Switzerland at the 1968 Winter Olympics

Switzerland at the
1968 Winter Olympics
IOC code SUI
NOC Swiss Olympic Association
Website www.swissolympic.ch (in German) (in French)
in Grenoble
Competitors 34 (29 men, 5 women) in 7 sports
Flag bearer Alois Kälin (nordic combined)
Medals
Ranked 14th
Gold
0
Silver
2
Bronze
4
Total
6
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Switzerland competed at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France.

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event
 SilverWilly FavreAlpine skiingMen's giant slalom
 SilverAlois KälinNordic combinedMen's individual
 BronzeJean-Daniel DätwylerAlpine skiingMen's downhill
 BronzeFernande BochatayAlpine skiingWomen's giant slalom
 BronzeJean Wicki
Hans Candrian
Willi Hofmann
Walter Graf		BobsleighFour-man
 BronzeJosef HaasCross-country skiingMen's 50 km

Alpine skiing

Men
Athlete Event Race 1 Race 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Dumeng Giovanoli Downhill 2:02.98 16
Jos Minsch 2:02.76 14
Edy Bruggmann 2:02.36 10
Jean-Daniel Dätwyler 2:00.32 3rd, bronze medalist(s)
Stefan Kälin Giant Slalom 1:48.98 29 1:51.44 31 3:40.42 28
Dumeng Giovanoli 1:46.13 11 1:47.42 6 3:33.55 7
Edy Bruggmann 1:46.00 10 1:48.91 11 3:34.91 12
Willy Favre 1:43.94 2 1:47.56 7 3:31.50 2nd, silver medalist(s)
Men's slalom
Athlete Heat 1 Heat 2 Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time 1 Rank Time 2 Rank Total Rank
Andreas Sprecher 54.78 3 52.99 1 QF 51.91 24 DSQ – DSQ –
Willy Favre 53.65 1 QF – – DSQ – – – DSQ –
Peter Frei 55.66 2 QF – – 50.04 12 51.94 15 1:41.98 10
Dumeng Giovanoli 51.14 1 QF – – 49.89 6 50.33 3 1:40.22 4
Women
Athlete Event Race 1 Race 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Vreni Inäbnit Downhill 1:45.16 18
Madeleine Wuilloud 1:44.49 16
Annerösli Zryd 1:43.76 11
Fernande Bochatay 1:42.87 7
Madeleine Wuilloud Giant Slalom DNF –
Vreni Inäbnit 1:58.50 19
Annerösli Zryd 1:57.60 13
Fernande Bochatay 1:54.74 3rd, bronze medalist(s)
Fernande Bochatay Slalom DSQ – – – DSQ –
Vreni Inäbnit 45.45 21 49.73 16 1:35.18 17
Madeleine Wuilloud 44.86 19 48.41 12 1:33.27 13
Annerösli Zryd 42.97 11 48.44 13 1:31.41 11

Bobsleigh

Sled Athletes Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
SUI-1 Jean Wicki
Hans Candrian		 Two-man 1:10.60 4 1:11.72 7 1:12.01 10 1:12.65 13 4:46.98 9
SUI-2 René Stadler
Max Forster		 Two-man 1:11.60 10 1:12.74 15 1:12.36 12 1:12.46 11 4:49.16 10
Sled Athletes Event Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
SUI-1 Jean Wicki
Hans Candrian
Willi Hofmann
Walter Graf		 Four-man 1:10.65 7 1:07.39 1 2:18.04 3rd, bronze medalist(s)
SUI-2 René Stadler
Hansruedi Müller
Robert Zimmermann
Ernst Schmidt		 Four-man 1:11.02 10 1:08.81 13 2:19.83 12

Cross-country skiing

Men
Event Athlete Race
Time Rank
15 km Konrad Hischier 52:06.4 35
Albert Giger 51:26.6 30
Forian Koch 50:37.2 19
Josef Haas 50:34.8 18
30 km Fritz Stuessi 1'43:57.8 35
Florian Koch 1'43:06.9 32
Konrad Hischier 1'42:26.1 30
Denis Mast 1'41:58.8 28
50 km Denis Mast DNF –
Franz Kälin 2'44:29.7 37
Alois Kälin 2'36:40.8 23
Josef Haas 2'29:14.8 3rd, bronze medalist(s)
Men's 4 × 10 km relay
Athletes Race
Time Rank
Konrad Hischier
Josef Haas
Florian Koch
Alois Kälin		 2'15:32.4 5

Figure skating

Women
Athlete CF FS Points Places Rank
Charlotte Walter 21 26 1571.5 202.5 22

Nordic combined

Events:

  • normal hill ski jumping (Three jumps, best two counted and shown here.)
  • 15 km cross-country skiing
Athlete Event Ski Jumping Cross-country Total
Distance 1 Distance 2 Points Rank Time Points Rank Points Rank
Alois Kälin Individual 71.0 69.5 193.2 24 47:21.5 254.79 1 447.99 2nd, silver medalist(s)

Ski jumping

Athlete Event Jump 1 Jump 2 Total
Distance Points Distance Points Points Rank
Josef Zehnder Normal hill 73.5 65.4 67.5 (fall) 88.8 154.2 52
Josef Zehnder Large hill 84.0 81.5 79.5 71.7 153.2 47

Speed skating

Men
Event Athlete Race
Time Rank
500 m Hansruedi Widmer 43.7 44
Ruedi Uster 43.6 43
1500 m Franz Krienbühl 2:16.3 48
Hansruedi Widmer 2:16.1 47
5000 m Ruedi Uster 8:12.2 35
Franz Krienbühl 8:08.9 34

References

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