The 1968 Winter Olympics (officially the X Olympic Winter Games and also known as Grenoble 1968) were a winter multi-sport event held between 6 and 18 February 1968 in Grenoble, France. Thirty-seven countries participated.
Bidding[]
Voting[]
| Voting results for the 1968 Winter Olympic Games | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City | Country | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | ||
| Grenoble | France | 15 | 18 | 27 | ||
| Calgary | Canada | 12 | 19 | 24 | ||
| Lahti | Finland | 11 | 14 | |||
| Sapporo | Japan | 6 | ||||
| Oslo | Norway | 4 | ||||
| Lake Placid | United States | 3 | ||||
Highlights[]
- Jean-Claude Killy of France won all three alpine skiing events, and Peggy Fleming of the United States won the women's figure skating competition.
- West Germany and East Germany now competed as separate entities.[1]
Medal table[]
| Rank | Country | 
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| 1 | Norway | 6 | 6 | 2 | 14 |
| 2 | Soviet Union | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
| 3 | France | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 4 | Italy | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Austria | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
| 6 | Netherlands | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 7 | West Germany | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 8 | United States | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| 9 | Finland | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | East Germany | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 11 | Czechoslovakia | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 12 | Canada | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | Switzerland | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 14 | Romania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
See Also[]
- Logos - A collection of logos featuring this event.
- Mascots - The official mascots of this Olympics'.
- Torch - Information about this Olympics' torch.
Links[]
| Preceded by Tokyo 1964 |
Olympics 1968 |
Succeeded by Mexico City 1968 |
| Preceded by Innsbruck 1964 |
Winter Olympics 1968 |
Succeeded by Sapporo 1972 |
References[]
- ↑ Erin Blakemore (12 February 2018). A Divided Germany Came Together for the Olympics Decades Before Korea Did (English). History. Retrieved on 20 May 2021.