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.
Halvard Hanevold was a Norwegian biathlete.
Magnar Solberg is a former Norwegian biathlete and police officer. He won a gold medal in the 20 km at the 1968 and 1972 Winter Olympics; his 4 × 7.5 km relay teams placed second in 1968 and fourth in 1972. In 1968 he was awarded Morgenbladets Gullmedalje, and in 1972 served as the Olympic flag bearer for Norway at the opening ceremony. He was one of the 16 former Norwegian athletes selected to bring in the Olympic Flag at the Opening Ceremony of the 1994 Winter Olympics.
Olav Jordet is a former Norwegian biathlete who was born in Tolga. He became Norway's first individual biathlon world champion in 1965, has world championship relay gold medals in 1966 and 1967. He won a bronze medal in the 20 km at the 1964 Olympics in Innsbruck, and was a part of the Norwegian relay team that won a silver medal in Grenoble 1968. He has many Norwegian titles in biathlon and skiing area shooting.
Olle Lanner was a Swedish gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. He was a member of the Swedish team which was able to win the gold medal in the gymnastics men's team event in 1908.
Ola Wærhaug is a former Norwegian biathlete. He received a silver medal at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble. He participated on the winning teams at the 1965 and at the 1967 Biathlon World Championships.
Ivan Ivanovych Biakov was a Soviet biathlete.
Viktor Fyodorovich Mamatov is a former Soviet biathlete. At the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, he won a gold medal with the Soviet relay team. He was Flag Bearer at the 1968 Olympics.
Erik Olof Anders "Olle" Rolén is a Swedish former alpine skier. He competed at the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Winter Olympics with the best result of 20th place in the giant slalom in 1968.
Vladimir Iliev is a Bulgarian biathlete.
Magnus Jonsson is a Swedish biathlete.
Hannah Dreissigacker is a former American biathlete. She competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.
John Robert "Louie" Ehrensbeck was an American biathlon skier who competed in the 1968 Winter Olympics. Ehrensbeck was born in Utica, New York and went to high school in Old Forge, New York, where he competed for his high school ski team. He joined the US Ski team in Alpine in 1961 and the Nordic team in 1963. In 1968 he was on the United States Olympic team in Grenoble, France competing in biathlon. He was part of the Men's 4 × 7.5 kilometers Relay in which the United States finished eighth. He returned to upstate New York where he worked tuning ski equipment and coaching soccer and golf.
William Allen Spencer competed in the 1964 and 1968 Winter Olympics on the United States Biathlon Team. Bill Spencer died on Thursday, December 3, 2020. He was 84 years old.
Sune Roland Adolfsson is a Swedish biathlete. He was part of the Swedish team reserve at the 1972 Winter Olympics. At the 1976 Winter Olympics, he placed eighth in the 4×7.5 km relay. His younger brother Ronnie Adolfsson competed in biathlon at the 1980 and 1984 Olympics.
Jean-Marc Chabloz is a Swiss biathlete. He competed at the 1992, 1994, 1998 and the 2002 Winter Olympics. In 2020, he was coaching Stina Nilsson.
James Edmound Shea Sr. is an American cross-country skier. He competed in the men's 30 kilometre event at the 1964 Winter Olympics. His father, Jack, and his son, Jimmy, were gold medalists in the 1932 and 2002 Winter Olympics, respectively. He and Jimmy carried the Olympic torch together in the final leg of its 2002 relay.
Olle Martinsson was a Swedish ski jumper. He competed in the normal hill and large hill events at the 1964 Winter Olympics.
Olle Boström was a Swedish archer. He competed in the men's individual event at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
