Ski jumping at the 1968 Winter Olympics

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Ski jumping
at the X Olympic Winter Games
Ski jumping pictogram.svg
Pictogram for ski jumping
Venue Saint-Nizier-du-Moucherotte (large hill) & Autrans (normal hill)
Dates11–18 February 1968
Competitors66 from 17 nations
  1964
1972  

Ski jumping at the 1968 Winter Olympics consisted of two events held from 11 to 18 February, with the large hill event taking place at Saint-Nizier-du-Moucherotte, and the normal hill event at Autrans. [1] [2]

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Medal summary

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 1102
2Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 1001
3Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 0112
4Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 0011
Totals (4 entries)2226

Czechoslovakia led the medal table with two, one gold. The gold medal won by Vladimir Belussov in the large hill event was the only medal in ski jumping ever won by the Soviet Union.

Events

Event [1] GoldSilverBronze
Normal hill
details
Jiří Raška
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia
216.5 Reinhold Bachler
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
214.2 Baldur Preiml
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
212.6
Large hill
details
Vladimir Belousov
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
231.3 Jiří Raška
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia
229.4 Lars Grini
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
214.3

Participating NOCs

Seventeen nations participated in ski jumping at the Grenoble Games. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Rapport Officiel Xes Jeux Olympiques D'Hiver 1968 Grenoble" (PDF). Comité d'organisation des Xemes jeux olympiques d'hiver. LA84 Foundation. 1968. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  2. "Ski Jumping at the 1968 Grenoble Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2019.