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Canada at the 1968 Winter Olympics

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IOC code
  
CAN

Canada at the 1968 Winter Olympics

NOC
  
Canadian Olympic Committee

Website
  
www.olympic.ca (English) (French)

Competitors
  
70 (55 men, 15 women) in 9 sports

Flag bearer
  
Nancy Greene (alpine skiing)

Medals Ranked 13th
  
Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 1 1 3

Canada competed at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France. Canada has competed at every Winter Olympic Games. This was the first Winter Olympic Games in which the new Maple Leaf Flag was used to represent the country.

Contents

Alpine skiing

Men
Men's slalom
Women

Biathlon

Men
Men's 4 x 7.5 km relay

Cross-country skiing

Men
Men's 4 × 10 km relay

Figure skating

Men
Women
Pairs

Medal Round

Canada – West Germany 6:1 (0:0, 4:1, 2:0)
Goalscorers: Bourbonnais 2, Cadieux, Dinnen, Mott, Huck – Kopf.
Referees: Seglin, Snětkov (URS)

Canada – Finland 2:5 (1:2, 0:1, 1:2)
Goalscorers: O’Shea, McMillan – Keinonen, Oksanen, J. Peltonen, Koskela, Wahlsten.
Referees: Trumble (USA), Seglin (URS)

Canada – East Germany 11:0 (4:0, 4:0, 3:0)
Goalscorers: Mott 4, Huck 2, Hargreaves, O’Shea, Bourbonnais, Monteith, H. Pinder.
Referees: Trumble (USA), Sillankorva (FIN)

Canada – USA 3:2 (1:2, 0:0, 2:0)
Goalscorers: Cadieux 2, Johnston – Pleau, Riutta.
Referees: Snětkov, Seglin (URS)

Czechoslovakia – Canada 2:3 (0:0, 0:3, 2:0)
Goalscorers: Havel, Nedomanský – Huck, Bourbonnais, Cadieux.
Referees: Trumble (USA), Sillankorva (FIN)

Sweden – Canada 0:3 (0:2, 0.0, 0:1)
Goalscorers: Johnston, G. Pinder, O‘Shea.
Referees: Sillankorva (FIN), Kořínek (TCH)

USSR – Canada 5:0 (1:0, 1:0, 3:0)
Goalscorers: Firsov 2, Mišakov, Staršinov, Zimin.
Referees: Trumble (USA), Dahlberg (SWE)

Leading scorers/Awards

IIHF Award:

Contestants

03 ! CANADA
Goaltenders: Ken Broderick, Wayne Stephenson.
Defence: Marshall Johnston, Terry O'Malley, Barry MacKenzie, Brian Glennie, Paul Conlin.
Forwards: Fran Huck, Morris Mott, Ray Cadieux, Roger Bourbonnais, Danny O'Shea, Bill MacMillan, Gary Dineen, Ted Hargreaves, Herb Pinder, Steve Monteith, Gerry Pinder.
Coach: Jackie McLeod.

Luge

Men
Women

Speed skating

Men
Women

Official Outfitter

HBC was the official outfitter of clothing for members of the Canadian Olympic team. It was HBC last Olympics until 2006.

References

Canada at the 1968 Winter Olympics Wikipedia