Ski jumping at the 1968 Winter Olympics

Ski jumping at the 1968 Winter Olympics consisted of two events held from 11 to 18 February, with the large hill event taking place at Saint-Nizier-du-Moucherotte, and the normal hill event at Autrans.[1][2]

Ski jumping
at the X Olympic Winter Games
Pictogram for ski jumping
VenueSaint-Nizier-du-Moucherotte (large hill) & Autrans (normal hill)
Dates11–18 February
Competitors66 from 17 nations
Ski jumping at the
1968 Winter Olympics
Normal hillmen
Large hillmen

Medal summary

Medal table
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Czechoslovakia (TCH)1102
2 Soviet Union (URS)1001
3 Austria (AUT)0112
4 Norway (NOR)0011
Totals (4 nations)2226

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[1] Gold Silver Bronze
Normal hill
Jiří Raška
 Czechoslovakia		216.5 Reinhold Bachler
 Austria		214.2 Baldur Preiml
 Austria		212.6
Large hill
Vladimir Belousov
 Soviet Union		231.3 Jiří Raška
 Czechoslovakia		229.4 Lars Grini
 Norway		214.3

Participating NOCs

Seventeen nations participated in ski jumping at the Grenoble Games.[1]

References
  1. "Rapport Officiel Xes Jeux Olympiques D'Hiver 1968 Grenoble" (PDF). Comité d'organisation des Xemes jeux olympiques d'hiver. LA84 Foundation. 1968. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  2. "Ski Jumping at the 1968 Grenoble Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
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