Cross-country skiing at the 1968 Winter Olympics
| Cross-country skiing at the X Olympic Winter Games | |
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| Venue | Autrans |
| Dates | February 7–17 |
| No. of events | 7 |
| Competitors | 147 (110 men, 37 women) from 25 nations |
| Cross-country skiing at the 1968 Winter Olympics | ||
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| 5 km | women | |
| 10 km | women | |
| 15 km | men | |
| 30 km | men | |
| 50 km | men | |
| Relay | men | women |
The 1968 Winter Olympic Games cross-country skiing results.[1]
Medal summary
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Norway (NOR) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 |  Sweden (SWE) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 |  Italy (ITA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 |  Soviet Union (URS) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 |  Finland (FIN) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 |  Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (6 entries) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 km |
Harald Grønningen Norway |
47:54.2 | Eero Mäntyranta Finland |
47:56.1 | Gunnar Larsson Sweden |
48:33.7 |
| 30 km |
Franco Nones Italy |
1:35:39.2 | Odd Martinsen Norway |
1:36:28.9 | Eero Mäntyranta Finland |
1:36:55.3 |
| 50 km |
Ole Ellefsæter Norway |
2:28:45.8 | Vyacheslav Vedenin Soviet Union |
2:29:05.5 | Josef Haas Switzerland |
2:29:14.8 |
| 4 × 10 km relay |
Norway (NOR) Odd Martinsen Pål Tyldum Harald Grønningen Ole Ellefsæter |
2:08:33.5 | Sweden (SWE) Jan Halvarsson Bjarne Andersson Gunnar Larsson Assar Rönnlund |
2:10:13.2 | Finland (FIN) Kalevi Oikarainen Hannu Taipale Kalevi Laurila Eero Mäntyranta |
2:10:56.7 |
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 km |
Toini Gustafsson Sweden |
16:45.2 | Galina Kulakova Soviet Union |
16:48.4 | Alevtina Kolchina Soviet Union |
16:51.6 |
| 10 km |
Toini Gustafsson Sweden |
36:45.5 | Berit Mørdre Norway |
37:54.6 | Inger Aufles Norway |
37:59.9 |
| 3 × 5 km relay |
Norway (NOR) Inger Aufles Babben Enger Berit Mørdre Lammedal |
57:30.0 | Sweden (SWE) Barbro Martinsson Toini Gustafsson Britt Strandberg |
57:51.0 | Soviet Union (URS) Alevtina Kolchina Rita Achkina Galina Kulakova |
58:13.6 |
References
- ^ "Cross Country Skiing at the 1968 Grenoble Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
