Cross-country skiing at the 1984 Winter Olympics

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Cross-country skiing
at the XIV Olympic Winter Games
Cross country skiing pictogram.svg
Pictogram for cross country skiing
Venue Igman
DatesFebruary 9—19
No. of events8
Competitors179 (114 men, 65 women) from 32 nations

At the 1984 Winter Olympics eight cross-country skiing events – four each for men and women – were contested. The competitions were held from Thursday, 9 February, to Sunday, 19 February 1984. The women's 20 km debuted at these games. [1]

Medal summary

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Finland.svg  Finland  (FIN)3148
2Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)3115
3Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)1405
4Flag of Norway.svg  Norway  (NOR)1124
5Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia  (TCH)0112
Totals (5 entries)88824

Participating NOCs

Thirty two nations sent cross-country skiers to compete in the events in Sarajevo.

Men's events

EventGoldSilverBronze
15 km
details
Gunde Svan
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
41:25.6 Aki Karvonen
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
41:34.9 Harri Kirvesniemi
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
41:45.6
30 km
details
Nikolay Zimyatov
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
1:28:56.3 Aleksandr Zavyalov
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
1:29:23.3 Gunde Svan
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
1:29:35.7
50 km
details
Thomas Wassberg
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
2:15:55.8 Gunde Svan
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
2:16:00.7 Aki Karvonen
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
2:17:04.7
4 × 10 km relay
details
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)
Thomas Wassberg
Benny Kohlberg
Jan Ottosson
Gunde Svan
1:55:06.3Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)
Aleksandr Batyuk
Aleksandr Zavyalov
Vladimir Nikitin
Nikolay Zimyatov
1:55:16.5Flag of Finland.svg  Finland  (FIN)
Kari Ristanen
Juha Mieto
Harri Kirvesniemi
Aki Karvonen
1:56:31.4

Women's events

EventGoldSilverBronze
5 km
details
Marja-Liisa Hämäläinen
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
17:04.0 Berit Aunli
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
17:14.1 Květa Jeriová
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia
17:18.3
10 km
details
Marja-Liisa Hämäläinen
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
31:44.2 Raisa Smetanina
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
32:02.9 Brit Pettersen
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
32:12.7
20 km
details
Marja-Liisa Hämäläinen
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
1:01:45.0 Raisa Smetanina
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
1:02:26.7 Anne Jahren
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
1:03:13.6
4 × 5 km relay
details
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway  (NOR)
Inger Helene Nybråten
Anne Jahren
Brit Pettersen
Berit Aunli
1:06:49.7Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia  (TCH)
Dagmar Švubová
Blanka Paulů
Gabriela Svobodová
Květa Jeriová
1:07:34.7Flag of Finland.svg  Finland  (FIN)
Pirkko Määttä
Eija Hyytiäinen
Marjo Matikainen
Marja-Liisa Hämäläinen
1:07:36.7

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References

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