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Bobsleigh At The 1968 Winter Olympics – Two-man
The Two-man bobsleigh competition at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble was held on 4 and 5 February, at L'Alpe d'Huez. There was a tie for first place. Despite initially ruling that both teams would be awarded the gold medals, the judges awarded the sole gold to the Italian team based on their fastest single heat time. Panturu and Neagoe are the only Romanians to medal at the Winter Olympics The Winter Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'hiver) is a major international multi-sport event held once every four years for sports practiced on snow and ice. The first Winter Olympic Games, the 1924 Winter Olympics, were h ... as of the 2022 Games. Results References {{DEFAULTSORT:Bobsleigh at the 1968 Winter Olympics - Two-man Bobsleigh at the 1968 Winter Olympics 1968 Winter Olympics events ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
L'Alpe D'Huez
L'Alpe d'Huez () is a ski resort in southeastern France at . It is a mountain pasture in the Central French Western Alps, in the commune of Huez, which is part of the department of Isère in the region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. It is part of the massif, over the Oisans, and is from Grenoble. The Alpe d'Huez resort is accessible from Grenoble by the , which runs along the Romanche Valley passing through the communes of Livet-et-Gavet and Le Bourg-d'Oisans as well as Haut-Oisans via the Col de Sarenne. Alpe d'Huez is known internationally as an iconic cycling venue, as it is used regularly in the Tour de France cycle race, including twice on the same day in 2013. In 2019, it became the site of the first Tomorrowland Winter festival. History The site of the Alpe has been permanently occupied since the Middle Ages. East of ''L'Alpe veti'', a medieval agglomeration had grown from the end of the 11th to the 14th century under the name of Brandes. It was composed of a castl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robin Dixon
Major Thomas "Robin" Valerian Dixon, 3rd Baron Glentoran, (born 21 April 1935), is a former British bobsledder and Northern Irish politician, known as Robin Dixon. He is a former Conservative Party Shadow Minister for the Olympics. Early life Dixon was educated at Eton and Grenoble in France. After university, he served with the Grenadier Guards from 1954 to 1966, including service in the Cyprus Emergency. Sports career In 1964, Dixon was granted leave from the army to participate in the 1964 Winter Olympics at Innsbruck, where he won the gold medal in the Two-man Bobsleigh as brakeman to Tony Nash. Nash and Dixon also won three medals in the two-man event at the FIBT World Championships with one gold (1965) and two bronzes (1963, 1966). Dixon retained his sporting links throughout his life: he was President of the Jury at the 1976 Winter Olympics, set up the Ulster Games Foundation in 1983, and was appointed Chairman of the Northern Ireland Tall Ships Council in 1987. He h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rinaldo Ruatti
Rinaldo Ruatti (19 January 1930 – 30 September 2020) was an Italian bobsledder who competed in the early 1960s. He won two medals in the two-man event at the FIBT World Championships with a gold in 1962 and a silver in 1965. He also competed at the 1968 Winter Olympics The 1968 Winter Olympics, officially known as the X Olympic Winter Games (french: Les Xes Jeux olympiques d'hiver), were a winter multi-sport event held from 6 to 18 February 1968 in Grenoble, France. Thirty-seven countries participated. Frenchm .... References External linksBobsleigh two-man world championship medalists since 1931 1930 births 2020 deaths Italian male bobsledders Olympic bobsledders of Italy Bobsledders at the 1968 Winter Olympics {{Italy-bobsleigh-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Luce
Michael Luce (born September 5, 1941) is an American bobsledder. He competed in the two-man and the four-man events at the 1968 Winter Olympics The 1968 Winter Olympics, officially known as the X Olympic Winter Games (french: Les Xes Jeux olympiques d'hiver), were a winter multi-sport event held from 6 to 18 February 1968 in Grenoble, France. Thirty-seven countries participated. Frenchm .... References 1941 births Living people American male bobsledders Olympic bobsledders for the United States Bobsledders at the 1968 Winter Olympics People from Port Henry, New York {{US-bobsleigh-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howard Clifton
Howard Clifton (July 1, 1939 – August 20, 1990) was an American bobsledder who competed in the late 1960s. He won a bronze medal in the two-man event at the 1967 FIBT World Championships in Alpe d'Huez. He also competed at the 1968 Winter Olympics The 1968 Winter Olympics, officially known as the X Olympic Winter Games (french: Les Xes Jeux olympiques d'hiver), were a winter multi-sport event held from 6 to 18 February 1968 in Grenoble, France. Thirty-seven countries participated. Frenchm .... References External links Bobsleigh two-man world championship medalists since 1931 1939 births 1990 deaths American male bobsledders Place of birth missing Olympic bobsledders for the United States Bobsledders at the 1968 Winter Olympics {{US-bobsleigh-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max Forster
Max Forster (born November 3, 1934) is a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the early 1970s. He won two medals in the four-man event at the FIBT World Championships with a gold in 1971 and a bronze in 1970. He also competed at the 1968 Winter Olympics The 1968 Winter Olympics, officially known as the X Olympic Winter Games (french: Les Xes Jeux olympiques d'hiver), were a winter multi-sport event held from 6 to 18 February 1968 in Grenoble, France. Thirty-seven countries participated. Frenchm .... References External linksBobsleigh four-man world championship medalists since 1930 Living people Swiss male bobsledders 1934 births Olympic bobsledders for Switzerland Bobsledders at the 1968 Winter Olympics 20th-century Swiss people {{Switzerland-bobsleigh-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
René Stadler
René Stadler (born 19 May 1940) is a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the early 1970s. He won three medals in the four-man event at the FIBT World Championships with two golds ( 1971, 1973) and one bronze (1970). He also competed at the 1968 Winter Olympics The 1968 Winter Olympics, officially known as the X Olympic Winter Games (french: Les Xes Jeux olympiques d'hiver), were a winter multi-sport event held from 6 to 18 February 1968 in Grenoble, France. Thirty-seven countries participated. Frenchm .... References External linksBobsleigh four-man world championship medalists since 1930 Living people Swiss male bobsledders 1940 births Olympic bobsledders for Switzerland Bobsledders at the 1968 Winter Olympics 20th-century Swiss people {{Switzerland-bobsleigh-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans Candrian
Hans Candrian (March 6, 1938 – January 9, 1999) was a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the four-man event at Grenoble in 1968. Candrian also won four medals at the FIBT World Championships with four silver (Two-man: 1973, Four-man: 1974) and two bronzes (Two-man and four-man: both 1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli intensity of X (''Extrem ...). References Bobsleigh four-man Olympic medalists for 1924, 1932-56, and since 1964* Wallechinsky, David (1984). "Bobsled: Two-man". In ''The Complete Book of the Olympics: 1896 - 1980''. New York: Penguin Books. p. 559. Hans Candrian's obituary 1938 births 1999 deaths Bobsledders at the 1968 Winter Olympics Bobsledders at the 1972 Wint ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Wicki
Jean Wicki (born 18 June 1933) is a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won three medals with one gold (Four-man: 1972) and two bronzes (Two-man: 1972, Four-man: 1968 The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide. Events January–February * January 5 – "Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * Januar ...). References Bobsleigh two-man Olympic medalists 1932-56 and since 1964* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20070824184428/http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=WICKIJEA01 DatabaseOlympics.com profile 1933 births Bobsledders at the 1968 Winter Olympics Bobsledders at the 1972 Winter Olympics Living people Swiss male bobsledders Olympic bobsledders of Switzerland Olympic gold medalists for Switzerland Olympic bronze medalists for Switzerland Olympic medalists in bobsleig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fritz Dinkhauser
Friedrich Josef Lienhard "Fritz" Dinkhauser (born 16 April 1940) is an Austrian politician. Born in Innsbruck, he competed in sports in his youth and won the Tyrol (state), Tyrol state championship in the hammer throw on six occasions and represented Austria at the 1968 Winter Olympics in the bobsleigh. At that competition he placed eighth in the two-man bob with Max Kaltenberger and 13th in the four-man event.Fritz Dinkhauser: Kämpfer und Polemiker . Tirol. Retrieved on 2016-04-14. After retiring from sports he entered politics through the labour movement, working as secretary for ÖAAB Tyrol, which was a Christian socialism, socialist Christian trade union body associated with the Austrian People's Party. He worked as kammerrat for the Tyrol-level Austrian Chamber of Labour in 1979 and served as the vice-chairman of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max Kaltenberger
Max Kaltenberger (born 8 February 1941) is an Austrian bobsledder. He competed in the two-man event at the 1968 Winter Olympics The 1968 Winter Olympics, officially known as the X Olympic Winter Games (french: Les Xes Jeux olympiques d'hiver), were a winter multi-sport event held from 6 to 18 February 1968 in Grenoble, France. Thirty-seven countries participated. Frenchm .... References 1941 births Living people Austrian male bobsledders Olympic bobsledders for Austria Bobsledders at the 1968 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Vienna {{Austria-bobsleigh-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Utzschneider
Peter Utzschneider (born 6 March 1946) is a retired West German bobsledder who mostly competed as a brakeman together with Wolfgang Zimmerer. They competed at the 1968, 1972 and 1976 Winter Olympics and won three medals, with one gold (two-man in 1972), and two bronzes (four-man in 1972 and 1976).Peter Utzschneider sports-reference.com Utzschneider and Zimmerer won nine medals at the , with four golds (two-man: , |
