Cross-country skiing at the 1948 Winter Olympics

At the 1948 Winter Olympics, three cross-country skiing events were contested. The 18 km competition was held on Saturday, January 31, 1948, the relay event was held on Tuesday, February 3, 1948, and the 50 km event was held on Friday, February 6, 1948.

Medal summary

Event Gold Silver Bronze
18 km
Martin Lundström
 Sweden
Nils Östensson
 Sweden
Gunnar Eriksson
 Sweden
50 km
Nils Karlsson
 Sweden
Harald Eriksson
 Sweden
Benjamin Vanninen
 Finland
4x10 km
 Sweden (SWE)
Gunnar Eriksson
Martin Lundström
Nils Östensson
Nils Täpp
 Finland (FIN)
August Kiuru
Teuvo Laukkanen
Sauli Rytky
Lauri Silvennoinen
 Norway (NOR)
Erling Evensen
Olav Hagen
Reidar Nyborg
Olav Økern

Participating nations

Seven cross-country skiers competed in all three events.

A total of 106 cross-country skiers from 15 nations competed at the St. Moritz Games:

Medal table

 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Sweden 3 2 1 6
2 Finland 0 1 1 2
3 Norway 0 0 1 1

References

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