1968 Winter Olympics / Participant (Great Britain)
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The United Kingdom took part in the 10th Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France in 1968 as Great Britain with a delegation of 38 athletes in seven disciplines, including 28 men and 10 women. None of the athletes managed to win a medal.
The standard bearer at the opening ceremony was bobsledder Robin Dixon .
Participants by sport
biathlon
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Frederick Andrew
- 20 km individual: 36th place (1: 29: 21.3 h)
- 4 × 7.5 km relay: 12th place (2: 34: 40.9 h)
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Roger Bean
- 20 km individual: 16th place (1: 24: 07.5 h)
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Marcus Halliday
- 20 km individual: 59th place (1: 42: 40.5 h)
- 4 × 7.5 km relay: 12th place (2: 34: 40.9 h)
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Alan Notley
- 20 km individual: 44th place (1: 32: 23.1 h)
- 4 × 7.5 km relay: 12th place (2: 34: 40.9 h)
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Peter Tancock
- 4 × 7.5 km relay: 12th place (2: 34: 40.9 h)
bob
Men, twos
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Anthony Nash , Robin Dixon (GBR-1)
- 5th place (4: 45.16 min)
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John Blockey , Mike Freeman (GBR-2)
- 15th place (4: 51.27 min)
Men, foursome
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Anthony Nash , Guy Renwick , Robin Widdows , Robin Dixon (GBR-1)
- 8th place (2: 18.84 min)
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John Blockey , John Brown , Timothy Thorn , Mike Freeman (GBR-2)
- 14th place (2: 20.19 min)
figure skating
Men
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Haig Oundjian
- 17th place (1639.5)
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Michael Williams
- 15th place (1650.9)
Women
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Patricia Dodd
- 15th place (1634.6)
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Sally-Anne Stapleford
- 11th place (1680.9)
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Frances Waghorn
- 24th place (1557.2)
Couples
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Linda Bernard & Raymond Wilson
- 18th place (251.2)
Speed skating
Men
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John Blewitt
- 5000 m: 27th place (7: 59.8 min)
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David Bodington
- 500 m: race not finished
- 1500 m: 53rd place (2: 19.1 min)
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Geoff Stockdale
- 500 m: 26th place (42.1 s)
- 1500 m: 43rd place (2: 15.6 min)
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John Tipper
- 500 m: 19th place (41.5 s)
- 1500 m: 28th place (2: 12.4 min)
Women
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Patricia Tipper
- 1000 m: 29th place (1: 46.5 min)
- 3000 m: 26th place (5: 49.0 min)
Luge
Men, single-seaters
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Richard Liversedge
- 39th place (3: 07.04 min)
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James Manclark
- 40th place (3: 07.94 min)
Alpine skiing
Men
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David Borradaile
- Downhill: 56th place (2: 17.31 min)
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Luke O'Reilly
- Departure: 50th place (2: 10.99 min)
- Giant Slalom: 54th place (3: 54.02 min)
- Slalom: eliminated in the preliminary run
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Jeremy Palmer-Tomkinson
- Downhill: 25th place (2: 05.43 min)
- Giant slalom: 35th place (3: 44.20 min)
- Slalom: 30th place (2: 01.12 min)
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Ian Todd
- Departure: 44th place (2: 10.00 min)
- Giant Slalom: 60th place (3: 57.47 min)
- Slalom: eliminated in the preliminary run
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Julian Vasey
- Giant Slalom: 62nd place (3: 59.73 min)
- Slalom: eliminated in the preliminary run
Women
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Felicity Field
- Downhill: 6th place (1: 42.79 min)
- Giant Slalom: 24th place (2: 00.55 min)
- Slalom: 14th place (1: 33.38 min)
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Divina Galica
- Downhill: 32nd place (1: 49.39 min)
- Giant Slalom: 8th place (1: 56.58 min)
- Slalom: race not finished
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Gina Hathorn
- Downhill: 15th place (1: 44.36 min)
- Giant slalom: 26th place (2: 00.80 min)
- Slalom: 4th place (1: 27.92 min)
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Helen Jamieson
- Downhill: 26th place (1: 48.03 min)
- Giant Slalom: 30th place (2: 02.99 min)
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Diana Tomkinson
- Slalom: 23rd place (1: 40.93 min)
Cross-country skiing
Men
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Victor Dakin
- 15 km: 58th place (56: 49.9 min)
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Peter Tancock
- 15 km: 59th place (57: 31.1 min)
Web links
- Great Britain at the 1968 Winter Olympics in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )