Great_Britain_at_the_1968_Winter_Olympics
Great Britain at the 1968 Winter Olympics
Sporting event delegation
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland competed as Great Britain at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France. Great Britain did not win any medals at these games, the highest finish was fourth in Alpine Skiing.
Quick Facts Great Britain at the 1968 Winter Olympics, IOC code ...
Great Britain at the 1968 Winter Olympics | |
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IOC code | GBR |
NOC | British Olympic Association |
in Grenoble | |
Competitors | 38 (28 men, 10 women) in 7 sports |
Flag bearers | Robin Dixon (opening) Gina Hathorn (closing) |
Medals |
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Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
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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 | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
David Borradaile | Downhill | 2:17.31 | 56 | ||||
Luke O'Reilly | 2:10.99 | 50 | |||||
Ian Todd | 2:10.00 | 44 | |||||
Jeremy Palmer-Tomkinson | 2:05.43 | 25 | |||||
Ian Todd | Giant Slalom | 1:59.66 | 66 | 1:57.81 | 55 | 3:57.47 | 60 |
Julian Vasey | 1:59.44 | 64 | 2:00.29 | 62 | 3:59.73 | 62 | |
Luke O'Reilly | 1:56.25 | 57 | 1:57.77 | 53 | 3:54.02 | 54 | |
Jeremy Palmer-Tomkinson | 1:53.24 | 47 | 1:51.06 | 24 | 3:44.20 | 35 |
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- Men's slalom
More information Athlete, Heat 1 ...
Athlete | Heat 1 | Heat 2 | Final | |||||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time 1 | Rank | Time 2 | Rank | Total | Rank | |
Julian Vasey | 56.02 | 4 | 1:00.24 | 2 | did not advance | |||||
Luke O'Reilly | 54.35 | 4 | 56.61 | 2 | did not advance | |||||
Ian Todd | 57.53 | 4 | 57:58 | 2 | did not advance | |||||
Jeremy Palmer-Tomkinson | 54.35 | 3 | 56.14 | 1 QF | 54.19 | 36 | 1:06.93 | 32 | 2:01.12 | 30 |
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- Women
More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Divina Galica | Downhill | 1:49.39 | 32 | ||||
Helen Jamieson | 1:48.03 | 26 | |||||
Gina Hathorn | 1:44.36 | 15 | |||||
Felicity Field | 1:42.79 | 6 | |||||
Helen Jamieson | Giant Slalom | 2:02.99 | 30 | ||||
Gina Hathorn | 2:00.80 | 26 | |||||
Felicity Field | 2:00.55 | 24 | |||||
Divina Galica | 1:56.58 | 8 | |||||
Divina Galica | Slalom | DNF | – | – | – | DNF | – |
Diana Tomkinson | 48.31 | 28 | 52.62 | 22 | 1:40.93 | 23 | |
Felicity Field | 44.41 | 17 | 48.97 | 14 | 1:33.38 | 14 | |
Gina Hathorn | 41.84 | 5 | 46.08 | 4 | 1:27.92 | 4 |
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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 |
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20 km | Marcus Halliday | 1'23:40.5 | 19 | 1'42:40.5 | 59 |
Alan Notley | 1'25:23.1 | 7 | 1'32:23.1 | 44 | |
Frederick Andrew | 1'22:21.3 | 7 | 1'29:21.3 | 36 | |
Roger Bean | 1'19:07.5 | 5 | 1'24:07.5 | 16 |
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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 | ||
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Misses 2 | Time | Rank | |
Marcus Halliday Alan Notley Peter Tancock Frederick Andrew |
9 | 2'34:40.9 | 12 |
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- 2 A penalty loop of 200 metres had to be skied per missed target.
Main article: Bobsleigh at the 1968 Winter Olympics
More information Sled, Athletes ...
Sled | Athletes | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
GBR-1 | Tony Nash Robin Dixon |
Two-man | 1:10.57 | 3 | 1:11.60 | 5 | 1:11.77 | 8 | 1:11.22 | 3 | 4:45.16 | 5 |
GBR-2 | John Blockey Mike Freeman |
Two-man | 1:12.06 | 13 | 1:12.25 | 11 | 1:13.79 | 19 | 1:13.17 | 16 | 4:51.27 | 15 |
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More information Sled, Athletes ...
Sled | Athletes | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
GBR-1 | Tony Nash Guy Renwick Robin Widdows Robin Dixon |
Four-man | 1:10.45 | 4 | 1:08.39 | 9 | 2:18.84 | 8 |
GBR-2 | John Blockey John Brown Tim Thorn Mike Freeman |
Four-man | 1:11.52 | 15 | 1:08.67 | 12 | 2:20.19 | 14 |
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Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 1968 Winter Olympics
- Men
More information Event, Athlete ...
Event | Athlete | Race | |
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Time | Rank | ||
15 km | Peter Tancock | 57:31.1 | 59 |
Victor Dakin | 56:49.9 | 58 |
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Main article: Figure skating at the 1968 Winter Olympics
- Men
More information Athlete, CF ...
Athlete | CF | FS | Points | Places | Rank |
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Haig Oundjian | 19 | 13 | 1639.5 | 154 | 17 |
Michael Williams | 15 | 15 | 1650.9 | 147 | 15 |
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- Women
More information Athlete, CF ...
Athlete | CF | FS | Points | Places | Rank |
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Frances Waghorn | 22 | 28 | 1557.2 | 211 | 24 |
Patricia Dodd | 9 | 27 | 1634.6 | 140 | 15 |
Sally-Anne Stapleford | 7 | 17 | 1680.9 | 105 | 11 |
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- Pairs
More information Athletes, SP ...
Athletes | SP | FS | Points | Places | Rank |
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Linda Bernard Raymond Wilson |
18 | 18 | 251.2 | 160 | 18 |
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Main article: Luge at the 1968 Winter Olympics
- Men
More information Athlete, Run 1 ...
Athlete | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Total | ||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |
James Manclark | 1:02.99 | 41 | 1:03.12 | 41 | 1:01.83 | 40 | 3:07.94 | 40 |
Richard Liversedge | 1:02.83 | 40 | 1:02.81 | 39 | 1:01.40 | 36 | 3:07.04 | 39 |
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Main article: Speed skating at the 1968 Winter Olympics
- Men
More information Event, Athlete ...
Event | Athlete | Race | |
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Time | Rank | ||
500 m | David Bodington | DNF | – |
Geoff Stockdale | 42.1 | 26 | |
John Tipper | 41.5 | 19 | |
1500 m | David Bodington | 2:19.1 | 53 |
Geoff Stockdale | 2:15.6 | 43 | |
John Tipper | 2:12.4 | 28 | |
5000 m | John Blewitt | 7:59.8 | 27 |
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- Women
More information Event, Athlete ...
Event | Athlete | Race | |
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Time | Rank | ||
1000 m | Patricia Tipper | 1:46.5 | 29 |
3000 m | Patricia Tipper | 5:49.0 | 26 |
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