- Cross-country skiing at the 1936 Winter Olympics
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At the 1936 Winter Olympics, three cross country skiing events were contested. The 4x10 km relay was added to the competition.
The relay event was held on Monday, February 10, 1936, the 18 km competition was held on Wednesday, February 12, 1936, and the 50 km event was held on Saturday, February 15, 1936.
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Medal summary
Event Gold Silver Bronze 18 km
Erik August Larsson
Sweden (SWE)Oddbjørn Hagen
Norway (NOR)Pekka Niemi
Finland (FIN)50 km
Elis Wiklund
Sweden (SWE)Axel Wikström
Sweden (SWE)Nils-Joel Englund
Sweden (SWE)4x10 km relay
Finland (FIN)
Kalle Jalkanen
Klaes Karppinen
Matti Lähde
Sulo NurmelaNorway (NOR)
Sverre Brodahl
Oddbjørn Hagen
Olaf Hoffsbakken
Bjarne IversenSweden (SWE)
John Berger
Arthur Häggblad
Erik August Larsson
Martin MatsboParticipating nations
Ten cross-country skiers competed in all three events.
A total of 108 cross-country skiers from 22 nations competed at the Garmisch-Partenkirchen Games:
- Japan (5)
- Latvia (5)
- Norway (7)
- Poland (4)
- Romania (4)
- Spain (4)
- Sweden (9)
- Switzerland (4)
- Turkey (4)
- United States (6)
- Yugoslavia (6)
Medal table
Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 Sweden 2 1 2 5 2 Finland 1 0 1 2 3 Norway 0 2 0 2 References
Cross-country skiing at the Winter Olympics List of medalists • List of venues Events at the 1936 Winter Olympics (Garmisch-Partenkirchen) Alpine skiing • Bobsleigh • Cross‑country skiing • Figure skating • Ice hockey • Military patrol (demonstration) • Nordic combined • Ski jumping • Speed skatingCategories:- 1936 Winter Olympics
- 1936 Winter Olympics events
- Cross-country skiing at the Olympics
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