| Cross-country skiing at the X Olympic Winter Games | |
|---|---|
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| Venue | Autrans |
| Dates | February 7–17 |
| No. of events | 7 |
| Competitors | 147 (110 men, 37 women) from 25 nations |
| Cross-country skiing at the 1968 Winter Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
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| 5 km | women | |
| 10 km | women | |
| 15 km | men | |
| 30 km | men | |
| 50 km | men | |
| Relay | men | women |
The 1968 Winter Olympic Games cross-country skiing results. [1]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Norway (NOR) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 |  Sweden (SWE) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 |  Italy (ITA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 |  Soviet Union (URS) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 |  Finland (FIN) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 |  Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (6 entries) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 km | Harald Grønningen  Norway | 47:54.2 | Eero Mäntyranta  Finland | 47:56.1 | Gunnar Larsson  Sweden | 48:33.7 |
| 30 km | Franco Nones  Italy | 1:35:39.2 | Odd Martinsen Norway | 1:36:28.9 | Eero Mäntyranta Finland | 1:36:55.3 |
| 50 km | Ole Ellefsæter Norway | 2:28:45.8 | Vyacheslav Vedenin  Soviet Union | 2:29:05.5 | Josef Haas  Switzerland | 2:29:14.8 |
| 4 × 10 km relay | Norway (NOR) Odd Martinsen Pål Tyldum Harald Grønningen Ole Ellefsæter | 2:08:33.5 | Sweden (SWE) Jan Halvarsson Bjarne Andersson Gunnar Larsson Assar Rönnlund | 2:10:13.2 | Finland (FIN) Kalevi Oikarainen Hannu Taipale Kalevi Laurila Eero Mäntyranta | 2:10:56.7 |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 km | Toini Gustafsson Sweden | 16:45.2 | Galina Kulakova Soviet Union | 16:48.4 | Alevtina Kolchina Soviet Union | 16:51.6 |
| 10 km | Toini Gustafsson Sweden | 36:45.5 | Berit Mørdre Norway | 37:54.6 | Inger Aufles Norway | 37:59.9 |
| 3 × 5 km relay | Norway (NOR) Inger Aufles Babben Enger Berit Mørdre Lammedal | 57:30.0 | Sweden (SWE) Barbro Martinsson Toini Gustafsson Britt Strandberg | 57:51.0 | Soviet Union (URS) Alevtina Kolchina Rita Achkina Galina Kulakova | 58:13.6 |
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