Cross-country skiing at the 1968 Winter Olympics – Men's 30 kilometre
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Men's 30 kilometre at the X Olympic Winter Games | ||||||||||
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Venue | Autrans | |||||||||
Dates | 7 February | |||||||||
Competitors | 66 from 22 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 1:35:39.2 | |||||||||
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The men's 30 kilometre cross-country skiing competition at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France, was held on Wednesday 7 February at Autrans.[1][2]
Each skier started at half a minute intervals, skiing the entire 30 kilometre course. Eero Mäntyranta of Finland was the 1966 World champion and also the defending Olympic champion from the 1964 Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria.[3]