Cross-country skiing at the 1972 Winter Olympics

The 1972 Winter Olympic Games cross-country skiing results.[1]

Cross country skiing
at the XI Olympic Winter Games
VenueMakomanai Cross Country Events Site
DatesFebruary 4-February 13
No. of events7
Competitors152 (104 men, 48 women) from 19 nations
Cross-country skiing at the
1972 Winter Olympics
5 kmwomen
10 kmwomen
15 kmmen
30 kmmen
50 kmmen
Relaymenwomen

Medal summary

Medal table
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Soviet Union (URS)5218
2 Norway (NOR)1337
3 Sweden (SWE)1001
4 Finland (FIN)0213
5 Czechoslovakia (TCH)0011
 Switzerland (SUI)0011
Totals (6 nations)77721

Men's events
Event Gold Silver Bronze
15 km
 Sven-Åke Lundbäck
 Sweden		45:28.24 Fyodor Simachov
 Soviet Union		46:00.84 Ivar Formo
 Norway		46:02.68
30 km
 Vyacheslav Vedenin
 Soviet Union		1:36:31.15 Pål Tyldum
 Norway		1:37:25.30 Johs Harviken
 Norway		1:37:32.44
50 km
 Pål Tyldum
 Norway		2:43:14.75 Magne Myrmo
 Norway		2:43:29.45 Vyacheslav Vedenin
 Soviet Union		2:44:00.19
4 × 10 km relay
  Soviet Union (URS)
Vladimir Voronkov
Yuriy Skobov
Fyodor Simachov
Vyacheslav Vedenin		2:04:47.94  Norway (NOR)
Oddvar Brå
Pål Tyldum
Ivar Formo
Johs Harviken		2:04:57.06  Switzerland (SUI)
Alfred Kälin
Albert Giger
Alois Kälin
Eduard Hauser		2:07:00.06

Women's events
Event Gold Silver Bronze
5 km
 Galina Kulakova
 Soviet Union		17:00.50 Marjatta Kajosmaa
 Finland		17:05.50 Helena Šikolová
 Czechoslovakia		17:07.32
10 km
 Galina Kulakova
 Soviet Union		34:17.82 Alevtina Olyunina
 Soviet Union		34:54.11 Marjatta Kajosmaa
 Finland		34:56.45
3 × 5 km relay
  Soviet Union (URS)
Lyubov Mukhachyova
Alevtina Olyunina
Galina Kulakova		48:46.15  Finland (FIN)
Helena Takalo
Hilkka Riihivuori
Marjatta Kajosmaa		49:19.37  Norway (NOR)
Inger Aufles
Aslaug Dahl
Berit Mørdre		49:51.49

References
  1. "Cross Country Skiing at the 1972 Sapporo Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
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