The Men's Downhill competition of the Grenoble 1968 Olympics was held at Chamrousse on Friday, 9 February.[1][2][3]
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| Venue | Chamrousse | ||||||||||||
| Date | February 9 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 86 from 29 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 1:59.85 | ||||||||||||
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| Men's Downhill | |
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| Location | Chamrousse |
| Vertical | 840 m (2,756 ft) |
| Top elevation | 2,252 m (7,388 ft) |
| Base elevation | 1,412 m (4,633 ft) |
The defending world champion was Jean-Claude Killy of France, who was also the defending World Cup downhill champion and Austria's Gerhard Nenning led the current season.[4][5]
Killy won the gold medal, teammate Guy Périllat took the silver, and Jean-Daniel Dätwyler of Switzerland won the bronze.[3][6]
The starting gate was at an elevation of 2,252 m (7,388 ft) above sea level, with a vertical drop of 840 m (2,756 ft).[1] The course length was 2.890 km (1.80 mi) and Killy's winning run of 119.85 seconds resulted in an average speed of 86.8085 km/h (53.9 mph), with an average vertical descent rate of 7.009 m/s (23.0 ft/s).
Results
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- Source:[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Rapport Officiel Xes Jeux Olympiques D'Hiver 1968 Grenoble" (PDF). Comité d'organisation des Xemes jeux olympiques d'hiver. LA84 Foundation. 1968. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
- ^ "Alpine Skiing at the 1968 Grenoble Winter Games: Men's Downhill". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
- ^ a b "Ski champ idol of France". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. February 9, 1968. p. 13.
- ^ "1967 World Cup standings". FIS. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
- ^ "1966 World Championships results". FIS. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
- ^ Jenkins, Dan (February 19, 1968). "Breakneck time in France: over the scattered bones came Jean-Claude". Sports Illustrated. p. 12.