Cross-country skiing at the 1968 Winter Olympics – Men's 50 kilometre
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Men's 50 kilometre at the X Olympic Winter Games | ||||||||||
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Venue | Autrans | |||||||||
Dates | 17 February | |||||||||
Competitors | 51 | |||||||||
Winning time | 2:28:45.8 | |||||||||
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The men's 50 kilometre cross-country skiing competition at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France, was held on Saturday 17 February at Autrans.[1] Gjermund Eggen of Norway was the defending World champion while Sixten Jernberg of Sweden was the defending Olympic champion.[2]
Each skier started at half a minute intervals, skiing the entire 50 kilometre course. Of the 51 athletes who started the race, 4 did not finish.
Ole Ellefsæter of Norway took his second gold medal of the Games after being a part of Norway's winning team in the 4×10 kilometre relay earlier in the games.