Cross-country skiing at the 1928 Winter Olympics

Cross-country skiing

at the II Olympic Winter Games

Dates| 14–17 February
No. of events| 2
Competitors| 74 from 15 nations

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Cross-country skiing at the
1928 Winter Olympics

18 km| men
50 km| men

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At the 1928 Winter Olympics, two cross-country skiing events were contested. The 50 km competition was held on Tuesday, 14 February 1928 while the 18 km event was held on Friday, 17 February 1928.[1]

## Medal summary

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### Medal table

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Rank| Nation| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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1|  Norway| 1| 1| 1| 3
Sweden| 1| 1| 1| 3
Totals (2 entries)| 2| 2| 2| 6

### Events

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Event  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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18 km
details | Johan Grøttumsbråten
Norway | 1:37:01  | Ole Hegge
Norway | 1:39:01  | Reidar Ødegaard
Norway | 1:40:11
50 km
details | Per-Erik Hedlund
Sweden | 4:52:03  | Gustaf Jonsson
Sweden | 5:05:30  | Volger Andersson
Sweden | 5:05:46

Hedlund's margin of victory is the largest in Olympic history (13 minutes, 27 seconds).

## Participating nations

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Cross-country skiers from Austria, Canada, Hungary, and the United States only competed in the 18 km event. Nineteen cross-country skiers competed in both events.

A total of 74 cross-country skiers from 15 nations competed at the St. Moritz Games:

* Austria (1)
* Canada (2)
* Czechoslovakia (6)
* Finland (7)
* France (8)
* Germany (5)
* Hungary (1)
* Italy (4)
* Japan (5)
* Norway (7)
* Poland (4)
* Sweden (6)
* Switzerland (6)
* United States (3)
* Yugoslavia (6)

## References

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1. ^ "Cross Country Skiing at the 1928 Sankt Moritz Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2019.

## External links

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* International Olympic Committee results database

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Events at the 1928 Winter Olympics (St. Moritz)

* Bobsleigh
* Cross-country skiing
* Figure skating
* Ice hockey
* Military patrol (demonstration)
* Nordic combined
* Skeleton
* Skijoring (demonstration)
* Ski jumping
* Speed skating

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Cross-country skiing at the Winter Olympics

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