At the 1924 Winter Olympics, two cross-country skiing events were held. The 50 km competition was held on Wednesday, 30 January 1924 and the 18 km competition was held on Saturday, 2 February 1924. The events were also part of the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships as well, which would be combined until the 1980 Winter Olympics.
| Cross-country skiing at the I Olympic Winter Games | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 30 January – 2 February 1924 |
| No. of events | 2 |
| Competitors | 59 from 12 nations |
Medal summary
Medal table
Events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 km | Thorleif Haug Norway | 1:14:31.4 | Johan Grøttumsbråten Norway | 1:15:51.0 | Tapani Niku Finland | 1:16:26.0 |
| 50 km | Thorleif Haug Norway | 3:44:32 | Thoralf Strømstad Norway | 3:46:23 | Johan Grøttumsbråten Norway | 3:47:46 |
The results of Haug and Grøttumsbråten in the 18 km event should have been disqualified: as entrants of the Nordic combined event, they hadn't entered their names in this event. Tapani Niku wasn't however willing to be awarded the gold medal, though he later received a gold medal from the French Alp Club.[citation needed]
All three medalists in the 50 km also finished in their same positions in the nordic combined event.
Participating nations
Cross-country skiers from the United States only competed in the 18 km event. Fifteen cross-country skiers competed in both events.
A total of 59 cross-country skiers from twelve nations competed at the Chamonix Games:
- Czechoslovakia (6)
- Finland (5)
- France (8)
- Hungary (3)
- Italy (7)
- Latvia (1)
- Norway (5)
- Poland (3)
- Sweden (6)
- Switzerland (7)
- United States (4)
- Yugoslavia (4)
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