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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Men's events [edit]
15 km [edit]
February 10, 1968
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
 Gold |
 Harald GrønningenNorway (NOR) |
47:54.2 |
 Silver |
 Eero MäntyrantaFinland (FIN) |
47:56.1 |
 Bronze |
 Gunnar Larsson (SWE) |
48:33.7 |
| 4 | Kalevi Laurila (FIN) |
48:37.6 |
| 5 | Jan Halvarsson (SWE) |
48:39.1 |
| 6 | Bjarne Andersson (SWE) |
48:41.1 |
30 km [edit]
February 6, 1968
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold |
 Franco NonesItaly (ITA) |
1:35:39.2 |
| Silver |
Odd Martinsen Norway (NOR) |
1:36:28.9 |
| Bronze |
Eero Mäntyranta Finland (FIN) |
1:36:55.3 |
| 4 |  Vladimir Voronkov (URS) |
1:37:10.8 |
| 5 | Giulio de Florian (ITA) |
1:37:12.9 |
| 6 | Kalevi Laurila (FIN) |
1:37:29.8 |
Nones was the first winner not from Finland, Norway, Sweden, or the Soviet Union to win an Olympic cross-country skiing gold medal.
50 km [edit]
February 15, 1968
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold |
Ole Ellefsæter Norway (NOR) |
2:28:45.8 |
| Silver |
Vyacheslav Vedenin Soviet Union (URS) |
2:29:02.5 |
| Bronze |
 Josef HaasSwitzerland (SUI) |
2:29:14.8 |
| 4 | Pål Tyldum (NOR) |
2:29:26.7 |
| 5 | Melcher Risberg (SWE) |
2:29:37.0 |
| 6 | Gunnar Larsson (SWE) |
2:29:37.2 |
4 x 10 km relay [edit]
February 14, 1968
| Medal | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold |
Norway (Odd Martinsen, Pål Tyldum, Harald Grønningen, Ole Ellefsæter) |
2:08:33.5 |
| Silver |
Sweden (Jan Halvarsson, Bjarne Andersson, Gunnar Larsson, Assar Rönnlund) |
2:10:13.2 |
| Bronze |
Finland (Kalevi Oikarainen, Hannu Taipale, Kalevi Laurila, Eero Mäntyranta) |
2:10:56.7 |
| 4 | Soviet Union (Vladimir Voronkov, Anatoliy Akentiev, Valery Tarakanov, Vyacheslav Vedenin) |
2:10:57.2 |
| 5 | Switzerland (Konrad Hischler, Josef Haas, Florian Koch, Alois Kälin) |
2:15:32.4 |
| 6 | Italy (Giulio de Florian, Franco Nones, Palmiro Serafino, Aldo Stella) |
2:16:32.2 |
Women's events [edit]
5 km [edit]
February 13, 1968
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold |
Toini Gustafsson Sweden (SWE) |
16:45.2 |
| Silver |
Galina Kulakova Soviet Union (URS) |
16:48.4 |
| Bronze |
Alevtina Kolchina Soviet Union (URS) |
16:51.6 |
| 4 | Barbro Martinsson (SWE) |
16:52.9 |
| 5 | Marjatta Kajosmaa (FIN) |
16:54.6 |
| 6 | Rita Achkina (URS) |
16:55.1 |
10 km [edit]
February 9, 1968
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold |
Toini Gustafsson Sweden (SWE) |
36:46.5 |
| Silver |
Berit Mørdre Lammedal Norway (NOR) |
37:54.6 |
| Bronze |
Inger Aufles Norway (NOR) |
37:59.9 |
| 4 | Barbro Martinsson (SWE) |
38:07.1 |
| 5 | Marjatta Kajosmaa (FIN) |
38:09.0 |
| 6 | Galina Kulakova (URS) |
38:26.7 |
3 x 5 km relay [edit]
February 16, 1968
| Medal | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold |
Norway (Inger Aufles, Babben Enger Damon, Berit Mørdre Lammedal) |
57:30.0 |
| Silver |
Sweden (Britt Strandberg, Toini Gustafsson, Barbro Martinsson) |
57:51.0 |
| Bronze |
Soviet Union (Alevtina Kolchina, Rita Achkina, Galina Kulakova) |
58:13.6 |
| 4 | Finland (Senja Pusula, Marjatta Oikkonen, Marjatta Kajosmaa) |
58:45.1 |
| 5 |  Poland (Weronika Budny, Józefa Czerniawska, Stefania Bogun) |
59:04.7 |
| 6 |  East Germany (Renate Köhler, Gudrun Schmidt, Christine Nestler) |
59:33.9 |
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