Alpine skiing at the 1968 Winter Olympics – Women's giant slalom

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Women's giant slalom
at the X Olympic Winter Games
Annie Famose, Nancy Greene, Fernande Bochatay 1968.jpg
Left-right:Famose, Greene, Bochatay
Venue Chamrousse
DateFebruary 15
Competitors47 from 18 nations
Winning time1:51.97
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Nancy Greene Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Silver medal icon.svg Annie Famose Flag of France.svg  France
Bronze medal icon.svg Fernande Bochatay Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland
  1964
1972  
Women's Giant Slalom
Location Chamrousse
Vertical   440 m (1,444 ft)
Top elevation2,090 m (6,857 ft)  
Base elevation1,650 m (5,413 ft)

The Women's giant slalom competition of the Grenoble 1968 Olympics was held at Chamrousse. [1] [2]

The defending world champion was Marielle Goitschel of France, while Canada's Nancy Greene was the defending World Cup giant slalom champion, who also led the current season, along with Switzerland's Fernande Bochatay. [3] [4]

Results

RankNameCountryTimeDifference
Gold medal icon.svg Nancy Greene Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1:51.97+0.00
Silver medal icon.svg Annie Famose Flag of France.svg  France 1:54.61+2.64
Bronze medal icon.svg Fernande Bochatay Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 1:54.74+2.77
4 Florence Steurer Flag of France.svg  France 1:54.75+2.78
5 Olga Pall Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 1:55.61+3.64
6 Isabelle Mir Flag of France.svg  France 1:56.07+4.10
7 Marielle Goitschel Flag of France.svg  France 1:56.09+4.12
8 Divina Galica Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1:56.58+4.61
9 Gertrud Gabl Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 1:56.85+4.88
10 Burgl Färbinger Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  West Germany 1:57.20+5.23
11 Brigitte Seiwald Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 1:57.26+5.29
12 Judy Nagel Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:57.39+5.42
13 Annerösli Zryd Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 1:57.60+5.63
14 Giustina Demetz Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1:57.86+5.89
15 Christine Laprell Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  West Germany 1:58.12+6.15
16 Karen Dokka Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1:58.36+6.39
17 Suzy Chaffee Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:58.38+6.41
18 Margret Hafen Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  West Germany 1:58.47+6.50
19 Vreni Inäbnit Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 1:58.50+6.53
20 Rosi Mittermaier Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  West Germany 1:58.75+6.78
21 Kiki Cutter Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:59.52+7.55
22 Wendy Allen Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2:00.03+8.06
23 Glorianda Cipolla Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2:00.07+8.10
24 Felicity Field Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 2:00.55+8.58
25 Judi Leinweber Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2:00.57+8.60
26 Gina Hathorn Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 2:00.80+8.83
27 Lisi Pall Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 2:00.91+8.94
28 Aud Hvammen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 2:01.30+9.33
29 Majda Ankele Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 2:02.44+10.47
30 Helen Jamieson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 2:02.99+11.02
31 Lotte Nogler Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2:04.87+12.90
32 Clotilde Fasolis Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2:05.20+13.23
33 Marta Bühler Flag of Liechtenstein (1937-1982).svg  Liechtenstein 2:06.20+14.23
34 Alfina Sukhanova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 2:06.48+14.51
35 Ingrid Sundberg Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 2:08.54+16.57
36 Mihoko Otsue Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 2:10.56+18.59
37 Irene Viaene Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 2:11.68+19.71
38 Helga María Sista Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 2:11.75+19.78
39 Galina Sidorova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 2:12.01+20.04
40 Nina Merkulova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 2:12.71+20.74
41 Verena Vogt Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 2:13.18+21.21
42 Anne Reid Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 2:13.30+21.33
Madeleine Wuilloud Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland DNF
Ana Sabine Naumann Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina DNF
Anna Mohrová Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia DQ
Betsy Clifford Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada DQ
Irina Turundayevskaya Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union DQ
Source: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Rapport Officiel Xes Jeux Olympiques D'Hiver 1968 Grenoble" (PDF). Comité d'organisation des Xemes jeux olympiques d'hiver. LA84 Foundation. 1968. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  2. "Alpine Skiing at the 1968 Grenoble Winter Games: Women's Giant Slalom". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  3. "1967 World Cup standings". FIS. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  4. "1966 World Championships results". FIS. Retrieved January 3, 2014.