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

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

Women's giant slalom
at the X Olympic Winter Games
Left-right:Famose, Greene, Bochatay
VenueChamrousse
DateFebruary 15
Competitors47 from 18 nations
Winning time1:51.97
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Nancy Greene  Canada
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Annie Famose  France
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Fernande Bochatay  Switzerland
← 1964
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Women's Giant Slalom
LocationChamrousse
Vertical   440 m (1,444 ft)
Top elevation2,090 m (6,857 ft)  
Base elevation1,650 m (5,413 ft)

The defending world champion was Marielle Goitschel of France, while Canada's Nancy Greene was the defending World Cup giant slalom champion, who also led the current season, along with Switzerland's Fernande Bochatay.[3][4]

Results edit

Rank Name Country Time Difference
  Nancy Greene   Canada 1:51.97 +0.00
  Annie Famose   France 1:54.61 +2.64
  Fernande Bochatay   Switzerland 1:54.74 +2.77
4 Florence Steurer   France 1:54.75 +2.78
5 Olga Pall   Austria 1:55.61 +3.64
6 Isabelle Mir   France 1:56.07 +4.10
7 Marielle Goitschel   France 1:56.09 +4.12
8 Divina Galica   Great Britain 1:56.58 +4.61
9 Gertrud Gabl   Austria 1:56.85 +4.88
10 Burgl Färbinger   West Germany 1:57.20 +5.23
11 Brigitte Seiwald   Austria 1:57.26 +5.29
12 Judy Nagel   United States 1:57.39 +5.42
13 Annerösli Zryd   Switzerland 1:57.60 +5.63
14 Giustina Demetz   Italy 1:57.86 +5.89
15 Christine Laprell   West Germany 1:58.12 +6.15
16 Karen Dokka   Canada 1:58.36 +6.39
17 Suzy Chaffee   United States 1:58.38 +6.41
18 Margret Hafen   West Germany 1:58.47 +6.50
19 Vreni Inäbnit   Switzerland 1:58.50 +6.53
20 Rosi Mittermaier   West Germany 1:58.75 +6.78
21 Kiki Cutter   United States 1:59.52 +7.55
22 Wendy Allen   United States 2:00.03 +8.06
23 Glorianda Cipolla   Italy 2:00.07 +8.10
24 Felicity Field   Great Britain 2:00.55 +8.58
25 Judi Leinweber   Canada 2:00.57 +8.60
26 Gina Hathorn   Great Britain 2:00.80 +8.83
27 Lisi Pall   Austria 2:00.91 +8.94
28 Aud Hvammen   Norway 2:01.30 +9.33
29 Majda Ankele   Yugoslavia 2:02.44 +10.47
30 Helen Jamieson   Great Britain 2:02.99 +11.02
31 Lotte Nogler   Italy 2:04.87 +12.90
32 Clotilde Fasolis   Italy 2:05.20 +13.23
33 Marta Bühler   Liechtenstein 2:06.20 +14.23
34 Alfina Sukhanova   Soviet Union 2:06.48 +14.51
35 Ingrid Sundberg   Sweden 2:08.54 +16.57
36 Mihoko Otsue   Japan 2:10.56 +18.59
37 Irene Viaene   Argentina 2:11.68 +19.71
38 Helga María Sista   Argentina 2:11.75 +19.78
39 Galina Sidorova   Soviet Union 2:12.01 +20.04
40 Nina Merkulova   Soviet Union 2:12.71 +20.74
41 Verena Vogt   Chile 2:13.18 +21.21
42 Anne Reid   New Zealand 2:13.30 +21.33
– Madeleine Wuilloud   Switzerland DNF –
– Ana Sabine Naumann   Argentina DNF –
– Anna Mohrová   Czechoslovakia DQ –
– Betsy Clifford   Canada DQ –
– Irina Turundayevskaya   Soviet Union DQ –
Source:[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "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.
  2. ^ "Alpine Skiing at the 1968 Grenoble Winter Games: Women's Giant Slalom". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  3. ^ "1967 World Cup standings". FIS. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  4. ^ "1966 World Championships results". FIS. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
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