Cross-country skiing at the 1968 Winter Olympics – Men's 15 kilometre

The men's 15 kilometre cross-country skiing competition at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France, was held on Saturday 10 February at Autrans.[1][2]

Men's 15 kilometre
at the X Olympic Winter Games
VenueAutrans
Dates10 February
Competitors75 from 25 nations
Winning time47:54.2
Medalists
Harald Grønningen  Norway
Eero Mäntyranta  Finland
Gunnar Larsson  Sweden

Each skier started at half a minute intervals, skiing the entire 15 kilometre course. Gjermund Eggen of Norway was the 1966 World champion and Eero Mäntyranta of Finland was the defending Olympic champion from the 1964 Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria.[3]

Results

Sources:[1][4]

RankBibNameCountryTimeDeficit
5Harald Grønningen Norway47:54.2
29Eero Mäntyranta Finland47:56.1+1.9
66Gunnar Larsson Sweden48:33.7+39.5
465Kalevi Laurila Finland48:37.6+43.4
512Jan Halvarsson Sweden48:39.1+44.9
641Bjarne Andersson Sweden48:41.1+46.9
757Pål Tyldum Norway48:42.0+47.8
862Odd Martinsen Norway48:49.3+55.1
917Valery Tarakanov Soviet Union49:04.4+1:10.2
1054Kalevi Oikarainen Finland49:11.1+1:16.9
1126Assar Rönnlund Sweden49:25.3+1:31.1
1255Walter Demel West Germany49:38.4+1:44.2
1314Franco Stella Italy49:59.8+2:05.6
1472Karel Štefl Czechoslovakia50:15.4+2:21.2
1547Giulio Deflorian Italy50:19.4+2:25.2
1648Anatoly Akentyev Soviet Union50:19.9+2:25.7
1739Reidar Hjermstad Norway50:25.7+2:31.5
1842Josef Haas Switzerland50:34.8+2:40.6
1974Flury Koch Switzerland50:37.2+2:43.0
2038Karl Buhl West Germany50:38.1+2:43.9
2152Józef Rysula Poland50:38.5+2:44.3
2269Vladimir Voronkov Soviet Union50:40.7+2:46.5
2345Ján Fajstavr Czechoslovakia50:46.5+2:52.3
244Roger Pires France50:52.6+2:58.4
2519Petar Pankov Bulgaria50:54.1+2:59.9
2628Fyodor Simashov Soviet Union51:05.3+3:11.1
2727Václav Peřina Czechoslovakia51:06.6+3:12.4
2832Victor Arbez France51:20.5+3:26.3
2933Gerhard Grimmer East Germany51:22.1+3:27.9
308Albert Giger Switzerland51:26.6+3:32.4
3153Andreas Janc Austria51:29.8+3:35.6
3268Franco Manfroi Italy51:47.7+3:53.5
3358Gert-Dietmar Klause East Germany51:51.6+3:57.4
3444Mike Gallagher United States52:02.4+4:08.2
3520Konrad Hischier Switzerland52:06.4+4:12.2
3622Franco Nones Italy52:06.8+4:12.6
372Peter Thiel East Germany52:07.8+4:13.6
3871Helmut Gerlach West Germany52:21.8+4:27.6
397Klaus Ganter West Germany52:30.0+4:35.8
409Alojz Kerštajn Yugoslavia52:31.7+4:37.5
4121Mike Elliott United States52:40.8+4:46.6
4267Heinrich Wallner Austria52:53.6+4:59.4
4331Janez Mlinar Yugoslavia52:54.4+5:00.2
4459Felix Mathieu France52:58.8+5:04.6
4550Mirko Bavče Yugoslavia53:10.7+5:16.5
4664Jean Jobez France53:22.1+5:27.9
4735Ernst Pühringer Austria53:23.0+5:28.8
486Bob Gray United States53:24.8+5:30.6
4946Tibor Holéczy Hungary53:35.9+5:41.7
5075Tokio Sato Japan53:41.2+5:47.0
5115Walter Failer Austria54:12.5+6:18.3
5260Gendgeegin Batmönkh Mongolia54:21.3+6:27.1
5334Akiyoshi Matsuoka Japan54:46.2+6:52.0
5430Luvsan-Ayuushiin Dashdemberel Mongolia54:46.4+6:52.2
5573Larry Damon United States55:07.2+7:13.0
5676Nils Skulbru Canada55:53.4+7:59.2
5751Svend Carlsen Denmark56:09.5+8:15.3
5843Tom Dakin Great Britain56:49.9+8:55.7
5963Peter Tancock Great Britain57:31.1+9:36.9
6024Ross Martin Australia58:00.2+10:06.0
6156David Rees Canada58:25.9+10:31.7
6213Yun Jong-im South Korea58:28.2+10:34.0
6337Rolf Pettersen Canada58:31.8+10:37.6
6436Miklós Holló Hungary58:37.2+10:43.0
6510Hiroshi Ogawa Japan59:55.4+12:01.2
6623Kim Chun-gi South Korea1:00:04.8+12:10.6
6718Apollo Lynge Denmark1:00:34.8+12:40.6
683Dimitrios Andreadis Greece1:00:52.1+12:57.9
691Şeref Çınar Turkey1:04:12.2+16:18.0
7061Rızvan Özbey Turkey1:05:02.3+17:08.1
7125Naci Öğün Turkey1:05:56.4+18:02.2
7249Yaşar Ören Turkey1:09:03.6+21:09.4
11Hannu Taipale FinlandDNF
40Kazuo Sato JapanDNF
70Axel Lesser East GermanyDNF
16Vít Fousek Jr. CzechoslovakiaDNS

References

  1. "Autrans 15 km Men". www.skisport365.com. skisport365. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  2. "Cross Country Skiing at the 1968 Grenoble Winter Games: Men's 15 kilometres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  3. "15 km Men Innsbruck". www.olympic.org. IOC. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  4. "15 km Men Grenoble". www.olympic.org. IOC. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
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