Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

competed at the 1968 Winter Olympics

1968 Winter Olympics

The 1968 Winter Olympics, officially known as the X Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1968 in Grenoble, France and opened on 6 February. Thirty-seven countries participated...

in Grenoble

Grenoble

Grenoble is a city in southeastern France, at the foot of the French Alps where the river Drac joins the Isère. Located in the Rhône-Alpes region, Grenoble is the capital of the department of Isère...

, France

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

. Canada has competed at every Winter Olympic Games. This was the first Winter Olympic Games in which the new Maple Leaf Flag

Flag of Canada

The national flag of Canada, also known as the Maple Leaf, and , is a red flag with a white square in its centre, featuring a stylized 11-pointed red maple leaf. Its adoption in 1965 marked the first time a national flag had been officially adopted in Canada to replace the Union Flag...

 was used to represent the country.

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
		Alpine skiing Alpine skiing at the 1968 Winter Olympics Alpine skiing at the 1968 Winter Olympics consisted of six events, held near Grenoble, France. The six events were held at Chamrousse from February 9–17, 1968.Jean-Claude Killy won all three men's events, repeating Toni Sailer's triple-gold of 1956...	Women's giant slalom
		Alpine skiing Alpine skiing at the 1968 Winter Olympics Alpine skiing at the 1968 Winter Olympics consisted of six events, held near Grenoble, France. The six events were held at Chamrousse from February 9–17, 1968.Jean-Claude Killy won all three men's events, repeating Toni Sailer's triple-gold of 1956...	Women's slalom
	Canada men's national ice hockey team	Ice hockey Ice hockey at the 1968 Winter Olympics At the 1968 Winter Olympics held in Grenoble, France, one ice hockey event was held: men's ice hockey. This tournament also counted as IIHF World Championship and IIHF European Championship...	Men's competition Ice hockey at the 1968 Winter Olympics At the 1968 Winter Olympics held in Grenoble, France, one ice hockey event was held: men's ice hockey. This tournament also counted as IIHF World Championship and IIHF European Championship...

Alpine skiing

Men

Athlete	Event	Race 1		Race 2		Total
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Peter Duncan	Downhill					DSQ	–
Rod Hebron						DNF	–
Gerry Rinaldi						2:06.30	31
Wayne Henderson						2:05.56	27
Keith Shepherd	Giant Slalom	DSQ	–	–	–	DSQ	–
Scott Henderson		1:47.85	25	1:50.65	19	3:38.50	21
Rod Hebron		1:47.07	19	DNF	–	DNF	–
Peter Duncan		1:47.06	18	1:51.11	26	3:38.17	18

Men's slalom

Athlete	Heat 1		Heat 2		Final
	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time 1	Rank	Time 2	Rank	Total	Rank
Scott Henderson	DSQ	–	56.71	3	Did not advance
Peter Duncan	54.57	3	55.07	2	Did not advance
Robert Swan	53.50	2 QF	–	–	53.75	34	DSQ	–	DSQ	–
Rod Hebron	56.12	4	54.52	1 QF	DNF	–	–	–	DNF	–

Women

Athlete	Event	Race 1		Race 2		Total
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Betsy Clifford Betsy Clifford Betsy Clifford is a retired Canadian alpine skier.At the 1968 Winter Olympics, she was the youngest Canadian skier ever to compete. She finished 7th at the 1970 Alpine Skiing World Cup and 10th at the 1971 Alpine Skiing World Cup...	Downhill					1:47.60	23
Karen Dokka						1:47.55	22
Judi Leinweber						1:45.60	20
Nancy Greene Nancy Greene Nancy Catherine Greene, OC, OBC, OD is a Canadian Senator for British Columbia and a champion alpine skier voted as Canada's Female Athlete of the 20th Century...						1:43.12	10
Betsy Clifford Betsy Clifford Betsy Clifford is a retired Canadian alpine skier.At the 1968 Winter Olympics, she was the youngest Canadian skier ever to compete. She finished 7th at the 1970 Alpine Skiing World Cup and 10th at the 1971 Alpine Skiing World Cup...	Giant Slalom					DSQ	–
Judi Leinweber						2:00.57	25
Karen Dokka						1:58.36	16
Nancy Greene Nancy Greene Nancy Catherine Greene, OC, OBC, OD is a Canadian Senator for British Columbia and a champion alpine skier voted as Canada's Female Athlete of the 20th Century...						1:51.97
Betsy Clifford Betsy Clifford Betsy Clifford is a retired Canadian alpine skier.At the 1968 Winter Olympics, she was the youngest Canadian skier ever to compete. She finished 7th at the 1970 Alpine Skiing World Cup and 10th at the 1971 Alpine Skiing World Cup...	Slalom	DNF	–	–	–	DNF	–
Judi Leinweber		DSQ	–	–	–	DSQ	–
Karen Dokka		44.92	20	49.59	15	1:34.51	15
Nancy Greene Nancy Greene Nancy Catherine Greene, OC, OBC, OD is a Canadian Senator for British Columbia and a champion alpine skier voted as Canada's Female Athlete of the 20th Century...		41.45	3	44.70	1	1:26.15

Biathlon

Men

Event	Athlete	Time	Penalties	Adjusted time 1	Rank
20 km	George Rattai	1'24:03.0	11	1'35:03.0	54
	James Boyde	1'27:02.0	8	1'35:02.0	53
	George Ede	1'26:41.8	8	1'34:41.8	51
	Esko Karu	1'21:42.9	11	1'32:42.9	46

¹One 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

Athletes	Race
	Misses 2	Time	Rank
George Ede Knowles McGill George Rattai Esko Karu	–	DNF	–

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

Bobsleigh

Sled	Athletes	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
			Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
CAN-1	Purvis McDougall Bob Storey	Two-man	1:13.89	20	1:12.80	17	1:13.68	18	1:13.73	19	4:54.10	19
CAN-2	Hans Gehrig Harry Goetschi	Two-man	DSQ	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	DSQ	–

Sled	Athletes	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Total
			Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
CAN-1	Purvis McDougall Bob Storey Michael Young Michael Young (bobsleigh) Michael Young was a Canadian bobsledder who competed in the 1960s. He won two medals at the 1965 FIBT World Championships in St... Andrew Faulds	Four-man	1:12.61	17	1:10.21	17	2:22.82	17

Cross-country skiing

Men

Event	Athlete	Race
		Time	Rank
15 km	Rolf Pettersen	58:31.8	63
	David Rees	58:25.9	61
	Nils Skulbru	55:53.4	56
30 km	Rolf Pettersen	1'55:37.2	61
	David Rees	1'52:46.6	58
	Nils Skulbru	1'50:06.1	52
50 km	David Rees	2'56:00.5	46

Men's 4 x 10 km relay

Athletes	Race
	Time	Rank
Nils Skulbru Rolf Pettersen Esko Karu David Rees	2'29:12.7	14

Figure skating

Men

Athlete	CF	FS	Points	Places	Rank
Steve Hutchinson Steve Hutchinson (figure skater) Steven Hutchinson is a Canadian figure skater. He is the 1968 Canadian bronze medalist and 1965 Junior national champion. He placed 22nd at the 1968 Winter Olympics.-Competitive highlights:-References:*...	22	21	1578.3	193	22
David McGillivray David McGillivray (figure skater) David McGillivray was a Canadian figure skater who competed in men's singles. He competed at the 1968 Winter Olympics and won the gold medal at the Canadian Figure Skating Championships in 1970.-Results:...	21	9	1663.7	139	16
Jay Humphry Jay Humphry Jay Humphry is a Canadian former figure skater who competed in men's singles. He won the gold medal at the Canadian Figure Skating Championships in 1968 and 1969 and competed in the 1968 Winter Olympics...	9	6	1795.0	63	7

Women

Athlete	CF	FS	Points	Places	Rank
Lyndai Cowan	23	DNF	–	–	DNF
Linda Carbonetto Linda Carbonetto Linda Carbonetto is a Canadian figure skater. She is the 1969 Canadian Champion and a 1968 Winter Olympian. Although born in New York City, she was raised in Ontario....	24	9	1662.9	111	13
Karen Magnussen Karen Magnussen Karen Diane Magnussen, OC is a Canadian figure skater. She won the silver medal at the 1972 Winter Olympics, and is 1973 World Champion....	10	4	1759.4	63	7

Pairs

Athletes	SP	FS	Points	Places	Rank
Betty McKilligan Betty McKilligan Betty McKilligan is a former Canadian pair skater. With partner John McKilligan, she won the gold medal at the Canadian Figure Skating Championships in 1967 and 1968 and competed in the 1968 Winter Olympics.-Results:... John McKilligan John McKilligan John McKilligan was a Canadian pair skater. With partner Betty McKilligan, he won the gold medal at the Canadian Figure Skating Championships in 1967 and 1968 and competed in the 1968 Winter Olympics.-Results:...	17	17	254.8	154	17
Anna Forder Anna Forder Anna Forder was a Canadian pair skater. With partner Richard Stephens, she competed in the 1968 Winter Olympics and won the gold medal at the Canadian Figure Skating Championships the next year.-Results:... Richard Stephens Richard Stephens Richard Stephens was a Canadian pair skater. With partner Anna Forder, he competed in the 1968 Winter Olympics and won the gold medal at the Canadian Figure Skating Championships the next year.-Results:...	16	16	269.2	138	16

Ice hockey

Medal Round

Rank	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
1		7	6	1	0	48	10	12
2		7	5	1	1	33	17	11
3		7	5	2	0	28	15	10
4		7	4	2	1	23	18	9
5		7	3	3	1	17	23	7
6		7	2	4	1	23	28	5
7		7	1	6	0	13	39	2
8		7	0	7	0	13	48	0

  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 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 –  United States 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

Rk	Team	GP	G	A	Pts
6th	Fran Huck Fran Huck Anthony Francis Huck is a retired ice hockey player. While Fran Huck played professionally in both the NHL and WHA his greatest contributions may have been representing Canada with the National Team program during years before NHL professionals were allowed to compete internationally...	7	4	5	9
8th	Marshall Johnston Marshall Johnston Lawrence "Marshall" Johnston is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who played seven seasons in the National Hockey League with the Minnesota North Stars and California Golden Seals...	7	2	6	8

IIHF Award:

Best Goaltender

Ken Broderick Ken Broderick Kenneth Lorne Broderick is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 27 games in the National Hockey League and 73 games in the World Hockey Association. He played with the Minnesota North Stars, Boston Bruins, Edmonton Oilers, and Quebec Nordiques. His brother Len also played in the...

Contestants

CANADA

Goaltenders: Ken Broderick

Ken Broderick

Kenneth Lorne Broderick is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 27 games in the National Hockey League and 73 games in the World Hockey Association. He played with the Minnesota North Stars, Boston Bruins, Edmonton Oilers, and Quebec Nordiques. His brother Len also played in the...

, Wayne Stephenson

Wayne Stephenson

Wayne Frederick Stephenson was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. He was born in Fort William, Ontario.-Playing career:...

.

Defence: Marshall Johnston

Marshall Johnston

Lawrence "Marshall" Johnston is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who played seven seasons in the National Hockey League with the Minnesota North Stars and California Golden Seals...

, Terry O'Malley, Barry MacKenzie

Barry MacKenzie

John Barry MacKenzie is a retired ice hockey player. He represented Canada at the 1968 Winter Olympics, winning one bronze medal. He would also play professionally in the National Hockey League with the Minnesota North Stars. He was inducted into the International Ice Hockey Federation Hall of...

, Brian Glennie

Brian Glennie

Brian "Blunt" Glennie is a retired professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the NHL from 1969 until 1979. Glennie was a master of the hip-check.-Amateur career:...

, Paul Conlin.

Forwards: Fran Huck

Fran Huck

Anthony Francis Huck is a retired ice hockey player. While Fran Huck played professionally in both the NHL and WHA his greatest contributions may have been representing Canada with the National Team program during years before NHL professionals were allowed to compete internationally...

, Morris Mott

Morris Mott

Morris Kenneth Mott is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 199 games in the National Hockey League...

, Ray Cadieux, Roger Bourbonnais, Danny O'Shea, Bill MacMillan

Bill MacMillan

William Stewart MacMillan was a player and coach in the National Hockey League. He spent 9 seasons in the NHL with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Atlanta Flames, and New York Islanders, and was the head coach of the Colorado Rockies from 1980 to 1982 and coached the New Jersey Devils from 1982 to 1983...

, Gary Dineen

Gary Dineen

Daniel Patrick "Gary" Dineen was a former Canadian Olympian, career minor league hockey player who played four games for the Minnesota North Stars of the NHL, and best known as a top developer of hockey talent in the Springfield area...

, Ted Hargreaves

Ted Hargreaves

Norman Edward Hargreaves was an amateur and professional hockey player, coach and teacher...

, Herb Pinder, Steve Monteith, Gerry Pinder

Gerry Pinder

Allan Gerald "Mouse" Pinder is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 353 games in the World Hockey Association and 223 games in the National Hockey League. He played for the Chicago Black Hawks, California Golden Seals, San Diego Mariners, Cleveland Crusaders, and Edmonton Oilers...

.

Coach: Jackie McLeod.

Luge

Men

Athlete	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Total
	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
D'Arcy Coulson	1:02.69	39	1:31.24	47	1:02.19	42	3:36.12	47
Colin Nelson	1:01.13	37	1:01.90	38	1:01.53	38	3:04.56	37
Roger Eddy	1:00.69	33	1:00.30	30	1:00.40	32	3:01.39	31
Larry Arbuthnot	1:00.10	30	1:00.92	33	1:01.99	41	3:03.01	33

Women

Athlete	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Total
	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Phyllis Walter	DSQ	–	–	–	–	–	DSQ	–
Martha Diplock	51.94	19	51.51	18	52.03	16	2:35.48	18
Linda Crutchfield-Bocock	50.64	13	50.54	13	51.28	11	2:32.46	12

Ski jumping

Athlete	Event	Jump 1		Jump 2		Total
		Distance	Points	Distance	Points	Points	Rank
Claude Trahan	Normal hill	61.5	74.2	56.0	56.4	130.6	57
Ulf Kvendbo		61.5	75.2	63.0	78.1	153.3	53
John McInnes		61.5	75.7	60.5	72.6	148.3	55
Claude Trahan	Large hill	64.0	40.0	69.0	51.0	91.0	58
John McInnes		71.5	58.5	73.5	61.8	120.3	57
Ulf Kvendbo		76.5	69.5	77.0	69.2	138.7	55

Speed skating

Men

Event	Athlete	Race
		Time	Rank
500 m	Bob Hodges	43.3	41
	Pete Williamson	42.6	33
	Bob Boucher	42.0	25
1500 m	Pete Williamson	2:16.0	46
	Bob Hodges	2:12.0	26
5000 m	Bob Hodges	8:05.0	29
	Paul Enock	7:54.8	19
10,000 m	Bob Hodges	17:01.9	23
	Paul Enock	16:21.2	15

Women

Event	Athlete	Race
		Time	Rank
500 m	Doreen McCannell	49.0	24
	Marcia Parsons	48.8	23
	Wendy Thompson	48.2	19
1000 m	Wendy Thompson	1:41.1	27
	Marcia Parsons	1:37.7	21
	Doreen McCannell	1:37.6	20
1500 m	Marcia Parsons	2:34.4	24
	Doreen McCannell	2:32.2	21
3000 m	Marcia Parsons	5:29.5	22
	Doreen McCannell	5:21.5	18

Official Outfitter

HBC

Hudson's Bay Company

The Hudson's Bay Company , abbreviated HBC, or "The Bay" is the oldest commercial corporation in North America and one of the oldest in the world. A fur trading business for much of its existence, today Hudson's Bay Company owns and operates retail stores throughout Canada...

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