18 kilometres at the II Olympic Winter Games | |||||||||||||
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Date | February 17 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 49 from 15 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 1:37:01 | ||||||||||||
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Cross-country skiing at the 1928 Winter Olympics | |
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18 km | men |
50 km | men |
The 18 kilometre cross-country skiing event was part of the cross-country skiing at the 1928 Winter Olympics programme. It was the second appearance of the event. The competition was held on Friday, 17 February 1928. Forty-nine cross-country skiers from 15 nations competed. [1]
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Johan Grøttumsbråten Norway | Ole Hegge Norway | Reidar Ødegaard Norway |
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