Date | 22 February 1988 — 9:30 |
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Status | Olympic |
Location | Canmore Nordic Centre, Canmore |
Participants | 64 from 16 countries |
Details | Course Length: ? Height Differential: 108 m Maximum Climb: 50 m Total Climbing: 440 m |
The three medalists at the 1987 World Championships had been, in order, Sweden, Soviet Union, and Norway. They were the favorites as no other country had won the Worlds since East Germany back in 1974. Norway was never a factor, in fifth place after the opening leg, and eventually placing sixth. The leader at the first exchange was Switzerland, which had placed Andi Grünenfelder, later a bronze medalist in the 50 km, on their opening leg. But by the end of the second leg, Sweden and the Soviet Union had established themselves as the class of the race, almost in a tie for the lead, with Czechoslovakia another 30 seconds back. But Gunde Svan skied the third leg for Sweden, and he opened up a 27-second lead on Mikhail Devyatyarov, who had fallen while trying to chase Svan. The lead was safe and Torgny Mogren secured the gold medal for Sweden, although Aleksey Prokurorov close the gap to 12.7 seconds, although he had also fallen late in his leg. Czechoslovakia was a distant third. The next four Olympic relays would see Norway and Italy fight out the gold and silver medals.
Pos | Nr | Team | NOC | Time | Split (Pos) | |||
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1 | 1 | Sweden | ![]() | 1-43:58.6 | Gold | |||
1-1 | Jan Ottosson | 26:18.8 | 26:18.8 (2) | |||||
1-2 | Thomas Wassberg | 25:50.5 | 52:09.3 (2) | |||||
1-3 | Gunde Svan | 25:38.8 | 1-17:48.1 (1) | |||||
1-4 | Torgny Mogren | 26:10.5 | 1-43:58.6 (1) | |||||
2 | 2 | Soviet Union | ![]() | 1-44:11.3 | Silver | |||
2-1 | Vladimir Smirnov | 26:20.5 | 26:20.5 (3) | |||||
2-2 | Vladimir Sakhnov | 25:48.2 | 52:08.7 (1) | |||||
2-3 | Mikhail Devyatyarov | 26:06.4 | 1-18:15.1 (2) | |||||
2-4 | Aleksey Prokurorov | 25:56.2 | 1-44:11.3 (2) | |||||
3 | 14 | Czechoslovakia | ![]() | 1-45:22.7 | Bronze | |||
14-1 | Radim Nyč | 26:27.4 | 26:27.4 (6) | |||||
14-2 | Václav Korunka | 26:12.8 | 52:40.2 (3) | |||||
14-3 | Pavel Benc | 26:28.8 | 1-19:09.0 (3) | |||||
14-4 | Ladislav Švanda | 26:13.7 | 1-45:22.7 (3) | |||||
4 | 5 | Switzerland | ![]() | 1-46:16.3 | ||||
5-1 | Andi Grünenfelder | 26:09.7 | 26:09.7 (1) | |||||
5-2 | Jürg Capol | 26:31.4 | 52:41.1 (4) | |||||
5-3 | Giachem Guidon | 26:35.1 | 1-19:16.2 (4) | |||||
5-4 | Jeremias Wigger | 27:00.1 | 1-46:16.3 (4) | |||||
5 | 7 | Italy | ![]() | 1-46:16.7 | ||||
7-1 | Silvano Barco | 26:47.7 | 26:47.7 (7) | |||||
7-2 | Albert Walder | 27:26.4 | 54:14.1 (8) | |||||
7-3 | Giorgio Vanzetta | 25:53.1 | 1-20:07.2 (6) | |||||
7-4 | Maurilio De Zolt | 26:09.5 | 1-46:16.7 (5) | |||||
6 | 4 | Norway | ![]() | 1-46:48.7 | ||||
4-1 | Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass | 26:26.5 | 26:26.5 (5) | |||||
4-2 | Oddvar Brå | 27:29.7 | 53:56.2 (6) | |||||
4-3 | Vegard Ulvang | 26:10.3 | 1-20:06.5 (5) | |||||
4-4 | Terje Langli | 26:42.2 | 1-46:48.7 (6) | |||||
7 | 6 | West Germany | ![]() | 1-48:05.0 | ||||
6-1 | Walter Kuß | 27:06.2 | 27:06.2 (8) | |||||
6-2 | Georg Fischer | 26:54.6 | 54:00.8 (7) | |||||
6-3 | Jochen Behle | 26:35.0 | 1-20:35.8 (7) | |||||
6-4 | Herbert Fritzenwenger | 27:29.2 | 1-48:05.0 (7) | |||||
8 | 3 | Finland | ![]() | 1-48:24.0 | ||||
3-1 | Jari Laukkanen | 28:24.6 | 28:24.6 (13) | |||||
3-2 | Harri Kirvesniemi | 26:43.8 | 55:08.4 (14) | |||||
3-3 | Jari Räsänen | 26:51.2 | 1-21:59.6 (9) | |||||
3-4 | Kari Ristanen | 26:24.4 | 1-48:24.0 (8) | |||||
9 | 13 | Canada | ![]() | 1-48:59.7 | ||||
13-1 | Yves Bilodeau | 27:25.0 | 27:25.0 (11) | |||||
13-2 | Al Pilcher | 27:42.2 | 55:07.2 (12) | |||||
13-3 | Pierre Harvey | 26:16.3 | 1-21:23.5 (8) | |||||
13-4 | Dennis Lawrence | 27:36.2 | 1-48:59.7 (9) | |||||
10 | 10 | Austria | ![]() | 1-49:14.5 | ||||
10-1 | André Blatter | 26:25.3 | 26:25.3 (4) | |||||
10-2 | Alois Schwarz | 26:26.1 | 52:51.4 (5) | |||||
10-3 | Johann Standmann | 29:21.3 | 1-22:12.7 (10) | |||||
10-4 | Alois Stadlober | 27:01.8 | 1-49:14.5 (10) | |||||
11 | 16 | France | ![]() | 1-49:15.9 | ||||
16-1 | Patrick Remy | 28:25.8 | 28:25.8 (14) | |||||
16-2 | Jean-Luc Thomas | 26:40.7 | 55:06.5 (11) | |||||
16-3 | Dominique Locatelli | 27:20.1 | 1-22:26.6 (11) | |||||
16-4 | Guy Balland | 26:49.3 | 1-49:15.9 (11) | |||||
12 | 9 | Bulgaria | ![]() | 1-49:27.9 | ||||
9-1 | Svetoslav Atanasov | 27:21.2 | 27:21.2 (10) | |||||
9-2 | Ivan Smilenov | 27:19.4 | 54:40.6 (9) | |||||
9-3 | Atanas Simitchiev | 27:47.2 | 1-22:27.8 (12) | |||||
9-4 | Todor Mahov | 27:00.1 | 1-49:27.9 (12) | |||||
13 | 8 | United States | ![]() | 1-50:27.6 | ||||
8-1 | Todd Boonstra | 27:49.9 | 27:49.9 (12) | |||||
8-2 | Dan Simoneau | 27:17.8 | 55:07.7 (13) | |||||
8-3 | Bill Spencer | 27:30.4 | 1-22:38.1 (13) | |||||
8-4 | Joe Galanes | 27:49.5 | 1-50:27.6 (13) | |||||
14 | 11 | Japan | ![]() | 1-51:10.7 | ||||
11-1 | Atsushi Egawa | 27:19.9 | 27:19.9 (9) | |||||
11-2 | Kazunari Sasaki | 27:35.6 | 54:55.5 (10) | |||||
11-3 | Tanayuki Yuki | 27:52.8 | 1-22:48.3 (14) | |||||
11-4 | Masaharu Yamazaki | 28:22.4 | 1-51:10.7 (14) | |||||
15 | 15 | Republic of Korea | ![]() | 1-59:00.4 | ||||
15-1 | Hong Kun-Pyo | 28:54.6 | 28:54.6 (15) | |||||
15-2 | Park Ki-Ho | 30:29.1 | 59:23.7 (15) | |||||
15-3 | Cho Sung-Hoon | 30:24.1 | 1-29:47.8 (15) | |||||
15-4 | Jun Jeung-Hae | 29:12.6 | 1-59:00.4 (15) | |||||
16 | 12 | Great Britain | ![]() | 1-59:39.3 | ||||
12-1 | John Spotswood | 30:25.2 | 30:25.2 (16) | |||||
12-2 | Ewan McKenzie | 30:05.9 | 1-00:31.1 (16) | |||||
12-3 | Marty Watkins | 29:31.0 | 1-30:02.1 (16) | |||||
12-4 | Andrew Wylie | 29:37.2 | 1-59:39.3 (16) |