Cross-country skiing at the 1968 Winter Olympics – Men's 50 kilometre
Men's 50 kilometre at the X Olympic Winter Games | ||||||||||
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Venue | Autrans | |||||||||
Dates | 17 February | |||||||||
Competitors | 51 | |||||||||
Winning time | 2:28:45.8 | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Cross-country skiing at the 1968 Winter Olympics | ||
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5 km | women | |
10 km | women | |
15 km | men | |
30 km | men | |
50 km | men | |
Relay | men | women |
The men's 50 kilometre cross-country skiing competition at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France, was held on Saturday 17 February at Autrans.[1] Gjermund Eggen of Norway was the defending World champion while Sixten Jernberg of Sweden was the defending Olympic champion.[2]
Each skier started at half a minute intervals, skiing the entire 50 kilometre course. Of the 51 athletes who started the race, 4 did not finish.
Ole Ellefsæter of Norway took his second gold medal of the Games after being a part of Norway's winning team in the 4×10 kilometre relay earlier in the games.
Results
References
- "50 km Men Autrans". www.skisport365.com. skisport365. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
- "Cross Country Skiing at the 1968 Grenoble Winter Games: Men's 50 kilometres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
- "50 km Men". www.olympic.org. IOC. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
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