The men's 4 × 10 kilometre relay cross-country skiing event was part of the cross-country skiing programme at the 1952 Winter Olympics. It was the third appearance of the event. The competition was held on Saturday, 23 February 1952. Fifty-two cross-country skiers from 13 nations competed.
Norway competed at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
The men's 4 × 10 kilometre relay cross-country skiing event was part of the cross-country skiing at the 1936 Winter Olympics programme. It was the first appearance of the event. The competition was held on Monday, 10 February 1936. Sixty-four cross-country skiers from 16 nations competed.
The men's 4 × 10 kilometre relay cross-country skiing competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, was held on 19 February at Pragelato.
The men's 4 × 10 kilometre relay cross-country skiing competition at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada, was held on 24 February at Whistler Olympic Park at 11:15 PST.
The men's 4 × 10 kilometre relay at the 1956 Winter Olympics took place on 4 February. It was held at the Snow Stadium, which was about 2 km (1.2 mi) from Cotrina. Fourteen teams and fifty-six skiers participated in the event. The Soviet team won the event. Finland came in second and Sweden took the bronze.
The men's 4 × 10 kilometre relay cross-country skiing competition at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, United States, was held on 17 February at Soldier Hollow.
The men's team Nordic combined competition for the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano was held at Hakuba Ski Jumping Stadium and Snow Harp on 19 and 20 February. For the first time, the Olympic team Nordic combined event featured a 4 x 5 kilometre relay race, rather than the 3 x 10 km used previously.
The 4 × 10 kilometre cross-country skiing event was the only relay event of the men's cross-country skiing programme at the 1984 Winter Olympics, in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. It was the eleventh appearance of the 4 × 10 km relay in the Winter Olympics. The competition was held on Thursday, 16 February 1984, at Veliko Polje, Igman.
The men's 4 × 10 kilometre relay cross-country skiing event was part of the cross-country skiing programme at the 1960 Winter Olympics, in Squaw Valley, California, United States. It was the fifth appearance of the event. The competition was held on Saturday, February 27, 1960, at the McKinney Creek Stadium.
Cross-country skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics was held at the Alpensia Cross-Country Skiing Centre in Pyeongchang, South Korea. The twelve events took place between 10 and 25 February 2018.
The men's 50 kilometre cross-country skiing competition at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, was held on Sunday 19 February at Veliko Polje, Igman. It was the last event of the men's cross-country skiing programme at these games and the fourteenth appearance of the 50 kilometre race as it had appeared in every Winter games. Thomas Wassberg of Sweden was the 1982 World champion and Nikolay Zimyatov of the Soviet Union was the defending champion from the 1980 Olympics in Lake Placid, United States.
The men's 4 × 10 km relay cross-country skiing competition at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France, took place on 18 February at Les Saisies. The race saw Norway beat Italy by 1 minute 26.7 seconds, with Finland finishing third.
The men's 4 × 10 km relay cross-country skiing competition at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Canada, took place on Wednesday 24 February at the Canmore Nordic Centre Provincial Park in Canmore, Alberta. The race saw Sweden beat Soviet Union by 12.7 seconds, with Czechoslovakia finishing third.
The 4 × 10 kilometre relay cross-country skiing at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York, United States was held on Wednesday 20 February at the Mount Van Hoevenberg. It was the tenth appearance of the 4 × 10 km relay in the Winter Olympics.
The 4 × 10 kilometre relay cross-country skiing at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria was held on Thursday 12 February at Seefeld. It was the ninth appearance of the 4 × 10 km relay in the Winter Olympics.
The 4 × 10 kilometre relay cross-country skiing at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan was held on Sunday 13 February at the Makomanai Cross Country Events Site. It was the eighth appearance of the 4 × 10 km relay in the Winter Olympics. It was the second time that the Soviet Union won the gold medal in the event. Norway finished second in the relay, Switzerland in third place.
The 4 × 10 kilometre relay cross-country skiing at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France was held on Wednesday 14 February at Autrans. It was the seventh appearance of the 4 × 10 km relay in the Winter Olympics.
The men's 4 × 10 kilometre relay cross-country skiing event was part of the cross-country skiing programme at the 1964 Winter Olympics, in Innsbruck, Austria. The competition was held on 8 February 1964, at the Cross Country Skiing Stadium.
