1968 Winter Olympics Olympiques d'Hiver Grenoble 1968" as well as the Olympic motto - Citius, altius, fortius, meaning quicker, higher, stronger. In the middle of the paper, the word "Diplome" was written in gold writing. However, similar diplome were handed out to officials, participants, journalists and volunteers on ordinary white paper and without the gold writing as a souvenir. The medal ceremony took place in the evening of the finals event in the Stade de glace. Compared to the Winter Olympics in 1964 in Innsbruck, the number of disciplines increased to 35, the men's biathlon relay was also added. On 4 February, two
Henri Didon Henri Didon Henri Didon (17 March 1840, Le Touvet – 13 March 1900, Toulouse) was a famous French Dominican preacher. He was also a writer, educator, and a promoter of youth sports. His outsize personality often put him in conflict with his religious hierarchy. He is also the inventor of the Olympic motto "Citius altius fortius". He coined the term for an 1891 youth sports competition he organized in Arcueil and that his friend Pierre de Coubertin was assisting. The latter proposed it as the official motto of the IOC in 1894. At the age of nine, Henri enters religious