Cross-country skiing at the 1928 Winter Olympics
| Cross-country skiing at the II Olympic Winter Games | |
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| Dates | 14–17 February |
| No. of events | 2 |
| Competitors | 74 from 15 nations |
| Cross-country skiing at the 1928 Winter Olympics | |
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| 18 km | men |
| 50 km | men |
At the 1928 Winter Olympics, two cross-country skiing events were contested. The 50 km competition was held on Tuesday, 14 February 1928 while the 18 km event was held on Friday, 17 February 1928.[1]
Medal summary
[edit]Medal table
[edit]| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Norway | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Sweden | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Totals (2 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Events
[edit]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 km |
Johan Grøttumsbråten Norway |
1:37:01 | Ole Hegge Norway |
1:39:01 | Reidar Ødegaard Norway |
1:40:11 |
| 50 km |
Per-Erik Hedlund Sweden |
4:52:03 | Gustaf Jonsson Sweden |
5:05:30 | Volger Andersson Sweden |
5:05:46 |
Hedlund's margin of victory is the largest in Olympic history (13 minutes, 27 seconds).
Participating nations
[edit]Cross-country skiers from Austria, Canada, Hungary, and the United States only competed in the 18 km event. Nineteen cross-country skiers competed in both events.
A total of 74 cross-country skiers from 15 nations competed at the St. Moritz Games:
Austria (1)
Canada (2)
Czechoslovakia (6)
Finland (7)
France (8)
Germany (5)
Hungary (1)
Italy (4)
Japan (5)
Norway (7)
Poland (4)
Sweden (6)
Switzerland (6)
United States (3)
Yugoslavia (6)
References
[edit]- ^ "Cross Country Skiing at the 1928 Sankt Moritz Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
