Cross-country skiing at the 1964 Winter Olympics

At the 1964 Winter Olympics seven cross-country skiing events – four for men and three for women – were contested. The events began on January 30, 1964, in Seefeld, Austria. The women's 5 km race debuted at this Olympics.[1]

Cross-country skiing
at the IX Olympic Winter Games
VenueSeefeld
DatesJanuary 29 – February 9
No. of events7
Competitors151 from 24 nations

Medal summary

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Soviet Union (URS)3148
2 Finland (FIN)2226
3 Sweden (SWE)2215
4 Norway (NOR)0202
Totals (4 nations)77721

Men's events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
15 km
Eero Mäntyranta
 Finland
50:54.1 Harald Grønningen
 Norway
51:34.8 Sixten Jernberg
 Sweden
51:42.2
30 km
Eero Mäntyranta
 Finland
1:30:50.7 Harald Grønningen
 Norway
1:32:02.3 Igor Voronchikhin
 Soviet Union
1:32:15.8
50 km
Sixten Jernberg
 Sweden
2:43:52.6 Assar Rönnlund
 Sweden
2:44:58.2 Arto Tiainen
 Finland
2:45:30.4
4 × 10 km relay
 Sweden (SWE)
Karl-Åke Asph
Sixten Jernberg
Janne Stefansson
Assar Rönnlund
2:18:34.6  Finland (FIN)
Väinö Huhtala
Arto Tiainen
Kalevi Laurila
Eero Mäntyranta
2:18:42.4  Soviet Union (URS)
Ivan Utrobin
Gennady Vaganov
Igor Voronchikhin
Pavel Kolchin
2:18:46.9

Women's events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
5 km
Klavdiya Boyarskikh
 Soviet Union
17:50.5 Mirja Lehtonen
 Finland
17:52.9 Alevtina Kolchina
 Soviet Union
18:08.4
10 km
Klavdiya Boyarskikh
 Soviet Union
40:24.3 Yevdokiya Mekshilo
 Soviet Union
40:26.6 Maria Gusakova
 Soviet Union
40:46.6
3 × 5 km relay
 Soviet Union (URS)
Alevtina Kolchina
Yevdokiya Mekshilo
Klavdiya Boyarskikh
59:20.2  Sweden (SWE)
Barbro Martinsson
Britt Strandberg
Toini Gustafsson
1:01:27.0  Finland (FIN)
Senja Pusula
Toini Pöysti
Mirja Lehtonen
1:02:45.1

References

  1. "Cross Country Skiing at the 1964 Innsbruck Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
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