Iceland at the 1968 Winter Olympics | |
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IOC code | ISL |
NOC | National Olympic and Sports Association of Iceland |
Website | www |
in Grenoble | |
Competitors | 4 (men) in 1 sport |
Flag bearer | Kristinn Benediktsson [1] |
Medals |
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Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Iceland competed at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France.
Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Kristinn Benediktsson | Giant Slalom | 2:05.84 | 76 | 2:03.03 | 69 | 4:08.87 | 69 |
Björn Olsen | 2:05.79 | 75 | 2:10.81 | 76 | 4:16.60 | 72 | |
Reynir Brynjólfsson | 2:04.73 | 72 | 2:00.58 | 65 | 4:05.31 | 67 | |
Ivar Sigmundsson | 2:03.42 | 71 | 2:02.44 | 68 | 4:05.86 | 68 |
Athlete | Heat 1 | Heat 2 | Final | |||||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time 1 | Rank | Time 2 | Rank | Total | Rank | |
Björn Olsen | DSQ | – | 58.46 | 3 | did not advance | |||||
Reynir Brynjólfsson | 59.85 | 5 | 1:04.70 | 3 | did not advance | |||||
Ivar Sigmundsson | 59.46 | 5 | 1:02.20 | 3 | did not advance | |||||
Kristinn Benediktsson | 1:07.66 | 6 | 1:02.05 | 3 | did not advance |
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