Great Britain at the 1968 Winter Olympics
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The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
competed as Great Britain at the 1968 Winter Olympics
in Grenoble
, France
.
Men
Men's slalom
Women
Men
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
2A penalty loop of 200 metres had to be skied per missed target.
Men
Men
Women
Pairs
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Men
Women
United Kingdom
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competed as Great Britain 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
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.
Alpine skiing
Men| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| David Borradaile | Downhill | 2:17.31 | 56 | ||||
| Luke O'Reilly | 2:10.99 | 50 | |||||
| Ian Todd | 2:10.00 | 44 | |||||
| Jeremy Palmer-Tomkinson Jeremy Palmer-Tomkinson Jeremy James Palmer-Tomkinson was a British Olympian who competed at the Winter Olympics in 1968, 1972, 1976 and 1980. His father James and brother Charles were also Olympians, while his nieces Santa Montefiore and Tara Palmer-Tomkinson are famous in their own right.-References:... |
2:05.43 | 25 | |||||
| Ian Todd | Giant Slalom | 1:59.66 | 66 | 1:57.81 | 55 | 3:57.47 | 60 |
| Julian Vasey | 1:59.44 | 64 | 2:00.29 | 62 | 3:59.73 | 62 | |
| Luke O'Reilly | 1:56.25 | 57 | 1:57.77 | 53 | 3:54.02 | 54 | |
| Jeremey Palmer-Tomkinson | 1:53.24 | 47 | 1:51.06 | 24 | 3:44.20 | 35 | |
Men's slalom
| Athlete | Heat 1 | Heat 2 | Final | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time 1 | Rank | Time 2 | Rank | Total | Rank | |
| Julian Vasey | 56.02 | 4 | 1:00.24 | 2 | Did not advance | |||||
| Luke O'Reilly | 54.35 | 4 | 56.61 | 2 | Did not advance | |||||
| Ian Todd | 57.53 | 4 | 57:58 | 2 | Did not advance | |||||
| Jeremy Palmer-Tomkinson Jeremy Palmer-Tomkinson Jeremy James Palmer-Tomkinson was a British Olympian who competed at the Winter Olympics in 1968, 1972, 1976 and 1980. His father James and brother Charles were also Olympians, while his nieces Santa Montefiore and Tara Palmer-Tomkinson are famous in their own right.-References:... |
54.35 | 3 | 56.14 | 1 QF | 54.19 | 36 | 1:06.93 | 32 | 2:01.12 | 30 |
Women
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Divina Galica Divina Galica Divina Mary Galica MBE is an English sportswoman, best known for her Olympics career and her motorsport racing career.-Skiing career:... |
Downhill | 1:49.39 | 32 | ||||
| Helen Jamieson | 1:48.03 | 26 | |||||
| Gina Hathorn | 1:44.36 | 15 | |||||
| Felicity Field | 1:42.79 | 6 | |||||
| Helen Jamieson | Giant Slalom | 2:02.99 | 30 | ||||
| Gina Hathorn | 2:00.80 | 26 | |||||
| Felicity Field | 2:00.55 | 24 | |||||
| Divina Galica Divina Galica Divina Mary Galica MBE is an English sportswoman, best known for her Olympics career and her motorsport racing career.-Skiing career:... |
1:56.58 | 8 | |||||
| Divina Galica Divina Galica Divina Mary Galica MBE is an English sportswoman, best known for her Olympics career and her motorsport racing career.-Skiing career:... |
Slalom | DNF | – | – | – | DNF | – |
| Diana Tomkinson | 48.31 | 28 | 52.62 | 22 | 1:40.93 | 23 | |
| Felicity Field | 44.41 | 17 | 48.97 | 14 | 1:33.38 | 14 | |
| Gina Hathorn | 41.84 | 5 | 46.08 | 4 | 1:27.92 | 4 | |
Biathlon
Men
| Event | Athlete | Time | Penalties | Adjusted time 1 | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 km | Marcus Halliday | 1'23:40.5 | 19 | 1'42:40.5 | 59 |
| Alan Notley | 1'25:23.1 | 7 | 1'32:23.1 | 44 | |
| Frederick Andrew | 1'22:21.3 | 7 | 1'29:21.3 | 36 | |
| Roger Bean | 1'19:07.5 | 5 | 1'24:07.5 | 16 |
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 | |
| Marcus Halliday Alan Notley Peter Tancock Frederick Andrew |
9 | 2'34:40.9 | 12 |
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 | |||
| GBR-1 | Tony Nash Robin Dixon |
Two-man | 1:10.57 | 3 | 1:11.60 | 5 | 1:11.77 | 8 | 1:11.22 | 3 | 4:45.16 | 5 |
| GBR-2 | John Blockey Mike Freeman |
Two-man | 1:12.06 | 13 | 1:12.25 | 11 | 1:13.79 | 19 | 1:13.17 | 16 | 4:51.27 | 15 |
| Sled | Athletes | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| GBR-1 | Tony Nash Guy Renwick Robin Widdows Robin Widdows Robin Michael Widdows is a British former racing driver from England. He participated in Formula One, Formula Two, Formula Three and sportscars including Le Mans.... Robin Dixon |
Four-man | 1:10.45 | 4 | 1:08.39 | 9 | 2:18.84 | 8 |
| GBR-2 | John Blockey John Brown Timothy Thorn Mike Freeman |
Four-man | 1:11.52 | 15 | 1:08.67 | 12 | 2:20.19 | 14 |
Cross-country skiing
Men
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 15 km | Peter Tancock | 57:31.1 | 59 |
| Victor Dakin | 56:49.9 | 58 | |
Figure skating
Men
| Athlete | CF | FS | Points | Places | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haig Oundjian Haig Oundjian Haig Bertrand Oundjian is a former British figure skater.-Results:-References:*... |
19 | 13 | 1639.5 | 154 | 17 |
| Michael Williams | 15 | 15 | 1650.9 | 147 | 15 |
Women
| Athlete | CF | FS | Points | Places | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frances Waghorn | 22 | 28 | 1557.2 | 211 | 24 |
| Patricia Dodd | 9 | 27 | 1634.6 | 140 | 15 |
| Sally-Anne Stapleford Sally-Anne Stapleford Sally-Anne Martine Stapleford OBE is a British former figure skater and a figure skating administrator, referee and judge. She is the 1965 European silver medalist... |
7 | 17 | 1680.9 | 105 | 11 |
Pairs
| Athletes | SP | FS | Points | Places | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linda Bernard Raymond Wilson |
18 | 18 | 251.2 | 160 | 18 |
| Linda Connolly Colin Taylforth |
13 | 14 | 274.1 | 120 | 14 |
Luge
Men
| Athlete | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |
| James Manclark | 1:02.99 | 41 | 1:03.12 | 41 | 1:01.83 | 40 | 3:07.94 | 40 |
| Richard Liversedge | 1:02.83 | 40 | 1:02.81 | 39 | 1:01.40 | 36 | 3:07.04 | 39 |
Speed skating
Men
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 500 m | David Bodington | DNF | – |
| Geoff Stockdale | 42.1 | 26 | |
| John Tipper John Tipper John Tipper was an English mathematician and almanac-maker, now known as the founder of The Ladies' Diary, in which some important mathematical results were first published.-Life:... |
41.5 | 19 | |
| 1500 m | David Bodington | 2:19.1 | 53 |
| Geoff Stockdale | 2:15.6 | 43 | |
| John Tipper John Tipper John Tipper was an English mathematician and almanac-maker, now known as the founder of The Ladies' Diary, in which some important mathematical results were first published.-Life:... |
2:12.4 | 28 | |
| 5000 m | John Blewitt | 7:59.8 | 27 |
Women
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 500 m | Patricia Tipper | 1:46.5 | 29 |
| 1000 m | Patricia Demartini | 1:44.6 | 28 |
| Marie-Louise Perrenoud | 1:39.3 | 24 | |
| Martine Ivangine | 1:37.4 | 17 | |
| 3000 m | Patricia Tipper | 5:49.0 | 26 |