Nordic combined at the 1968 Winter Olympics

Nordic Combined
at the X Olympic Winter Games
VenueAutrans
Dates10-12 February
Competitors41 from 13 nations
Winning Score449.04
Medalists
   West Germany
   Finland
   East Germany

Nordic combined at the 1968 Winter Olympics consisted of one event, held from 10 February to 12 February at Autrans. [1]

Medal summary

Medal table

[1]

 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 West Germany 1 0 0 1
2 Switzerland 0 1 0 1
3 East Germany 0 0 1 1
Total 1 1 1 3

Events

[1]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual
 Franz Keller
West Germany (FRG) 		449.04  Alois Kälin
Switzerland (SUI) 		447.99  Andreas Kunz
East Germany (GDR) 		444.10

Individual

Athletes did three normal hill ski jumps, with the lowest score dropped. They then raced a 15 kilometre cross-country course, with the time converted to points. The athlete with the highest combined points score was awarded the gold medal.[1]

Rank Name Country Ski JumpingCross-countryTotal
Jump 1 Jump 2 Jump 3 Total Rank Time Points Rank
1st Franz Keller West Germany 118.1 122.0 81.3 240.1 1 50:45.2 208.94 13 449.04
2nd Alois Kälin Switzerland 73.1 97.8 95.4 193.2 24 47:21.5 254.79 1 447.99
3rd Andreas Kunz East Germany 109.3 105.8 107.6 216.9 10 49:19.8 227.20 3 444.10
4 Tomáš Kučera Czechoslovakia 109.2 108.2 102.6 217.4 9 50:07.7 216.74 6 434.14
5 Ezio Damolin Italy 103.4 102.6 99.4 206.0 13 49:36.2 223.54 4 429.54
6 Józef Gąsienica Poland 100.2 112.7 105.0 217.7 8 50:34.5 211.08 11 428.78
7 Robert Makara Soviet Union 109.3 113.5 74.1 222.8 6 51:09.3 204.12 17 426.92
8 Vyacheslav Dryagin Soviet Union 106.6 107.5 115.3 222.8 5 51:22.0 201.58 19 424.38
9 Roland Weißpflog East Germany 94.6 90.1 91.7 186.3 29 48:33.5 238.00 2 424.30
10 Hiroshi Itagaki Japan 78.7 115.4 122.0 237.4 2 53:26.2 177.25 29 414.65
11 Karl-Heinz Luck East Germany 100.2 98.6 91.4 198.8 20 50:14.7 215.22 8 414.02
12 Tõnu Haljand Soviet Union 101.0 101.8 89.4 202.8 17 50:40.5 209.88 12 412.68
13 John Bower United States 104.2 101.0 99.4 205.2 14 51:00.1 205.96 16 411.16
14 Günther Naumann West Germany 95.4 94.6 92.3 190.0 28 49:48.5 220.89 5 410.89
15 Józef Gąsienica Daniel Poland 107.6 78.3 96.2 203.8 16 51:10.1 203.96 18 407.76
16 Ladislav Rygl Czechoslovakia 97.1 100.2 100.2 200.4 19 50:55.5 206.88 14 407.28
17 Fabio Morandini Italy 83.0 90.9 90.8 181.7 33 50:08.5 216.56 7 398.26
18 Erwin Fiedor Poland 119.0 112.9 115.3 234.3 3 54:48.7 161.63 36 395.93
19 Mikhail Artyukhov Soviet Union 94.6 97.8 90.7 192.4 26 51:32.4 199.50 20 391.90
20 Jan Kawulok Poland 103.4 97.0 95.7 200.4 18 52:32.7 187.51 25 387.91
21 Mikkel Dobloug Norway 94.6 97.8 94.6 192.4 27 51:55.8 194.82 21 387.22
22 Georg Krog United States 105.4 106.8 100.2 212.2 11 53:55.9 171.56 33 383.76
23 Akemi Taniguchi Japan 114.4 110.0 109.1 224.4 4 55:04.5 158.74 39 383.14
24 Katsutoshi Okubo Japan 96.2 98.6 90.1 194.8 23 52:33.1 187.43 26 382.23
25 Alfred Winkler West Germany 88.9 98.6 94.2 192.8 25 52:26.0 188.79 24 381.59
26 Jim Miller United States 70.5 85.1 86.5 171.6 35 50:56.0 206.78 15 378.38
27 Markus Svendsen Norway 98.6 105.0 105.8 210.8 12 54:19.4 167.05 35 377.85
28 Kåre Olav Berg Norway 104.2 100.2 95.4 204.4 15 53:57.8 171.20 34 375.60
29 Hans Rudhardt West Germany 96.7 95.7 98.7 195.4 22 53:15.3 179.34 28 374.74
30 Ilpo Nuolikivi Finland 87.2 90.9 87.2 178.1 34 52:39.6 186.18 27 364.28
31 Masatoshi Suto Japan 87.3 95.7 72.2 183.0 30 53:32.6 176.03 31 359.03
32 Ulli Öhlböck Austria 76.0 83.7 85.1 168.8 36 52:23.9 189.20 23 358.00
33 Esa Klinga Finland 80.2 86.5 80.2 166.7 37 52:19.7 190.04 22 356.74
34 Waldemar Heigenhauser Austria 101.8 95.4 92.7 197.2 21 55:00.4 159.49 38 356.69
35 Helmut Voggenberger Austria 95.4 86.5 84.4 181.9 32 54:57.2 160.07 37 341.97
36 Raimo Majuri Finland 82.3 79.5 76.7 161.8 38 53:30.2 176.48 30 338.28
37 Émile Salvi France 77.7 80.9 76.2 158.6 39 53:44.3 173.78 32 332.38
38 Jean-Marie Bourgeois France 56.0 35.6 55.4 111.4 40 50:18.0 214.50 9 325.90
39 Tom Upham United States 80.9 92.2 90.0 182.2 31 56:30.5 142.97 40 325.17
40 Gjert Andersen Norway 116.2 99.4 105.0 221.2 7 0:28.0 102.49 41 323.69
41 Gervais Poirot France 49.4 51.2 51.2 102.4 41 50:22.2 213.58 10 315.98

Participating NOCs

Thirteen nations participated in nordic combined at the Grenoble Games.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Rapport Officiel Xes Jeux Olympiques D'Hiver 1968 Grenoble". Comité d'organisation des Xemes jeux olympiques d'hiver. LA84 Foundation. 1968. Retrieved January 20, 2014.

Sports-Reference - 1968 Olympics - Nordic Combined

Sports-Reference - 1968 Olympics - Nordic Combined - Individual