Women's 10 kilometres at the VI Olympic Winter Games | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Holmenkollen | ||||||||||||
Date | 23 February 1952 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 20 from 8 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 41:40 | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Cross-country skiing at the 1952 Winter Olympics | ||
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10 km | women | |
18 km | men | |
50 km | men | |
Relay | men | |
The women's 10 kilometre cross-country skiing event was part of the cross-country skiing programme at the 1952 Winter Olympics. It was the first appearance of a women's cross-country skiing event at the Olympics. The competition was held on Saturday, 23 February 1952. Twenty cross-country skiers from eight nations competed. [1]
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Lydia Wideman Finland | Mirja Hietamies Finland | Siiri Rantanen Finland |
Rank | Athlete | Time | |
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At 5.5 km | Final | ||
1 | Lydia Wideman (FIN) | 23:00 | 41:40 |
2 | Mirja Hietamies (FIN) | 24:00 | 42:39 |
3 | Siiri Rantanen (FIN) | 24:15 | 42:50 |
4 | Märta Norberg (SWE) | 24:10 | 42:53 |
5 | Sirkka Polkunen (FIN) | 24:10 | 43:07 |
6 | Rakel Wahl (NOR) | 25:20 | 44:54 |
7 | Marit Øiseth (NOR) | 25:40 | 45:04 |
8 | Margit Albrechtsson (SWE) | 25:05 | 45:05 |
9 | Eivor Alm (SWE) | 25:30 | 45:20 |
10 | Gina Sigstad (NOR) | 25:35 | 45:37 |
11 | Sonja Edström (SWE) | 25:45 | 45:41 |
12 | Jorun Askersrud (NOR) | 26:50 | 47:45 |
13 | Hanni Gehring (GER) | 28:10 | 50:39 |
14 | Nada Birko (YUG) | 28:30 | 50:44 |
15 | Josette Baisse (FRA) | 28:45 | 51:43 |
16 | Angela Kordež (YUG) | 28:55 | 52:33 |
17 | Fides Romanin (ITA) | 31:00 | 54:43 |
18 | Michèle Angirany (FRA) | 30:30 | 54:56 |
- | Ildegarda Taffra (ITA) | DNF | - |
- | Lizzy Kladensky (AUT) | DNF | - |
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