Norway_at_the_1968_Winter_Olympics
Norway at the 1968 Winter Olympics
Sporting event delegation
Norway competed at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France.
Quick Facts Norway at the 1968 Winter Olympics, IOC code ...
| Norway at the 1968 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
| IOC code | NOR |
| NOC | Norwegian Olympic Committee and Confederation of Sports |
| Website | www |
| in Grenoble, France 6–18 February, 1968 | |
| Competitors | 65 (54 men, 11 women) in 8 sports |
| Flag bearer | Bjørn Wirkola (Ski jumping) |
| Medals Ranked 1st |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
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More information Medal, Name ...
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Magnar Solberg | Biathlon | Men's 20 km |
| Gold | Harald Grønningen | Cross-country skiing | Men's 15 km |
| Gold | Ole Ellefsæter | Cross-country skiing | Men's 50 km |
| Gold | Odd Martinsen Pål Tyldum Harald Grønningen Ole Ellefsæter | Cross-country skiing | Men's 4 × 10 km relay |
| Gold | Babben Enger Damon Inger Aufles Berit Mørdre Lammedal | Cross-country skiing | Women's 3 x 5 km relay |
| Gold | Fred Anton Maier | Speed skating | Men's 5000m |
 Silver | Ola Wærhaug Olav Jordet Magnar Solberg Jon Istad | Biathlon | Men's 4 x 7.5 km relay |
| Silver | Odd Martinsen | Cross-country skiing | Men's 30 km |
| Silver | Berit Mørdre Lammedal | Cross-country skiing | Women's 10 km |
| Silver | Magne Thomassen | Speed skating | Men's 500m |
| Silver | Ivar Eriksen | Speed skating | Men's 1500m |
| Silver | Fred Anton Maier | Speed skating | Men's 10,000m |
 Bronze | Inger Aufles | Cross-country skiing | Women's 10 km |
| Bronze | Lars Grini | Ski jumping | Men's large hill |
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Main article: Alpine skiing at the 1968 Winter Olympics
- Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Otto Tschudi | Downhill | DNF | – | ||||
| Lasse Hamre | 2:06.93 | 34 | |||||
| Jon Terje Øverland | 2:05.34 | 23 | |||||
| Bjarne Strand | 2:03.20 | 17 | |||||
| Otto Tschudi | Giant Slalom | DNF | – | – | – | DNF | – |
| Bjarne Strand | 1:49.69 | 33 | 1:51.48 | 32 | 3:41.17 | 29 | |
| Jon Terje Øverland | 1:49.30 | 32 | 1:50.27 | 18 | 3:39.57 | 25 | |
| Håkon Mjøen | 1:47.63 | 23 | 1:50.71 | 21 | 3:38.34 | 19 | |
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- Men's slalom
More information Athlete, Heat 1 ...
| Athlete | Heat 1 | Heat 2 | Final | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time 1 | Rank | Time 2 | Rank | Total | Rank | |
| Håkon Mjøen | 52.36 | 1 QF | – | – | 49.91 | 9 | DSQ | – | DSQ | – |
| Bjarne Strand | 54.18 | 1 QF | – | – | 51.69 | 21 | 55.69 | 24 | 1:47.38 | 22 |
| Jon Terje Øverland | 51.93 | 2 QF | – | – | 51.51 | 18 | 53.37 | 22 | 1:44.88 | 17 |
| Lasse Hamre | 53.33 | 2 QF | – | – | 51.84 | 23 | 52.31 | 18 | 1:44.15 | 14 |
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- Women
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Aud Hvammen | Giant Slalom | 2:01.30 | 28 | ||||
| Aud Hvammen | Slalom | DSQ | – | – | – | DSQ | – |
| Dikke Eger-Bergmann | 43.50 | 15 | DNF | – | DNF | – | |
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Main article: Biathlon at the 1968 Winter Olympics
- Men
More information Event, Athlete ...
| Event | Athlete | Time | Penalties | Adjusted time 1 | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 km | Ragnar Tveiten | 1'16:17.4 | 11 | 1'27:17.4 | 26 |
| Ola Wærhaug | 1'19:12.9 | 3 | 1'22:12.9 | 13 | |
| Jon Istad | 1'19:43.1 | 2 | 1'21:43.1 | 11 | |
| Magnar Solberg | 1'13:45.9 | 0 | 1'13:45.9 | |
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- 1 One minute added per close miss (a hit in the outer ring), two minutes added per complete miss.
- Men's 4 x 7.5 km relay
More information Athletes, Race ...
| Athletes | Race | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Misses 2 | Time | Rank | |
| Ola Wærhaug Olav Jordet Magnar Solberg Jon Istad |
5 | 2'14:50.2 | |
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- 2 A penalty loop of 200 metres had to be skied per missed target.
Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 1968 Winter Olympics
- Men
More information Event, Athlete ...
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 15 km | Reidar Hjermstad | 50:25.7 | 17 |
| Odd Martinsen | 48:59.3 | 8 | |
| Pål Tyldum | 48:42.0 | 7 | |
| Harald Grønningen | 47:54.2 | | |
| 30 km | Gjermund Eggen | 1'43:29.6 | 34 |
| Harald Grønningen | 1'38:26.7 | 13 | |
| Lorns Skjemstad | 1'37:53.4 | 11 | |
| Odd Martinsen | 1'36:28.9 | | |
| 50 km | Odd Martinsen | 2'33:51.4 | 18 |
| Reidar Hjermstad | 2'31:01.8 | 8 | |
| Pål Tyldum | 2'29:26.7 | 4 | |
| Ole Ellefsæter | 2'28:45.8 | | |
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- Men's 4 × 10 km relay
More information Athletes, Race ...
| Athletes | Race | |
|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | |
| Odd Martinsen Pål Tyldum Harald Grønningen Ole Ellefsæter |
2'08:33.5 | |
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- Women
More information Event, Athlete ...
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 5 km | Tone Dahle | 18:09.1 | 28 |
| Babben Enger-Damon | 17:43.3 | 21 | |
| Berit Mørdre-Lammedal | 17:11.9 | 10 | |
| Inger Aufles | 16:58.1 | 7 | |
| 10 km | Katharina Mo-Berge | 39:35.4 | 17 |
| Babben Enger-Damon | 38:54.4 | 8 | |
| Inger Aufles | 37:59.9 | | |
| Berit Mørdre-Lammedal | 37:54.6 | | |
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- Women's 3 x 5 km relay
More information Athletes, Race ...
| Athletes | Race | |
|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | |
| Inger Aufles Babben Enger-Damon Berit Mørdre-Lammedal |
57:30.0 | |
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Main article: Ice hockey at the 1968 Winter Olympics
First round
East Germany - 
Norway 3:1 (2:1, 1:0, 0:0)
Goalscorers: Joachim Ziesche, Lothar Fuchs, Peter Prusa - Odd Syversen.
Consolation round
Teams in this group play for 9th-14th places.
More information Rank, Team ...
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 |  Yugoslavia |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 9 | 10 |
| 10 |  Japan |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 12 | 8 |
| 11 | Norway |
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 6 |
| 12 |  Romania |
5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 23 | 4 |
| 13 |  Austria |
5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 27 | 2 |
| 14 |  France |
5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 32 | 0 |
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Norway – France 4:1 (1:1, 2:0, 1:0)
Goalscorers: Hagensen, Smefjell, Dalsören, Mikkelsen – Liberman.
Japan – Norway 4:0 (2:0, 2:0, 0:0)
Goalscorers: Okajima 2, Ebina, Araki.
Norway – Austria 5:4 (3:1, 2:1, 0:2)
Goalscorers: Dalsören 2, Bjölbak, Olsen, Hansen – Schupp 2, Weingärtner, St. John.
Norway – 
Romania 4:3 (2:2, 1:1, 1:0)
Goalscorers: Bergeid, Olsen, Syversen, Mikkelsen – Pana, Iuliu Szabo, Czaka.
Yugoslavia – Norway 3:2 (1:1, 0:0, 2:1)
Goalscorers: Hiti, Franz Smolej, Ivo Jan - Dalsören, Bjölbak.
Contestants
- Team Roster
Main article: Luge at the 1968 Winter Olympics
- Men
More information Athlete, Run 1 ...
| Athlete | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |
| Rolf Greger Strøm | 59.04 | 22 | 59.28 | 21 | 58.67 | 15 | 2:56.99 | 19 |
| Jan-Axel Strøm | 58.84 | 18 | 59.26 | 20 | 59.04 | 20 | 2:57.14 | 21 |
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Main article: Nordic combined at the 1968 Winter Olympics
Events:
- normal hill ski jumping (Three jumps, best two counted and shown here.)
- 15 km cross-country skiing
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Ski Jumping | Cross-country | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance 1 | Distance 2 | Points | Rank | Time | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Kåre Olav Berg | Individual | 69.0 | 70.0 | 204.4 | 15 | 53:57.8 | 171.20 | 34 | 375.60 | 28 |
| Gjert Andersen | 72.5 | 72.5 | 221.2 | 7 | 1'00:28.3 | 102.49 | 41 | 323.69 | 40 | |
| Mikkel Dobloug | 69.0 | 68.0 | 192.4 | 26 | 51:55.8 | 194.82 | 21 | 391.90 | 19 | |
| Markus Svendsen | 71.0 | 72.0 | 210.8 | 12 | 54:19.4 | 167.05 | 35 | 377.85 | 27 | |
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Main article: Ski jumping at the 1968 Winter Olympics
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Jump 1 | Jump 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Points | Distance | Points | Points | Rank | ||
| Jan Olaf Roaldset | Normal hill | 73.0 | 99.6 | 73.0 | 98.1 | 197.7 | 21 |
| Jo Inge Bjørnebye | 73.5 | 101.4 | 67.0 | 89.0 | 190.4 | 31 | |
| Lars Grini | 74.5 | 104.5 | 73.0 | 101.6 | 206.1 | 13 | |
| Bjørn Wirkola | 76.5 | 108.7 | 72.5 | 103.3 | 212.0 | 4 | |
| Bjørn Wirkola | Large hill | 93.0 | 102.1 | 87.0 | 87.2 | 189.3 | 23 |
| Bent Tomtum | 98.5 | 108.3 | 95.0 | 103.9 | 212.2 | 5 | |
| Jan Olaf Roaldset | 100.5 | 109.6 | 91.5 | 93.0 | 202.6 | 13 | |
| Lars Grini | 99.0 | 111.5 | 93.5 | 102.8 | 214.3 | | |
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Main article: Speed skating at the 1968 Winter Olympics
- Men
More information Event, Athlete ...
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 500 m | Johan Lind | 42.3 | 29 |
| Roar Grønvold | 41.1 | 13 | |
| Arne Herjuaune | 40.7 | 5 | |
| Magne Thomassen | 40.5 | | |
| 1500 m | Svein-Erik Stiansen | 2:05.5 | 7 |
| Bjørn Tveter | 2:05.2 | 5 | |
| Magne Thomassen | 2:05.1 | 4 | |
| Ivar Eriksen | 2:05.0 | | |
| 5000 m | Svein-Erik Stiansen | 7:39.6 | 12 |
| Per Willy Guttormsen | 7:27.8 | 4 | |
| Fred Anton Maier | 7:22.4 WR | | |
| 10,000 m | Magne Thomassen | 15:44.9 | 7 |
| Per Willy Guttormsen | 15:32.6 | 4 | |
| Fred Anton Maier | 15:23.9 | | |
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- Women
More information Event, Athlete ...
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 500 m | Lisbeth Korsmo-Berg | 47.0 | 11 |
| Kirsti Biermann | 46.8 | 8 | |
| Sigrid Sundby-Dybedahl | 46.7 | 6 | |
| 1000 m | Lisbeth Korsmo-Berg | 1:36.8 | 13 |
| Kirsti Biermann | 1:35.0 | 9 | |
| Sigrid Sundby-Dybedahl | 1:34.5 | 6 | |
| 1500 m | Lisbeth Korsmo-Berg | 2:30.7 | 17 |
| Kari Kåring | 2:29.9 | 14 | |
| Sigrid Sundby-Dybedahl | 2:25.2 | 4 | |
| 3000 m | Kari Kåring | 5:20.6 | 17 |
| Lisbeth Korsmo-Berg | 5:19.6 | 16 | |
| Sigrid Sundby-Dybedahl | 5:13.3 | 9 | |
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