List of FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in men's cross-country skiing
This is a list of medalists from the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in men's cross-country skiing.
18 km and 15 km
Debuted: 1925.
Classic style: 1925–1987, 1989, 2001, 2003, 2009, 2011, 2017, 2019. Free style: 1989, 1991, 2005, 2007, 2013, 2015.
- Medals:
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Finland | 11 | 5 | 10 | 26 |
2 | Norway | 10 | 9 | 12 | 31 |
3 | Sweden | 8 | 9 | 4 | 21 |
4 | Italy | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
5 | Czechoslovakia (1925–91) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
6 | Estonia (1938, 2001–present) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
7 | Germany (1925–39, 1991–present) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
8 | Poland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
9 | Soviet Union (1954–91) | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
10 | Belarus (2001–present) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Czech Republic (2001–present) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
East Germany (1954–89) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
France | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Russia (2001–present) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Total | 35 | 35 | 35 | 105 |
50 km
Debuted: 1925.
50 km is one of only three events that has been contested at every FIS Nordic World Ski Championships.
Classic style: 1925–1985, 1997, 1999, 2005, 2007, 2013, 2015. Free style: 1987–1995, 2001, 2003, 2009, 2011, 2017, 2019.
Individual start: 1925–2003. Mass start: 2005–2019.
- Medals:
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Sweden | 14 | 9 | 8 | 31 |
2 | Norway | 9 | 6 | 11 | 26 |
3 | Finland | 8 | 9 | 7 | 24 |
4 | Italy | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
5 | Soviet Union (1954–91) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
6 | Czechoslovakia (1925–91) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
7 | Czech Republic (1993–present) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
8 | East Germany (1954–89) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
9 | Canada | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Spain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
11 | Russia (1993–present) | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
12 | Germany (1925–39, 1991–present) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
13 | France | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
14 | Estonia (1938, 1993–present) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
16 | Kazakhstan (1993–present) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
17 | Austria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 39 | 39 | 39 | 117 |
30 km (discontinued)
Debuted: 1926. Discontinued: 2003.
Classic style: 1926, 1954–1995, 2001, 2003. Free style: 1997, 1999.
Individual start: 1926–2001. Mass start: 2003.
- Medals:
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Finland | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
2 | Sweden | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
3 | Soviet Union (1954–91) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
4 | Norway | 2 | 9 | 5 | 16 |
5 | Russia (1993–2003) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
6 | Kazakhstan (1993–2003) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
7 | Estonia (1993–2003) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
8 | East Germany (1954–89) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
9 | Poland | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
10 | Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
United States | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
West Germany (1954–89) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Total | 19 | 19 | 19 | 57 |
4 × 10 km relay
Debuted: 1933
4×10 km classic style: 1933–1985. 4×10 km free style: 1987. 2×10 km classic style + 2×10 km free style: 1989–2019.
- Medals:
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Norway | 18 | 3 | 4 | 25 |
2 | Sweden | 7 | 6 | 9 | 22 |
3 | Finland | 5 | 8 | 4 | 17 |
4 | Soviet Union (1954–91) | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
5 | East Germany (1954–89) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
6 | Austria | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
7 | Germany (1933–39, 1991–present) | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
8 | Russia (1993–present) | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
9 | Italy | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
10 | Czechoslovakia (1933–93) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
11 | France | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Total | 34 | 32 | 34 | 100 |
10 km (discontinued)
Debuted: 1991. Discontinued: 1999.
Classic style: 1991–1999.
- Medals:
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Norway | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
2 | Kazakhstan (1993–99) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
3 | Finland | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
4 | Sweden | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
5 | Austria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Russia (1993–99) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Total | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
Combined/double pursuit/Skiathlon
Debuted: 1993.
- Medals:
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Norway | 6 | 3 | 4 | 13 |
2 | Russia | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
3 | Sweden | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
4 | Germany | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Kazakhstan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
Switzerland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
7 | France | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
8 | Italy | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
9 | Finland | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
10 | Spain | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
11 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 14 | 14 | 14 | 42 |
Individual sprint
Debuted: 2001.
Classic style: 2005, 2007, 2013, 2015. Free style: 2001, 2003, 2009, 2011, 2017, 2019.
- Medals:
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Norway | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
2 | Russia | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
Sweden | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
4 | Italy | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
5 | Canada | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Total | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
Team sprint
Debuted: 2005
Classic style: 2009, 2011, 2017, 2019. Free style: 2005, 2007, 2013, 2015.
- Medals:
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Norway | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
2 | Russia | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
3 | Italy | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
4 | Canada | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
5 | Germany | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
6 | Sweden | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
7 | Czech Republic | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Finland | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
9 | Kazakhstan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 |
Medal table
Table updated after the 2019 Championships.
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Norway | 57 | 37 | 43 | 137 |
2 | Sweden | 38 | 29 | 28 | 95 |
3 | Finland | 30 | 29 | 29 | 88 |
4 | Russia (1993–present) | 7 | 15 | 12 | 34 |
5 | Soviet Union (1954–91) | 7 | 13 | 7 | 27 |
6 | Italy | 6 | 9 | 16 | 31 |
7 | Kazakhstan (1993–present) | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
8 | Germany (1925–39, 1991–present) | 2 | 8 | 6 | 16 |
9 | Czechoslovakia (1925–91) | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 |
10 | East Germany (1954–89) | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
11 | Estonia (1938, 1993–present) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
12 | Canada | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
13 | France | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
14 | Czech Republic (1993–present) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
15 | Switzerland | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
16 | Austria | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
17 | Spain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
18 | Poland | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
19 | Belarus (1993–present) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
20 | United States | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
West Germany (1954–89) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (21 nations) | 164 | 162 | 164 | 490 |
Multiple medalists
Boldface denotes active cross-country skiers and highest medal count among all cross-country skiers (including these who not included in these tables) per type.
All events
Rank | Cross-country skier | Country | From | To | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Petter Northug | Norway | 2007 | 2015 | 13 | 3 | – | 16 |
2 | Bjørn Dæhlie | Norway | 1991 | 1999 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 17 |
3 | Gunde Svan | Sweden | 1985 | 1991 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
4 | Thomas Alsgaard | Norway | 1995 | 2003 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
5 | Klaes Karppinen | Finland | 1934 | 1939 | 5 | 5 | – | 10 |
6 | Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset | Norway | 1999 | 2009 | 5 | – | 3 | 8 |
7 | Vladimir Smirnov | Soviet Union Kazakhstan | 1987 | 1995 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
8 | Torgny Mogren | Sweden | 1987 | 1993 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
Mika Myllylä | Finland | 1995 | 1999 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | |
Martin Johnsrud Sundby | Norway | 2011 | 2019 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
Individual events
Rank | Cross-country skier | Country | From | To | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Petter Northug | Norway | 2009 | 2015 | 7 | 2 | – | 9 |
2 | Bjørn Dæhlie | Norway | 1991 | 1999 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
3 | Gunde Svan | Sweden | 1985 | 1991 | 5 | 2 | – | 7 |
4 | Vladimir Smirnov | Soviet Union Kazakhstan | 1989 | 1995 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
5 | Mika Myllylä | Finland | 1995 | 1999 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
6 | Per Elofsson | Sweden | 2001 | 2003 | 3 | – | – | 3 |
7 | Veikko Hakulinen | Finland | 1954 | 1958 | 2 | 3 | – | 5 |
Thomas Wassberg | Sweden | 1982 | 1987 | 2 | 3 | – | 5 | |
9 | Torgny Mogren | Sweden | 1987 | 1993 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
10 | Veli Saarinen | Finland | 1926 | 1934 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
Best performers by country
Country | Athlete | From | To | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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Norway | Petter Northug (by the gold first ranking system) | 2007 | 2015 | 13 | 3 | – | 16 |
Bjørn Dæhlie (by total number of medals) | 1991 | 1999 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 17 | |
Sweden | Gunde Svan | 1985 | 1991 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
Finland | Klaes Karppinen | 1934 | 1939 | 5 | 5 | – | 10 |
Soviet Union Kazakhstan | Vladimir Smirnov | 1987 | 1995 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
Kazakhstan (as such only) | Vladimir Smirnov | 1993 | 1995 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
Russia (as such only) | Nikita Kryukov (by the gold first ranking system) | 2011 | 2017 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Sergey Ustiugov (by total number of medals) | 2013 | 2019 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | |
Germany | Axel Teichmann | 2003 | 2011 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
East Germany | Gerhard Grimmer | 1970 | 1974 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
Canada | Alex Harvey | 2011 | 2017 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
Estonia | Andrus Veerpalu | 1999 | 2009 | 2 | 1 | – | 3 |
Soviet Union (as such only) | Vladimir Kuzin & Vyacheslav Vedenin (by the gold first ranking system) | 1954 1970 | 1954 1970 | 2 2 | 1 1 | – – | 3 3 |
Vladimir Smirnov (by total number of medals) | 1987 | 1991 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
Italy | Maurilio De Zolt (by the gold first ranking system) | 1985 | 1993 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
Silvio Fauner (by total number of medals) | 1993 | 1999 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | |
Czechoslovakia | František Donth | 1925 | 1927 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Switzerland | Dario Cologna* | 2013 | 2015 | 1 | 2 | – | 3 |
Austria | Alois Stadlober (by the gold first ranking system) | 1999 | 1999 | 1 | 1 | – | 2 |
Mikhail Botvinov (by total number of medals, incl. 1 Bronze won for Russia) | 1993 | 1999 | 1 | – | 2 | 3 | |
Spain | Johann Mühlegg* | 2001 | 2001 | 1 | 1 | – | 2 |
Czech Republic | Martin Koukal | 2003 | 2005 | 1 | – | 1 | 2 |
Poland | Józef Łuszczek | 1978 | 1978 | 1 | – | 1 | 2 |
France | Vincent Vittoz (by the gold first ranking system) | 2005 | 2005 | 1 | – | – | 1 |
Maurice Manificat (by total number of medals) | 2015 | 2019 | – | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Belarus | Leanid Karneyenka* | 2007 | 2007 | – | 1 | – | 1 |
West Germany | Walter Demel* | 1966 | 1966 | – | – | 1 | 1 |
United States | Bill Koch* | 1982 | 1982 | – | – | 1 | 1 |
An asterisk (*) marks athletes who are the only representatives of their respective countries to win a medal.
Multiple medals at one championship
- 5 medals:
- out of 5 possible:
- out of 6 possible:
- 4 medals:
- out of 4 possible:
- out of 5 possible:
- 1999 Mika Myllylä
- 1993 Bjørn Dæhlie
- 1995 Vladimir Smirnov (all four individual)
- 1991 Gunde Svan
- 1995 Bjørn Dæhlie
- 1997 Mika Myllylä
- out of 6 possible:
- 3 medals:
- out of 3 possible:
- 1935 Klaes Karppinen
- 1941 Jussi Kurikkala (1941 Championship subsequently cancelled)
- 1933 Hjalmar Bergström
- 1935 Oddbjørn Hagen (2 of 3 medals in cross country + one in Nordic Combined)
- 1939 Klaes Karppinen
- 1950 Enar Josefsson
- 1937 Pekka Niemi *
- 1941 Alfred Dahlqvist (1941 Championship subsequently cancelled)
- out of 4 possible:
- 1966 Gjermund Eggen
- 1954 Vladimir Kuzin
- 1962 Assar Rönnlund
- 1970 Vyacheslav Vedenin
- 1974 Gerhard Grimmer
- 1958 Sixten Jernberg
- 1985 Gunde Svan
- 1954 Arvo Viitanen
- 1958 Veikko Hakulinen
- 1966 Eero Mäntyranta
- 1982 Lars Erik Eriksen
- 1985 Ove Aunli
- 1958 Pavel Kolchin
- 1970 Gerhard Grimmer
- 1985 Maurilio De Zolt
- out of 3 possible:
- 2 medals out of 2 possible:
- 1925 Otakar Německý (one medal of two possible in cross country + one in Nordic Combined)
- 1926 Matti Raivio
- 1927 John Lindgren
- 1931 Johan Grøttumsbråten (one medal of two possible in cross country + one in Nordic Combined)
- 1925 František Donth
- 1929 Veli Saarinen
- 1929 Anselm Knuuttila
- 1930 Arne Rustadstuen
- 1926 Tauno Lappalainen
- 1927 František Donth