The Women's singles luge competition at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble was held from 11 to 13 February, at Villard-de-Lans.

After three runs, there were three East German racers Ortrun Enderlein, Anna-Maria Müller and Angela Knösel in the top 4, but they were disqualified when the FIL determined that they had been heating their runners, a banned practice. Italian Erika Lechner, third after three runs, was moved into first place, and won gold after the fourth run was cancelled due to bad weather.

West German media alleged race fixing,Der Spiegel 19 February 1968: DDR-Mannschaft: Graue Perlen. while GDR sports officials blamed the West German Luge Association for staging the incident.Gesellschaft zur Förderung des Olympischen Gedankens in der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik: X. Olympische Winterspiele Grenoble 1968. Sportverlag, Berlin, 1968, p. 31 et seq. and p. 165. According to Stasi documents which came to light in 2006, the FIL official who made the decision had allegedly been bribed by the Federal Republic of Germany and Austria to make the allegation.Friedhard Teuffel: Schnee, der auf Kufen schmilzt.MDR: Betrug auf Kufen? – Der Skandal 1968 in Grenoble. The question of whether the GDR lugers really cheated remains unresolved, with some contemporary media in Germany maintaining that the GDR team were unfairly disqualified.Rodel-Olympiasiegerin Müller tot (Focus). , Gestorben: Anna-Maria Müller (Spiegel)

Results Rank Athlete Country Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Total Erika Lechner 48.76 49.39 50.51 2:28.66 Christa Schmuck 49.15 49.84 50.38 2:29.37 Angelika Dünhaupt 49.34 49.88 50.34 2:29.56 4 Helena Macher 49.55 50.02 50.48 2:30.05 5 Jadwiga Damse 49.64 50.43 50.08 2:30.15 6 Dana Beldová-Spálenská 49.22 50.36 50.77 2:30.35 7 Anna Mąka 49.69 50.05 50.66 2:30.40 8 Ute Gähler 49.78 49.93 50.71 2:30.42 9 Leni Thurner 49.64 50.15 50.71 2:30.50 10 Marlene Korthals 49.72 50.31 51.30 2:31.33 11 Olina Hátlová-Tylová 50.16 50.35 51.14 2:31.65 12 Linda Crutchfield-Bocock 50.64 50.54 51.28 2:32.46 13 Berit Salomonsson 50.89 51.35 51.31 2:33.55 14 Kathleen Ann Roberts-Homstad 50.62 51.04 51.94 2:33.60 15 Elfriede Wäger 51.93 50.44 52.04 2:34.41 16 Ellen Williams 51.67 51.09 52.39 2:35.15 17 Sheila Johansen 51.21 51.90 52.36 2:35.47 18 Martha Diplock 51.94 51.51 52.03 2:35.48 19 Sylvette Grassi 51.85 52.08 52.55 2:36.48 20 Jacqueline Barasinski 51.96 52.39 52.44 2:36.79 21 Erica Prugger 61.90 50.91 51.40 2:44.21 - Ortrun Enderlein 48.74 49.34 49.96 DQ - Anna-Maria Müller 48.88 49.26 49.92 DQ - Angela Knösel 49.12 49.65 50.16 DQ - Cristina Pabst ? DNF - - - Phyllis Walter DQ - - -

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