Cross-country skiing at the 1968 Winter Olympics
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The 1968 Winter Olympic Games cross country skiing results.
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[edit] Men's events
[edit] 15 km
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold |  Harald Grønningen (NOR) |
47:54.2 |
| Silver |  Eero Mäntyranta (FIN) |
47:56.1 |
| Bronze |  Gunnar Larsson (SWE) |
48:33.7 |
[edit] 30 km
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold |  Franco Nones (ITA) |
1:35:39.2 |
| Silver | Odd Martinsen (NOR) |
1:36:28.9 |
| Bronze | Eero Mäntyranta (FIN) |
1:36:55.3 |
Nones was the first winner not from Finland, Norway, Sweden, or the Soviet Union to win an Olympic cross-country skiing gold medal.
[edit] 50 km
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Ole Ellefsæter (NOR) |
2:28:45.8 |
| Silver |  Vyacheslav Vedenin (URS) |
2:29:02.5 |
| Bronze |  Josef Haas (SUI) |
2:29:14.8 |
[edit] 4 x 10 km relay
| Medal | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Norway (NOR) (Odd Martinsen, Pål Tyldum, Harald Grønningen, Ole Ellefsæter) |
2:08:33.5 |
| Silver | Sweden (SWE) (Jan Halvarsson, Bjarne Andersson, Gunnar Larsson, Assar Rönnlund) |
2:10:13.2 |
| Bronze | Finland (FIN) (Kalevi Oikarainen, Hannu Taipale, Kalevi Laurila, Eero Mäntyranta) |
2:10:56.7 |
[edit] Women's events
[edit] 5 km
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Toini Gustafsson (SWE) |
16:45.2 |
| Silver | Galina Kulakova (URS) |
16:48.4 |
| Bronze | Alevtina Kolchina (URS) |
16:51.6 |
[edit] 10 km
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Toini Gustafsson (SWE) |
36:46.5 |
| Silver | Berit Mørdre Lammedal (NOR) |
37:54.6 |
| Bronze | Inger Aufles (NOR) |
37:59.9 |
[edit] 3 x 5 km relay
| Medal | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Norway (NOR) (Inger Aufles, Babben Enger Damon, Berit Mørdre Lammedal) |
57:30.0 |
| Silver | Sweden (SWE) (Britt Strandberg, Toini Gustafsson, Barbro Martinsson) |
57:51.0 |
| Bronze | Soviet Union (URS) (Alevtina Kolchina, Rita Achkina, Galina Kulakova) |
58:13.6 |
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