Alpine skiing at the 1968 Winter Olympics – Men's giant slalom

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Men's giant slalom
at the X Olympic Winter Games
Alpine skiing pictogram.svg
Venue Chamrousse
DateFebruary 11–12
Competitors101 from 33 nations
Winning time3:29.28
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Jean-Claude Killy Flag of France.svg  France
Silver medal icon.svg Willy Favre Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland
Bronze medal icon.svg Heini Messner Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
  1964
1972  

The Men's giant slalom competition of the Grenoble 1968 Olympics was held at Chamrousse. [1] [2]

The defending world champion was Guy Perillat of France, while France's Jean-Claude Killy was the defending World Cup giant slalom champion, who also led the 1968 World Cup, along with Switzerland's Edmund Bruggmann. [3] [4]

Results

RankNameCountryRun 1Run 2TotalDifference
Gold medal icon.svg Jean-Claude Killy Flag of France.svg  France 1:42.741:46.543:29.28
Silver medal icon.svg Willy Favre Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 1:43.941:47.563:31.50+2.22
Bronze medal icon.svg Heini Messner Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 1:45.161:46.673:31.83+2.55
4 Guy Périllat Flag of France.svg  France 1:44.781:47.283:32.06+2.78
5 Billy Kidd Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:45.911:46.463:32.37+3.09
6 Karl Schranz Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 1:45.281:47.803:33.08+3.80
7 Dumeng Giovanoli Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 1:46.131:47.423:33.55+4.27
8 Gerhard Nenning Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 1:46.471:47.143:33.61+4.33
9 Georges Mauduit Flag of France.svg  France 1:44.861:48.923:33.78+4.50
10 Jimmy Heuga Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:45.461:48.433:33.89+4.61
11 Bruno Piazzalunga Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1:45.951:48.573:34.52+5.24
12 Edy Bruggmann Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 1:46.001:48.913:34.91+5.63
13 Andrzej Bachleda Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 1:46.461:49.253:35.71+6.43
14 Spider Sabich Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:46.341:49.813:36.15+6.87
15 Rick Chaffee Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:46.441:49.753:36.19+6.91
16 Rune Lindström Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1:46.941:50.113:37.05+7.77
17 Gerhard Mussner Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1:47.271:49.933:37.20+7.92
18 Peter Duncan Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1:47.061:51.113:38.17+8.89
19 Håkon Mjøen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 1:47.631:50.713:38.34+9.06
20 Olle Rolén Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1:47.521:50.833:38.35+9.07
21 Scott Henderson Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1:47.851:50.653:38.50+9.22
22 Willi Lesch Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  West Germany 1:47.481:51.353:38.83+9.55
23 Luggi Leitner Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  West Germany 1:47.641:51.213:38.85+9.57
24 Sepp Heckelmiller Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  West Germany 1:48.251:50.703:38.95+9.67
25 Jon Terje Øverland Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 1:49.301:50.273:39.57+10.29
26 Ivo Mahlknecht Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1:49.041:51.043:40.08+10.80
27 Milan Pažout Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 1:48.981:51.343:40.32+11.04
28 Stefan Kälin Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 1:48.981:51.443:40.42+11.14
29 Bjarne Strand Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 1:49.691:51.483:41.17+11.89
30 Raimo Manninen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 1:49.921:52.113:42.03+12.75
31 Josef Gassner Flag of Liechtenstein (1937-1982).svg  Liechtenstein 1:51.101:51.283:42.38+13.10
32 Wolfgang Ender Flag of Liechtenstein (1937-1982).svg  Liechtenstein 1:50.571:52.863:43.43+14.15
33 Malcolm Milne Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 1:51.251:52.603:43.85+14.57
34 Jaroslav Janda Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 1:52.201:52.073:44.27+14.99
35 Jeremy Palmer-Tomkinson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1:53.241:51.063:44.30+15.02
36 Ulf Ekstam Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 1:53.091:52.663:45.75+16.47
37 Ryszard Ćwikła Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 1:51.791:54.173:45.96+16.68
38 Francisco Fernández Ochoa Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 1:52.571:53.403:45.97+16.69
39 Bengt-Erik Grahn Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1:48.681:57.783:46.46+17.18
40 Tsuneo Noto Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 1:52.551:54.103:46.65+17.37
41 Eberhard Riedel Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  East Germany 1:55.591:51.083:46.67+17.39
42 Aurelio García Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 1:51.571:56.613:48.18+18.90
43 Blaž Jakopič Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 1:53.771:54.773:48.54+19.26
44 Antonio Campaña Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 1:53.771:55.183:48.95+19.67
45 Vasily Melnikov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 1:52.421:56.553:48.97+19.69
46 Viktor Belyakov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 1:55.721:53.553:49.27+19.99
47 Tomio Sasaki Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 1:53.161:56.993:50.15+20.87
48 Richard Leatherbee Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 1:53.531:57.183:50.71+21.43
49 Dan Cristea Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 1:54.661:56.983:51.64+22.36
50 Yoshiharu Fukuhara Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 1:53.961:58.013:51.97+22.69
51 Mario Vera Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 1:56.461:56.043:52.50+23.22
52 Andrej Klinar Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 1:55.891:56.943:52.83+23.55
Andrey Belokrinkin Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 1:56.471:56.36
54 Luke O'Reilly Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1:56.251:57.773:54.02+24.74
55 Dorin Munteanu Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 1:55.781:59.183:54.96+25.68
56 Albert Frick Flag of Liechtenstein (1937-1982).svg  Liechtenstein 1:57.751:58.153:55.90+26.62
57 Hans-Walter Schädler Flag of Liechtenstein (1937-1982).svg  Liechtenstein 2:01.381:55.583:56.96+27.68
58 Jože Gazvoda Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 1:58.261:58.893:57.15+27.87
59 Jorge Rodríguez Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 1:57.921:59.323:57.24+27.96
60 Ian Todd Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1:59.661:57.813:57.47+28.19
61 Roberto Thostrup Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 1:58.921:58.703:57.62+28.34
62 Julian Vasey Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1:59.442:00.293:59.73+30.45
63 Gustavo Ezquerra Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 1:59.602:00.514:00.11+30.83
64 Petar Angelov Flag of Bulgaria (1967-1971).svg  Bulgaria 1:59.872:01.964:01.83+32.55
65 Jeremy Bujakowski Flag of India.svg  India 2:01.452:00.484:01.93+32.65
66 Félipe Briones Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 2:01.832:01.974:03.80+34.52
67 Reynir Brynjólfsson Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 2:04.732:00.584:05.31+36.03
68 Ivar Sigmundsson Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 2:03.422:02.444:05.86+36.58
69 Kristinn Benediktsson Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 2:05.842:03.034:08.87+39.59
70 Fayzollah Band Ali State Flag of Iran (1964-1980).svg  Iran 2:05.442:04.644:10.08+40.80
71 Lotfollah Kia Shemshaki State Flag of Iran (1964-1980).svg  Iran 2:05.102:07.454:12.55+43.27
72 Björn Olsen Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 2:05.792:10.814:16.60+47.32
73 Ovaness Meguerdonian State Flag of Iran (1964-1980).svg  Iran 2:08.102:08.584:16.68+47.40
74 Michael Dennis Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 2:08.692:09.434:18.12+48.84
75 Thomas Huppert Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 2:07.602:13.204:20.80+51.52
76 Murray Gardner Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 2:13.372:07.904:21.27+51.99
77 Ali Saveh State Flag of Iran (1964-1980).svg  Iran 2:17.782:05.944:23.72+54.44
78 Athanasios Tsimikalis Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Greece 2:14.102:10.984:25.08+55.80
79 Dimitrios Pappos Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Greece 2:16.222:15.864:32.08+62.80
80 Moussa Jaalouk Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 2:15.542:17.894:33.43+64.15
81 Nagib Barrak Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 2:14.842:24.064:38.90+69.62
82 Ahmet Kıbıl Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 2:19.692:20.544:40.23+70.95
83 Said Housni Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 2:24.402:16.284:40.68+71.40
84 Mehmet Yıldırım Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 2:23.152:23.714:46.86+77.58
85 Ghassan Keyrouz Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 2:22.432:24.764:47.19+77.91
86 Hassan Lahmaoui Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 2:24.972:23.694:48.66+79.38
87 Zeki Erylıdırım Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 2:37.072:29.725:06.79+97.51
88 Eo Jae-sik Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea 2:45.532:21.455:06.98+97.70
- Werner Bleiner Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 1:46.56DQ--
- Rod Hebron Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1:47.07DNF--
- Lars Olsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1:48.69DQ--
- Renato Valentini Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1:50.03DNS--
- Bernard Orcel Flag of France.svg  France DQ---
- Gerhard Prinzing Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  West Germany DQ---
- Keith Shepherd Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada DQ---
- Otto Tschudi Flag of Norway.svg  Norway DNF---
- Robert Palmer Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand DNF---
- Mohamed Aomar Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco DNF---
- Mimoun Ouitot Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco DNF---
- Yoshinari Kida Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan DQ---
- Özer Ateşçi Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey DQ---
Source: [1]

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