arbuthnot1:00.10301:00.92331:01.99413:03.0133
Women
AthleteRun 1Run 2Run 3Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Phyllis WalterDSQ -  -  -  -  - DSQ -
Martha Diplock51.941951.511852.03162:35.4818
Linda Crutchfield-Bocock50.641350.541351.28112:32.4612

Ski jumping

See main article: Ski jumping at the 1968 Winter Olympics.

AthleteEventJump 1Jump 2Total
DistancePointsDistancePointsPointsRank
Claude TrahanNormal hill61.574.256.056.4130.657
Ulf Kvendbo61.575.263.078.1153.353
John McInnes61.575.760.572.6148.355
Claude TrahanLarge hill64.040.069.051.091.058
John McInnes71.558.573.561.8120.357
Ulf Kvendbo76.569.577.069.2138.755

Speed skating

See main article: Speed skating at the 1968 Winter Olympics.

Men
EventAthleteRace
TimeRank
500 mBob Hodges43.341
Pete Williamson42.633
Bob Boucher42.025
1500 mPete Williamson2:16.046
Bob Hodges2:12.026
5000 mBob Hodges8:05.029
Paul Enock7:54.819
10,000 mBob Hodges17:01.923
Paul Enock16:21.215
Women
EventAthleteRace
TimeRank
500 mDoreen McCannell49.024
Marcia Parsons48.823
Wendy Thompson48.219
1000 mWendy Thompson1:41.127
Marcia Parsons1:37.721
Doreen McCannell1:37.620
1500 mMarcia Parsons2:34.424
Doreen McCannell2:32.221
3000 mMarcia Parsons5:29.522
Doreen McCannell5:21.518

Official Outfitter

HBC was the official outfitter of clothing for members of the Canadian Olympic team. It was HBC last Olympics until 2006.

References