Cross-country skiing at the 1948 Winter Olympics

At the 1948 Winter Olympics, three cross-country skiing events were contested. The 18 km competition was held on Saturday, 31 January 1948, the relay event was held on Tuesday, 3 February 1948, and the 50 km event was held on Friday, 6 February 1948.[1]

Cross-country skiing
at the V Olympic Winter Games
Dates3–6 February
No. of events3
Competitors106 from 15 nations
Cross-country skiing at the
1948 Winter Olympics
18 kmmen
50 kmmen
Relaymen

Medal summary

Medal table
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Sweden3216
2 Finland0112
3 Norway0011
Totals (3 nations)3339

Events
Event Gold Silver Bronze
18 km
 Martin Lundström
 Sweden		1:13:50 Nils Östensson
 Sweden		1:14:22 Gunnar Eriksson
 Sweden		1:16:06
50 km
 Nils Karlsson
 Sweden		3:47:48 Harald Eriksson
 Sweden		3:52:20 Benjamin Vanninen
 Finland		3:57:28
4 × 10 km relay
  Sweden (SWE)
Gunnar Eriksson
Martin Lundström
Nils Östensson
Nils Täpp		2:32:08  Finland (FIN)
August Kiuru
Teuvo Laukkanen
Sauli Rytky
Lauri Silvennoinen		2:41:06  Norway (NOR)
Erling Evensen
Olav Hagen
Reidar Nyborg
Olav Økern		2:44:33

Participating 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:

References
  1. "Cross Country Skiing at the 1948 Sankt Moritz Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
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