1968 Formula One season on the scene when Ken Tyrrell entered his own team using a Cosworth-powered car built by French aeronautics company Matra and driven by ex-BRM driver Jackie Stewart. Unsurprisingly the season-opening 1968 South African Grand Prix confirmed Lotus' superiority, with Jim Clark and Graham Hill finishing 1–2. It would be Clark's last win. On 7 April 1968 Clark, one of the most successful and popular drivers of all time, was killed at Hockenheim in a non-championship Formula Two event. The Scotsman had gone off the track caused by what was believed to be a deflating rear tire; 90% of the Hockenheim
Canoeing at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Women's K-1 500 metres report, Nüssner's surname is shown as Nübner and Svensson's first name is shown as Ing-Marie. The top three finishers in the semifinal (raced on October 24) advanced to the final. The final was held on October 25. Pfeffer capsized in the water midway through the final and had to be rescued by watercraft following the canoers. Canoeing at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Women's K-1 500 metres The women's K-1 500 metres event was an individual kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1968 Summer Olympics program. In the official report, heats were shown timed in tenths