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| Host city | Innsbruck, Austria |
|---|---|
| Nations | 26 |
| Athletes | 589 |
| Events | 7 sports |
| Opening | January 21, 1968 |
| Closing | January 28, 1968 |
| Opened by | Franz Jonas |
| Main venue | Bergiselschanze |
The 1968 Winter Universiade, the V Winter Universiade, took place in Innsbruck, Austria. The Soviet Union topped the medal standings. [1]
* Host nation (Austria)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Soviet Union (URS) | 8 | 6 | 5 | 19 |
| 2 |  United States (USA) | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 3 |  Japan (JPN) | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
| 4 |  Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 5 |  Norway (NOR) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 |  Austria (AUT)* | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 |  West Germany (FRG) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 |  Switzerland (SUI) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 |  Finland (FIN) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 |  France (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Poland (POL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 |  Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 |  Canada (CAN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (13 entries) | 23 | 23 | 23 | 69 | |
Men: Slalom
Gold – Milan Pazout (Czechoslovakia)
Silver – Per Sunde (Norway)
Bronze – Bill Marolt (United States)
Men: Giant slalom
Gold – Per Sunde (Norway)
Silver – Milan Pazout (Czechoslovakia)
Bronze – Franz Vogler (West Germany)
Men: Downhill
Gold – Scott Pyles (United States)
Silver – Günther Scheuerl (West Germany)
Bronze – Loris Werner (United States)
Men: Combined
Combined event is the overall standings of all disciplines on the Universiade program.
Gold – Milan Pazout (Czechoslovakia)
Silver – Robert Wollek (France)
Bronze – Scott Pyles (United States)
Women: Slalom
Gold – Kathy Nagel (United States)
Silver – Viki Jones (United States)
Bronze – Christina Ditfurth (Austria)
Women: Giant slalom
Gold – Kathy Nagel (United States)
Silver – Viki Jones (United States)
Bronze – Marisella Chevallard (Italy)
Women: Downhill
Gold – Heidi Obrecht (Switzerland)
Silver – Christina Ditfurth (Austria)
Bronze – Paola Strauss (Italy)
Women: Combined
Combined event is the overall standings of all disciplines on the Universiade program.
Gold – Kathy Nagel (United States)
Silver – Viki Jones (United States)
Bronze – Christina Ditfurth (Austria)
Men: 15 km
Gold – Jon Hoias (Norway)
Silver – Yevgeniy Platunov (Soviet Union)
Bronze – Anatoliy Zakharov (Soviet Union)
Men: 4 x 10 km relay
Gold – Soviet Union
Silver – Japan
Bronze – Finland
Women: 10 km
Gold – Yanna Yelistratova (Soviet Union)
Silver – Lyubov Menchikova (Soviet Union)
Bronze – Lidiya Doronina (Soviet Union)
Women: 3 x 5 km relay
Gold – Soviet Union
Silver – Poland
Bronze – Czechoslovakia
Small hill ski jumping and 15km cross-country
Men:
Gold – Hiroshi Itagaki (Japan)
Silver – Masatoshi Sudo (Japan)
Bronze – Antonin Kucera (Czechoslovakia)
Men: Small Hill - K90
Gold – Hiroshi Itagaki (Japan)
Silver – Masakatsu Asari (Japan)
Bronze – Yukio Kasaya (Japan)
Men:
Gold – Vladimir Kurenbin (Soviet Union)
Silver – Marian Filc (Soviet Union)
Bronze – Günter Anderl (Austria)
Women:
Gold – Kumiko Okawa (Japan)
Silver – Helli Sengstschmid (Austria)
Bronze – Kazumi Yamashita (Japan)
Pairs:
Gold – Bohunka Šrámková / Jan Šrámek (Czechoslovakia)
Silver – Tatiana Sharanova / Anatoli Evdokimov (Soviet Union)
Bronze – Lyudmila Suslina / Alexander Tikhomirov (Soviet Union)
Ice dancing:
Gold – Heidi Mezger / Herbert Rothkappl (Austria)
Silver – Diana Skotnická / Martin Skotnický (Czechoslovakia)
Bronze – none
Men:
Gold – Soviet Union
Silver – Czechoslovakia
Bronze – Canada (University of Toronto Varsity Blues)
Men: 500M
Gold – Erhard Keller (West Germany)
Silver – Keiichi Suzuki (Japan)
Bronze – Takayuki Hida (Japan)
Men: 1500M
Gold – Aleksandr Zhekulayev (Soviet Union)
Silver – Valeriy Bayonov (Soviet Union)
Bronze – Arkadiy Kichenko (Soviet Union)
Bronze – Pekka Halinen (Finland)
Men: 3000M
Gold – Aleksandr Zhekulayev (Soviet Union)
Silver – Pekka Halinen (Finland)
Bronze – Anatoliy Nokhrin (Soviet Union)
Men: 5000M
Gold – Aleksandr Zhekulayev (Soviet Union)
Silver – Anatoliy Nokhrin (Soviet Union)
Bronze – Yoshiaki Demachi (Japan)
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