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| Cross-country skiing at the VI Olympic Winter Games | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Holmenkollen |
| Dates | 18–23 February |
| No. of events | 4 |
| Competitors | 138 from 19 nations |
| Cross-country skiing at the 1952 Winter Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
| 10 km | women | |
| 18 km | men | |
| 50 km | men | |
| Relay | men | |
The 1952 Winter Olympics cross-country skiing competition consisted of three events for men (18 km, 50 km and 4 × 10 km relay) and the first women's cross-country competition at an Olympic Games, of 10 km. The competitions were held from Monday, 18 February to Saturday, 23 February 1952.[1]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (3 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 km |
Hallgeir Brenden |
Tapio Mäkelä |
Paavo Lonkila |
| 50 km |
Veikko Hakulinen |
Eero Kolehmainen |
Magnar Estenstad |
| 4 × 10 km relay |
Heikki Hasu Paavo Lonkila Urpo Korhonen Tapio Mäkelä |
Magnar Estenstad Mikal Kirkholt Martin Stokken Hallgeir Brenden |
Nils Täpp Sigurd Andersson Enar Josefsson Martin Lundström |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 km |
Lydia Wideman |
Mirja Hietamies |
Siiri Rantanen |
A total of 138 cross-country skiers from 19 nations competed at the Oslo Games:[1]