Ski jumping
Ski jumping is a winter sport in which competitors aim to achieve the farthest jump after sliding down on their skis from a specially designed curved ramp. Along with jump length, competitor's aerial style and other factors also affect the fina ...
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 ...
consisted of two events held from 11 to 18 February, with the large hill event taking place at
Saint-Nizier-du-Moucherotte
Saint-Nizier-du-Moucherotte is a commune in the Isère department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Southeastern France. In 2019, it had a population of 1,083.
Demographics
1968 Winter Olympics
The commune hosted the ski jumping indivi ...
, and the normal hill event at
Autrans
Autrans () is a former commune in the Isère department in the Rhône-Alpes region of south-eastern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Autrans-Méaudre-en-Vercors.
At the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, it hosted ...
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Medal summary
Medal table
Czechoslovakia led the medal table with two, one gold. The gold medal won by
Vladimir Belussov
Vladimir Pavlovich Belousov (russian: Владимир Павлович Белоусов; born 14 July 1946) is a Soviet Union, Soviet former ski jumper. He was the only Soviet ski jumper to medal at the Olympics and is the only person from the ...
in the large hill event was the only medal in ski jumping ever won by the Soviet Union.
Events
Participating NOCs
Seventeen nations participated in ski jumping at the Grenoble Games.
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1968 Winter Olympics events
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 ...
1968 in ski jumping
Ski jumping competitions in France