Great Britain at the 1968 Winter Olympics
| Great Britain at the 1968 Winter Olympics | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | |||||||||
| IOC code | GBR | ||||||||
| NOC | British Olympic Association | ||||||||
| in Grenoble | |||||||||
| Competitors | 38 (28 men, 10 women) in 7 sports | ||||||||
| Flag bearer |
Robin Dixon (opening) Emma Hathom (closing) | ||||||||
| Medals |
| ||||||||
| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |||||||||
| Other related appearances | |||||||||
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |||||||||
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland competed as Great Britain at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France.
Alpine skiing
Main article: Alpine skiing at the 1968 Winter Olympics
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
- Men's slalom
| Athlete | Heat 1 | Heat 2 | Final | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
Biathlon
Main article: Biathlon at the 1968 Winter Olympics
- Men
| Event | Athlete | Time | Penalties | Adjusted time 1 | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
- 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
| Athletes | Race | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Misses 2 | Time | Rank | |
| Marcus Halliday Alan Notley Peter Tancock Frederick Andrew |
9 | 2'34:40.9 | 12 |
- 2 A penalty loop of 200 metres had to be skied per missed target.
Bobsleigh
Main article: Bobsleigh at the 1968 Winter Olympics
| Sled | Athletes | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Sled | Athletes | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Timothy Thorn Mike Freeman |
Four-man | 1:11.52 | 15 | 1:08.67 | 12 | 2:20.19 | 14 |
Cross-country skiing
Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 1968 Winter Olympics
- Men
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 15 km | Peter Tancock | 57:31.1 | 59 |
| Victor Dakin | 56:49.9 | 58 | |
Figure skating
Main article: Figure skating at the 1968 Winter Olympics
- Men
| Athlete | CF | FS | Points | Places | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haig Oundjian | 19 | 13 | 1639.5 | 154 | 17 |
| Michael Williams | 15 | 15 | 1650.9 | 147 | 15 |
- Women
| Athlete | CF | FS | Points | Places | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
- Pairs
| Athletes | SP | FS | Points | Places | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linda Bernard Raymond Wilson |
18 | 18 | 251.2 | 160 | 18 |
| Linda Connolly Colin Taylforth |
13 | 14 | 274.1 | 120 | 14 |
Luge
Main article: Luge at the 1968 Winter Olympics
- Men
| Athlete | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Speed skating
Main article: Speed skating at the 1968 Winter Olympics
- Men
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
- Women
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 500 m | Patricia Tipper | 1:46.5 | 29 |
| 1000 m | Patricia Demartini | 1:44.6 | 28 |
| Marie-Louise Perrenoud | 1:39.3 | 24 | |
| Martine Ivangine | 1:37.4 | 17 | |
| 3000 m | Patricia Tipper | 5:49.0 | 26 |
References
- Official Olympic Reports
- International Olympic Committee results database
- Olympic Winter Games 1968, full results by sports-reference.com
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 8/25/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.