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Speed Skating At The 1968 Winter Olympics
Speed skating at the 1968 Winter Olympics, was held from 4 to 12 February. Eight events were contested at L'Anneau de Vitesse in Grenoble, France. Medal summary Medal table The Netherlands topped the medal table, with nine medals, three of each type. Three tied events meant that only five bronze medals were awarded. The gold medal won by Erhard Keller was the first medal in speedskating for West Germany as a separate country. Five athletes shared the top of the individual medal table, with one gold and one silver each: Kees Verkerk and Carry Geijssen of the Netherlands, Finland's Kaija Mustonen, the Soviet Union's Lyudmila Titova and Norway's Fred Anton Maier. Three American female skaters were tied for a silver in the women's 500 meters, all showing the same time. Men's events Women's events Records One world record and six Olympic records were set at Grenoble. The only Olympic records not broken were in the two shortest events, the men's and women's 500 metres. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
L'Anneau De Vitesse
L'Anneau de Vitesse ( en, The Speed Circuit) is an outdoor speed skating venue located in Grenoble, France. It hosted the speed skating events for the 1968 Winter Olympics. This Speed Circuit is located in a park of 27 hectares, the Park Paul Mistral. The park also hosts the Palais des sports was the main Olympic site in the city in 1968. The venue seated 2500 during the games, and was cooled to using of ammonia refrigeration The term refrigeration refers to the process of removing heat from an enclosed space or substance for the purpose of lowering the temperature.International Dictionary of Refrigeration, http://dictionary.iifiir.org/search.phpASHRAE Terminology, ht ... over a total skating surface of . References1968 Winter Olympics official report.pp. 105–6. Venues of the 1968 Winter Olympics Olympic speed skating venues Speed skating venues in France Sports venues in Grenoble {{Winter-Olympic-venue-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Höglin
Hans Johnny Höglin (born 26 February 1943) is a Swedish speed skater whose greatest moment was to win a gold medal in the 10000-meter event at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France.Johnny Höglin Swedish Olympic Committee Höglin was a surprise winner, having never placed higher than 10th in the European or World Championships, and having finished fifth in the 1500 and 5000-meter races at the 1968 Olympics. He nevertheless edged favorite by 0.3 seconds to win the 10000 meters. At the |
Speed Skating At The 1968 Winter Olympics
Speed skating at the 1968 Winter Olympics, was held from 4 to 12 February. Eight events were contested at L'Anneau de Vitesse in Grenoble, France. Medal summary Medal table The Netherlands topped the medal table, with nine medals, three of each type. Three tied events meant that only five bronze medals were awarded. The gold medal won by Erhard Keller was the first medal in speedskating for West Germany as a separate country. Five athletes shared the top of the individual medal table, with one gold and one silver each: Kees Verkerk and Carry Geijssen of the Netherlands, Finland's Kaija Mustonen, the Soviet Union's Lyudmila Titova and Norway's Fred Anton Maier. Three American female skaters were tied for a silver in the women's 500 meters, all showing the same time. Men's events Women's events Records One world record and six Olympic records were set at Grenoble. The only Olympic records not broken were in the two shortest events, the men's and women's 500 metres. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Speed Skating At The 1968 Winter Olympics – Women's 3000 Metres
The women's 3000 metres in speed skating at the 1968 Winter Olympics took place on 12 February, at the L'Anneau de Vitesse L'Anneau de Vitesse ( en, The Speed Circuit) is an outdoor speed skating venue located in Grenoble, France. It hosted the speed skating events for the 1968 Winter Olympics. This Speed Circuit is located in a park of 27 hectares, the Park Paul Mist .... Records Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows: The following new Olympic record was set. Results References {{DEFAULTSORT:Speed skating at the 1968 Winter Olympics - Women's 3000 metres Women's speed skating at the 1968 Winter Olympics Olymp Skat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Speed Skating At The 1968 Winter Olympics – Women's 1500 Metres
The women's 1500 metres in speed skating 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 ... took place on February 10, at the L'Anneau de Vitesse. Records Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows: The following new Olympic record was set. Results References {{DEFAULTSORT:Speed skating at the 1968 Winter Olympics - Women's 1500 metres Women's speed skating at the 1968 Winter Olympics Olymp Skat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Speed Skating At The 1968 Winter Olympics – Women's 1000 Metres
The women's 1000 metres in speed skating at the 1968 Winter Olympics took place on 11 February, at the L'Anneau de Vitesse L'Anneau de Vitesse ( en, The Speed Circuit) is an outdoor speed skating venue located in Grenoble, France. It hosted the speed skating events for the 1968 Winter Olympics. This Speed Circuit is located in a park of 27 hectares, the Park Paul Mist .... Records Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows: The following new Olympic record was set. Results References {{DEFAULTSORT:Speed skating at the 1968 Winter Olympics - Women's 1000 metres Women's speed skating at the 1968 Winter Olympics Olymp Skat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Speed Skating At The 1968 Winter Olympics – Men's 10,000 Metres
The men's 10,000 metres in speed skating 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 ... took place on 17 February, at the L'Anneau de Vitesse. Records Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows: The following new Olympic record was set. Results References {{DEFAULTSORT:Speed skating at the 1968 Winter Olympics - Men's 10000 metres Men's speed skating at the 1968 Winter Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Speed Skating At The 1968 Winter Olympics – Men's 5000 Metres
The men's 5000 metres in speed skating 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 ... took place on 15 February, at the L'Anneau de Vitesse. Records Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows: The following new world record was set. Results References {{DEFAULTSORT:Speed skating at the 1968 Winter Olympics - Men's 5000 metres Men's speed skating at the 1968 Winter Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Speed Skating At The 1968 Winter Olympics – Men's 1500 Metres
The men's 1500 metres in speed skating at the 1968 Winter Olympics took place on 16 February, at the L'Anneau de Vitesse L'Anneau de Vitesse ( en, The Speed Circuit) is an outdoor speed skating venue located in Grenoble, France. It hosted the speed skating events for the 1968 Winter Olympics. This Speed Circuit is located in a park of 27 hectares, the Park Paul Mist .... Records Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows: The following new Olympic record was set. Results References {{DEFAULTSORT:Speed skating at the 1968 Winter Olympics - Men's 1500 metres Men's speed skating at the 1968 Winter Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ans Schut
Johanna ("Ans") Schut (born 26 November 1944) is a former ice speed skater from the Netherlands. Ans Schut had her best year in 1968 when, after winning silver at the World Allround Championships, she became Olympic Champion on the 3,000 m at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble. Her time of 4:56.2 (a new Olympic record) was an excellent time those days and she won well ahead of Finnish skater Kaija Mustonen and Dutch compatriot Stien Kaiser, the 3,000 m world record holder at the time. In 1969, Schut won silver at the European Allround Championships and bronze at the World Allround Championships. That year, she also skated five world records. The next two years, she fell a few times during international championships (although she did manage to win bronze at the World Allround Championships in 1970). In 1971 she ended her speed skating career, got married, and changed her last name to Boekema-Schut. She has three children. Records Over the course of her career, Sch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Meyers
Mary Margret Meyers (later ''Berger'', later ''Rothstein'', born February 10, 1946) is an American speed skater who competed in the 1968 Winter Olympics. She was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota Saint Paul (abbreviated St. Paul) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital of the U.S. state of Minnesota and the county seat of Ramsey County, Minnesota, Ramsey County. Situated on high bluffs overlooking a bend in the Mississip .... In 1968 she won the silver medal in the 500 metres event. References * 1946 births Living people Speed skaters at the 1968 Winter Olympics Olympic silver medalists for the United States in speed skating American female speed skaters Medalists at the 1968 Winter Olympics {{US-speed-skating-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
