1968 Winter Olympics / Participant (Canada)
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Canada took part in the X. Winter Olympic Games in 1968 in Grenoble, France, with a delegation of 70 athletes in nine disciplines, 55 of them men and 15 women. With one gold, one silver and one bronze medal, Canada achieved 13th place in the medal table.
The flag bearer at the opening ceremony was ski racer Nancy Greene . Greene became Olympic champion in giant slalom and silver in slalom. The ice hockey team secured the bronze medal .
Participants by sport
biathlon
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James Boyde
- 20 km individual: 53rd place (1: 35: 02.0 h)
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George Ede
- 20 km individual: 51st place (1: 34: 41.8 h)
- 4 × 7.5 km relay: race not finished
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Esko Karu
- 20 km individual: 46th place (1: 32: 42.9 h)
- 4 × 7.5 km relay: race not finished
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Knowles McGill
- 4 × 7.5 km relay: race not finished
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George Rattai
- 20 km individual: 54th place (1: 35: 03.0 h)
- 4 × 7.5 km relay: race not finished
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Men, twos
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Purvis McDougall , Bob Storey (CAN-1)
- 19th place (4: 54.10 min)
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Hans Gehrig , Harry Goetschi (CAN-2)
- disqualified in the first run
Men, foursome
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Purvis McDougall , Bob Storey , Michael Young , Andrew Faulds (CAN-1)
- 17th place (2: 22.82 min)
ice Hockey
Men
- bronze
figure skating
Men
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Jay Humphry
- 7th place (1795.0)
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Steve Hutchinson
- 22nd place (1578.3)
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David McGillivray
- 16th place (1663.7)
Women
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Linda Carbonetto
- 13th place (1662.9)
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Lyndai Cowan
- Contest not over
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Karen Magnussen
- 7th place (1759.4)
Couples
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Betty McKilligan & John McKilligan
- 17th place (254.8)
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Anna Ford & Richard Stephens
- 16th place (269.2)
Speed skating
Men
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Bob Boucher
- 500 m: 25th place (42.0 s)
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Bob Hodges
- 500 m: 41st place (43.3 s)
- 1500 m: 26th place (2: 12.0 min)
- 5000 m: 29th place (8: 05.0 min)
- 10,000 m: 23rd place (17: 01.9 min)
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Pete Williamson
- 500 m: 33rd place (42.6 s)
- 1500 m: 46th place (2: 16.0 min)
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Paul Enock
- 5000 m: 19th place (7: 54.8 min)
- 10,000 m: 15th place (16: 21.2 min)
Women
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Doreen McCannell
- 500 m: 24th place (49.0 s)
- 1000 m: 20th place (1: 37.6 min)
- 1500 m: 21st place (2: 32.2 min)
- 3000 m: 18th place (5: 21.5 min)
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Marcia Parsons
- 500 m: 23rd place (48.8 s)
- 1000 m: 21st place (1: 37.7 min)
- 1500 m: 24th place (2: 34.4 min)
- 3000 m: 22nd place (5: 29.5 min)
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Wendy Thompson
- 500 m: 19th place (48.2 s)
- 1000 m: 27th place (1: 41.1 min)
Luge
Men, single-seaters
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Larry Arbuthnot
- 33rd place (3: 03.01 min)
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D'Arcy Coulson
- 47th place (3: 36.12 min)
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Roger Eddy
- 31st place (3: 01.39 min)
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Colin Nelson
- 37th place (3: 04.56 min)
Women
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Linda Crutchfield-Bocock
- 12th place (2: 32.46 min)
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Martha Diplock
- 18th place (2: 35.48 min)
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Phyllis Walter
- disqualified in the first run
Alpine skiing
Men
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Peter Duncan
- Departure: disqualified
- Giant Slalom: 18th place (3: 38.17 min)
- Slalom: eliminated in the preliminary run
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Rod Hebron
- Departure: race not finished
- Giant slalom: race not finished
- Slalom: race not finished
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Scott Henderson
- Giant Slalom: 21st place (3: 38.50 min)
- Slalom: eliminated in the preliminary run
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Wayne Henderson
- Downhill: 27th place (2: 05.56 min)
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Gerry Rinaldi
- Departure: 31st place (2: 6.30 min)
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Keith Shepherd
- Giant slalom: disqualified
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Robert Swan
- Slalom: disqualified in the final run
Women
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Betsy Clifford
- Departure: 23rd place (1: 47.60 min)
- Giant slalom: disqualified
- Slalom: race not finished
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Karen Dokka
- Downhill: 22nd place (1: 47.55 min)
- Giant Slalom: 16th place (1: 58.36 min)
- Slalom: 15th place (1: 34.51 min)
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Nancy Greene
- Downhill: 10th place (1: 43.12 min)
- Giant Slalom: Gold (1: 51.97 min)
- Slalom: Silver (1: 26.15 min)
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Judi Leinweber
- Downhill: 20th place (1: 45.60 min)
- Giant Slalom: 25th place (2: 00.57 min)
- Slalom: disqualified
Cross-country skiing
Men
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Esko Karu
- 4 × 10 km relay: 14th place (2: 29: 12.7 h)
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Rolf Pettersen
- 15 km: 63rd place (58: 31.8 min)
- 30 km: 61st place (1: 55: 37.2 h)
- 4 × 10 km relay: 14th place (2: 29: 12.7 h)
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David Rees
- 15 km: 61st place (58: 25.9 min)
- 30 km: 58th place (1: 52: 46.6 h)
- 50 km: 46th place (2: 56: 00.5 h)
- 4 × 10 km relay: 14th place (2: 29: 12.7 h)
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Nils Skulbru
- 15 km: 56th place (55: 53.4 min)
- 30 km: 52nd place (1: 50: 06.1 h)
- 4 × 10 km relay: 14th place (2: 29: 12.7 h)
Ski jumping
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Ulf Kvendbo
- Normal hill: 53rd place (153.3)
- Large hill: 55th place (138.7)
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John McInnes
- Normal hill: 55th place (148.3)
- Large hill: 57th place (120.3)
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Claude Trahan
- Normal hill: 57th place (130.6)
- Large hill: 58th place (91.0)
Web links
- Canada at the 1968 Winter Olympics in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )