Cross Country Skiing at the 1936 Winter Olympics

Dates 10 – 15 February 1936
Medal Events 3

The program was enlarged slightly, adding a 4 x 10 km relay to the men’s 18 and 50 km events. The relay had been a part of the World Championships since 1933. There were 109 competitors representing 22 nations in the events. Six nations competed in cross-country skiing for the first time at the Winter Olympics – Bulgaria, Estonia, Great Britain, Greece, Romania, and Spain.

Events

Event Status Date Participants NOCs
18 kilometres, Men Olympic 12 February 1936 75 22
50 kilometres, Men Olympic 15 February 1936 36 11
4 × 10 kilometres Relay, Men Olympic 10 February 1936 64 16
109 (109/0) 22 (22/0)

Medals

Event Gold Silver Bronze
18 kilometres, Men Erik LarssonSWE Oddbjørn HagenNOR Pekka NiemiFIN
50 kilometres, Men Elis WiklundSWE Axel WikströmSWE Nils EnglundSWE
4 × 10 kilometres Relay, Men FinlandFIN NorwayNOR SwedenSWE

Medal table

NOC Gold Silver Bronze Total
Sweden SWE 2 1 2 5
Finland FIN 1 0 1 2
Norway NOR 0 2 0 2