- Cross-country skiing at the 1928 Winter Olympics
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At the 1928 Winter Olympics, two cross country skiing events were contested. The 50 km competition was held on Tuesday, February 14, 1928 while the 18 km event was held on Friday, February 17, 1928.
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Medal summary
Event Gold Silver Bronze 18 km
Johan Grøttumsbråten
Norway (NOR)Ole Hegge
Norway (NOR)Reidar Ødegaard
Norway (NOR)50 km
Per-Erik Hedlund
Sweden (SWE)Gustaf Jonsson
Sweden (SWE)Volger Andersson
Sweden (SWE)Hedlund's margin of victory is the largest in Olympic history (13 minutes, 27 seconds).
Participating nations
Cross-country skiers from Austria, Canada, Hungary, and the United States only competed in the 18 km event. Nineteen cross-country skiers competed in both events.
A total of 71 cross-country skiers from 15 nations competed at the St. Moritz Games:
Austria (1)
Canada (2)
Czechoslovakia (6)
Finland (7)
France (8)
Germany (5)
Hungary (1)
Italy (4)
Japan (5)
Norway (7)
Poland (4)
Sweden (6)
Switzerland (6)
United States (3)
Yugoslavia (6)
Medal table
Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 Sweden
1 1 1 3 Norway
1 1 1 3 References
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