Nordic skiing at the 1924 Winter Olympics
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At the 1924 Winter Olympics, four Nordic skiing events were contested, both Cross country skiing events and the Nordic combined were won by Norway's Thorleif Haug.
Men's 18 km cross-country skiing
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold |
Thorleif Haug (NOR) | 1:14:31 |
| Silver |
Johan Grøttumsbråten (NOR) | 1:15:15 |
| Bronze |
Tapani Niku (FIN) | 1:16.26 |
Afterwards it was found out that the results of Haug and Grøttumsbråten should have been disqualified: as a men of Nordic combined their hadn't entered their names in this event. Tapani Niku wasn't however willing to be awarded a gold medal. Later he was rewarded the medal of French Alp Club.
Men's 50 km cross-country skiing
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold |
Thorleif Haug (NOR) | 3:44:32 |
| Silver |
Thoralf Strømstad (NOR) | 3:46.23 |
| Bronze |
Johan Grøttumsbråten (NOR) | 3:47.46 |
Men's Ski jumping
| Medal | Athlete | Points |
| Gold |
Jacob Tullin Thams (NOR) | 18.960 |
| Silver |
Narve Bonna (NOR) | 18.689 |
| Bronze |
Anders Haugen (USA) | 17.916 |
The ski jumping event held at the 1924 Winter Olympics was unusual, as the bronze medallist was not properly rewarded until 50 years later. Originally, Thorleif Haug had been awarded third place, but a calculation error had been made, which was discovered in 1974. This competition took place at Le Mont with a K-point of 71 meters Henauer, Kurt (FIS PR and Media Coordinator Ski Jumping). "hill lengths." E-Mail to Chris Miller. 5 Jun 2006.. The winner of the competition Jacob Tullin Thams also won a silver medal in Sailing at the 1936 Summer Olympics, he is among very few athletes to win both Winter and Summer Olympic medals.
Men's Nordic combined skiing
| Medal | Athlete | Points |
| Gold |
Thorleif Haug (NOR) | 18.906 |
| Silver |
Thoralf Strømstad (NOR) | 18.219 |
| Bronze |
Johan Grøttumsbråten (NOR) | 17.854 |
At the 1924 Winter Olympics, the nordic combined event consisted of 18 km cross country skiing and the ski jump. Unlike today the ski jump was the last event held.
Footnotes
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