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 | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Dates | 3–6 February |
| No. of events | 3 |
| Competitors | 106 from 15 nations |
Medal summary
editMedal table
edit| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sweden | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 |  Finland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 |  Norway | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
Events
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Participating nations
editSeven cross-country skiers competed in all three events.
A total of 106 cross-country skiers from 15 nations competed at the St. Moritz Games:
Austria (8)
Bulgaria (2)
Canada (2)
Czechoslovakia (9)
Finland (13)
France (7)
Hungary (2)
Italy (9)
Liechtenstein (5)
Norway (12)
Poland (5)
Sweden (11)
Switzerland (10)
United States (5)
Yugoslavia (6)
References
edit- ^ "Cross Country Skiing at the 1948 Sankt Moritz Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2019.