New Zealand at the 1968 Winter Olympics
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New Zealand
had seven competitors (five men and two women) at the 1968 Winter Olympics
in Grenoble
, France
. All took part in the Alpine Skiing
events; the highest finish by a New Zealand competitor was 30th place by Anne Reid in the Ladies Slalom
.
Men
Men's slalom
Women
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
had seven competitors (five men and two women) 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...
. All took part in the Alpine Skiing
Alpine skiing
Alpine skiing is the sport of sliding down snow-covered hills on skis with fixed-heel bindings. Alpine skiing can be contrasted with skiing using free-heel bindings: Ski mountaineering and nordic skiing – such as cross-country; ski jumping; and Telemark. In competitive alpine skiing races four...
events; the highest finish by a New Zealand competitor was 30th place by Anne Reid in the Ladies Slalom
Slalom skiing
Slalom is an alpine skiing discipline, involving skiing between poles spaced much closer together than in Giant Slalom, Super-G or Downhill, thereby causing quicker and shorter turns.- Origins :...
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Alpine skiing
Men| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Murray Gardner | Downhill | DSQ | – | ||||
| Thomas Huppert | 2:18.29 | 61 | |||||
| Robert Palmer | 2:09.79 | 42 | |||||
| Robert Palmer | Giant Slalom | DNF | – | – | – | DNF | – |
| Murray Gardner | 2:13.37 | 80 | 2:07.90 | 73 | 4:21.27 | 76 | |
| Michael Dennis | 2:08.69 | 79 | 2:09.43 | 75 | 4:18.12 | 74 | |
| Thomas Huppert | 2:07.60 | 77 | 2:13.20 | 78 | 4:20.80 | 75 | |
Men's slalom
| Athlete | Heat 1 | Heat 2 | Final | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time 1 | Rank | Time 2 | Rank | Total | Rank | |
| Thomas Huppert | 1:04.77 | 4 | DSQ | – | Did not advance | |||||
| Michael Dennis | 1:12.75 | 5 | 1:06.78 | 4 | Did not advance | |||||
| Murray Gardner | DSQ | – | 1:02.08 | 3 | Did not advance | |||||
| Robert Palmer | DSQ | – | 56.24 | 3 | Did not advance | |||||
Women
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Anne Reid | Downhill | 1:53.12 | 37 | ||||
| Anne Reid | Giant Slalom | 2:13.30 | 42 | ||||
| Margot Blakely | Slalom | DSQ | – | – | – | DSQ | – |
| Anne Reid | 52.97 | 32 | 57.61 | 29 | 1:50.58 | 30 | |