1968 Winter Universiade
| V Winter Universiade | |
|---|---|
| Nations participating | 26 |
| Athletes participating | 589 |
| Events | 7 sports |
| Opening ceremony | 21 January |
| Closing ceremony | 28 January |
| Officially opened by | Franz Jonas |
The 1968 Winter Universiade, the V Winter Universiade, took place in Innsbruck, Austria.
| 1 |  Soviet Union | 8 | 6 | 5 | 19 |
| 2 |  United States | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 3 |  Japan | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
| 4 |  Czechoslovakia | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 5 |  Norway | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 |  Austria | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 |  West Germany | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 |  Switzerland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 |  Finland | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 |  Poland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 |  France | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 |  Italy | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 |  Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Venues
Alpine Skiing
Men: Slalom
Gold - Milan Pazout (Czechoslovakia)
Silver - Per Sunde (Norway)
Bronze - Bill Marolt (United States)
Men: Giant Slalom
Gold - Per Sunde (Norway)
Silver - Milan Pazout (Czechoslovakia)
Bronze - Franz Vogler (West Germany)
Men: Downhill
Gold - Scott Pyles (United States)
Silver - Günther Scheuerl (West Germany)
Bronze - Loris Werner (United States)
Men: Combined
Combined event is the overall standings of all disciplines on the Universiade program
Gold - Milan Pazout (Czechoslovakia)
Silver - Robert Wollek (France)
Bronze - Scott Pyles (United States)
Women: Slalom
Gold - Kathy Nagel (United States)
Silver - Viki Jones (United States)
Bronze - Christina Ditfurth (Austria)
Women: Giant Slalom
Gold - Kathy Nagel (United States)
Silver - Viki Jones (United States)
Bronze - Marisella Chevallard (Italy)
Women: Downhill
Gold - Heidi Obrecht (Switzerland)
Silver - Christina Ditfurth (Austria)
Bronze - Paola Strauss (Italy)
Women: Combined
Combined event is the overall standings of all disciplines on the Universiade program
Gold - Kathy Nagel (United States)
Silver - Viki Jones (United States)
Bronze - Christina Ditfurth (Austria)
Nordic Skiing
Men: 15 km
Gold – Jon Hoias (Norway)
Silver – Yevgeniy Platunov (Soviet Union)
Bronze – Anatoliy Zakharov (Soviet Union)
Men: 4 x 10 km Relay
Gold – Soviet Union
Silver – Japan
Bronze – Finland
Women: 10 km
Gold – Yanna Yelistratova (Soviet Union)
Silver – Lyubov Menchikova (Soviet Union)
Bronze – Lidiya Doronina (Soviet Union)
Women: 3 x 5 km Relay
Gold – Soviet Union
Silver – Poland
Bronze - Czechoslovakia
Nordic Combined
Small Hill Ski Jumping and 15 km Cross-Country
Men:
Gold – Hiroshi Itagaki (Japan)
Silver – Masatoshi Sudo (Japan)
Bronze – Antonin Kucera (Czechoslovakia)
Ski Jumping
Men: Small Hill - K90
Gold – Hiroshi Itagaki (Japan)
Silver – Masakatsu Asari (Japan)
Bronze – Yukio Kasaya (Japan)
Figure Skating
Men:
Gold – Vladimir Kurernbin (Soviet Union)
Silver – Marian Filch (Soviet Union)
Bronze – Günther Anderl (Austria)
Women:
Gold – Kumiko Ohkawa (Japan)
Silver – Helli Tunner-Sengstschmid (Austria)
Bronze – Kazumi Yamashita (Japan)
Pairs:
Gold – Bohunka Stramkova & Jan Sramek (Czechoslovakia)
Silver – Tatyana Scaranova & Anatoliy Yevdokimov (Soviet Union)
Bronze – Lyudmila Suslina & Aleksandr Tikhomirov (Soviet Union)
Dance:
Gold – HeidI Mezger & Herbert Rothkappl (Austria)
Silver – Diana Skotnicka & Martin Skotnicky (Czechoslovakia)
Bronze – none
Ice hockey
Men:
Gold - Soviet Union
Silver - Czechoslovakia
Bronze - Canada (University of Toronto Varsity Blues)
Speed Skating
Men: 500 M
Gold – Erhard Keller (West Germany)
Silver – Keiichi Suzuki (Japan)
Bronze – Takayuki Hida (Japan)
Men: 1500 M
Gold – Aleksandr Zhekulayev (Soviet Union)
Silver – Valeriy Bayonov (Soviet Union)
Bronze – Arkadiy Kichenko (Soviet Union)
Bronze – Pekka Halinen (Finland)
Men: 3000 M
Gold – Aleksandr Zhekulayev (Soviet Union)
Silver – Pekka Halinen (Finland)
Bronze – Anatoliy Nokhrin (Soviet Union)
Men: 5000 M
Gold – Aleksandr Zhekulayev (Soviet Union)
Silver – Anatoliy Nokhrin (Soviet Union)
Bronze – Yoshiaki Demachi (Japan)
