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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]
Cross-country skiing at the VI Olympic Winter Games | |
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Venue | Holmenkollen |
Dates | 18–23 February |
No. of events | 4 |
Competitors | 138 from 19 nations |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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18 km |
Hallgeir Brenden Norway |
Tapio Mäkelä Finland |
Paavo Lonkila Finland |
50 km |
Veikko Hakulinen Finland |
Eero Kolehmainen Finland |
Magnar Estenstad Norway |
4 × 10 km relay |
Finland (FIN) Heikki Hasu Paavo Lonkila Urpo Korhonen Tapio Mäkelä |
Norway (NOR) Magnar Estenstad Mikal Kirkholt Martin Stokken Hallgeir Brenden |
Sweden (SWE) Nils Täpp Sigurd Andersson Enar Josefsson Martin Lundström |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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10 km |
Lydia Wideman Finland |
Mirja Hietamies Finland |
Siiri Rantanen Finland |
A total of 138 cross-country skiers from 19 nations competed at the Oslo Games:[1]
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