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1968 Winter Olympics
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The 1968 Winter Olympics, officially known as the X Olympic Winter Games (French: Les Xes Jeux olympiques d'hiver), were a winter multi-sport event held from 6 to 18 February 1968 in Grenoble, France. Thirty-seven countries participated.
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Location | Grenoble, France |
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Nations | 37 |
Athletes | 1,158 (947 men, 211 women) |
Events | 35 in 6 sports (10 disciplines) |
Opening | 6 February 1968 |
Closing | 18 February 1968 |
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Stadium | Olympic Stadium |
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The 1968 Winter Games marked the first time the IOC permitted East and West Germany to enter separately, and the first time the IOC ordered drug and gender testing of competitors.
Norway won the most gold and overall medals, the first time since the 1952 Winter Olympics that the Soviet Union did not top the medal table by both parameters.