List of FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in men's cross-country skiing
This is a list of medalists from the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in men's cross-country skiing.
18 km and 15 km
Debuted: 1925.
Classic style: 1925–1987, 1989, 2001, 2003, 2009, 2011, 2017, 2019. Free style: 1989, 1991, 2005, 2007, 2013, 2015.
- Medals:
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 26 | |
2 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 31 | |
3 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 21 | |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
9 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | |
10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
Total | 35 | 35 | 35 | 105 |
50 km
Debuted: 1925.
50 km is one of only three events that has been contested at every FIS Nordic World Ski Championships.
Classic style: 1925–1985, 1997, 1999, 2005, 2007, 2013, 2015. Free style: 1987–1995, 2001, 2003, 2009, 2011, 2017, 2019.
Individual start: 1925–2003. Mass start: 2005–2019.
- Medals:
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 31 | |
2 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 26 | |
3 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 24 | |
4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | |
6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
11 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
12 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Total | 39 | 39 | 39 | 117 |
30 km (discontinued)
Debuted: 1926. Discontinued: 2003.
Classic style: 1926, 1954–1995, 2001, 2003. Free style: 1997, 1999.
Individual start: 1926–2001. Mass start: 2003.
- Medals:
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 | |
2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 | |
3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 | |
4 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 16 | |
5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
Total | 19 | 19 | 19 | 57 |
4 × 10 km relay
Debuted: 1933
4×10 km classic style: 1933–1985. 4×10 km free style: 1987. 2×10 km classic style + 2×10 km free style: 1989–2019.
- Medals:
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 25 | |
2 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 22 | |
3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 17 | |
4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | |
5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
7 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
9 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | |
10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
Total | 34 | 32 | 34 | 100 |
10 km (discontinued)
Debuted: 1991. Discontinued: 1999.
Classic style: 1991–1999.
- Medals:
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
Total | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
Combined/double pursuit/Skiathlon
Debuted: 1993.
- Medals:
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 13 | |
2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
8 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Total | 14 | 14 | 14 | 42 |
Individual sprint
Debuted: 2001.
Classic style: 2005, 2007, 2013, 2015. Free style: 2001, 2003, 2009, 2011, 2017, 2019.
- Medals:
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | |
2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||
4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Total | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
Team sprint
Debuted: 2005
Classic style: 2009, 2011, 2017, 2019. Free style: 2005, 2007, 2013, 2015.
- Medals:
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | |
3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Total | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 |
Medal table
Table updated after the 2019 Championships.
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 57 | 37 | 43 | 137 | |
2 | 38 | 29 | 28 | 95 | |
3 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 88 | |
4 | 7 | 15 | 12 | 34 | |
5 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 27 | |
6 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 31 | |
7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | |
8 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 16 | |
9 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | |
10 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
12 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
14 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
18 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
Totals (21 nations) | 164 | 162 | 164 | 490 |
Multiple medalists
Boldface denotes active cross-country skiers and highest medal count among all cross-country skiers (including these who not included in these tables) per type.
All events
Rank | Cross-country skier | Country | From | To | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Petter Northug | 2007 | 2015 | 13 | 3 | – | 16 | |
2 | Bjørn Dæhlie | 1991 | 1999 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 17 | |
3 | Gunde Svan | 1985 | 1991 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 11 | |
4 | Thomas Alsgaard | 1995 | 2003 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9 | |
5 | Klaes Karppinen | 1934 | 1939 | 5 | 5 | – | 10 | |
6 | Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset | 1999 | 2009 | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | |
7 | Vladimir Smirnov | 1987 | 1995 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | |
8 | Torgny Mogren | 1987 | 1993 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | |
Mika Myllylä | 1995 | 1999 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | ||
Martin Johnsrud Sundby | 2011 | 2019 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
Individual events
Rank | Cross-country skier | Country | From | To | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Petter Northug | 2009 | 2015 | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | |
2 | Bjørn Dæhlie | 1991 | 1999 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 | |
3 | Gunde Svan | 1985 | 1991 | 5 | 2 | – | 7 | |
4 | Vladimir Smirnov | 1989 | 1995 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | |
5 | Mika Myllylä | 1995 | 1999 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
6 | Per Elofsson | 2001 | 2003 | 3 | – | – | 3 | |
7 | Veikko Hakulinen | 1954 | 1958 | 2 | 3 | – | 5 | |
Thomas Wassberg | 1982 | 1987 | 2 | 3 | – | 5 | ||
9 | Torgny Mogren | 1987 | 1993 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
10 | Veli Saarinen | 1926 | 1934 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
Best performers by country
Country | Athlete | From | To | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Petter Northug (by the gold first ranking system) | 2007 | 2015 | 13 | 3 | – | 16 | |
Bjørn Dæhlie (by total number of medals) | 1991 | 1999 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 17 | |
Gunde Svan | 1985 | 1991 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 11 | |
Klaes Karppinen | 1934 | 1939 | 5 | 5 | – | 10 | |
Vladimir Smirnov | 1987 | 1995 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | |
(as such only) | Vladimir Smirnov | 1993 | 1995 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
(as such only) | Nikita Kryukov (by the gold first ranking system) | 2011 | 2017 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Sergey Ustiugov (by total number of medals) | 2013 | 2019 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | |
Axel Teichmann | 2003 | 2011 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | |
Gerhard Grimmer | 1970 | 1974 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | |
Alex Harvey | 2011 | 2017 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
Andrus Veerpalu | 1999 | 2009 | 2 | 1 | – | 3 | |
(as such only) | Vladimir Kuzin & Vyacheslav Vedenin (by the gold first ranking system) | 1954 1970 | 1954 1970 | 2 2 | 1 1 | – – | 3 3 |
Vladimir Smirnov (by total number of medals) | 1987 | 1991 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
Maurilio De Zolt (by the gold first ranking system) | 1985 | 1993 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | |
Silvio Fauner (by total number of medals) | 1993 | 1999 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | |
František Donth | 1925 | 1927 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
Dario Cologna* | 2013 | 2015 | 1 | 2 | – | 3 | |
Alois Stadlober (by the gold first ranking system) | 1999 | 1999 | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | |
Mikhail Botvinov (by total number of medals, incl. 1 Bronze won for Russia) | 1993 | 1999 | 1 | – | 2 | 3 | |
Johann Mühlegg* | 2001 | 2001 | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | |
Martin Koukal | 2003 | 2005 | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | |
Józef Łuszczek | 1978 | 1978 | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | |
Vincent Vittoz (by the gold first ranking system) | 2005 | 2005 | 1 | – | – | 1 | |
Maurice Manificat (by total number of medals) | 2015 | 2019 | – | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Leanid Karneyenka* | 2007 | 2007 | – | 1 | – | 1 | |
Walter Demel* | 1966 | 1966 | – | – | 1 | 1 | |
Bill Koch* | 1982 | 1982 | – | – | 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:
1999 Mika Myllylä 1993 Bjørn Dæhlie 1995 Vladimir Smirnov (all four individual) 1991 Gunde Svan 1995 Bjørn Dæhlie 1997 Mika Myllylä
- out of 6 possible:
- 3 medals:
- out of 3 possible:
1935 Klaes Karppinen 1941 Jussi Kurikkala (1941 Championship subsequently cancelled) 1933 Hjalmar Bergström 1935 Oddbjørn Hagen (2 of 3 medals in cross country + one in Nordic Combined) 1939 Klaes Karppinen 1950 Enar Josefsson 1937 Pekka Niemi * 1941 Alfred Dahlqvist (1941 Championship subsequently cancelled)
- out of 4 possible:
1966 Gjermund Eggen 1954 Vladimir Kuzin 1962 Assar Rönnlund 1970 Vyacheslav Vedenin 1974 Gerhard Grimmer 1958 Sixten Jernberg 1985 Gunde Svan 1954 Arvo Viitanen 1958 Veikko Hakulinen 1966 Eero Mäntyranta 1982 Lars Erik Eriksen 1985 Ove Aunli 1958 Pavel Kolchin 1970 Gerhard Grimmer 1985 Maurilio De Zolt
- out of 3 possible:
- 2 medals out of 2 possible:
1925 Otakar Německý (one medal of two possible in cross country + one in Nordic Combined) 1926 Matti Raivio 1927 John Lindgren 1931 Johan Grøttumsbråten (one medal of two possible in cross country + one in Nordic Combined) 1925 František Donth 1929 Veli Saarinen 1929 Anselm Knuuttila 1930 Arne Rustadstuen 1926 Tauno Lappalainen 1927 František Donth
See also
- Cross-country skiing at the Winter Olympics
- Cross-country skiing World Cup medalists
- List of Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing (men)
- List of Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing (women)