India at the 1968 Winter Olympics explained

Noc:IND
Nocname:Indian Olympic Association
Games:Winter Olympics
Year:1968
Location:Grenoble
Competitors:1
Competitors Men:1
Sports:1
Flagbearer:Jeremy Bujakowski
Gold:0
Silver:0
Bronze:0
Appearances:auto
App Begin Year:1964

India competed at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France, from 6 to 18 February 1968. This was the nation's second appearance at the Winter Olympics since its debut in 1964.

The India team consisted of a lone alpine skier Jeremy Bujakowski, who served as the country's flag-bearer during the opening ceremony. He did not win a medal, and as of these Games, India had not earned a Winter Olympic medal.

Background

The Indian Olympic Association was recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1927.[1] However, by this time, they had already competed in three Summer Olympic Games, in 1900, 1920, and 1924. The nation made its first Winter Olympics appearance at the 1964 Winter Olympics held in Innsbruck, Austria.[2] This edition of the Games marked the nation's second consecutive appearance at the Winter Olympics.[3] [4]

The Indian delegation consisted of a single athlete Jeremy Bujakowski, who also served as the country's flag-bearer during the opening ceremony.[3] [5] [6]

Competitors

width=120Sportwidth=50Men width=50Women width=50Total
Alpine skiing10 1
Total 101

Alpine skiing

See main article: Alpine skiing at the 1968 Winter Olympics.

Jeremy Bujakowski competed in the men's downhill, slalom, and giant slalom events in alpine skiing. He was India's first competitor in the Winter Olympic Games in previous edition. The Games marked his second and last appearance in the Olympics.[3] [5]

The events were held from 9 to 17 February 1968 at Chamrousse.[7] [8] In the men's downhill event, Bujakowski finished 53rd amongst the 86 competitors.[7] [9] In the giant slalom event, he finished 65th with a time of 4:01.93 amongst the 101 competitors.[10]

AthleteEventRace 1Race 2Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Jeremy BujakowskiDownhill2:11.8253
Giant slalom2:01.45692:00.48634:01.9365

In the slalom event, Bujakowski did not finish the first heat while finishing second behind Guy Périllat amongst the four participants in the second heat. He did not advance to the final round.[11]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: India – National Olympic Committee (NOC). International Olympic Committee. 30 July 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180326005433/https://www.olympic.org/india/. 26 March 2018. live. dmy-all.
  2. Web site: India. Sports Reference. 30 July 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180108233500/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/IND/. 8 January 2018. dead. dmy-all.
  3. Web site: India at Winter Olympics - Jeremy Bujakowski to Arif Khan. Olympics.com. 1 June 2024. 21 July 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240721162720/https://olympics.com/en/news/india-winter-olympics-history-athletes-list-qualify. live.
  4. Web site: India at the Olympics. Olympedia. 1 June 2024. 10 October 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231010142456/http://www.olympedia.org/countries/IND. live.
  5. Web site: India at the 1988 Winter Olympics. Olympedia. 1 June 2024.
  6. Web site: Flagbearers for 1988 Winter Olympics. Olympedia. 4 February 2022.
  7. Web site: Alpine Skiing. Olympedia. 1 June 2024.
  8. Web site: Alpine Skiing at the 1968 Grenoble Winter Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417054738/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1968/ASK/ . dead . 17 April 2020 . 1 March 2018 . Sports Reference.
  9. Web site: Downhill, men. Olympedia. 1 June 2024.
  10. Web site: Giant slalom, men. Olympedia. 1 June 2024.
  11. Web site: Giant slalom, men. Olympedia. 1 June 2024.