Cross-country skiing at the 1972 Winter Olympics
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The 1972 Winter Olympic Games Cross country skiing results
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Men's events
15 km
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold |
Sven-Åke Lundbäck (SWE) | 45:28.24 |
| Silver |
Fyodor Simachov (URS) | 46:00.84 |
| Bronze |
Ivar Formo (NOR) | 46:02.68 |
30 km
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold |
Vyacheslav Vedenin (URS) | 1:36:31.15 |
| Silver |
Pål Tyldum (NOR) | 1:37:25.30 |
| Bronze |
Johs Harviken (NOR) | 1:37:32.44 |
Vedenin was the first Soviet male athlete to win an Olympic cross-country skiing gold medal.
50 km
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold |
Pål Tyldum (NOR) | 2:43:14.75 |
| Silver |
Magne Myrmo (NOR) | 2:43:29.45 |
| Bronze |
Vyacheslav Vedenin (URS) | 2:44:00.19 |
4 x 10 km relay
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold |
Soviet Union (Vladimir Voronkov, Yuri Skobov, Fyodor Simachov, Vyacheslav Vedenin) | 2:04:47.94 |
| Silver |
Norway (Oddvar Brå, Pål Tyldum, Ivar Formo, Johs Harviken) | 2:04:57.06 |
| Bronze |
Switzerland (Alfred Kälin, Albert Giger, Alois Kälin, Eduard Hauser) | 2:07:00.06 |
Women's events
5 km
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold |
Galina Kulakova (URS) | 17:00.50 |
| Silver |
Marjatta Kajosmaa (FIN) | 17:05.50 |
| Bronze |
Helena Sikolova (TCH) | 17:07.32 |
10 km
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold |
Galina Kulakova (URS) | 34:17.82 |
| Silver |
Alevtina Olyunina (URS) | 34:54.11 |
| Bronze |
Marjatta Kajosmää (FIN) | 34:56.45 |
3 x 5 km relay
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold |
Soviet Union (Lyubov Mukhacheva, Alevtina Olyunina, Galina Kulakova) | 48:46.15 |
| Silver |
Finland (Helena Takalo, Hilkka Kuntola, Marjatta Kajosmaa) | 49:19.37 |
| Bronze |
Norway (Inger Aufles, Åslaug Dahl, Berit Mørdre) | 49:51.49 |
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