Cross-country skiing at the 1976 Winter Olympics

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Cross-country skiing
at the XII Olympic Winter Games
Cross country skiing pictogram.svg
Pictogram for Cross-country skiing
Venue Seefeld
DatesFebruary 5–14
No. of events7
Competitors165 (114 men, 51 women) from 24 nations

The 1976 Winter Olympic Games cross-country skiing results. The women's 3 × 5 km relay was replaced by a 4 × 5 km relay at these games. [1]

Medal summary

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)42410
2Flag of Finland.svg  Finland  (FIN)2215
3Flag of Norway.svg  Norway  (NOR)1102
4Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany  (GDR)0112
5Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)0101
6Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)0011
Totals (6 entries)77721

Men's events

EventGoldSilverBronze
15 km
details
Nikolay Bazhukov
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
43:58.47 Yevgeny Belyayev
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
44:01.10 Arto Koivisto
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
44:19.25
30 km
details
Sergey Savelyev
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
1:30:29.38 Bill Koch
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
1:30:57.84 Ivan Garanin
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
1:31:09.29
50 km
details
Ivar Formo
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
2:37:30.05 Gert-Dietmar Klause
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
2:38:13.21 Benny Södergren
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
2:39:39.21
4 × 10 km relay
details
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland  (FIN)
Matti Pitkänen
Juha Mieto
Pertti Teurajärvi
Arto Koivisto
2:07:59.72Flag of Norway.svg  Norway  (NOR)
Pål Tyldum
Einar Sagstuen
Ivar Formo
Odd Martinsen
2:09:58.36Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)
Yevgeny Belyayev
Nikolay Bazhukov
Sergey Savelyev
Ivan Garanin
2:10:51.46

Women's events

EventGoldSilverBronze
5 km
details
Helena Takalo
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
15:48.69 Raisa Smetanina
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
15:49.73 Nina Baldycheva
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
16:12.82
10 km
details
Raisa Smetanina
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
30:13.41 Helena Takalo
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
30:14.28 Galina Kulakova
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
30:38.61
4 × 5 km relay
details
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)
Nina Baldycheva
Zinaida Amosova
Raisa Smetanina
Galina Kulakova
1:07:49.75Flag of Finland.svg  Finland  (FIN)
Liisa Suikhonen
Marjatta Kajosmaa
Hilkka Riihivuori
Helena Takalo
1:08:36.57Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany  (GDR)
Monika Debertshäuser
Sigrun Krause
Barbara Petzold
Veronika Hesse
1:09:57.95

Participating NOCs

Twenty four nations participated in Cross-country skiing at the 1976 Winter Olympic Games.

Doping controversy

Galina Kulakova of the Soviet Union finished third in the women's 5 km event, but was disqualified due to a positive test for the banned substance ephedrine. She claimed that this was a result of using the nasal spray that contained the substance. Both the FIS and the IOC allowed her to compete in the 10 km and the 4 × 5 km relay. [2] This was the first stripped medal at the Winter Olympics.

See also

References

  1. "Cross Country Skiing at the 1976 Innsbruck Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Cross-country skiing at the 1976 Winter Olympics". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 20 January 2011.