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1968 Winter Olympics

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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 1956. The Grenoble Games were also the first Winter Olympics broadcast live via satellite to a global television audience.

Facts
Founding Year
1968 1
Founding Date
1968-02-06 3
Frequency
Every four years 2
Host History
Grenoble, France 1
Classification
Scope
Olympic 1
Frequency
Frequency (category)
Every Four Years 2
1968 Winter Olympics
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Source Alexander Tikhonov (Wikipedia)
Ants Antson, Athletes
Source Ants Antson (Wikipedia)
Ard Schenk, Athletes
Source Ard Schenk (Wikipedia)
Source Eero Mäntyranta (Wikipedia)
Source Erhard Keller (Wikipedia)
Source Fred Anton Maier (Wikipedia)
Source Gjermund Eggen (Wikipedia)
Source Hana Mašková (Wikipedia)
Jan Hoffmann, Athletes
Source Jan Hoffmann (Wikipedia)
Source Wikipedia: Jean-Claude Killy
Source Magnar Solberg (Wikipedia)
Source Nancy Greene Raine (Wikipedia)
Source Oleg Protopopov (Wikipedia)
Source Wikipedia, Peggy Fleming
Pepi Bader, Athletes
Source Pepi Bader (Wikipedia)
Source Toini Gustafsson (Wikipedia)
Source Víctor Palomo (Wikipedia)

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Features

Alpine Skiing, Sports
Biathlon, Sports
Source Wikipedia: Biathlon at the 1968 Winter Olympics
Figure Skating, Sports
Ice Hockey, Sports
Nordic Skiing, Sports
Ski Jumping, Sports
Speed Skating, Sports
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1. Wikipedia, List of Olympic Games Host Cities
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  • Host cities table, 1968 Winter Olympics row (year)
    1968 Winter Olympics: Grenoble, France
  • Host cities table, 1968 Winter Olympics row (host)
    1968 Winter Olympics: Grenoble, France
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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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2. Wikipedia, Olympic Games
Introduction
Quote, Introduction
The Summer and Winter Olympics are each held every four years
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3. Wikipedia, 1968 Winter Olympics
Introduction
Quote, Introduction
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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Wikipedia: Biathlon at the 1968 Winter Olympics
Features: Biathlon, Lead section
Quote, Features: Biathlon, Lead section
Biathlon at the 1968 Winter Olympics consisted of two biathlon events, held at Autrans.
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Alexander Tikhonov (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Alexander Tikhonov, Life and career, 1968
Quote, Competitors Include: Alexander Tikhonov, Life and career, 1968
took part in the gold medal relay winning teams in 1968, 1972, 1976, and 1980
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Ard Schenk (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Ard Schenk, Lead, 1968
Quote, Competitors Include: Ard Schenk, Lead, 1968
His first Olympic success came in 1968, when he won a silver medal at the Winter Olympics.
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Víctor Palomo (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Víctor Palomo, Sporting career
Quote, Competitors Include: Víctor Palomo, Sporting career
In 1968, Palomo represented Spain as a member of the Spanish bobsleigh team in the 1968 Winter Olympics held in Grenoble, France.
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Pepi Bader (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Pepi Bader, Lead, Olympic result
Quote, Competitors Include: Pepi Bader, Lead, Olympic result
he won silver medals in the two-man event both in 1968 and 1972
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Magnar Solberg (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Magnar Solberg, Lead, 1968
Quote, Competitors Include: Magnar Solberg, Lead, 1968
He won a gold medal in the 20 km at the 1968 and 1972 Winter Olympics
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Erhard Keller (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Erhard Keller, Career
Quote, Competitors Include: Erhard Keller, Career
then participated in the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble
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Eero Mäntyranta (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Eero Mäntyranta, Lead, 1968-winter-olympics
Quote, Competitors Include: Eero Mäntyranta, Lead, 1968-winter-olympics
He competed in four Winter Olympics (1960
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Toini Gustafsson (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Toini Gustafsson, Article text, 1968-winter-olympics
Quote, Competitors Include: Toini Gustafsson, Article text, 1968-winter-olympics
She competed in the 1964 and 1968 Winter Olympics and won four medals.
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Gjermund Eggen (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Gjermund Eggen, Lead
Quote, Competitors Include: Gjermund Eggen, Lead
He competed at the 1968 Winter Olympics in the 30 km event
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Fred Anton Maier (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Fred Anton Maier, Lead
Quote, Competitors Include: Fred Anton Maier, Lead
gold on the 5,000 m and silver on the 10,000 m at the 1968 Olympics
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Ants Antson (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Ants Antson, Biography
Quote, Competitors Include: Ants Antson, Biography
He participated in the 1500 m at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble
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Jan Hoffmann (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Jan Hoffmann, Career, Competitive, 1968
Quote, Competitors Include: Jan Hoffmann, Career, Competitive, 1968
Hoffmann competed at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble and placed 26th.
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Hana Mašková (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Hana Mašková, Career
Quote, Competitors Include: Hana Mašková, Career
She competed at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, winning the bronze medal behind Peggy Fleming
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Wikipedia: Jean-Claude Killy
WikipediaCompetitors Include: Jean-Claude Killy, lead paragraph, competed-in
Quote, Competitors Include: Jean-Claude Killy, lead paragraph, competed-in
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.
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Nancy Greene Raine (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Nancy Greene Raine, lead paragraph, competed-in
Quote, Competitors Include: Nancy Greene Raine, lead paragraph, competed-in
Greene Raine won the giant slalom in the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France.
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Oleg Protopopov (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Oleg Protopopov, Lead or career section
Quote, Competitors Include: Oleg Protopopov, Lead or career section
Belousova and Protopopov became Olympic champions for the second time at the 1968 Winter Olympics.
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Wikipedia, Peggy Fleming
WikipediaCompetitors Include: Peggy Fleming, Lead paragraph (competition)
Quote, Competitors Include: Peggy Fleming, Lead paragraph (competition)
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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