Ski jumping at the 1968 Winter Olympics
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| Venue | Saint-Nizier-du-Moucherotte (large hill) & Autrans (normal hill) |
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| Dates | February 11-18 |
| Competitors | 66 from 17 nations |
Ski jumping at the 1968 Winter Olympics consisted of two events held from 11 February to 18 February, with the large hill event taking place at Saint-Nizier-du-Moucherotte, and the normal hill event at Autrans.[1]
Medal summary
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | .svg.png){kind=small} Soviet Union (URS) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 |  Austria (AUT) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 |  Norway (NOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Czechoslovakia led the medal table with two, one gold. The gold medal won by Vladimir Belussov in the large hill event was the only medal in ski jumping ever won by the Soviet Union.
Events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| Normal hill individual |
Jiří Raška Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 216.5 | Reinhold Bachler Austria (AUT) | 214.2 | Baldur Preiml Austria (AUT) | 212.6 |
| Large hill individual |
Vladimir Belussov Soviet Union (URS) | 231.3 | Jiří Raška Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 229.4 | Lars Grini Norway (NOR) | 214.3 |
Participating NOCs
Seventeen nations participated in ski jumping at the Grenoble Games.
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References
- 1 2 3 4 "Rapport Officiel Xes Jeux Olympiques D'Hiver 1968 Grenoble" (PDF). Comité d'organisation des Xemes jeux olympiques d'hiver. LA84 Foundation. 1968. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
Sports-Reference - 1968 Olympics - Ski jumping
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