| Cross-country skiing at the II Olympic Winter Games | |
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| Dates | 14–17 February |
| No. of events | 2 |
| Competitors | 74 from 15 nations |
| Cross-country skiing at the 1928 Winter Olympics | |
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| 18 km | men |
| 50 km | men |
At the 1928 Winter Olympics , two cross-country skiing events were contested. The 50 km competition was held on Tuesday, 14 February 1928 while the 18 km event was held on Friday, 17 February 1928. [1]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Norway | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Sweden | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Totals (2 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 km | Johan Grøttumsbråten  Norway | 1:37:01 | Ole Hegge Norway | 1:39:01 | Reidar Ødegaard Norway | 1:40:11 |
| 50 km | Per-Erik Hedlund  Sweden | 4:52:03 | Gustaf Jonsson Sweden | 5:05:30 | Volger Andersson Sweden | 5:05:46 |
Hedlund's margin of victory is the largest in Olympic history (13 minutes, 27 seconds).
Cross-country skiers from Austria, Canada, Hungary, and the United States only competed in the 18 km event. Nineteen cross-country skiers competed in both events.
A total of 74 cross-country skiers from 15 nations competed at the St. Moritz Games:
Austria (1)
Canada (2)
Czechoslovakia (6)
Finland (7)
France (8)
Germany (5)
Hungary (1)
Italy (4)
Japan (5) Norway (7)
Poland (4) Sweden (6)
Switzerland (6)
United States (3)
Yugoslavia (6)
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