The men's 15 kilometre
cross-country skiing
Cross-country skiing is a form of skiing where skiers rely on their own locomotion to move across snow-covered terrain, rather than using ski lifts or other forms of assistance. Cross-country skiing is widely practiced as a sport and recreation ...
competition 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 ...
in
Grenoble, France, was held on Saturday 10 February at
Autrans.
Each skier started at half a minute intervals, skiing the entire 15 kilometre course.
Gjermund Eggen of Norway was the
1966 World champion and
Eero Mäntyranta
Eero Antero Mäntyranta (20 November 1937 – 29 December 2013) was one of the most successful Finnish cross-country skiers. He competed in four Winter Olympics (1960–1972) winning seven medals at three of them. His performance at the 1964 Wi ...
of Finland was the defending Olympic champion from the
1964 Olympics 1964 Olympics refers to both:
*The 1964 Winter Olympics, which were held in Innsbruck, Austria
*The 1964 Summer Olympics
The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-sport event held fro ...
in
Innsbruck
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, Austria.
Results
Sources:
References
External links
(International Ski Federation)
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Men's cross-country skiing at the 1968 Winter Olympics
Men's 15 kilometre cross-country skiing at the Winter Olympics