| Host city | Innsbruck, Austria | 
|---|---|
| Nations | 26 | 
| Athletes | 589 | 
| Events | 7 sports | 
| Opening | January 21, 1968 | 
| Closing | January 28, 1968 | 
| Opened by | Franz Jonas | 
| Main venue | Bergiselschanze | 
The 1968 Winter Universiade, the V Winter Universiade, took place in Innsbruck, Austria.
Medal table
* Host nation (Austria)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Soviet Union (URS) | 8 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 
| 2 |  United States (USA) | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 
| 3 | .svg.png.webp) Japan (JPN) | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 
| 4 |  Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 
| 5 |  Norway (NOR) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 
| 6 |  Austria (AUT)* | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 
| 7 |  West Germany (FRG) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 
| 8 | .svg.png.webp) Switzerland (SUI) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 
| 9 |  Finland (FIN) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 
| 10 |  France (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 
| .svg.png.webp) Poland (POL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 |  Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 
| 13 | .svg.png.webp) Canada (CAN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 
| Totals (13 entries) | 23 | 23 | 23 | 69 | |
Alpine skiing
Men: Slalom 
Gold – Milan Pazout (Czechoslovakia) 
Silver – Per Sunde (Norway) 
Bronze – Bill Marolt (United States)
Men: Giant slalom 
Gold – Per Sunde (Norway) 
Silver – Milan Pazout (Czechoslovakia) 
Bronze – Franz Vogler (West Germany)
Men: Downhill 
Gold – Scott Pyles (United States) 
Silver – Günther Scheuerl (West Germany) 
Bronze – Loris Werner (United States)
Men: Combined 
Combined event is the overall standings of all disciplines on the Universiade program. 
Gold – Milan Pazout (Czechoslovakia) 
Silver – Robert Wollek (France) 
Bronze – Scott Pyles (United States)
Women: Slalom 
Gold – Kathy Nagel (United States) 
Silver – Viki Jones (United States) 
Bronze – Christina Ditfurth (Austria)
Women: Giant slalom 
Gold – Kathy Nagel (United States) 
Silver – Viki Jones (United States) 
Bronze – Marisella Chevallard (Italy)
Women: Downhill 
Gold – Heidi Obrecht (Switzerland) 
Silver – Christina Ditfurth (Austria) 
Bronze – Paola Strauss (Italy)
Women: Combined 
Combined event is the overall standings of all disciplines on the Universiade program. 
Gold – Kathy Nagel (United States) 
Silver – Viki Jones (United States) 
Bronze – Christina Ditfurth (Austria)
Nordic skiing
Men: 15 km 
Gold – Jon Hoias (Norway) 
Silver – Yevgeniy Platunov (Soviet Union) 
Bronze – Anatoliy Zakharov (Soviet Union)
Men: 4 x 10 km relay 
Gold – Soviet Union 
Silver – Japan 
Bronze – Finland
Women: 10 km 
Gold – Yanna Yelistratova (Soviet Union) 
Silver – Lyubov Menchikova (Soviet Union) 
Bronze – Lidiya Doronina (Soviet Union)
Women: 3 x 5 km relay 
Gold – Soviet Union 
Silver – Poland 
Bronze – Czechoslovakia
Nordic combined
Small hill ski jumping and 15km cross-country
Men: 
Gold – Hiroshi Itagaki (Japan) 
Silver – Masatoshi Sudo (Japan) 
Bronze – Antonin Kucera (Czechoslovakia)
Ski jumping
Men: Small Hill - K90 
Gold – Hiroshi Itagaki (Japan) 
Silver – Masakatsu Asari (Japan) 
Bronze – Yukio Kasaya (Japan)
Figure skating
Men: 
Gold – Vladimir Kurenbin (Soviet Union) 
Silver – Marian Filc (Soviet Union) 
Bronze – Günter Anderl (Austria)
Women: 
Gold – Kumiko Okawa (Japan) 
Silver – Helli Sengstschmid (Austria) 
Bronze – Kazumi Yamashita (Japan)
Pairs: 
Gold – Bohunka Šrámková / Jan Šrámek (Czechoslovakia) 
Silver – Tatiana Sharanova / Anatoli Evdokimov (Soviet Union) 
Bronze – Lyudmila Suslina / Alexander Tikhomirov (Soviet Union)
Ice dancing: 
Gold – Heidi Mezger / Herbert Rothkappl (Austria) 
Silver – Diana Skotnická / Martin Skotnický (Czechoslovakia) 
Bronze – none
Ice hockey
Men: 
Gold – Soviet Union 
Silver – Czechoslovakia 
Bronze – Canada (University of Toronto Varsity Blues)
Speed skating
Men: 500M 
Gold – Erhard Keller (West Germany) 
Silver – Keiichi Suzuki (Japan) 
Bronze – Takayuki Hida (Japan)
Men: 1500M 
Gold – Aleksandr Zhekulayev (Soviet Union) 
Silver – Valeriy Bayonov (Soviet Union) 
Bronze – Arkadiy Kichenko (Soviet Union) 
Bronze – Pekka Halinen (Finland)
Men: 3000M 
Gold – Aleksandr Zhekulayev (Soviet Union) 
Silver – Pekka Halinen (Finland) 
Bronze – Anatoliy Nokhrin (Soviet Union)
Men: 5000M 
Gold – Aleksandr Zhekulayev (Soviet Union) 
Silver – Anatoliy Nokhrin (Soviet Union) 
Bronze – Yoshiaki Demachi (Japan)
