Cross-country skiing at the 1984 Winter Olympics

Cross-country skiing

at the XIV Olympic Winter Games

Pictogram for cross country skiing

Venue| Igman
Dates| February 9—19
No. of events| 8
Competitors| 179 (114 men, 65 women) from 32 nations

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Cross-country skiing at the
1984 Winter Olympics

5 km| | women
10 km| | women
15 km| men|
20 km| | women
30 km| men|
50 km| men|
Relay| men| women

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At the 1984 Winter Olympics eight cross-country skiing events – four each for men and women – were contested. The competitions were held from Thursday, 9 February, to Sunday, 19 February 1984. The women's 20 km debuted at these games.[1]

## Medal summary

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### Medal table

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Rank| Nation| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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1|  Finland (FIN)| 3| 1| 4| 8
2|  Sweden (SWE)| 3| 1| 1| 5
3|  Soviet Union (URS)| 1| 4| 0| 5
4|  Norway (NOR)| 1| 1| 2| 4
5|  Czechoslovakia (TCH)| 0| 1| 1| 2
Totals (5 entries)| 8| 8| 8| 24

### Participating NOCs

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Thirty two nations sent cross-country skiers to compete in the events in Sarajevo.

* Argentina
* Australia
* Austria
* Bulgaria
* Canada
* China
* Chinese Taipei
* Costa Rica
* Czechoslovakia
* East Germany
* Finland
* France
* Great Britain
* Greece
* Iceland
* Italy
* Japan
* Liechtenstein
* Mongolia
* Norway
* Poland
* Romania
* San Marino
* South Korea
* Soviet Union
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* United States
* West Germany
* Yugoslavia

### Men's events

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Event  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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15 km
details | Gunde Svan
Sweden | 41:25.6  | Aki Karvonen
Finland | 41:34.9  | Harri Kirvesniemi
Finland | 41:45.6
30 km
details | Nikolay Zimyatov
Soviet Union | 1:28:56.3  | Aleksandr Zavyalov
Soviet Union | 1:29:23.3  | Gunde Svan
Sweden | 1:29:35.7
50 km
details | Thomas Wassberg
Sweden | 2:15:55.8  | Gunde Svan
Sweden | 2:16:00.7  | Aki Karvonen
Finland | 2:17:04.7
4 × 10 km relay
details |  Sweden (SWE)
Thomas Wassberg
Benny Kohlberg
Jan Ottosson
Gunde Svan | 1:55:06.3  |  Soviet Union (URS)
Aleksandr Batyuk
Aleksandr Zavyalov
Vladimir Nikitin
Nikolay Zimyatov | 1:55:16.5  |  Finland (FIN)
Kari Ristanen
Juha Mieto
Harri Kirvesniemi
Aki Karvonen | 1:56:31.4

### Women's events

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Event  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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5 km
details | Marja-Liisa Hämäläinen
Finland | 17:04.0  | Berit Aunli
Norway | 17:14.1  | Květa Jeriová
Czechoslovakia | 17:18.3
10 km
details | Marja-Liisa Hämäläinen
Finland | 31:44.2  | Raisa Smetanina
Soviet Union | 32:02.9  | Brit Pettersen
Norway | 32:12.7
20 km
details | Marja-Liisa Hämäläinen
Finland | 1:01:45.0  | Raisa Smetanina
Soviet Union | 1:02:26.7  | Anne Jahren
Norway | 1:03:13.6
4 × 5 km relay
details |  Norway (NOR)
Inger Helene Nybråten
Anne Jahren
Brit Pettersen
Berit Aunli | 1:06:49.7  |  Czechoslovakia (TCH)
Dagmar Švubová
Blanka Paulů
Gabriela Svobodová
Květa Jeriová | 1:07:34.7  |  Finland (FIN)
Pirkko Määttä
Eija Hyytiäinen
Marjo Matikainen
Marja-Liisa Hämäläinen | 1:07:36.7

## See also

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* Cross-country skiing at the 1984 Winter Paralympics

## References

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1. ^ "Cross Country Skiing at the 1984 Sarajevo Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2019.

## External links

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* Official Olympic Report

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Events at the 1984 Winter Olympics (Sarajevo)

* Alpine skiing
* Biathlon
* Bobsleigh
* Cross‑country skiing
* Disabled skiing (demonstration)
* Figure skating
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