Host city | Grenoble, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France | ||
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Nations | 37 | ||
Athletes | 1,158 (947 men, 211 women) | ||
Events | 35 in 6 sports (10 disciplines) | ||
Opening | 6 February | ||
Closing | 18 February | ||
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Stadium | Opening Stadium | ||
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The 1968 Winter Olympics, officially known as the X Olympic Winter Games, were held in 1968 in Grenoble, France and started on February 6. Thirty-seven countries took part. Norway won the most medals, the first time a country other than the USSR had done so since the USSR first entered the Winter Games in 1956.