Cross-country skiing at the 1968 Winter Olympics – Women's 5 kilometre

Last updated

Women's 5km
at the X Olympic Winter Games
Cross country skiing pictogram.svg
VenueCross Country Skiing Stadium
Date5 February
Competitors34 from 11 nations
Winning time16:45.2
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Toini Gustafsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Silver medal icon.svg Galina Kulakova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Bronze medal icon.svg Alevtina Kolchina Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
  1964
1972  

The Women's 5 kilometre cross-country skiing event was part of the cross-country skiing programme at the 1968 Winter Olympics, in Grenoble, France. It was the second appearance of the event. The competition was held on 13 February 1968, at Autrans. [1]

Results

RankNameCountryTime
1 Toini Gustafsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 16:45.2
2 Galina Kulakova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 16:48.4
3 Alevtina Kolchina Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 16:51.6
4 Barbro Martinsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 16:52.9
5 Marjatta Kajosmaa Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 16:54.6
6 Rita Achkina Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 16:55.1
7 Inger Aufles Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 16:58.1
8 Senja Pusula Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 17:00.3
9 Stefania Biegun Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 17:03.4
10 Berit Mørdre-Lammedal Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 17:11.9
11 Marjatta Muttilainen-Olkkonen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 17:12.4
12 Christine Nestler Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  East Germany 17:23.5
13 Gudrun Schmidt Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  East Germany 17:24.3
14 Renate Fischer-Köhler Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  East Germany 17:25.5
15 Britt Strandberg Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 17:25.8
16 Anni Unger Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  East Germany 17:30.7
17 Monika Mrklas Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  West Germany 17:32.5
18 Barbro Tano Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 17:35.8
19 Weronika Budny Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 17:38.2
20 Alevtina Olyunina-Smirnova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 17:43.2
21 Babben Enger-Damon Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 17:43.3
22 Helena Kivioja-Takalo Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 17:46.2
23 Józefa Czerniawska-Pęksa Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 17:56.5
24 Nadezhda Vasileva Flag of Bulgaria (1967-1971).svg  Bulgaria 17:58.7
25 Michaela Endler Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  West Germany 17:59.2
26 Anna Gębala-Duraj Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 18:02.7
27 Éva Balázs Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 18:05.8
28 Tone Dahle Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 18:09.1
29 Barbara Barthel Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  West Germany 18:20.0
30 Velichka Pandeva Flag of Bulgaria (1967-1971).svg  Bulgaria 18:23.7
31 Tsvetana Sotirova Flag of Bulgaria (1967-1971).svg  Bulgaria 18:27.3
32 Fujiko Kato Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 18:28.2
33 Roza Dimova Flag of Bulgaria (1967-1971).svg  Bulgaria 19:05.6
34 Kirsten Carlsen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 19:56.6

Related Research Articles

1968 Winter Olympics 10th edition of Winter Olympics, held in Grenoble (France) in 1968

The 1968 Winter Olympics, officially known as the X Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event held from 6 to 18 February 1968 in Grenoble, France. Thirty-seven countries participated. Frenchman Jean-Claude Killy won three gold medals in all the alpine skiing events. In women's figure skating, Peggy Fleming won the only United States gold medal. The games have been credited with making the Winter Olympics more popular in the United States, not least of which because of ABC's extensive coverage of Fleming and Killy, who became overnight sensations among teenage girls.

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)—including Morocco's first delegation—participated in 35 events from 10 different sports and disciplines. The team relay (4 × 7.5 km) event in biathlon was contested for the first time.

Alpine skiing at the 1968 Winter Olympics Alpine skiing events at the Olympics

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..

Nordic combined at the 1968 Winter Olympics consisted of one event, held from 10 February to 12 February at Autrans.

Italy at the 1968 Winter Olympics Sporting event delegation

Italy competed at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France.

Switzerland at the 1968 Winter Olympics Sporting event delegation

Switzerland competed at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France.

Poland at the 1968 Winter Olympics Sporting event delegation

Poland competed at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France.

Denmark at the 1968 Winter Olympics Sporting event delegation

Denmark sent a delegation to compete at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France from 6–18 February 1968. This was Denmark's fifth time participating at a Winter Olympic Games. The delegation consisted of three cross-country skiers; Apollo Lynge, Kirsten Carlsen, and Svend Carlsen. The men both competed in the 15 and 30 km races; Kirsten Carlsen competed in the 5 km and 10 km races. She had the best performance of any of them with her 32nd-place finish in the 10 km event.

The women's 10 kilometre freestyle cross-country skiing competition at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada was held on February 15 at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, British Columbia at 10:00 PST.

The 4 × 5 kilometre cross-country skiing event was the only relay event of the women's cross-country skiing programme at the 1984 Winter Olympics, in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. It was the eighth appearance of the 4 x 5 km relay in the Winter Olympics. The competition was held on Wednesday, February 15, 1984 at Veliko Polje, Igman.

The Women's 10 kilometre cross-country skiing event was part of the cross-country skiing programme at the 1968 Winter Olympics, in Grenoble, France. It was the fifth appearance of the event. The competition was held on 9 February 1968, at Autrans.

The Women's 3 × 5 kilometre relay cross-country skiing event was part of the cross-country skiing programme at the 1968 Winter Olympics, in Grenoble, France. It was the fourth appearance of the event. The competition was held on 16 February 1968, at Autrans.

The men's 50 kilometre cross-country skiing competition at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan, was held on Thursday 10 February at Makomanai Cross Country Events Site. Kalevi Oikarainen of Finland was the 1970 World champion and Ole Ellefsæter of Norway was the defending champion from the 1968 Olympics in Grenoble, France.

The men's 50 kilometre cross-country skiing competition at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France, was held on Saturday 17 February at Autrans. Gjermund Eggen of Norway was the defending World champion while Sixten Jernberg of Sweden was the defending Olympic champion.

The men's 30 kilometre cross-country skiing competition at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan, was held on Friday 4 February at the Makomanai Cross Country Events Site.

The men's 15 kilometre cross-country skiing competition at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan, was held on Monday 7 February at the Makomanai Cross Country Events Site.

The 4 × 10 kilometre relay cross-country skiing at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France was held on Wednesday 14 February at Autrans. It was the seventh appearance of the 4 × 10 km relay in the Winter Olympics.

The men's 30 kilometre cross-country skiing competition at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan, was held on Wednesday 7 February at Autrans.

The men's 15 kilometre cross-country skiing competition at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France, was held on Saturday 10 February at Autrans.

References

  1. "Cross Country Skiing at the 1968 Grenoble Winter Games: Women's 5 kilometres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2018.