The 1968 Winter Olympics were held in Grenoble, France, and were the first Winter Games to include sex testing for female athletes and doping controls. French skier Jean-Claude Killy won all three men's Alpine skiing gold medals, matching a feat achieved only once before, by Austria's Toni Sailer in 1956. The Grenoble Games were also the first Winter Olympics broadcast live via satellite to a global television audience.
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The 1968 Winter Olympics were held in Grenoble, France, and were the first Winter Games to include sex testing for female athletes and doping controls. French skier Jean-Claude Killy won all three men's Alpine skiing gold medals, matching a feat achieved only once before, by Austria's Toni Sailer in
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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.
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Biathlon at the 1968 Winter Olympics consisted of two biathlon events, held at Autrans.
Alexander Tikhonov (Wikipedia)
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took part in the gold medal relay winning teams in 1968, 1972, 1976, and 1980
Ard Schenk (Wikipedia)
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His first Olympic success came in 1968, when he won a silver medal at the Winter Olympics.
Víctor Palomo (Wikipedia)
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In 1968, Palomo represented Spain as a member of the Spanish bobsleigh team in the 1968 Winter Olympics held in Grenoble, France.
Pepi Bader (Wikipedia)
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he won silver medals in the two-man event both in 1968 and 1972
Magnar Solberg (Wikipedia)
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He won a gold medal in the 20 km at the 1968 and 1972 Winter Olympics
Erhard Keller (Wikipedia)
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then participated in the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble
Eero Mäntyranta (Wikipedia)
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He competed in four Winter Olympics (1960
Toini Gustafsson (Wikipedia)
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She competed in the 1964 and 1968 Winter Olympics and won four medals.
Gjermund Eggen (Wikipedia)
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He competed at the 1968 Winter Olympics in the 30 km event
Fred Anton Maier (Wikipedia)
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gold on the 5,000 m and silver on the 10,000 m at the 1968 Olympics
Ants Antson (Wikipedia)
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He participated in the 1500 m at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble
Jan Hoffmann (Wikipedia)
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Hoffmann competed at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble and placed 26th.
Hana Mašková (Wikipedia)
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She competed at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, winning the bronze medal behind Peggy Fleming
Wikipedia: Jean-Claude Killy
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He dominated the sport in the late 1960s, and was a triple Olympic champion, winning the three alpine events at the 1968 Winter Olympics, becoming the most successful athlete there.
Nancy Greene Raine (Wikipedia)
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Greene Raine won the giant slalom in the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France.
Oleg Protopopov (Wikipedia)
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Belousova and Protopopov became Olympic champions for the second time at the 1968 Winter Olympics.
Wikipedia, Peggy Fleming
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She is the 1968 Winter Olympic Champion in the ladies' singles, being the only American gold medalist at these Games, and a three-time World Champion (1966-1968) in the same event.
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