Cross Country Skiing — Relay, Men

Times held	22
Total participants	861
Total countries	40

Participants

Year	Event	Status	Participants	NOCs
1936	Relay (4 × 10 kilometres), Men	Olympic	64	16
1948	Relay (4 × 10 kilometres), Men	Olympic	44	11
1952	Relay (4 × 10 kilometres), Men	Olympic	52	13
1956	Relay (4 × 10 kilometres), Men	Olympic	56	14
1960	Relay (4 × 10 kilometres), Men	Olympic	44	11
1964	Relay (4 × 10 kilometres), Men	Olympic	60	15
1968	Relay (4 × 10 kilometres), Men	Olympic	60	15
1972	Relay (4 × 10 kilometres), Men	Olympic	56	14
1976	Relay (4 × 10 kilometres), Men	Olympic	64	16
1980	Relay (4 × 10 kilometres), Men	Olympic	40	10
1984	Relay (4 × 10 kilometres), Men	Olympic	68	17
1988	Relay (4 × 10 kilometres), Men	Olympic	64	16
1992	Relay (4 × 10 kilometres), Men	Olympic	64	16
1994	Relay (4 × 10 kilometres), Men	Olympic	56	14
1998	Relay (4 × 10 kilometres), Men	Olympic	80	20
2002	Relay (4 × 10 kilometres), Men	Olympic	60	15
2006	Relay (4 × 10 kilometres), Men	Olympic	64	16
2010	Relay (4 × 10 kilometres), Men	Olympic	56	14
2014	Relay (4 × 10 kilometres), Men	Olympic	64	16
2018	Relay (4 × 10 kilometres), Men	Olympic	56	14
2022	Relay (4 × 10 kilometres), Men	Olympic	60	15
2026	Relay (4 × 7.5 kilometres), Men	Olympic	40	10

Medal winners

Year	Gold		Silver		Bronze
1936	Finland	FIN	Norway	NOR	Sweden	SWE
1948	Sweden	SWE	Finland	FIN	Norway	NOR
1952	Finland	FIN	Norway	NOR	Sweden	SWE
1956	Soviet Union	URS	Finland	FIN	Sweden	SWE
1960	Finland	FIN	Norway	NOR	Soviet Union	URS
1964	Sweden	SWE	Finland	FIN	Soviet Union	URS
1968	Norway	NOR	Sweden	SWE	Finland	FIN
1972	Soviet Union	URS	Norway	NOR	Switzerland	SUI
1976	Finland	FIN	Norway	NOR	Soviet Union	URS
1980	Soviet Union	URS	Norway	NOR	Finland	FIN
1984	Sweden	SWE	Soviet Union	URS	Finland	FIN
1988	Sweden	SWE	Soviet Union	URS	Czechoslovakia	TCH
1992	Norway	NOR	Italy	ITA	Finland	FIN
1994	Italy	ITA	Norway	NOR	Finland	FIN
1998	Norway	NOR	Italy	ITA	Finland	FIN
2002	Norway	NOR	Italy	ITA	Germany	GER
2006	Italy	ITA	Germany	GER	Sweden	SWE
2010	Sweden	SWE	Norway	NOR	Czech Republic	CZE
2014	Sweden	SWE	Russian Federation	RUS	France	FRA
2018	Norway	NOR	Olympic Athletes from Russia	ROC	France	FRA
2022	ROC	ROC	Norway	NOR	France	FRA
2026	Norway	NOR	France	FRA	Italy	ITA

Medals by country

NOC		Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Norway	NOR	6	9	1	16
Sweden	SWE	6	1	4	11
Finland	FIN	4	3	6	13
Soviet Union	URS	3	2	3	8
Italy	ITA	2	3	1	6
ROC	ROC	1	1	0	2
France	FRA	0	1	3	4
Germany	GER	0	1	1	2
Russian Federation	RUS	0	1	0	1
Czechia	CZE	0	0	1	1
Czechoslovakia	TCH	0	0	1	1
Switzerland	SUI	0	0	1	1

Top medallists

Athlete	Nat	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Thomas Alsgaard	NOR	2	1	0	3
Bjørn Dæhlie	NOR	2	1	0	3
Johannes Høsflot Klæbo	NOR	2	1	0	3
Johan Olsson	SWE	2	0	1	3
Jan Ottosson	SWE	2	0	0	2
Kristen Skjeldal	NOR	2	0	0	2
Gunde Svan	SWE	2	0	0	2
Thomas Wassberg	SWE	2	0	0	2
Daniel Rickardsson	SWE	2	0	0	2
Marcus Hellner	SWE	2	0	0	2

Participation by year

Country		#	1936	1948	1952	1956	1960	1964	1968	1972	1976	1980	1984	1988	1992	1994	1998	2002	2006	2010	2014	2018	2022	2026
Argentina	ARG	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Austria	AUT	15	8	4	5	11	—	11	13	DNF	8	—	11	10	9	—	9	4	DQ	—	—	DQ	—	—
Belarus	BLR	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12	14	15	—	—	14	—	—	—
Bulgaria	BUL	6	15	—	DNF	—	—	—	—	—	14	—	10	12	13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Canada	CAN	13	—	—	—	—	—	15	14	13	12	—	—	9	11	—	18	—	11	7	12	8	11	5
Czechia	CZE	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8	15	7	9	Bronze	8	9	12	7
Czechoslovakia	TCH	10	5	8	8	8	—	—	9	8	10	9	—	Bronze	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
East Germany	GDR	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	6	DNF	—	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Estonia	EST	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10	11	10	9	8	14	10	DQ	15	—
Finland	FIN	22	Gold	Silver	Gold	Silver	Gold	Silver	Bronze	5	Gold	Bronze	Bronze	8	Bronze	Bronze	Bronze	11	10	5	6	4	6	4
France	FRA	21	9	7	4	6	7	6	11	11	11	10	—	11	8	10	13	8	4	4	Bronze	Bronze	Bronze	Silver
Germany	GER	15	6	—	7	10	9	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	4	8	Bronze	Silver	6	9	6	5	8
Great Britain	GBR	4	—	—	—	14	—	14	—	—	—	—	14	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Greece	GRE	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Iceland	ISL	1	—	—	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Italy	ITA	22	4	6	6	5	5	5	6	9	7	6	7	5	Silver	Gold	Silver	Silver	Gold	9	5	7	8	Bronze
Japan	JPN	12	12	—	—	—	10	10	10	10	—	—	13	14	—	14	7	12	—	—	DNF	—	10	—
Kazakhstan	KAZ	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	16	14	13	11	13	DQ	—	—
Latvia	LAT	1	13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Liechtenstein	LIE	1	—	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Mongolia	MGL	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	DQ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Norway	NOR	22	Silver	Bronze	Silver	4	Silver	4	Gold	Silver	Silver	Silver	4	6	Gold	Silver	Gold	Gold	5	Silver	4	Gold	Silver	Gold
People's Republic of China	CHN	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	15	—	—	—	—	—	15	—	—	—	13	—
Poland	POL	7	7	10	—	9	6	8	—	—	13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	15	—	—	—
ROC	ROC	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Silver	Gold	—
Republic of Korea	KOR	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	15	15	—	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Romania	ROU	2	14	—	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Russian Federation	RUS	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	5	6	6	8	Silver	—	—	—
Slovakia	SVK	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	11	—	—	12	—	—	—	—
Slovenia	SLO	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	14	—
Soviet Union	URS	9	—	—	—	Gold	Bronze	Bronze	4	Gold	Bronze	Gold	Silver	Silver	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Spain	ESP	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	14	—	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Sweden	SWE	22	Bronze	Gold	Bronze	Bronze	4	Gold	Silver	4	4	5	Gold	Gold	4	6	4	13	Bronze	Gold	Gold	5	4	10
Switzerland	SUI	20	—	5	9	7	8	9	5	Bronze	5	7	5	4	—	7	6	10	7	10	7	10	7	9
Türkiye	TUR	3	DNF	—	—	—	—	—	15	—	DNF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Ukraine	UKR	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12	—	14	—	—	—	—	—
Unified Team	EUN	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
United States	USA	21	11	DNS	12	12	11	13	12	12	6	8	8	13	12	13	17	5	12	13	11	11	9	6
West Germany	FRG	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	8	7	9	4	6	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Yugoslavia	YUG	5	10	9	—	13	—	12	—	—	—	—	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Best performance by country

Olympic and Intercalated results only.

Country		Games	Athlete/Team	Placement
Argentina	ARG	1984 Winter Olympics	Argentina	16		See all
Austria	AUT	1948 Winter Olympics	Austria	4		See all
		2002 Winter Olympics	Austria	4
Belarus	BLR	1994 Winter Olympics	Belarus	12		See all
Bulgaria	BUL	1984 Winter Olympics	Bulgaria	10		See all
Canada	CAN	2026 Winter Olympics	Canada	5		See all
Czechia	CZE	2010 Winter Olympics	Czech Republic	3	Bronze	See all
Czechoslovakia	TCH	1988 Winter Olympics	Czechoslovakia	3	Bronze	See all
East Germany	GDR	1972 Winter Olympics	East Germany	6		See all
Estonia	EST	2006 Winter Olympics	Estonia	8		See all
Finland	FIN	1936 Winter Olympics	Finland	1	Gold	See all
		1952 Winter Olympics	Finland	1	Gold
		1960 Winter Olympics	Finland	1	Gold
		1976 Winter Olympics	Finland	1	Gold
France	FRA	2026 Winter Olympics	France	2	Silver	See all
Germany	GER	2006 Winter Olympics	Germany	2	Silver	See all
Great Britain	GBR	1956 Winter Olympics	Great Britain	14		See all
		1964 Winter Olympics	Great Britain	14
		1984 Winter Olympics	Great Britain	14
Greece	GRE	1992 Winter Olympics	Greece	16		See all
Iceland	ISL	1952 Winter Olympics	Iceland	11		See all
Italy	ITA	1994 Winter Olympics	Italy	1	Gold	See all
		2006 Winter Olympics	Italy	1	Gold
Japan	JPN	1998 Winter Olympics	Japan	7		See all
Kazakhstan	KAZ	1994 Winter Olympics	Kazakhstan	9		See all
Latvia	LAT	1936 Winter Olympics	Latvia	13		See all
Liechtenstein	LIE	1948 Winter Olympics	Liechtenstein	11		See all
Mongolia	MGL	1984 Winter Olympics	Mongolia	DQ		See all
Norway	NOR	1968 Winter Olympics	Norway	1	Gold	See all
		1992 Winter Olympics	Norway	1	Gold
		1998 Winter Olympics	Norway	1	Gold
		2002 Winter Olympics	Norway	1	Gold
		2018 Winter Olympics	Norway	1	Gold
		2026 Winter Olympics	Norway	1	Gold
People's Republic of China	CHN	2022 Winter Olympics	People's Republic of China	13		See all
Poland	POL	1960 Winter Olympics	Poland	6		See all
ROC	ROC	2022 Winter Olympics	ROC	1	Gold	See all
Republic of Korea	KOR	1988 Winter Olympics	Republic of Korea	15		See all
		1992 Winter Olympics	Republic of Korea	15
Romania	ROU	1952 Winter Olympics	Romania	10		See all
Russian Federation	RUS	2014 Winter Olympics	Russian Federation	2	Silver	See all
Slovakia	SVK	1998 Winter Olympics	Slovakia	11		See all
Slovenia	SLO	2022 Winter Olympics	Slovenia	14		See all
Soviet Union	URS	1956 Winter Olympics	Soviet Union	1	Gold	See all
		1972 Winter Olympics	Soviet Union	1	Gold
		1980 Winter Olympics	Soviet Union	1	Gold
Spain	ESP	1992 Winter Olympics	Spain	14		See all
Sweden	SWE	1948 Winter Olympics	Sweden	1	Gold	See all
		1964 Winter Olympics	Sweden	1	Gold
		1984 Winter Olympics	Sweden	1	Gold
		1988 Winter Olympics	Sweden	1	Gold
		2010 Winter Olympics	Sweden	1	Gold
		2014 Winter Olympics	Sweden	1	Gold
Switzerland	SUI	1972 Winter Olympics	Switzerland	3	Bronze	See all
Türkiye	TUR	1968 Winter Olympics	Turkey	15		See all
Ukraine	UKR	1998 Winter Olympics	Ukraine	12		See all
Unified Team	EUN	1992 Winter Olympics	Unified Team	5		See all
United States	USA	2002 Winter Olympics	United States	5		See all
West Germany	FRG	1980 Winter Olympics	West Germany	4		See all
Yugoslavia	YUG	1948 Winter Olympics	Yugoslavia	9		See all