Medal record | ||
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Men's alpine skiing | ||
Representing Austria | ||
Olympic Games | ||
1968 Grenoble | Slalom |
Alfred Matt (born 11 May 1948) is an Austrian former alpine skier and Olympic medalist. He received a bronze medal in the slalom at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble. [1] He also competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics. [2]
The 1968 Winter Olympics, officially known as the X Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event held in Grenoble, France, from 6 to 18 February 1968. A total of 1,158 athletes representing 37 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) participated, including first-time entrants Morocco. The games featured 35 events in 6 sports and 10 disciplines. The team relay event in biathlon was contested for the first time.
Alpine skiing at the 1968 Winter Olympics consisted of six events, held 9–17 February at Chamrousse, southeast of Grenoble, France. Jean-Claude Killy of France won all three men's events, repeating Toni Sailer's triple-gold of 1956. Since Killy's feat, no male alpine ski racer has won three gold medals in a single Olympics..
Olga Scartezzini-Pall is a former alpine skier from Austria. At the 1968 Winter Olympics of Grenoble she won the downhill event. In addition to the Olympic gold, Pall had two World Cup victories during her career, both in the downhill discipline.
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Iran had four competitors at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France. All took part in the men's Alpine Skiing events, with the highest finish being 66th place by Lotfollah Kiashemshaki in the Downhill.
Isabelle Mir is a French former Alpine skier. At the 1968 Olympics in Grenoble Mir was silver medalist in the downhill. She received a silver medal at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1970.
Herbert Huber was an Austrian alpine skier and Olympic medalist. He received a silver medal in the slalom at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble.
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Jon Terje Øverland is a Norwegian alpine skier. He was born in Rjukan. He participated at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, where he competed in downhill, slalom and giant slalom. He also participated at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble.
Fredrikke "Dikke" Eger-Bergman is a retired Norwegian alpine skier.
Håkon Mjøen is a Norwegian alpine skier.
Bjarne Anders Strand is a Norwegian alpine skier. He was born in Oppdal. He participated at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, where he competed in downhill, slalom and giant slalom.
Lars Arne «Lasse» Hamre is a Norwegian alpine skier. He was born in Trondheim. He participated at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, where he competed in downhill and slalom.
Peter Duncan is a Canadian former alpine skier who competed in the 1964 Winter Olympics and 1968 Winter Olympics.
Thomas Huppert is an alpine skier from New Zealand.
The Women's slalom competition of the Grenoble 1968 Olympics was held at Chamrousse.
Eberhard Riedel is a German former alpine skier who competed in the 1960 Winter Olympics, the 1964 Winter Olympics, and the 1968 Winter Olympics. He was born in Lauter, Saxony, Germany.
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