Cross-country skiing at the 1968 Winter Olympics – Men's 4 × 10 kilometre relay explained

Event:Men's 4 × 10 kilometre relay
Games:1968 Winter
Venue:Autrans
Date:14 February
Competitors:60 (15 teams)
Nations:15
Win Value:2:08:33.5
Gold:Odd Martinsen
Pål Tyldum
Harald Grønningen
Ole Ellefsæter
Goldnoc:NOR
Silver:Jan Halvarsson
Bjarne Andersson
Gunnar Larsson
Assar Rönnlund
Silvernoc:SWE
Bronze:Kalevi Oikarainen
Hannu Taipale
Kalevi Laurila
Eero Mäntyranta
Bronzenoc:FIN
Prev:1964
Next:1972

The 4 × 10 kilometre relay cross-country skiing at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France was held on Wednesday 14 February at Autrans.[1] It was the seventh appearance of the 4 × 10 km relay in the Winter Olympics.[2]

It was the first time that Norway won the gold medal in the event. Sweden finished second in the relay, Finland in third place.

Results

Sources:[1] [3]

Rank Bib Team Time Deficit
1 2:08:33.5
4 2:10:13.2
2 2:10:56.7
5 2:10:57.2
6 2:15:32.4
3 2:16:32.2
8 2:19:22.8 +10:49.3
9 2:19:37.6 +11:04.1
14 2:19:51.3 +11:17.8
10 10 2:20:54.8 +12:21.3
11 7 2:21:23.0 +12:49.5
12 11 2:21:30.4 +12:56.9
13 15 2:22:29.4 +13:55.9
14 12 2:29:12.7 +20:39.2
15 12 3:01:52.1 +53:18.6

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 4x10 km relay Autrans . www.skisport365.com . Skisport365.com. 5 March 2019.
  2. Web site: Cross Country Skiing at the 1968 Grenoble Winter Games: Men's 4 x 10 kilometres Relay . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417181310/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1968/CCS/mens-4-x-10-kilometres-relay.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference . 27 June 2019.
  3. Web site: Relay 4x10 km Men . www.olympic.org . International Olympic Committee . 5 March 2019.