Japan 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 ...
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France
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As
Sapporo
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would be the host city for the
following Winter Olympics, the
flag of Japan was raised at the closing ceremony.
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
Figure skating
;Men
;Women
Ice hockey
Consolation round
Teams in this group play for 9th-14th places. Japan entered in this round, from the start they did not play for a medal.
Yugoslavia – Japan 5:1 (2:0, 0:0, 3:1)
Goalscorers: Tisler 2, Beravs, Felc, Mlakar – Iwamoto.
Japan – Norway 4:0 (2:0, 2:0, 0:0)
Goalscorers: Okajima 2, Ebina, Araki.
Japan – Romania 5:4 (3:0, 1:3, 1:1)
Goalscorers: Hikigi 2, Araki, Itoh, Kudo – Florescu, Pana, Mois, Ionescu.
Japan – Austria 11:1 (1:0, 6:0, 4:1)
Goalscorers: Itoh 2, Okajima 2, Hikigi 2, Araki, Kudo, Takashima, Toriyabe, Iwamoto – Puschnig.
France – Japan 2:6 (0:0, 0:4, 2:2)
Goalscorers: Mazza, Faucomprez – Ebina 2, Hikigi, Itoh, Okajima, Araki.
Contestants
10. JAPAN
''Goaltenders'': Kazudži Morišima, Tošimitsu Ótsubo
''Defence'': Isao Asai, Mičihiro Sató, Hisaši Kasai, Toru Itabaši, Takaaki Kaneiri, Kendži Toriyanbe.
''Forwards'': Mamoru Takašima, Kimihisa Kudó, Kodži Iwamoto, Takao Hikigi, Toru Okadžima, Minoru Itó, Takeši Akiba, Yutaka Ebina, Kazuo Matsuda, Nobuhiro Araki.
Nordic combined
Events:
* normal hill ski jumping
* 15 km cross-country skiing
Ski jumping
Speed skating
;Men
;Women
References
Official Olympic Reports
Olympic Winter Games 1968, full results by sports-reference.com
{{Nations at the 1968 Winter Olympics
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 ...