- Cross-country skiing at the 1948 Winter Olympics
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At the 1948 Winter Olympics, three cross country skiing events were contested. The 18 km competition was held on Saturday, January 31, 1948, the relay event was held on Tuesday, February 3, 1948, and the 50 km event was held on Friday, February 6, 1948.
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Medal summary
Event Gold Silver Bronze 18 km
Martin Lundström
Sweden (SWE)Nils Östensson
Sweden (SWE)Gunnar Eriksson
Sweden (SWE)50 km
Nils Karlsson
Sweden (SWE)Harald Eriksson
Sweden (SWE)Benjamin Vanninen
Finland (FIN)4x10 km
Sweden (SWE)
Gunnar Eriksson
Martin Lundström
Nils Östensson
Nils TäppFinland (FIN)
August Kiuru
Teuvo Laukkanen
Sauli Rytky
Lauri SilvennoinenNorway (NOR)
Erling Evensen
Olav Hagen
Reidar Nyborg
Olav ØkernParticipating nations
Seven cross-country skiers competed in all three events.
A total of 106 cross-country skiers from 15 nations competed at the St. Moritz Games:
Austria (8)
Bulgaria (2)
Canada (2)
Czechoslovakia (9)
Finland (13)
France (7)
Hungary (2)
Italy (9)
Liechtenstein (5)
Norway (12)
Poland (5)
Sweden (11)
Switzerland (10)
United States (5)
Yugoslavia (6)
Medal table
Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 Sweden
3 2 1 6 2 Finland
0 1 1 2 3 Norway
0 0 1 1 References
Cross-country skiing at the Winter Olympics List of medalists • List of venues Events at the 1948 Winter Olympics (St. Moritz) Alpine skiing • Bobsleigh • Cross‑country skiing • Figure skating • Ice hockey • Military patrol (demonstration) • Nordic combined • Skeleton • Ski jumping • Speed skating • Winter pentathlon (demonstration)Categories:- 1948 Winter Olympics
- 1948 Winter Olympics events
- Cross-country skiing at the Olympics
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