Great Britain at the 1968 Winter Olympics
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland competed as Great Britain at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France. Great Britain did not win any medals at these games, the highest finish was 4th in Alpine Skiing.
| Great Britain at the 1968 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IOC code | GBR |
| NOC | British Olympic Association |
| in Grenoble | |
| Competitors | 38 (28 men, 10 women) in 7 sports |
| Flag bearer | Robin Dixon (opening) Emma Hathom (closing) |
| Medals |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
Alpine skiing
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| David Borradaile | Downhill | 2:17.31 | 56 | ||||
| Luke O'Reilly | 2:10.99 | 50 | |||||
| Ian Todd | 2:10.00 | 44 | |||||
| Jeremy Palmer-Tomkinson | 2:05.43 | 25 | |||||
| Ian Todd | Giant Slalom | 1:59.66 | 66 | 1:57.81 | 55 | 3:57.47 | 60 |
| Julian Vasey | 1:59.44 | 64 | 2:00.29 | 62 | 3:59.73 | 62 | |
| Luke O'Reilly | 1:56.25 | 57 | 1:57.77 | 53 | 3:54.02 | 54 | |
| Jeremy Palmer-Tomkinson | 1:53.24 | 47 | 1:51.06 | 24 | 3:44.20 | 35 | |
- Men's slalom
| Athlete | Heat 1 | Heat 2 | Final | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time 1 | Rank | Time 2 | Rank | Total | Rank | |
| Julian Vasey | 56.02 | 4 | 1:00.24 | 2 | Did not advance | |||||
| Luke O'Reilly | 54.35 | 4 | 56.61 | 2 | Did not advance | |||||
| Ian Todd | 57.53 | 4 | 57:58 | 2 | Did not advance | |||||
| Jeremy Palmer-Tomkinson | 54.35 | 3 | 56.14 | 1 QF | 54.19 | 36 | 1:06.93 | 32 | 2:01.12 | 30 |
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Divina Galica | Downhill | 1:49.39 | 32 | ||||
| Helen Jamieson | 1:48.03 | 26 | |||||
| Gina Hathorn | 1:44.36 | 15 | |||||
| Felicity Field | 1:42.79 | 6 | |||||
| Helen Jamieson | Giant Slalom | 2:02.99 | 30 | ||||
| Gina Hathorn | 2:00.80 | 26 | |||||
| Felicity Field | 2:00.55 | 24 | |||||
| Divina Galica | 1:56.58 | 8 | |||||
| Divina Galica | Slalom | DNF | – | – | – | DNF | – |
| Diana Tomkinson | 48.31 | 28 | 52.62 | 22 | 1:40.93 | 23 | |
| Felicity Field | 44.41 | 17 | 48.97 | 14 | 1:33.38 | 14 | |
| Gina Hathorn | 41.84 | 5 | 46.08 | 4 | 1:27.92 | 4 | |
Biathlon
- Men
| Event | Athlete | Time | Penalties | Adjusted time 1 | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 km | Marcus Halliday | 1'23:40.5 | 19 | 1'42:40.5 | 59 |
| Alan Notley | 1'25:23.1 | 7 | 1'32:23.1 | 44 | |
| Frederick Andrew | 1'22:21.3 | 7 | 1'29:21.3 | 36 | |
| Roger Bean | 1'19:07.5 | 5 | 1'24:07.5 | 16 |
- 1 One minute added per close miss (a hit in the outer ring), two minutes added per complete miss.
- Men's 4 x 7.5 km relay
| Athletes | Race | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Misses 2 | Time | Rank | |
| Marcus Halliday Alan Notley Peter Tancock Frederick Andrew |
9 | 2'34:40.9 | 12 |
- 2 A penalty loop of 200 metres had to be skied per missed target.
Bobsleigh
| Sled | Athletes | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| GBR-1 | Tony Nash Robin Dixon |
Two-man | 1:10.57 | 3 | 1:11.60 | 5 | 1:11.77 | 8 | 1:11.22 | 3 | 4:45.16 | 5 |
| GBR-2 | John Blockey Mike Freeman |
Two-man | 1:12.06 | 13 | 1:12.25 | 11 | 1:13.79 | 19 | 1:13.17 | 16 | 4:51.27 | 15 |
| Sled | Athletes | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| GBR-1 | Tony Nash Guy Renwick Robin Widdows Robin Dixon |
Four-man | 1:10.45 | 4 | 1:08.39 | 9 | 2:18.84 | 8 |
| GBR-2 | John Blockey John Brown Timothy Thorn Mike Freeman |
Four-man | 1:11.52 | 15 | 1:08.67 | 12 | 2:20.19 | 14 |
Cross-country skiing
- Men
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 15 km | Peter Tancock | 57:31.1 | 59 |
| Victor Dakin | 56:49.9 | 58 | |
Figure skating
- Men
| Athlete | CF | FS | Points | Places | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haig Oundjian | 19 | 13 | 1639.5 | 154 | 17 |
| Michael Williams | 15 | 15 | 1650.9 | 147 | 15 |
- Women
| Athlete | CF | FS | Points | Places | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frances Waghorn | 22 | 28 | 1557.2 | 211 | 24 |
| Patricia Dodd | 9 | 27 | 1634.6 | 140 | 15 |
| Sally-Anne Stapleford | 7 | 17 | 1680.9 | 105 | 11 |
- Pairs
| Athletes | SP | FS | Points | Places | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linda Bernard Raymond Wilson |
18 | 18 | 251.2 | 160 | 18 |
| Linda Connolly Colin Taylforth |
13 | 14 | 274.1 | 120 | 14 |
Luge
- Men
| Athlete | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |
| James Manclark | 1:02.99 | 41 | 1:03.12 | 41 | 1:01.83 | 40 | 3:07.94 | 40 |
| Richard Liversedge | 1:02.83 | 40 | 1:02.81 | 39 | 1:01.40 | 36 | 3:07.04 | 39 |
Speed skating
- Men
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 500 m | David Bodington | DNF | – |
| Geoff Stockdale | 42.1 | 26 | |
| John Tipper | 41.5 | 19 | |
| 1500 m | David Bodington | 2:19.1 | 53 |
| Geoff Stockdale | 2:15.6 | 43 | |
| John Tipper | 2:12.4 | 28 | |
| 5000 m | John Blewitt | 7:59.8 | 27 |
- Women
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 500 m | Patricia Tipper | 1:46.5 | 29 |
| 3000 m | Patricia Tipper | 5:49.0 | 26 |
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