Denmark at the 1968 Winter Olympics

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Denmark at the
1968 Winter Olympics
The flag of Denmark
The flag of Denmark
IOC codeDEN
NOCNational Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark
Websitewww.dif.dk (in Danish and English)
in Grenoble
Competitors3 (2 men, 1 woman) in 1 sport
Flag bearerKirsten Carlsen[1]
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (
overview)

10 km
races. She had the best performance of any of them with her 32nd-place finish in the 10 km event.

Background

Denmark has been part of the Olympic movement since the beginning, having sent three athletes to the

National Olympic Committees.[5] The Danish delegation to Grenoble consisted of three cross-country skiers; Apollo Lynge, Kirsten Carlsen, and Svend Carlsen.[6] Kirsten Carlsen was the flagbearer for the opening ceremony.[3] The two Carlsens' were husband and wife.[7][8]

Cross-country skiing

Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 1968 Winter Olympics

Apollo Lynge was 28 years old at the time of the Grenoble Games, and was making his only Olympic appearance.[9][10] Svend Carlsen was 29 years of age, and was making his second appearance at an Olympics, having skied the same two races four years earlier for Denmark at the 1964 Winter Olympics[8][11] The two men raced the same programme, the 30 kilometers on 7 February, and the 15 kilometers on 10 February. In the 30 kilometers race, Lynge finished in 1 hour, 55 minutes, and 40.0 seconds; Carlsen did better, finishing in 1 hour, 50 minutes and 51.8 seconds. Out of 63 classified finishers Lynge was in 62nd place and Carlsen in 53rd. The gold medal was won by Franco Nones of Italy in 1 hour, 35 minutes and 39.2 seconds; silver was won by Odd Martinsen of Norway, and bronze was taken by Eero Mäntyranta of Finland.[12] In the 15 kilometers race, their fortunes were similar. Lynge finished in 1 hour and 34.8 seconds, which placed him 67th out of 72 competitors who finished the race, while Carlsen's time was a faster 56 minutes and 9.5 seconds, good for 57th place.[13] Carlsen's 57th- and 53rd-place finishes were identical to his ranks in the same races four years before.[8] The gold medal was won by Harald Grønningen of Norway in a time of 47 minutes and 54.2 seconds, the silver was won by Mäntyranta and the bronze by Gunnar Larsson of Sweden.[13]

Women's 5 kilometers race. She finished 34th and last in a time of 19 minutes and 56.6 seconds; Gustafsson won another gold medal, this time in 16 minutes and 45.2 seconds; Berit Mørdre of Norway took silver, and fellow Norwegian Inger Aufles won the bronze.[16]

Event Athlete Race
Time Rank
Men's 15 km Apollo Lynge 1:00:34.8 67
Svend Carlsen 56:09.5 57
Men's 30 km Apollo Lynge 1:55:40.0 62
Svend Carlsen 1:50:51.8 53
Women's 5 km
 Kirsten Carlsen 19:56.6 34
Women's 10 km
 Kirsten Carlsen 46:56.2 32

See also

References

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    . Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Denmark at the 1896 Athina Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 11 July 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d "Denmark". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 9 June 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Denmark at the 1998 Nagano Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Grenoble 1968 Winter Olympics – results & video highlights". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 6 June 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  6. ^ "Denmark at the 1968 Grenoble Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 11 July 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  7. ^ a b "Kirsten Carlsen Bio, Stats, and Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 8 February 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  8. ^ a b c "Svend Carlsen Bio, Stats, and Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 11 July 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  9. ^ "Apollo Lynge Bio, Stats, and Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 11 June 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  10. ^ "Apollo LYNGE – Olympic Cross Country Skiing – Denmark". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 20 November 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  11. ^ "Svend CARLSEN – Olympic Cross Country Skiing – Denmark". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 20 November 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  12. ^ "Cross Country Skiing at the 1968 Grenoble Winter Games: Men's 30 kilometres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 14 April 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  13. ^ a b "Cross Country Skiing at the 1968 Grenoble Winter Games: Men's 15 kilometres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 14 April 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  14. ^ "Kirsten CARLSEN – Olympic Cross Country Skiing – Denmark". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 20 November 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  15. ^ "Cross Country Skiing at the 1968 Grenoble Winter Games: Women's 10 kilometres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 9 February 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  16. ^ "Cross Country Skiing at the 1968 Grenoble Winter Games: Women's 5 kilometres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 14 April 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
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