Cross Country Skiing — 3 × 5 kilometres Relay, Women (discontinued)
| Times held | 5 |
|---|---|
| Total participants | 95 |
| Total countries | 17 |
Participants
| Year | Event | Status | Participants | NOCs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | 3 × 5 kilometres Relay, Women | Olympic | 30 | 10 |
| 1960 | 3 × 5 kilometres Relay, Women | Olympic | 15 | 5 |
| 1964 | 3 × 5 kilometres Relay, Women | Olympic | 24 | 8 |
| 1968 | 3 × 5 kilometres Relay, Women | Olympic | 24 | 8 |
| 1972 | 3 × 5 kilometres Relay, Women | Olympic | 33 | 11 |
Medal winners
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Finland |  FIN |
Soviet Union |  URS |
Sweden |  SWE |
| 1960 | Sweden | SWE |
Soviet Union | URS |
Finland | FIN |
| 1964 | Soviet Union | URS |
Sweden | SWE |
Finland | FIN |
| 1968 | Norway |  NOR |
Sweden | SWE |
Soviet Union | URS |
| 1972 | Soviet Union | URS |
Finland | FIN |
Norway | NOR |
Medals by country
| NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soviet Union | URS |
2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Sweden | SWE |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Finland | FIN |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Norway | NOR |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Top medallists
| Athlete | Nat | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Britt Strandberg | SWE |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Alevtina Kolchina |  RUS URS |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Inger Aufles | NOR |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Sonja Edström-Ruthström | SWE |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Irma Johansson | SWE |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Galina Kulakova | RUS URS |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Siiri Rantanen | FIN |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Berit Mørdre-Lammedal | NOR |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Participation by year
| Country | # | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria |  BUL |
2 | — | DNS | 5 | 8 | — |
| Canada |  CAN |
1 | — | — | — | — | 10 |
| Czechoslovakia |  TCH |
3 | 6 | — | 6 | — | 6 |
| East Germany |  GDR |
2 | — | — | — | 6 | 5 |
| Finland | FIN |
5 | Gold | Bronze | Bronze | 4 | Silver |
| Germany |  GER |
3 | 7 | 5 | 4 | — | — |
| Hungary |  HUN |
1 | — | — | 8 | — | — |
| Italy |  ITA |
1 | 8 | — | — | — | — |
| Japan |  JPN |
1 | — | — | — | — | 9 |
| Norway | NOR |
3 | 4 | — | — | Gold | Bronze |
| Poland |  POL |
5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 7 |
| Romania |  ROU |
1 | DQ | — | — | — | — |
| Soviet Union | URS |
5 | Silver | Silver | Gold | Bronze | Gold |
| Sweden | SWE |
5 | Bronze | Gold | Silver | Silver | 8 |
| United States |  USA |
1 | — | — | — | — | 11 |
| West Germany |  FRG |
2 | — | — | — | 7 | 4 |
| Yugoslavia |  YUG |
1 | 9 | — | — | — | — |