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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 | |
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Dates | 3–6 February |
No. of events | 3 |
Competitors | 106 from 15 nations |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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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 |
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:
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