FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1937

The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1937 took place on February 12–18, 1937, in Chamonix, France. The French city hosted the 1924 Winter Olympics which is considered by the FIS as the first FIS Nordic World Ski Championships.

FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1937
Host cityChamonix
CountryFrance
Events5
Opening ceremony12 February 1937 (1937-02-12)
Closing ceremony28 February 1937 (1937-02-28)

Men's cross country

18 km

February 14, 1937

Medal Athlete Time
Gold  Lars Bergendahl (NOR) 1:11:24
Silver  Kalle Jalkanen (FIN) 1:12:35
Bronze  Pekka Niemi (FIN) 1:13:48

50 km

February 16, 1937

Medal Athlete Time
Gold  Pekka Niemi (FIN) 3:36:58
Silver  Klaes Karppinen (FIN) 3:43:59
Bronze  Vincenzo Demetz (ITA) 3:46:39

4 × 10 km relay

February 18, 1937

Medal Team Time
Gold  Norway (Annar Ryen, Oskar Fredriksen, Sigurd Røen, Lars Bergendahl) 3:06:07
Silver  Finland (Pekka Niemi, Klaes Karppinen, Jussi Kurikkala, Kalle Jalkanen) 3:07:04
Bronze  Italy (Giulio Gerardi, Aristide Compagnoni, Silvio Confortola, Vincenzo Demetz) 3:08:48

Men's Nordic combined

Individual

February 12, 1937

Medal Athlete Points
Gold  Sigurd Røen (NOR) 441.10
Silver  Rolf Kaarby (NOR) 429.20
Bronze  Aarne Valkama (FIN) 412.10

Men's ski jumping

Individual large hill

February 12, 1937

Medal Athlete Points
Gold  Birger Ruud (NOR) 233.8
Silver  Reidar Andersen (NOR) 231.4
Bronze  Sigurd Sollid (NOR) 225.7

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Norway (NOR)4217
2 Finland (FIN)1326
3 Italy (ITA)0022
Totals (3 nations)55515

References

  • FIS 1937 Cross country results
  • FIS 1937 Nordic combined results
  • FIS 1937 Ski jumping results
  • Hansen, Hermann & Sveen, Knut. (1996) VM på ski '97. Alt om ski-VM 1925-1997 Trondheim: Adresseavisens Forlag. p. 57. ISBN 82-7164-044-5. (in Norwegian)


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