Cross-country skiing at the 1988 Winter Olympics
| Cross-country skiing at the XV Olympic Winter Games | |
|---|---|
 Pictogram for cross-country skiing | |
| Venue | Canmore Nordic Centre Provincial Park |
| Dates | 14–27 February |
| No. of events | 8 |
| Competitors | 197 (120 men, 77 women) from 35 nations |
| Cross-country skiing at the 1988 Winter Olympics | ||
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| 5 km | women | |
| 10 km | women | |
| 15 km | men | |
| 20 km | women | |
| 30 km | men | |
| 50 km | men | |
| Relay | men | women |
1988 Winter Olympic Games cross-country skiing results was contested at the Canmore Nordic Centre in Canmore, Alberta, Canada.[1]
Medal summary
[edit]Medal table
[edit]| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Soviet Union (URS) | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
| 2 |  Sweden (SWE) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 |  Finland (FIN) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 |  Norway (NOR) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 |  Italy (ITA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 |  Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (7 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
Participating NOCs
[edit]Thirty-four nations sent cross-country skiers to compete in the events in Calgary.
Argentina
Australia
Austria
Bulgaria
Canada
China
Costa Rica
Czechoslovakia
East Germany
Fiji
Finland
France
Great Britain
Greece
Guatemala
Hungary
Iceland
Italy
Japan
Liechtenstein
Mexico
Mongolia
Norway
Romania
San Marino
South Korea
Soviet Union
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
United States
West Germany
Yugoslavia
Men's events
[edit]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 kilometre classical |
Mikhail Devyatyarov Soviet Union |
41:18.9 | Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass Norway |
41:33.4 | Vladimir Smirnov Soviet Union |
41:48.5 |
| 30 kilometre classical |
Alexey Prokurorov Soviet Union |
1:24:26.3 | Vladimir Smirnov Soviet Union |
1:24:35.1 | Vegard Ulvang Norway |
1:25:11.6 |
| 50 kilometre freestyle |
Gunde Svan Sweden |
2:04:30.9 | Maurilio De Zolt Italy |
2:05:36.4 | Andi Grünenfelder Switzerland |
2:06:01.9 |
| 4 × 10 km relay |
Sweden (SWE) Jan Ottosson Thomas Wassberg Gunde Svan Torgny Mogren |
1:43:58.6 | Soviet Union (URS) Vladimir Smirnov Vladimir Sakhnov Mikhail Devyatyarov Alexey Prokurorov |
1:44:11.3 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) Radim Nyč Václav Korunka Pavel Benc Ladislav Švanda |
1:45:22.7 |
Women's events
[edit]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 kilometre classical |
Marjo Matikainen Finland |
15:04.0 | Tamara Tikhonova Soviet Union |
15:05.3 | Vida Vencienė Soviet Union |
15:11.1 |
| 10 kilometre classical |
Vida Vencienė Soviet Union |
30:08.3 | Raisa Smetanina Soviet Union |
30:17.0 | Marjo Matikainen Finland |
30:20.5 |
| 20 kilometre freestyle |
Tamara Tikhonova Soviet Union |
55:53.6 | Anfisa Reztsova Soviet Union |
56:12.8 | Raisa Smetanina Soviet Union |
57:22.1 |
| 4 × 5 km relay |
Soviet Union (URS) Svetlana Nageykina Nina Gavrylyuk Tamara Tikhonova Anfisa Reztsova |
59:51.1 | Norway (NOR) Trude Dybendahl Marit Wold Anne Jahren Marianne Dahlmo |
1:01:33.0 | Finland (FIN) Pirkko Määttä Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi Marjo Matikainen Jaana Savolainen |
1:01:53.8 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Cross Country Skiing at the 1988 Calgary Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
