Yugoslavia at the 1968 Winter Olympics

Yugoslavia at the 1968 Winter Olympics
Flag of SFR Yugoslavia
IOC code	YUG (JUG used at these Games)
NOC	Yugoslav Olympic Committee
in Grenoble
Competitors	30 (29 men, 1 woman) in 4 sports
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1994 1998 2002
Other related appearances
Croatia (1992–)  Slovenia (1992–)  Bosnia and Herzegovina (1994–)  North Macedonia (1998–)  Serbia and Montenegro (1998–2006)  Montenegro (2010–)  Serbia (2010–)  Kosovo (2018–)

Athletes from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia competed at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France.

Alpine skiing

Main article: Alpine skiing at the 1968 Winter Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Race 1		Race 2		Total
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Blaž Jakopič	Downhill					2:11.00	51
Jože Gazvoda						2:10.51	47
Andrej Klinar						2:09.61	41
Jože Gazvoda	Giant Slalom	1:58.26	62	1:58.89	59	3:57.15	58
Andrej Klinar		1:55.89	56	1:56.94	49	3:52.83	52
Blaž Jakopič		1:53.77	49	1:54.77	42	3:48.54	43

Men's slalom

Athlete	Heat 1		Heat 2		Final
	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time 1	Rank	Time 2	Rank	Total	Rank
Jože Gazvoda	DSQ	–	59.82	3	did not advance
Andrej Klinar	58.16	4	59.36	2	did not advance
Blaž Jakopič	57.17	3	55.07	1 QF	54.26	37	1:03.22	31	1:57.48	28

Women

Athlete	Event	Race 1		Race 2		Total
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Majda Ankele	Downhill					1:52.13	36
Majda Ankele	Giant Slalom					2:02.44	29
Majda Ankele	Slalom	43.33	13	48.27	10	1:31.60	12

Cross-country skiing

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

Men

Event	Athlete	Race
		Time	Rank
15 km	Mirko Bavče	53:10.7	45
	Janez Mlinar	52:54.4	43
	Alojz Kerštajn	52:31.7	40
30 km	Mirko Bavče	1'47:48.9	49
	Janez Mlinar	1'46:43.2	47
	Alojz Kerštajn	1'46:09.5	44
50 km	Janez Mlinar	DNF	–
	Alojz Kerštajn	2'43:54.1	35

Ice hockey

Main article: Ice hockey at the 1968 Winter Olympics

First round

Finland - Yugoslavia 11:2 (3:0, 6:0, 2:2)
Goalscorers: Lasse Oksanen 2, Esa Peltonen 2, Matti Reunamaki 2, Juhani Wahlsten, Veli-Pekka Ketola, Matti Keinonen, Matti Harju, Pekka Leimu - Albin Felc, Franc Smolej.

Consolation Round

Teams in this group play for 9th-14th places.

Rank	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
9	Yugoslavia	5	5	0	0	33	9	10
10	Japan	5	4	1	0	27	12	8
11	Norway	5	3	2	0	15	15	6
12	Romania	5	2	3	0	22	23	4
13	Austria	5	1	4	0	12	27	2
14	France	5	0	5	0	9	32	0

Yugoslavia – Japan 5:1 (2:0, 0:0, 3:1)
Goalscorers: Tisler 2, Beravs, Felc, Mlakar – Iwamoto.

Yugoslavia – Austria 6:0 (2:0, 2:0, 2:0)
Goalscorers: Ivo Jan 3, Roman Smolej, Tisler, Klinar.

France – Yugoslavia 1:10 (0:6, 0:1, 1:3)
Goalscorers: Itzicsohn – Tisler 3, Ivo Jan 2, Felc 2, Beravs, Roman Smolej, Hiti.

Yugoslavia – Romania 9:5 (5:3, 1:1, 3:1)
Goalscorers: Roman Smolej 2, Tisler 2, Felc 2, Ivo Jan, Hiti, Jug – Iuliu Szabo 2, Tekei, Florescu, Geza Szabo.

Yugoslavia – Norway 3:2 (1:1, 0:0, 2:1)
Goalscorers: Hiti, Franz Smolej, Ivo Jan - Dalsören, Bjölbak.

Contestants

9. YUGOSLAVIA
Goaltenders: Anton Jože Gale, Rudolf Knez.
Defence: Franc-Rado Razinger, Ivo Jan, Ivan Rataj, Viktor Ravnik, Lado Jug.
Forwards: Franc Smolej, Bogomir Jan, Boris Renaud, Albin Felc, Viktor Tišler, Rudi Hiti, Slavko Beravs, Miroslav Gojanovič, Roman Smolej, Janez Mlakar, Ciril Klinar.

Ski jumping

Main article: Ski jumping at the 1968 Winter Olympics

Athlete	Event	Jump 1		Jump 2		Total
		Distance	Points	Distance	Points	Points	Rank
Peter Eržen	Normal hill	73.0 (fall)	67.6	70.5	95.6	163.2	51
Marjan Mesec		73.5	96.9	69.0	88.2	170.1	46
Marjan Pečar		76.5	104.7	61.0	65.4	185.1	38
Ludvik Zajc		76.5	106.2	71.5	99.2	205.4	14
Marjan Pečar	Large hill	91.0	93.8	81.5	79.0	172.8	39
Peter Štefančić		94.0	94.0	85.0	79.4	173.4	38
Peter Eržen		96.0	103.8	87.5 (fall)	57.9	161.7	44
Ludvik Zajc		96.5	104.0	93.5	99.8	203.8	9

References

• Official Olympic Reports
• International Olympic Committee results database
• Olympic Winter Games 1968, full results by sports-reference.com