Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...
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 ...
in
Grenoble
lat, Gratianopolis
, commune status = Prefecture and commune
, image = Panorama grenoble.png
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, caption = From upper left: Panorama of the city, Grenoble’s cable cars, place Saint- ...
,
France
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.
Medalists
Alpine skiing
;Men
;Men's slalom
;Women
Biathlon
;Men
:
1 One minute added per close miss (a hit in the outer ring), two minutes added per complete miss.
;Men's 4 x 7.5 km relay
:
2 A penalty loop of 200 metres had to be skied per missed target.
Cross-country skiing
;Men
;Men's 4 × 10 km relay
;Women
;Women's 3 x 5 km relay
Ice hockey
First Round
East Germany - Norway 3:1 (2:1, 1:0, 0:0)
Goalscorers: Joachim Ziesche, Lothar Fuchs, Peter Prusa - Odd Syversen.
Consolation Round
Teams in this group play for 9th-14th places.
Norway – France 4:1 (1:1, 2:0, 1:0)
Goalscorers: Hagensen, Smefjell, Dalsören, Mikkelsen – Liberman.
Japan – Norway 4:0 (2:0, 2:0, 0:0)
Goalscorers: Okajima 2, Ebina, Araki.
Norway – Austria 5:4 (3:1, 2:1, 0:2)
Goalscorers: Dalsören 2, Bjölbak, Olsen, Hansen – Schupp 2, Weingärtner, St. John.
Norway – Romania 4:3 (2:2, 1:1, 1:0)
Goalscorers: Bergeid, Olsen, Syversen, Mikkelsen – Pana, Iuliu Szabo, Czaka.
Yugoslavia – Norway 3:2 (1:1, 0:0, 2:1)
Goalscorers: Hiti, Franz Smolej, Ivo Jan - Dalsören, Bjölbak.
Contestants
*Team Roster
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Kåre Østensen
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Thor Martinsen
Thor Kristian "Mr Frisk" Martinsen (born 12 July 1945) is a Norwegian ice hockey player who played for the Norwegian national ice hockey team. He participated at the Winter Olympics in 1964, 1968, 1972 and 1980.
On 18 April 2009, he was appointe ...
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Terje Steen
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Odd Syversen
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Tor Gundersen
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Christian Petersen
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Per Skjerwen Olsen
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Georg Smefjell
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Olav Dalsøren
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Arne Mikkelsen
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Steinar Bjølbakk
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Svein Haagensen
Svein Johannes Haagensen (born November 23, 1939) is a Norwegian ice hockey player. He was born in Oslo and represented the club Hasle/Løren IL. He played for the Norwegian national ice hockey team, and participated at the Winter Olympics
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Terje Thoen
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Bjørn Johansen
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Rodney Riise
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Trygve Bergeid
Luge
;Men
Nordic combined
Events:
* normal hill ski jumping
* 15 km cross-country skiing
Ski jumping
Speed skating
;Men
;Women
References
Official Olympic ReportsInternational Olympic Committee results databaseOlympic Winter Games 1968, full results by sports-reference.com
{{Top Winter Olympics medal-winning nations
Nations at the 1968 Winter Olympics
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 ...
1968 in Norwegian sport