Biathlon at the 1968 Winter Olympics – Individual
Men's biathlon individual at the X Olympic Winter Games | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Autrans | ||||||||||||
Dates | 12 February | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 60 from 16 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 1:13:45.9 | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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The men's 20 kilometre individual biathlon competition at the 1968 Winter Olympics was held on 12 February, at Autrans. Each miss of the target cost two minutes, while hitting the outer circle cost one minute.[1][2]
Results
Two relatively inexperienced biathletes dominated the individual event. Magnar Solberg was one of only two men to shoot clear, and had the second fastest ski time, more than two minutes faster than the third best time. Aleksandr Tikhonov skied a minute faster than Solberg, but took two minutes in penalties, and ended up with silver, nearly four minutes ahead of their closest pursuer. Vladimir Gundartsev took bronze for the Soviet union, two minutes in penalties complementing the fifth-fastest ski time. Defending world champion Viktor Mamatov, and world silver medalist Stanisław Szczepaniak each took just one minute in penalties, but their ski times left them on the outside of the medals, Szczepaniak in 4th and Mamatov in 7th.[1]
Rank | Bib | Name | Country | Ski Time | Penalties | Result | Deficit |
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![]() | 3 | Magnar Solberg | ![]() | 1:13:45.9 | 0 (0+0+0+0) | 1:13:45.9 | – |
![]() | 1 | Aleksandr Tikhonov | ![]() | 1:12:40.4 | 2 (1+1+0+0) | 1:14:40.4 | +54.5 |
![]() | 31 | Vladimir Gundartsev | ![]() | 1:16:27.4 | 2 (0+0+1+1) | 1:18:27.4 | +4:41.5 |
4 | 2 | Stanisław Szczepaniak | ![]() | 1:17:56.8 | 1 (0+0+1+0) | 1:18:56.8 | +5:10.9 |
5 | 25 | Arve Kinnari | ![]() | 1:17:47.9 | 2 (0+0+1+1) | 1:19:47.9 | +6:02.0 |
6 | 16 | Nikolay Puzanov | ![]() | 1:17:14.5 | 3 (0+1+1+1) | 1:20:14.5 | +6:28.6 |
7 | 58 | Viktor Mamatov | ![]() | 1:19:20.8 | 1 (1+0+0+0) | 1:20:20.8 | +6:34.9 |
8 | 17 | Stanisław Łukaszczyk | ![]() | 1:16:28.1 | 4 (2+1+1+0) | 1:20:28.1 | +6:42.2 |
9 | 38 | Kalevi Vähäkylä | ![]() | 1:17:56.5 | 3 (0+2+0+1) | 1:20:56.5 | +7:10.6 |
10 | 8 | Horst Koschka | ![]() | 1:18:37.7 | 3 (1+1+1+0) | 1:21:37.7 | +7:51.8 |
11 | 42 | Jon Istad | ![]() | 1:19:43.1 | 2 (0+1+1+0) | 1:21:43.1 | +7:57.2 |
12 | 5 | Theo Merkel | ![]() | 1:18:10.5 | 4 (3+0+1+0) | 1:22:10.5 | +8:24.6 |
13 | 57 | Ola Wærhaug | ![]() | 1:19:12.9 | 3 (0+2+1+0) | 1:22:12.9 | +8:27.0 |
14 | 11 | Constantin Carabela | ![]() | 1:22:52.2 | 0 (0+0+0+0) | 1:22:52.2 | +9:06.3 |
15 | 40 | Pavel Ploc | ![]() | 1:18:05.0 | 5 (1+0+0+4) | 1:23:05.0 | +9:19.1 |
16 | 6 | Roger Bean | ![]() | 1:19:07.5 | 5 (2+3+0+0) | 1:24:07.5 | +10:21.6 |
17 | 10 | Lars-Göran Arwidson | ![]() | 1:18:08.9 | 6 (0+3+0+3) | 1:24:08.9 | +10:23.0 |
18 | 19 | Dieter Speer | ![]() | 1:18:13.3 | 6 (2+2+1+1) | 1:24:13.3 | +10:27.4 |
19 | 24 | Olle Petrusson | ![]() | 1:18:31.2 | 6 (3+0+2+1) | 1:24:31.2 | +10:45.3 |
20 | 41 | Holmfrid Olsson | ![]() | 1:19:01.8 | 6 (2+2+2+0) | 1:25:01.8 | +11:15.9 |
21 | 53 | Hansjörg Knauthe | ![]() | 1:23:04.9 | 2 (1+1+0+0) | 1:25:04.9 | +11:19.0 |
22 | 26 | Vilmoş Gheorghe | ![]() | 1:20:07.3 | 6 (3+0+3+0) | 1:26:07.3 | +12:21.4 |
23 | 50 | Gheorghe Cimpoia | ![]() | 1:25:36.5 | 1 (0+0+1+0) | 1:26:36.5 | +12:50.6 |
24 | 44 | Heinz Kluge | ![]() | 1:19:55.2 | 7 (0+1+1+5) | 1:26:55.2 | +13:09.3 |
25 | 14 | Yrjö Salpakari | ![]() | 1:20:11.6 | 7 (2+1+2+2) | 1:27:11.6 | +13:25.7 |
26 | 28 | Ragnar Tveiten | ![]() | 1:16:17.4 | 11 (4+0+2+5) | 1:27:17.4 | +13:31.5 |
27 | 29 | Ralph Wakley | ![]() | 1:22:32.9 | 5 (1+1+3+0) | 1:27:32.9 | +13:47.0 |
28 | 27 | Miki Shibuya | ![]() | 1:21:37.1 | 6 (1+1+4+0) | 1:27:37.1 | +13:51.2 |
29 | 39 | Nicolae Bărbăşescu | ![]() | 1:24:05.3 | 4 (2+0+0+2) | 1:28:05.3 | +14:19.4 |
30 | 60 | Nore Westin | ![]() | 1:21:09.4 | 7 (1+2+2+2) | 1:28:09.4 | +14:23.5 |
31 | 54 | Mauno Luukkonen | ![]() | 1:19:15.8 | 9 (4+2+3+0) | 1:28:15.8 | +14:29.9 |
32 | 35 | Gerhard Gehring | ![]() | 1:20:26.8 | 8 (2+1+2+3) | 1:28:26.8 | +14:40.9 |
33 | 9 | Isao Ono | ![]() | 1:20:47.8 | 8 (2+0+1+5) | 1:28:47.8 | +15:01.9 |
34 | 46 | Shozo Okuyama | ![]() | 1:21:51.0 | 7 (3+0+2+2) | 1:28:51.0 | +15:05.1 |
35 | 30 | Jean-Claude Viry | ![]() | 1:19:16.2 | 10 (2+4+1+3) | 1:29:16.2 | +15:30.3 |
36 | 34 | Frederick Andrew | ![]() | 1:22:21.3 | 7 (1+0+2+4) | 1:29:21.3 | +15:35.4 |
37 | 4 | Bill Spencer | ![]() | 1:20:17.7 | 10 (2+3+1+4) | 1:30:17.7 | +16:31.8 |
38 | 32 | Bayanjavyn Damdinjav | ![]() | 1:24:30.7 | 6 (1+3+1+1) | 1:30:30.7 | +16:44.8 |
39 | 23 | Xaver Kraus | ![]() | 1:18:40.2 | 12 (4+3+2+3) | 1:30:40.2 | +16:54.3 |
40 | 37 | Paul Ernst | ![]() | 1:25:47.9 | 6 (1+4+1+0) | 1:31:47.9 | +18:02.0 |
41 | 49 | Herbert Hindelang | ![]() | 1:21:48.5 | 10 (3+5+1+1) | 1:31:48.5 | +18:02.6 |
42 | 13 | Aimé Gruet-Masson | ![]() | 1:20:50.4 | 11 (3+4+3+1) | 1:31:50.4 | +18:04.5 |
43 | 51 | Hajime Yoshimura | ![]() | 1:23:05.5 | 9 (3+3+2+1) | 1:32:05.5 | +18:19.6 |
44 | 18 | Alan Notley | ![]() | 1:25:23.1 | 7 (7+0+0+0) | 1:32:23.1 | +18:37.2 |
45 | 48 | Edward Williams | ![]() | 1:23:24.5 | 9 (2+5+0+2) | 1:32:24.5 | +18:38.6 |
46 | 7 | Esko Karu | ![]() | 1:21:42.9 | 11 (1+3+2+5) | 1:32:42.9 | +18:57.0 |
47 | 55 | Horst Schneider | ![]() | 1:24:49.6 | 9 (3+2+1+3) | 1:33:49.6 | +20:03.7 |
48 | 47 | Józef Stopka | ![]() | 1:22:17.7 | 12 (4+4+3+1) | 1:34:17.7 | +20:31.8 |
49 | 33 | Jonathan Chaffee | ![]() | 1:23:21.1 | 11 (3+2+4+2) | 1:34:21.1 | +20:35.2 |
50 | 20 | Adolf Scherwitzl | ![]() | 1:30:21.7 | 4 (2+0+1+1) | 1:34:21.7 | +20:35.8 |
51 | 43 | George Ede | ![]() | 1:26:41.8 | 8 (2+2+4+0) | 1:34:41.8 | +20:55.9 |
52 | 21 | Bizyaagiin Dashgai | ![]() | 1:26:55.8 | 8 (5+2+1+0) | 1:34:55.8 | +21:09.9 |
53 | 52 | James Boyde | ![]() | 1:27:02.0 | 8 (3+2+2+1) | 1:35:02.0 | +21:16.1 |
54 | 15 | George Rattai | ![]() | 1:24:03.0 | 11 (1+5+2+3) | 1:35:03.0 | +21:17.1 |
55 | 22 | Ladislav Žižka | ![]() | 1:21:45.3 | 14 (7+5+0+2) | 1:35:45.3 | +21:59.4 |
56 | 12 | Franz Vetter | ![]() | 1:16:25.0 | 20 (5+5+5+5) | 1:36:25.0 | +22:39.1 |
57 | 59 | Louis Romand | ![]() | 1:25:55.2 | 12 (4+2+3+3) | 1:37:55.2 | +24:09.3 |
58 | 36 | Guy Duraffourg | ![]() | 1:23:51.4 | 18 (5+7+4+2) | 1:41:51.4 | +28:05.5 |
59 | 56 | Marcus Halliday | ![]() | 1:23:40.5 | 19 (5+1+7+6) | 1:42:40.5 | +28:54.6 |
– | 45 | Józef Gąsienica Sobczak | ![]() | DNF |
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References
- ^ a b c "Rapport Officiel Xes Jeux Olympiques D'Hiver 1968 Grenoble" (PDF). Comité d'organisation des Xemes jeux olympiques d'hiver. LA84 Foundation. 1968. Retrieved September 20, 2013.
- ^ "Biathlon at the 1968 Grenoble Winter Games: Men's 20 kilometres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 31 May 2019.