The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1939 took place February 11–19, 1939 in Zakopane, Poland. This was the Polish city's second time hosting the championships after having done so in 1929. It also marked the last time the event officially took place before World War II and the last time that these championships would be held on an annual basis (combined with the Winter Olympics) which they had been done since 1924.
 Program cover for the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1939. (in Polish) | |
| Host city | Zakopane |
|---|---|
| Country | Poland |
| Events | 5 |
| Opening | 11 February 1939 |
| Closing | 19 February 1939 |
Men's cross country
edit18 km
editFebruary 15, 1939
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold |  Jussi Kurikkala (FIN)
|
1:05:30 |
| Silver | Klaes Karppinen (FIN)
|
1:06:05 |
| Bronze |  Carl Pahlin (SWE)
|
1:06:35 |
50 km
editFebruary 17, 1939
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold |  Lars Bergendahl (NOR)
|
2:57:43 |
| Silver | Klaes Karppinen (FIN)
|
3:00:27 |
| Bronze | Oscar Gjøslien (NOR)
|
3:05:42 |
4 × 10 km relay
editFebruary 19, 1939
| Medal | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Finland (Pauli Pitkänen, Olavi Alakulppi, Eino Olkinuora, Klaes Karppinen)
|
2:08:35 |
| Silver | Sweden (Alvar Hägglund, Selm Stenvall, John Westbergh, Carl Pahlin)
|
2:09:43 |
| Bronze |  Italy (Aristide Compagnoni, Severino Compagnoni, Goffredo Baur, Alberto Jammaron)
|
2:13:38 |
Men's Nordic combined
editIndividual
editFebruary 11, 1939
| Medal | Athlete | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Gold |  Gustav 'Gustl' Berauer (GER)
|
429.6 |
| Silver | Gustaf Adolf Sellin (SWE)
|
426.6 |
| Bronze | Magnar Fosseide (NOR)
|
422.4 |
Berauer was from Czechoslovakia, but competed for Germany after the Nazis occupied Czechoslovakia in 1938.
Men's ski jumping
editIndividual large hill
editFebruary 11, 1939
| Medal | Athlete | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Josef 'Sepp' Bradl (GER)
|
224.7 |
| Silver | Birger Ruud (NOR)
|
224.2 |
| Bronze | Arnholdt Kongsgaard (NOR)
|
223.1 |
Bradl was from Austria, but competed for Germany after the Nazis occupied Austria in 1938.
Medal table
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| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finland (FIN) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Germany (GER) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Norway (NOR) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | |
References
edit- FIS 1939 Cross country results
- FIS 1939 Nordic combined results
- FIS 1939 Ski jumping results
- Results from German Wikipedia
- Sellin spelling from the Swedish Ski Federation (in Swedish)
- Hansen, Hermann & Sveen, Knut. (1996) VM på ski '97. Alt om ski-VM 1925-1997 Trondheim: Adresseavisens Forlag. p. 61. ISBN 82-7164-044-5. (in Norwegian)