List of FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in women's cross-country skiing
This is a list of medalists from the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in women's cross-country skiing.
10 km
Classic style: 1954-1987, 1989, 2001-2003, 2009-2011, 2017. Free style: 1989, 1991, 2005-2007, 2013-2015.
- Medals:
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 9 | 4 | 4 | 17 |
2 | ![]() | 8 | 1 | 5 | 14 |
3 | ![]() | 2 | 7 | 6 | 15 |
4 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
5 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
6 | ![]() | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
7 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
10 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
12 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 22 | 22 | 22 | 66 |
4 x 5 km relay
- Medals:
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 9 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
2 | ![]() | 6 | 7 | 4 | 17 |
3 | ![]() | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
4 | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 |
5 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
6 | ![]() | 0 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
7 | ![]() | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
![]() | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
9 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 25 | 25 | 25 | 75 |
5 km (discontinued)
Classic style: 1962-1987, 1991-1999.
- Medals:
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
2 | ![]() | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
4 | ![]() | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
5 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
6 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
7 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Total | 13 | 13 | 13 | 39 |
20 km and 30 km
Classic style: 1978-1985, 1997-1999, 2005-2007, 2013-2015. Free style: 1987-1995, 2001-2003, 2009-2011, 2017. Mass Start: 2005-2017.
- Medals:
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | 5 | 17 |
2 | ![]() | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 |
3 | ![]() | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
4 | ![]() | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
5 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
6 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
7 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
8 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
9 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
10 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 19 | 19 | 19 | 57 |
15 km (discontinued)
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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1989 Lahti | ![]() |
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1991 Val di Fiemme | ![]() |
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1993 Falun | ![]() |
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1995 Thunder Bay | ![]() |
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1997 Trondheim | ![]() |
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1999 Ramsau | ![]() |
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2001 Lahti | ![]() |
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2003 Val di Fiemme | ![]() |
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Classic style: 1989-1995, 2001-2003. Free style: 1997-1999. Mass Start: 2003.
- Medals:
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
2 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
3 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
4 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
5 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
6 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
7 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Total | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 |
Combined/double pursuit/Skiathlon
- Medals:
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
2 | ![]() | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
3 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
4 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
5 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
6 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
7 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
9 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
10 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 13 | 13 | 13 | 39 |
Individual sprint
Debuted: 2001.
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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2001 Lahti | ![]() |
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2003 Val di Fiemme | ![]() |
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2005 Oberstdorf | ![]() |
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2007 Sapporo | ![]() |
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2009 Liberec | ![]() |
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2011 Oslo | ![]() |
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2013 Val di Fiemme | ![]() |
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2015 Falun | ![]() |
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2017 Lahti | ![]() |
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Classic style: 2005-2007, 2013-2015. Free style: 2001-2003, 2009-2011, 2017.
- Medals:
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 6 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
2 | ![]() | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
3 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
4 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
5 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
6 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
7 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
8 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Total | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 |
Team sprint
Debuted: 2005.
Classic style: 2009-2011, 2017. Free style: 2005-2007, 2013-2015.
- Medals:
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
2 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
3 | ![]() | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
4 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
5 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
6 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
7 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Total | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
Medal table
Table updated after the 2017 Championships.
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 39 | 19 | 27 | 85 |
2 | ![]() | 27 | 15 | 12 | 54 |
3 | ![]() | 19 | 17 | 15 | 51 |
4 | ![]() | 14 | 20 | 22 | 56 |
5 | ![]() | 5 | 11 | 8 | 24 |
6 | ![]() | 4 | 13 | 11 | 28 |
7 | ![]() | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
8 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
9 | ![]() | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
10 | ![]() | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
11 | ![]() | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
12 | ![]() | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
13 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
14 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
15 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
16 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (18 nations) | 116 | 116 | 116 | 348 |
Multiple medalists
Rank | Athlete | Country | From | To | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Marit Bjørgen | ![]() | 2003 | 2017 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 26 |
2 | Yelena Välbe | ![]() ![]() | 1989 | 1997 | 14 | 3 | - | 17 |
3 | Larisa Lazutina (Ptitsyna) | ![]() ![]() | 1987 | 2001 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 16 |
4 | Therese Johaug | ![]() | 2007 | 2015 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
5 | Alevtina Kolchina | ![]() | 1958 | 1966 | 7 | 1 | - | 8 |
6 | Nina Gavrylyuk | ![]() ![]() | 1987 | 2003 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
7 | Virpi Kuitunen | ![]() | 2001 | 2009 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
8 | Galina Kulakova | ![]() | 1970 | 1982 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
9 | Bente Skari (Martinsen) | ![]() | 1997 | 2003 | 5 | 2 | - | 7 |
10 | Stefania Belmondo | ![]() | 1991 | 2001 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 13 |
Best performers by country
Country | Athlete | From | To | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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![]() | Marit Bjørgen | 2003 | 2017 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 26 |
![]() ![]() | Yelena Välbe | 1989 | 1997 | 14 | 3 | - | 17 |
![]() (as such only) | Larisa Lazutina | 1993 | 2001 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 13 |
![]() (as such only) | Alevtina Kolchina (by the gold first ranking system) | 1958 | 1966 | 7 | 1 | - | 8 |
Raisa Smetanina (by total number of medals) | 1974 | 1991 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
![]() | Virpi Kuitunen (by the gold first ranking system) | 2001 | 2009 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
Aino-Kaisa Saarinen (by total number of medals) | 2007 | 2017 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | |
![]() | Stefania Belmondo | 1991 | 2001 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 13 |
![]() | Charlotte Kalla | 2009 | 2017 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 12 |
![]() | Justyna Kowalczyk | 2009 | 2015 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
![]() | Kateřina Neumannová* | 1997 | 2007 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
![]() | Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle | 1999 | 2009 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
![]() | Kristina Šmigun* | 1999 | 2003 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
![]() | Jessica Diggins | 2013 | 2017 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
![]() | Veronika Hesse (Schmidt) (by the gold first ranking system) | 1974 | 1982 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Barbara Petzold (by total number of medals) | 1974 | 1982 | - | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
![]() | Blanka Paulů | 1974 | 1974 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
![]() | Petra Majdič* | 2007 | 2011 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
![]() | Valentyna Shevchenko | 2009 | 2009 | - | - | 1 | 1 |
Iryna Taranenko-Terelia | 1999 | 1999 | - | - | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | Maria Theurl* | 1999 | 1999 | - | - | 1 | 1 |
![]() | Sara Renner* | 2005 | 2005 | - | - | 1 | 1 |
![]() | Evi Kratzer* | 1987 | 1987 | - | - | 1 | 1 |
An asterisk (*) marks athletes who are the only representatives of their respective countries to win a medal.
Multiple medals at one championship
- 5 medals:
- out of 5 possible:
- out of 6 possible:
- 4 medals:
- out of 4 possible:
- out of 5 possible:
- out of 6 possible:
- 3 medals:
- out of 3 possible:
- out of 4 possible:
- 2 medals out of 2 possible: