Cross-country skiing at the 1968 Winter Olympics
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15 km
February 10, 1968| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 47:54.2 | ||
| 47:56.1 | ||
| 48:33.7 | ||
| 4 | 48:37.6 | |
| 5 | 48:39.1 | |
| 6 | 48:41.1 |
30 km
February 6, 1968| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1:35:39.2 | ||
| 1:36:28.9 | ||
| 1:36:55.3 | ||
| 4 | 1:37:10.8 | |
| 5 | 1:37:12.9 | |
| 6 | 1:37:29.8 |
Nones was the first winner not from Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
, or the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
to win an Olympic
Winter Olympic Games
The Winter Olympic Games is a sporting event, which occurs every four years. The first celebration of the Winter Olympics was held in Chamonix, France, in 1924. The original sports were alpine and cross-country skiing, figure skating, ice hockey, Nordic combined, ski jumping and speed skating...
cross-country skiing
Cross-country skiing
Cross-country skiing is a winter sport in which participants propel themselves across snow-covered terrain using skis and poles...
gold medal.
50 km
February 15, 1968| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 2:28:45.8 | ||
| 2:29:02.5 | ||
| 2:29:14.8 | ||
| 4 | 2:29:26.7 | |
| 5 | 2:29:37.0 | |
| 6 | 2:29:37.2 |
4 x 10 km relay
February 14, 1968| Medal | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| (Odd Martinsen Odd Martinsen Odd Martinsen was a Norwegian cross country skier who competed during the 1960s and 1970's. He won three medals at the Winter Olympics, a gold in the 4 x 10 km relay , and silvers in the 30 km and the 4 x 10 km relay... , Pål Tyldum Pål Tyldum Pål Tyldum is a former cross country skier from Norway. Specializing in the longer distances, he won a gold medal in the 50 km event at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo. At the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, he won a gold medal in the 4 x 10km relay... , Harald Grønningen Harald Grønningen Harald Grønningen is a former Norwegian cross country skier who competed during the 1960s, earning five winter olympic and two world championship medals. He also won nine Norwegian championship titles and received the King's cup in 1963 and 1967... , Ole Ellefsæter Ole Ellefsæter Ole Ellefsæter is a retired sportsman from Norway. He chiefly competed in cross-country skiing, and won two gold medals at the 1968 Winter Olympics. At the 1966 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships he won one gold and one silver medal, and in 1971 he became the first Norwegian to win Vasaloppet... ) |
2:08:33.5 | |
| (Jan Halvarsson Jan Halvarsson Jan Halvarsson was a Swedish cross-country skier who competed in the 1960s. He won the 4 x 10 km silver at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble and also finished 5th in the 30 km event.... , Bjarne Andersson Bjarne Andersson Bjarne Andersson was a Swedish cross-country skier who competed from 1964 to 1973. He won the 4 x 10 km silver at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble and also finished 6th in the 15km event.... , Gunnar Larsson Gunnar Larsson (cross country skier) Gunnar Larsson was a Swedish cross-country skier who competed in the 1960s. He won the 4 x 10 km silver and the 15 km bronze at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble.-External links:*... , Assar Rönnlund Assar Rönnlund Assar Rönnlund was a Swedish cross-country skier. Rönnlund's biggest success was at the 1962 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Zakopane where he won two gold medals and a silver . As a result, he earned the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal that year for his championship successes... ) |
2:10:13.2 | |
| (Kalevi Oikarainen Kalevi Oikarainen Kalevi Oikarainen . is a former Finnish cross country skier who competed during the 1960s. He won a bronze medal in the 4 x 10 km relay at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble and placed 7th in the 30 km event at those same games.Oikarainen's biggest success was at the FIS Nordic World... , Hannu Taipale Hannu Taipale Hannu Taipale is a former Finnish cross country skier who competed during the 1960s. He won a bronze medal in the 4 x 10 km relay at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble.... , Kalevi Laurila Kalevi Laurila Kalevi Laurila was a Finnish cross country skier who competed during the 1960s. He won two medals in the 4 x 10 km relay at the Winter Olympics with a silver in 1964 and a bronze 1968... , Eero Mäntyranta Eero Mäntyranta Eero Antero Mäntyranta is a former Finnish skier and multiple Olympic Champion. With his seven medals from four Winter Olympics, he is one of the most successful skiers Finland has ever produced.... ) |
2:10:56.7 | |
| 4 | (Vladimir Voronkov Vladimir Voronkov Vladimir Petrovich Voronkov was a Soviet/Russian cross country skier who competed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, training at the Armed Forces sports society in Moscow. He won the 4 x 10 km gold at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo for the USSR... , Anatoliy Akentiev, Valery Tarakanov, Vyacheslav Vedenin Vyacheslav Vedenin Vyacheslav Petrovitch Vedenin was a Soviet cross country skier who competed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, training at Dynamo in Moscow.He won the 50 km silver at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble... ) |
2:10:57.2 |
| 5 | (Konrad Hischler, Josef Haas Josef Haas Josef Haas is a former a Swiss cross country skier who competed in the late 1960s. He won the 50km bronze at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble. Haas was the first Swiss to earn a cross country skiing Olympic medal.-External links:... , Florian Koch, Alois Kälin Alois Kälin Alois "Wisel" Kälin is a former Swiss Nordic skier who competed in the 1960s and 1970s. He won a Nordic combined silver in the at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble and a bronze in the 4 x 10 km cross-country skiing relay at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo... ) |
2:15:32.4 |
| 6 | (Giulio de Florian Giulio de Florian Giulio de Florian was an Italian cross-country skier who competed during the 1960s... , Franco Nones Franco Nones Franco Nones is an Italian former cross country skier who competed during the 1960s.Nones was born in Castello-Molina di Fiemme... , Palmiro Serafino, Aldo Stella) |
2:16:32.2 |
5 km
February 13, 1968| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 16:45.2 | ||
| 16:48.4 | ||
| 16:51.6 | ||
| 4 | 16:52.9 | |
| 5 | 16:54.6 | |
| 6 | 16:55.1 |
10 km
February 9, 1968| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 36:46.5 | ||
| 37:54.6 | ||
| 37:59.9 | ||
| 4 | 38:07.1 | |
| 5 | 38:09.0 | |
| 6 | 38:26.7 |
3 x 5 km relay
February 16, 1968| Medal | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| (Inger Aufles Inger Aufles Inger Aufles is a Norwegian former cross-country skier who competed during the 1960s and 1970s. She won three Winter Olympic medals with a gold and two bronzes .... , Babben Enger Damon, Berit Mørdre Lammedal Berit Mørdre Lammedal Berit Mørdre Lammedal is a Norwegian former cross country skier, who competed during the 1960s and 1970s. She competed in two Winter Olympics, earning a complete set of medals. Lammedal also competed several times at the Holmenkollen ski festival, winning once at 5 km... ) |
57:30.0 | |
| (Britt Strandberg Britt Strandberg Britt Strandberg is a former Swedish cross country skier who competed in the 1960s. She won three Winter Olympic medals in the 3 x 5 km with a gold in 1960 and silvers in 1964 and 1968.... , Toini Gustafsson Toini Gustafsson Toini Gustafsson-Rönnlund is a former Swedish cross country skier who competed during the 1960s. She competed in two Winter Olympics, earning a total of four medals. Gustafsson also competed several times at the Holmenkollen ski festival, winning three times at 10 km... , Barbro Martinsson Barbro Martinsson Barbro Martinsson is a former Swedish cross country skier who competed during the 1960s. She won two silver medals in the 3 x 5 km at the 1964 Winter Olympics and the 1968 Winter Olympics... ) |
57:51.0 | |
| (Alevtina Kolchina Alevtina Kolchina Alevtina Pavlovna Kolchina was a Soviet cross country skier who competed during the 1950s and 1960s for Burevestnik and later for Dynamo sports societies. She competed in four Winter Olympics, earning a total of five medals. Kolchina also competed several times at the Holmenkollen ski festival,... , Rita Achkina Rita Achkina Rita Nikolayevna Achkina was a Soviet cross country skier who competed during the 1960s. Achkina trained at the Armed Forces sports society in Moscow... , Galina Kulakova Galina Kulakova Galina Alexeyevna Kulakova is a female Soviet former cross country skier, arguably the best skier on distances shorter than 10 km in the early 1970s. Kulakova trained at Trud Voluntary Sports Society... ) |
58:13.6 | |
| 4 | (Senja Pusula Senja Pusula Senja Pusula is a former cross country skier from Finland who competed during the 1960's and early 1970's. She won a bronze medal in the 3 x 5 km at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck.... , Marjatta Oikkonen, Marjatta Kajosmaa Marjatta Kajosmaa Marjatta Kajosmaa is a Finnish former cross country skier who competed during the 1970s. She competed in two Winter Olympics, earning a total of four medals. Kajosmaa also competed several times at the Holmenkollen ski festival, winning four times at 10 km and three times at 5 km... ) |
58:45.1 |
| 5 | (Weronika Budny, Józefa Czerniawska, Stefania Bogun) | 59:04.7 |
| 6 | (Renate Köhler, Gudrun Schmidt, Christine Nestler) | 59:33.9 |