Alpine skiing at the 1968 Winter Olympics – Men's downhill

Men's downhill
at the X Olympic Winter Games
Venue Chamrousse
Date February 9
Competitors 86 from 29 nations
Winning time 1:59.85
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Jean-Claude Killy  France
2nd, silver medalist(s) Guy Périllat  France
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Jean-Daniel Dätwyler  Switzerland
Men's Downhill
Location Chamrousse
Vertical    840 m (2,756 ft)
Top elevation 2,252 m (7,388 ft)  
Base elevation 1,412 m (4,633 ft)

The Men's Downhill competition of the Grenoble 1968 Olympics was held at Chamrousse.[1][2]

The defending world champion was Jean-Claude Killy of France, who was also the defending World Cup downhill champion and Austria's Gerhard Nenning led the 1968 World Cup.[3][4]

Results

[1]

RankNameCountryTimeDifference
1st, gold medalist(s)Jean-Claude Killy France1:59.85-
2nd, silver medalist(s)Guy Périllat France1:59.93+0.08
3rd, bronze medalist(s)Jean-Daniel Dätwyler Switzerland2:00.32+0.47
4Heini Messner Austria2:01.03+1.18
5Karl Schranz Austria2:01.89+2.04
6Ivo Mahlknecht Italy2:02.00+2.15
7Gerhard Prinzing West Germany2:02.10+2.25
8Bernard Orcel France2:02.22+2.37
9Gerhard Nenning Austria2:02.31+2.46
10Edy Bruggmann Switzerland2:02.36+2.51
11Gerhard Mussner Italy2:02.50+2.65
12Luggi Leitner West Germany2:02.54+2.69
13Egon Zimmermann Austria2:02.55+2.70
14Jos Minsch Switzerland2:02.76+2.91
15Franz Vogler West Germany2:02.94+3.09
16Dumeng Giovanoli Switzerland2:02.98+3.13
17Bjarne Strand Norway2:03.20+3.35
18Billy Kidd United States2:03.40+3.55
19Dieter Fersch West Germany2:03.41+3.56
20Léo Lacroix France2:03.86+4.01
21Dennis McCoy United States2:04.82+4.97
22Teresio Vachet Italy2:04.90+5.05
23Jon Terje Øverland Norway2:05.34+5.49
24Malcolm Milne Australia2:05.36+5.51
25Jeremy Palmer-Tomkinson Great Britain2:05.43+5.58
26Andrzej Bachleda-Curuś Poland2:05.48+5.63
27Wayne Henderson Canada2:05.56+5.71
28Renato Valentini Italy2:05.61+5.76
29Rune Lindström Sweden2:05.69+5.84
30Ulf Ekstam Finland2:06.14+6.29
31Gerry Rinaldi Canada2:06.30+6.45
32Aurelio García Spain2:06.84+6.99
33Josef Gassner Liechtenstein2:06.91+7.06
34Lasse Hamre Norway2:06.93+7.08
35Milan Pažout Czechoslovakia2:07.45+7.60
36Jaroslav Janda Czechoslovakia2:07.71+7.86
37Wolfgang Ender Liechtenstein2:08.08+8.23
38Francisco Fernández Ochoa Spain2:08.67+8.82
39Luciano del Cacho Spain2:08.85+9.00
40Viktor Belyakov Soviet Union2:09.32+9.47
41Andrej Klinar Yugoslavia2:09.61+9.76
42Robert Palmer New Zealand2:09.79+9.94
43Per-Olov Richardsson Sweden2:09.83+9.98
44Ian Todd Great Britain2:10.00+10.15
45Tsuneo Noto Japan2:10.32+10.47
46Mario Vera Chile2:10.44+10.59
47Jože Gazvoda Yugoslavia2:10.51+10.66
48Ryszard Ćwikła Poland2:10.63+10.78
49Andrey Belokrinkin Soviet Union2:10.98+11.13
50Luke O'Reilly Great Britain2:10.99+11.14
51Blaž Jakopič Yugoslavia2:11.00+11.15
52Antonio Campaña Spain2:11.11+11.26
53Jeremy Bujakowski India2:11.82+11.97
54Yoshiharu Fukuhara Japan2:14.09+14.24
55Gustavo Ezquerra Argentina2:17.11+17.26
56David Borradaile Great Britain2:17.31+17.46
57Roberto Thostrup Argentina2:17.35+17.50
58Richard Leatherbee Chile2:17.86+18.01
59Hitonari Maruyama Japan2:18.04+18.19
60Félipe Briones Chile2:18.07+18.22
61Thomas Huppert New Zealand2:18.29+18.44
62Dan Cristea Romania2:18.52+18.67
63Petar Angelov Bulgaria2:18.71+18.86
64Juichi Maruyama Japan2:19.33+19.48
65Dorin Munteanu Romania2:22.53+22.68
66Lotfollah Kia Shemshaki Iran2:23.60+23.75
67Özer Ateşçi Turkey2:25.18+25.33
68Fayzollah Band Ali Iran2:27.07+27.22
69Ovaness Meguerdonian Iran2:30.25+30.40
70Athanasios Tsimikalis Greece2:36.93+37.08
71Mehmet Yıldırım Turkey2:40.79+40.94
72Dimitrios Pappos Greece2:44.10+44.25
73Ali Saveh Iran2:47.88+48.03
-Jere Elliott United StatesDNF-
-Rod Hebron CanadaDNF-
-Jim Barrows United StatesDNF-
-Eberhard Riedel East GermanyDNF-
-Otto Tschudi NorwayDNF-
-Hans-Walter Schädler LiechtensteinDNF-
-Arnold Beck LiechtensteinDNF-
-Bahattin Topal TurkeyDNF-
-Mehmet Gökcan TurkeyDNF-
-Peter Duncan CanadaDQ-
-Raimo Manninen FinlandDQ-
-Vasily Melnikov Soviet UnionDQ-
-Murray Gardner New ZealandDQ-

References

  1. 1 2 "Rapport Officiel Xes Jeux Olympiques D'Hiver 1968 Grenoble" (PDF). Comité d'organisation des Xemes jeux olympiques d'hiver. LA84 Foundation. 1968. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Alpine Skiing at the 1968 Grenoble Winter Games: Men's Downhill". Sports Reference. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  3. ↑ "1967 World Cup standings". FIS. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  4. ↑ "1966 World Championships results". FIS. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
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