Cross-country skiing at the 1952 Winter Olympics
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The 1952 Winter Olympic Games Cross-country skiing competition consisted of men's 18km, 50km and 4x10km cross-country skiing, as well as the first Women's cross country competition at an Olympic games, of 10km.
Results
Men's 18km
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold |
Hallgeir Brenden (NOR) | 1:01:34 |
| Silver |
Tapio Mäkelä (FIN) | 1:02:09 |
| Bronze |
Paavo Lonkila (FIN) | 1:02:20 |
| 4 |
Heikki Hasu (FIN) | 1:02:24 |
| 5 |
Nils Karlsson (SWE) | 1:02:56 |
| 6 |
Martin Stokken (NOR) | 1:03:00 |
| 7 |
Nils Täpp (SWE) | 1:03:35 |
| 8 |
Tauno Sipilä (FIN) | 1:03:40 |
Men's 4x10km Relay
| Medal | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold |
Finland (Heikki Hasu,Paavo Lonkila,Urpo Korhonen,Tapio Mäkelä) | 2:20:16 |
| Silver |
Norway (Magnar Estenstad,Mikal Kirkholt,Martin Stokken,Hallgeir Brenden) | 2:23:13 |
| Bronze |
Sweden (Nils Täpp,Sigurd Andersson,Enar Josefsson,Martin Lundström) | 2:24:13 |
| 4 |
France (Gérard Perrier,Benoit Carrara,Jean Mermet,René Mandrillon) | 2:31:11 |
| 5 |
Austria (Hans Eder,Friedrich Krischan,Karl Rafreider,Josef Schneeberger) | 2:34:36 |
| 6 |
Italy (Arrigo Delladio,Nino Anderlini,Federico de Florian,Vincenzo Perruchon) | 2:35:33 |
| 7 |
Germany (Hubert Egger,Albert Mohr,Heinz Hauser,Rudi Kopp) | 2:36:37 |
| 8 |
Czech Republic (Vladimír Simunek,Stefan Kovalcik,Vlastimil Melich,Jaroslav Cardal) | 2:37:12 |
Men's 50km
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold |
Veikko Hakulinen (FIN) | 3:33:33 |
| Silver |
Eero Kolehmainen (FIN) | 3:38:11 |
| Bronze |
Magnar Estenstad (NOR) | 3:38:28 |
| 4 |
Olav Økern (NOR) | 3:38:45 |
| 5 |
Kalevi Mononen (FIN) | 3:39:21 |
| 6 |
Nils Karlsson (SWE) | 3:39:30 |
| 7 |
Edvin Landsem (NOR) | 3:40:43 |
| 8 |
Harald Maartmann (NOR) | 3:43:43 |
Women's 10km
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold |
Lydia Wideman (FIN) | 41:40 |
| Silver |
Mirja Hietamies (FIN) | 42:39 |
| Bronze |
Siiri Rantanen (FIN) | 42:50 |
| 4 |
Marta Norberg (SWE) | 42:53 |
| 5 |
Sirkka Polkunen (FIN) | 43:07 |
| 6 |
Rakel Wahl (NOR) | 44:54 |
| 7 |
Marit Øiseth (NOR) | 45:04 |
| 8 |
Margit Albrechtsson (SWE) | 45:05 |
This is the first time women competed in cross-country skiing at the Winter Olympics.
| Cross-country skiing at the Winter Olympics |
| 1924 | 1928 | 1932 | 1936 | 1948 | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1994 | 1998 | 2002 | 2006 |
| at the 1952 Winter Olympics (Oslo) |
| Alpine skiing | Bobsleigh | Figure skating | Ice hockey | Nordic skiing | Speed skating |
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