List of 1968 Winter Olympics medal winners explained

The 1968 Winter Olympics, officially known as the X Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event held in Grenoble, France, from 6 to 18 February 1968. A total of 1,158 athletes representing 37 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) participated in 35 events from 10 different sports and disciplines.[1] The Olympic programme was largely unchanged from four years prior in Innsbruck; one event was added, a relay event in biathlon.[2]

Norway won the most medals, with 14, and the most gold medals with 6. The Soviet Union finished second in both tallies, with 5 golds and 13 medals in total. Of the 37 NOCs to participate at Grenoble, 15 won at least one medal, with 13 of those winning at least one gold medal. East and West Germany entered separate teams for the first time, having competed together in the three prior Winter Olympics. Both nations won gold medals, their first competing as different nations.[3] Czechoslovakia won its first gold Winter Olympics medal, achieved by Jiří Raška in the ski jumping normal hill event.[4] Romania won its first, and as of the 2018 Winter Olympics, only medal in a Winter Olympics in the two-man bobsleigh event.[5] [6]

Jean-Claude Killy of France was the most successful athlete at these games, winning all three of the men's alpine skiing events. Two other athletes each won three medals: Sweden's Toini Gustafsson earned two golds and a silver, and Finland's Eero Mäntyranta won a silver and two bronzes. Both of them were competitors in cross-country skiing. Four other athletes—Luciano de Paolis, Ole Ellefsæter, Harald Grønningen, and Eugenio Monti—won two gold medals, and 29 individuals in total won at least two medals in Grenoble. In speed skating, three different events ended with ties for the silver medal position, one, the women's 500 metres ended in a three-way tie for silver. In all three cases, multiple silver medals and no bronze medals were awarded. In figure skating, American Peggy Flemming won the gold medal in ladies' singles; this came a mere seven years after the 1961 crash of Sabena Flight 548 that killed the entire US figure skating team.[7]

Alpine skiing

See also: Alpine skiing at the 1968 Winter Olympics.

Biathlon

See also: Biathlon at the 1968 Winter Olympics.

Bobsleigh

See also: Bobsleigh at the 1968 Winter Olympics.

Two-man
[18]
Eugenio Monti
Luciano De Paolis		[19]
Horst Floth
Pepi Bader		[20]
Ion Panțuru
Nicolae Neagoe
Four-man

Eugenio Monti
Luciano De Paolis
Roberto Zandonella
Mario Armano		[21]
Erwin Thaler
Reinhold Durnthaler
Herbert Gruber
Josef Eder		[22]
Jean Wicki
Hans Candrian
Willi Hofmann
Walter Graf

Cross-country skiing

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

Men's 15 km[23]
Men's 30 km[24]
Men's 50 km[25]
Men's 4×10 km
[26]
Odd Martinsen
Pål Tyldum
Harald Grønningen
Ole Ellefsæter		[27]
Jan Halvarsson
Bjarne Andersson
Gunnar Larsson
Assar Rönnlund		[28]
Kalevi Oikarainen
Hannu Taipale
Kalevi Laurila
Eero Mäntyranta
Women's 5 km[29]
Women's 10 km[30]
Women's 3×5 km

Inger Aufles
Babben Enger
Berit Mørdre Lammedal
Barbro Martinsson
Toini Gustafsson
Britt Strandberg		[31]
Alevtina Kolchina
Rita Achkina
Galina Kulakova

Figure skating

See also: Figure skating at the 1968 Winter Olympics.

Ice hockey

See also: Ice hockey at the 1968 Winter Olympics.

Men's team
valign=top[36]
Viktor Konovalenko
Viktor Zinger
Viktor Blinov
Vitalij Davidov
Viktor Kuzkin
Alexandr Ragulin
Oleg Zaytsev
Igor Romishevsky
Anatolij Firsov
Vyacheslav Starshinov
Viktor Polupanov
Vladimir Vikulov
Venjamin Alexandrov
Yury Moiseyev
Yevgeni Mishakov
Yevgeni Zimin
Anatoly Ionov
Boris Majorov		valign=top[37]
Vladimír Nadrchal
Vladimír Dzurilla
Josef Horešovský
Jan Suchý
Karel Masopust
František Pospíšil
Oldřich Machač
Jozef Golonka
Jan Hrbatý
Václav Nedomanský
Jan Havel
Jaroslav Jiřík
Josef Černý
František Ševčík
Petr Hejma
Jiří Holík
Jiří Kochta
Jan Klapáč		valign=top[38]
Roger Bourbonnais
Ken Broderick
Ray Cadieux
Paul Conlin
Gary Dineen
Brian Glennie
Ted Hargreaves
Fran Huck
Marshall Johnston
Barry MacKenzie
Bill MacMillan
Steve Monteith
Morris Mott
Terry O'Malley
Danny O'Shea
Gerry Pinder
Herb Pinder
Wayne Stephenson

Luge

See also: Luge at the 1968 Winter Olympics.

Nordic combined

See also: Nordic combined at the 1968 Winter Olympics.

Individual[44]

Ski jumping

See also: Ski jumping at the 1968 Winter Olympics.

Speed skating

See also: Speed skating at the 1968 Winter Olympics.

Men's 500 metres[47]
None awarded
Men's 1500 metres[48]
None awarded
Men's 5000 metres[49]
Men's 10000 metres[50]
Women's 500 metres[51]
None awarded
Women's 1000 metres[52]
Women's 1500 metres[53]
Women's 3000 metres[54]

Multiple medalists

Athletes who won three medals or two gold medals during the 1968 Winter Olympics are listed below.[55]

AthleteNationSportGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Alpine skiing3003
Cross-country skiing2103
Cross-country skiing0123
Bobsleigh2002
Cross-country skiing2002
Cross-country skiing2002
Bobsleigh2002

Notes

See also

External links

Notes and References

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  3. Web site: 1968 Grenoble, France. Vancouver Now. CBC. 14 April 2018. 18 December 2009. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20120625001718/http://www.cbc.ca/olympics/history/story/2009/11/26/sp-1968-grenoble.html. 25 June 2012.
  4. Web site: Czechoslovakia. Kubatko. Justin. Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. 13 April 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100618021315/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/TCH/. 18 June 2010.
  5. Web site: Panțuru and Neagoe make Winter Games history for Romania. 15 February 1968. International Olympic Committee. 14 April 2018. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170325041716/https://www.olympic.org/news/panturu-and-neagoe-make-winter-games-history-for-romania. 25 March 2017.
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  14. Web site: Biathlon at the 1968 Grenoble Winter Games: Men's 20 kilometres. Kubatko. Justin. Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. 14 April 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180226032303/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1968/BIA/mens-20-kilometres.html. 26 February 2018.
  15. Web site: Soviet Union Biathlon at the 1968 Grenoble Winter Games. Kubatko. Justin. Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. 14 April 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180414172042/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/URS/winter/1968/BIA/. 14 April 2018.
  16. Web site: Norway Biathlon at the 1968 Grenoble Winter Games. Kubatko. Justin. Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. 14 April 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180414091600/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/NOR/winter/1968/BIA/. 14 April 2018.
  17. Web site: Sweden Biathlon at the 1968 Grenoble Winter Games. Kubatko. Justin. Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. 14 April 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180414092239/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/SWE/winter/1968/BIA/. 14 April 2018.
  18. Web site: Italy Bobsleigh at the 1968 Grenoble Winter Games. Kubatko. Justin. Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. 14 April 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180414091914/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/ITA/winter/1968/BOB/. 14 April 2018.
  19. Web site: West Germany Bobsleigh at the 1968 Grenoble Winter Games. Kubatko. Justin. Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. 14 April 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180307214357/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/FRG/winter/1968/BOB/. 7 March 2018.
  20. Web site: Romania Bobsleigh at the 1968 Grenoble Winter Games. Kubatko. Justin. Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. 14 April 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180212084043/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/ROU/winter/1968/BOB/. 12 February 2018.
  21. Web site: Austria Bobsleigh at the 1968 Grenoble Winter Games. Kubatko. Justin. Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. 14 April 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180414092212/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/AUT/winter/1968/BOB/. 14 April 2018.
  22. Web site: Switzerland Bobsleigh at the 1968 Grenoble Winter Games. Kubatko. Justin. Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. 14 April 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180414092258/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/SUI/winter/1968/BOB/. 14 April 2018.
  23. Web site: Cross Country Skiing at the 1968 Grenoble Winter Games: Men's 15 kilometres. Kubatko. Justin. Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. 14 April 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180414092147/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1968/CCS/mens-15-kilometres.html. 14 April 2018.
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  25. Web site: Cross Country Skiing at the 1968 Grenoble Winter Games: Men's 50 kilometres. Kubatko. Justin. Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. 14 April 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180414172203/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1968/CCS/mens-50-kilometres.html. 14 April 2018.
  26. Web site: Norway Cross Country Skiing at the 1968 Grenoble Winter Games. Kubatko. Justin. Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. 14 April 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180414091821/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/NOR/winter/1968/CCS/. 14 April 2018.
  27. Web site: Sweden Cross Country Skiing at the 1968 Grenoble Winter Games. Kubatko. Justin. Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. 14 April 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180414092220/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/SWE/winter/1968/CCS/. 14 April 2018.
  28. Web site: Finland Cross Country Skiing at the 1968 Grenoble Winter Games. Kubatko. Justin. Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. 14 April 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180414092055/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/FIN/winter/1968/CCS/. 14 April 2018.
  29. Web site: Cross Country Skiing at the 1968 Grenoble Winter Games: Women's 5 kilometres. Kubatko. Justin. Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. 14 April 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180414092036/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1968/CCS/womens-5-kilometres.html. 14 April 2018.
  30. Web site: Cross Country Skiing at the 1968 Grenoble Winter Games: Women's 10 kilometres. Kubatko. Justin. Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. 14 April 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180209063225/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1968/CCS/womens-10-kilometres.html. 9 February 2018.
  31. Web site: Soviet Union Cross Country Skiing at the 1968 Grenoble Winter Games. Kubatko. Justin. Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. 14 April 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180414092251/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/URS/winter/1968/CCS/. 14 April 2018.
  32. Web site: Figure Skating at the 1968 Grenoble Winter Games: Men's Singles. Kubatko. Justin. Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. 14 April 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20170904113226/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1968/FSK/mens-singles.html. 4 September 2017.
  33. Web site: Figure Skating at the 1968 Grenoble Winter Games: Women's Singles. Kubatko. Justin. Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. 14 April 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180226032833/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1968/FSK/womens-singles.html. 26 February 2018.
  34. Web site: Soviet Union Figure Skating at the 1968 Grenoble Winter Games. Kubatko. Justin. Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. 14 April 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180414092252/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/URS/winter/1968/FSK/. 14 April 2018.
  35. Web site: West Germany Figure Skating at the 1968 Grenoble Winter Games. Kubatko. Justin. Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. 14 April 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180414091603/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/FRG/winter/1968/FSK/. 14 April 2018.
  36. Web site: Soviet Union Ice Hockey at the 1968 Grenoble Winter Games. Kubatko. Justin. Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. 14 April 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180313162324/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/URS/winter/1968/ICH/. 13 March 2018.
  37. Web site: Czechslovakia Ice Hockey at the 1968 Grenoble Winter Games. Kubatko. Justin. Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. 14 April 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180313155139/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/TCH/winter/1968/ICH/. 13 March 2018.
  38. Web site: Canada Ice Hockey at the 1968 Grenoble Winter Games. Kubatko. Justin. Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. 14 April 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180313162333/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/CAN/winter/1968/ICH/. 13 March 2018.
  39. Web site: Luge at the 1968 Grenoble Winter Games: Men's Singles. Kubatko. Justin. Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. 14 April 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20170816195120/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1968/LUG/mens-singles.html. 16 August 2017.
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  41. Web site: East Germany Luge at the 1968 Grenoble Winter Games. Kubatko. Justin. Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. 14 April 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180414092055/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/GDR/winter/1968/LUG/. 14 April 2018.
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