Bobsleigh at the 1968 Winter Olympics – Two-man
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{{Infobox Olympic event
|event = Two-man
|games = 1968 Winter
|image = Bobsleigh pictogram.svg
|image_size = 100px
|venue = L'Alpe d'Huez
|dates = 8–11 February 1968
|competitors = 44
|nations = 11
|win_value = 4:41.54
|gold = Eugenio Monti, Luciano De Paolis
|goldNOC= ITA
|silver = Horst Floth, Pepi Bader
|silverNOC = FRG
|bronze = Ion Panţuru, Nicolae Neagoe
|bronzeNOC = ROU
|prev = 1964
|next = 1972
|}}
{{Bobsleigh at the 1968 Winter Olympics}}
The Two-man bobsleigh competition at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble was held on 4 and 5 February, at L'Alpe d'Huez.{{cite web
| title = Rapport Officiel Xes Jeux Olympiques D'Hiver 1968 Grenoble
| url = http://library.la84.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1968/or1968.pdf
| publisher = LA84 Foundation
| work = Comité d'organisation des Xemes jeux olympiques d'hiver
| year = 1968
| accessdate = 1 February 2014}}{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1968/BOB/mens-two.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417204837/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1968/BOB/mens-two.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Bobsleigh at the 1968 Grenoble Winter Games: Men's Two |accessdate=9 April 2018 |work=Sports Reference}} There was a tie for first place. Despite initially ruling that both teams would be awarded the gold medals, the judges awarded the sole gold to the Italian team based on their fastest single heat time. Panturu and Neagoe are the only Romanians to medal at the Winter Olympics as of the 2022 Games.
Results
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! Rank !! Country !! Athletes!! Run 1 !! Run 2 !! Run 3 !! Run 4 !! Total | |||||||
{{gold1}} | align=left| {{FlagIOC|ITA|1968 Winter|ITA-1}} | align=left| Eugenio Monti Luciano De Paolis | 70.13 | 70.72 | 70.64 | 70.05 | 4:41.54 |
{{silver2}} | align=left| {{FlagIOC|FRG|1968 Winter|FRG-1}} | align=left| Horst Floth Pepi Bader | 70.76 | 70.43 | 70.20 | 70.15 | 4:41.54 |
{{bronze3}} | align=left| {{FlagIOC|ROU|1968 Winter|ROU-1}} | align=left| Ion Panţuru Nicolae Neagoe | 70.20 | 71.62 | 71.31 | 71.33 | 4:44.46 |
4 | align=left| {{FlagIOC|AUT|1968 Winter|AUT-1}} | align=left| Erwin Thaler Reinhold Durnthaler | 71.27 | 71.26 | 70.72 | 71.88 | 4:45.13 |
5 | align=left| {{FlagIOC|GBR|1968 Winter|GBR-1}} | align=left| Tony Nash Robin Dixon | 70.57 | 71.60 | 71.77 | 71.22 | 4:45.16 |
6 | align=left| {{FlagIOC|USA|1968 Winter|USA-1}} | align=left| Paul Lamey Robert Huscher | 71.30 | 71.54 | 71.04 | 72.15 | 4:46.03 |
7 | align=left| {{FlagIOC|FRG|1968 Winter|FRG-2}} | align=left| Wolfgang Zimmerer Peter Utzschneider | 72.36 | 71.94 | 70.77 | 71.33 | 4:46.40 |
8 | align=left| {{FlagIOC|AUT|1968 Winter|AUT-2}} | align=left| Max Kaltenberger Fritz Dinkhauser | 71.34 | 72.15 | 71.00 | 72.14 | 4:46.63 |
9 | align=left| {{FlagIOC|SUI|1968 Winter|SUI-1}} | align=left| Jean Wicki Hans Candrian | 70.60 | 71.72 | 72.01 | 72.65 | 4:46.98 |
10 | align=left| {{FlagIOC|SUI|1968 Winter|SUI-2}} | align=left| René Stadler Max Forster | 71.60 | 72.74 | 72.36 | 72.46 | 4:49.16 |
11 | align=left| {{FlagIOC|USA|1968 Winter|USA-2}} | align=left| Howard Clifton Michael Luce | 72.10 | 72.18 | 71.88 | 73.15 | 4:49.31 |
12 | align=left| {{FlagIOC|ITA|1968 Winter|ITA-2}} | align=left| Rinaldo Ruatti Sergio Mocellini | 71.80 | 72.29 | 73.27 | 72.95 | 4:50.31 |
13 | align=left| {{FlagIOC|ESP|1968 Winter|ESP-2}} | align=left| José María Palomo José Manuel Pérez | 71.97 | 72.60 | 74.34 | 72.25 | 4:51.16 |
14 | align=left| {{FlagIOC|SWE|1968 Winter|SWE-1}} | align=left| Rolf Höglund Börje Hedblom | 72.77 | 73.17 | 72.62 | 72.63 | 4:51.19 |
15 | align=left| {{FlagIOC|GBR|1968 Winter|GBR-2}} | align=left| John Blockey Mike Freeman | 72.06 | 72.25 | 73.79 | 73.17 | 4:51.27 |
16 | align=left| {{FlagIOC|FRA|1968 Winter|FRA-1}} | align=left| Bertrand Croset Henri Sirvain | 72.36 | 72.79 | 72.35 | 73.78 | 4:51.28 |
17 | align=left| {{FlagIOC|ESP|1968 Winter|ESP-1}} | align=left| Eugenio Baturone Maximiliano Jones | 72.76 | 74.30 | 72.81 | 71.67 | 4:51.54 |
18 | align=left| {{FlagIOC|SWE|1968 Winter|SWE-2}} | align=left| Carl-Erik Eriksson Eric Wennerberg | 72.75 | 72.69 | 72.84 | 73.41 | 4:51.69 |
19 | align=left| {{FlagIOC|CAN|1968 Winter|CAN-1}} | align=left| Purvis McDougall Bob Storey | 73.89 | 72.80 | 73.68 | 73.73 | 4:54.10 |
20 | align=left| {{FlagIOC|FRA|1968 Winter|FRA-2}} | align=left| Gérard Christaud-Pipola Jacques Christaud-Pipola | 71.24 | 94.47 | 72.49 | 73.47 | 5:11.67 |
– | align=left| {{FlagIOC|ROU|1968 Winter|ROU-2}} | align=left| Romeo Nedelcu Gheorghe Maftei | ? | ? | ? | DNF | – |
– | align=left| {{FlagIOC|CAN|1968 Winter|CAN-2}} | align=left| Hans Gehrig Harry Goetschi | DQ | – | – | – | – |
References
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{{Footer Olympic Champions Bobsleigh Two-man}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bobsleigh at the 1968 Winter Olympics - Two-man}}