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

Women's downhill
at the X Olympic Winter Games
Venue Chamrousse
Date February 10
Competitors 39 from 14 nations
Winning time 1:40.87
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Olga Pall  Austria
2nd, silver medalist(s) Isabelle Mir  France
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Christl Haas  Austria
Women's Downhill
Location Chamrousse
Vertical    602 m (1,975 ft)
Top elevation 2,252 m (7,388 ft)  
Base elevation 1,650 m (5,413 ft)

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

The defending world champion was Marielle Goitschel of France, who was also the defending World Cup downhill champion and Austria's Olga Pall led the 1968 World Cup.[3][4]

Results

[1]

RankNameCountryTimeDifference
1st, gold medalist(s)Olga Pall Austria1:40.87-
2nd, silver medalist(s)Isabelle Mir France1:41.33+0.46
3rd, bronze medalist(s)Christl Haas Austria1:41.41+0.54
4Brigitte Seiwald Austria1:41.82+0.95
5Annie Famose France1:42.15+1.28
6Felicity Field Great Britain1:42.79+1.92
7Fernande Bochatay Switzerland1:42.87+2.00
8Marielle Goitschel France1:42.95+2.08
9Florence Steurer France1:43.00+2.13
10Nancy Greene Canada1:43.12+2.25
11Annerösli Zryd Switzerland1:43.76+2.89
12Gertrud Gabl Austria1:43.97+3.10
13Giustina Demetz Italy1:44.22+3.35
14Burgl Färbinger West Germany1:44.29+3.42
15Gina Hathorn Great Britain1:44.36+3.49
16Madeleine Wuilloud Switzerland1:44.49+3.62
17Kiki Cutter United States1:44.94+4.07
18Vreni Inäbnit Switzerland1:45.16+4.29
19Margret Hafen West Germany1:45.33+4.46
20Judi Leinweber Canada1:45.60+4.73
21Sandy Shellworth United States1:46.53+5.66
22Karen Dokka Canada1:47.55+6.68
23Betsy Clifford Canada1:47.60+6.73
24Christine Laprell West Germany1:47.62+6.75
25Rosi Mittermaier West Germany1:47.73+6.86
26Helen Jamieson Great Britain1:48.03+7.16
27Nina Merkulova Soviet Union1:48.04+7.17
28Suzy Chaffee United States1:48.50+7.63
29Alfina Sukhanova Soviet Union1:48.74+7.87
30Clotilde Fasolis Italy1:48.90+8.03
31Glorianda Cipolla Italy1:49.02+8.15
32Divina Galica Great Britain1:49.39+8.52
33Anna Mohrová Czechoslovakia1:50.22+9.35
34Mihoko Otsue Japan1:51.60+10.73
35Galina Sidorova Soviet Union1:51.74+10.87
36Majda Ankele Yugoslavia1:52.13+11.26
37Anne Reid New Zealand1:53.12+12.25
38Marta Bühler Liechtenstein1:53.53+12.66
-Lotte Nogler ItalyDNF-

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: Women's Downhill". Sports Reference. Retrieved 1 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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