1968 Winter Olympics
The 1968 Winter Olympics, officially known as the X Olympic Winter Games (French: Les Xes Jeux olympiques d'hiver), were a winter multi-sport event held from 6 to 18 February 1968 in Grenoble, France. Thirty-seven countries participated. Frenchman Jean-Claude Killy won three gold medals in all the alpine skiing events.
Emblem of the 1968 Winter Olympics | |
| Host city | Grenoble, France |
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| Nations | 37 |
| Athletes | 1,158 (947 men, 211 women) |
| Events | 35 in 6 sports (10 disciplines) |
| Opening | 6 February 1968 |
| Closing | 18 February 1968 |
| Opened by | President Charles de Gaulle |
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| Stadium | Opening Stadium |
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The 1968 Winter Games marked the first time the IOC permitted East and West Germany to enter separately, and the first time the IOC ordered drug and gender testing of competitors.
Norway won the most gold and overall medals, the first time since 1952 Winter Olympics that the Soviet Union did not top the medal table by both parameters.
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