Canada competed at the 1968 Winter Olympics in
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France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area ...
. Canada has competed at every Winter Olympic Games. This was the first Winter Olympic Games in which the new
Maple Leaf Flag was used to represent the country.
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
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2 A penalty loop of 200 metres had to be skied per missed target.
Bobsleigh
Cross-country skiing
;Men
;Men's 4 × 10 km relay
Figure skating
;Men
;Women
;Pairs
Ice hockey
Medal Round
Canada – West Germany 6:1 (0:0, 4:1, 2:0)
Goalscorers: Bourbonnais 2, Cadieux, Dinnen, Mott, Huck – Kopf.
Referees: Seglin, Snětkov (URS)
Canada – Finland 2:5 (1:2, 0:1, 1:2)
Goalscorers: O'Shea, McMillan – Keinonen, Oksanen, J. Peltonen, Koskela, Wahlsten.
Referees: Trumble (USA), Seglin (URS)
Canada – East Germany 11:0 (4:0, 4:0, 3:0)
Goalscorers: Mott 4, Huck 2, Hargreaves, O'Shea, Bourbonnais, Monteith, H. Pinder.
Referees: Trumble (USA), Sillankorva (FIN)
Canada – USA 3:2 (1:2, 0:0, 2:0)
Goalscorers: Cadieux 2, Johnston – Pleau, Riutta.
Referees: Snětkov, Seglin (URS)
Czechoslovakia – Canada 2:3 (0:0, 0:3, 2:0)
Goalscorers: Havel, Nedomanský – Huck, Bourbonnais, Cadieux.
Referees: Trumble (USA), Sillankorva (FIN)
Sweden – Canada 0:3 (0:2, 0.0, 0:1)
Goalscorers: Johnston, G. Pinder, O'Shea.
Referees: Sillankorva (FIN), Kořínek (TCH)
USSR – Canada 5:0 (1:0, 1:0, 3:0)
Goalscorers: Firsov 2, Mišakov, Staršinov, Zimin.
Referees: Trumble (USA), Dahlberg (SWE)
Leading scorers/Awards
IIHF
The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF; french: Fédération internationale de hockey sur glace; german: Internationale Eishockey-Föderation) is a worldwide governing body for ice hockey. It is based in Zurich, Switzerland, and has 83 m ...
Award:
Contestants
CANADA
''Goaltenders'':
Ken Broderick
Kenneth Lorne Broderick (February 16, 1942 – March 13, 2016) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played 27 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Minnesota North Stars and Boston Bruins, and 73 games in the World Ho ...
,
Wayne Stephenson.
''Defence'':
Marshall Johnston,
Terry O'Malley,
Barry MacKenzie,
Brian Glennie,
Paul Conlin.
''Forwards'':
Fran Huck
Anthony Francis Huck (born December 4, 1945) is a Canadian former ice hockey player. Huck played professionally in both the National Hockey League (NHL) and World Hockey Association (WHA) between 1970 and 1978. However his greatest contribu ...
,
Morris Mott
Morris Kenneth Mott (born May 25, 1946) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played 199 games in the National Hockey League. He played with the Winnipeg Jets of the World Hockey Association and the California Golden Seals ...
,
Ray Cadieux,
Roger Bourbonnais
Roger Maurice Bourbonnais (born October 26, 1942) is a retired ice hockey player.
Career
Bourbonnais played junior hockey for the Edmonton Oil Kings from 1960 to 1963. In his final year with the Oil Kings, he served as the team captain a ...
,
Danny O'Shea,
Bill MacMillan
William Stewart MacMillan (born March 7, 1943) is a Canadian former hockey coach and player. MacMillan played and later coached in the National Hockey League (NHL). After several years with the Canadian national team, including playing at two Wo ...
,
Gary Dineen
Daniel Gary Patrick Dineen (December 24, 1943 – April 1, 2006) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach. Dineen played five seasons with the Canadian national amateur team, including at the 1964 Winter Olympics, 1964 and 1968 Wint ...
,
Ted Hargreaves
Norman Edward Hargreaves (November 4, 1943 – November 3, 2005) was an amateur and professional hockey player, coach and teacher. He played for the bronze-medal winning Canadian men's hockey team at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, Franc ...
,
Herb Pinder,
Steve Monteith,
Gerry Pinder
Allan Gerald "Mouse" Pinder (born September 15, 1948 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played 353 games in the World Hockey Association and 223 games in the National Hockey League. He played for ...
.
''Coach'': Jackie McLeod.
Luge
;Men
;Women
Ski jumping
Speed skating
;Men
;Women
Official Outfitter
HBC was the official outfitter of clothing for members of the Canadian Olympic team. It was HBC last Olympics until 2006.
References
Olympic Winter Games 1968, full results by sports-reference.com
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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.
* Janu ...
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 ...