Cross-country skiing at the 1988 Winter Olympics – Men's 50 kilometre freestyle

Last updated
Men's 50 kilometre freestyle
at the XV Olympic Winter Games
Cross country skiing pictogram.svg
Venue Canmore Nordic Centre Provincial Park
Dates27 February 1988
Competitors71 from 23 nations
Winning time2:04:30.9
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Gunde Svan
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Silver medal icon.svg Maurilio De Zolt
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Bronze medal icon.svg Andreas Grünenfelder
Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland
  1984
1992  

The men's 50 kilometre freestyle cross-country skiing competition at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Canada, was held on 27 February 1988 at the Canmore Nordic Centre. [1]

Contents

Each skier started at half a minute intervals, skiing the entire 50 kilometre course. Maurilio De Zolt of Italy was the 1987 World champion and Thomas Wassberg was the defending champion from the 1984 Olympics in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. [2]

Results

Sources: [3] [1]

RankBibNameCountryTimeDeficit
Gold medal icon.svg69 Gunde Svan Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 2:04:30.9
Silver medal icon.svg64 Maurilio De Zolt Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2:05:36.4+1:05.5
Bronze medal icon.svg31 Andi Grünenfelder Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 2:06:01.9+1:31.0
440 Vegard Ulvang Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 2:06:32.3+2:01.4
522 Holger Bauroth Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 2:07:02.4+2:31.5
620 Jan Ottosson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 2:07:34.8+3:03.9
737 Kari Ristanen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 2:08:08.1+3:37.2
838 Uwe Bellmann Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 2:08:18.6+3:47.7
96 Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 2:08:20.0+3:49.1
1058 Gianfranco Polvara Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2:08:40.3+4:09.4
1157 Torgeir Bjørn Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 2:08:41.0+4:10.1
1217 Vladimir Sakhnov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 2:09:00.1+4:29.2
1316 Giachem Guidon Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 2:09:02.2+4:31.3
1455 Jeremias Wigger Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 2:09:05.3+4:34.4
1535 Ladislav Švanda Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 2:09:08.1+4:37.2
1641 Albert Walder Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2:09:19.6+4:48.7
1747 Claude Pierrat Flag of France.svg  France 2:09:54.9+5:24.0
1812 Fausto Bormetti Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2:10:20.7+5:49.8
1956 Andre Blatter Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 2:10:43.6+6:12.7
205 Radim Nyč Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 2:10:46.3+6:15.4
2143 Pierre Harvey Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2:10:54.8+6:23.9
2259 Harri Kirvesniemi Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 2:11:41.8+7:10.9
2354 Petr Lisičan Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 2:11:44.4+7:13.5
242 Guy Balland Flag of France.svg  France 2:11:58.7+7:27.8
2551 Mikhail Devyatyarov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 2:12:01.7+7:30.8
2672 Yuri Burlakov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 2:12:02.2+7:31.3
2765 Pavel Benc Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 2:12:08.4+7:37.5
2848 Torgny Mogren Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 2:12:20.2+7:49.3
2910 Heikki Kivikko Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 2:12:27.1+7:56.2
3011 Janež Kršinar Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 2:12:33.5+8:02.6
3170 Tor Håkon Holte Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 2:12:56.6+8:25.7
3250 Kazunari Sasaki Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 2:13:09.6+8:38.7
3349 Herbert Fritzenwenger Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 2:13:27.6+8:56.7
3444 Georg Fischer Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 2:13:31.3+9:00.4
3574 Markus Fähndrich Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 2:13:33.2+9:02.3
3671 Johann Standmann Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 2:13:39.3+9:08.4
3768 Dominique Locatelli Flag of France.svg  France 2:13:56.8+9:25.9
3836 Alexey Prokourorov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 2:14:01.0+9:30.1
3928 Tanayuki Yuki Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 2:16:24.7+11:53.8
4052 Atanas Simidchev Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 2:17:02.4+12:31.5
4142 Alois Schwarz Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 2:17:03.5+12:32.6
423 Atsushi Egawa Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 2:17:52.8+13:21.9
4323 Dennis Lawrence Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2:17:55.7+13:24.8
448 Einar Ólafsson Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 2:18:21.9+13:51.0
4566 Antti Ticklen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 2:18:41.8+14:10.9
4653 Alain Masson Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2:19:21.7+14:50.8
4714 Kevin Brochman Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2:19:45.5+15:14.6
4832 Young Hae-Jun Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea 2:20:50.8+16:19.9
4961 Wayne Dustin Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2:21:31.8+17:00.9
5015 Ki Ho Park Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea 2:22:36.4+18:05.5
5146 Kun Pyo Hong Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea 2:23:13.6+18:42.7
5233 Sašo Grajf Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 2:23:47.1+19:16.2
5326 Jordi Ribó Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 2:24:10.4+19:39.5
5425 Martin Watkins Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 2:24:48.3+20:17.4
5518 Ewan MacKenzie Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 2:24:58.2+20:27.3
5663 Bill Spencer Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2:25:22.6+20:51.7
574 Zidtsagaany Ganbat Flag of the People's Republic of Mongolia (1940-1992).svg  Mongolia 2:26:22.0+21:51.1
5821 José Giro Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 2:27:05.8+22:34.9
5919 Julio Moreschi Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 2:28:36.5+24:05.6
6045 Dambajantsagiin Battulga Flag of the People's Republic of Mongolia (1940-1992).svg  Mongolia 2:30:33.7+26:02.8
617 Roberto Alvárez Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 3:22:25.1+1:17:54.2
1 Alois Stadlober Flag of Austria.svg  Austria DNF
13 Walter Kuss Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany DNF
24 Todor Makhov Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria DNF
27 Mano Ketenzhiev Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria DNF
29 Jean-Luc Thomas Flag of France.svg  France DNF
30 Dan Simoneau Flag of the United States.svg  United States DNF
39 Thomas Wassberg Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden DNF
60 Jon Engen Flag of the United States.svg  United States DNF
67 Park Byung-woo Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea DNF
9 Konstantin Ritter Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein DNS
34 David Hislop Flag of Australia.svg  Australia DNS
62 Masaharu Yamazaki Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan DNS
73 Milush Ivanchev Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria DNS

Related Research Articles

The men's 50 kilometre freestyle cross-country skiing competition at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France, was held on 22 February in Les Saisies.

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 50 kilometre cross-country skiing competition at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, United States, was held on Saturday 23 February at Mount Van Hoevenberg, Essex County, New York. Sven-Åke Lundbäck of Sweden was the 1978 World champion and Ivar Formo of Norway was the defending champion from the 1976 Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria.

The men's 50 kilometre cross-country skiing competition at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria, was held on Saturday 14 February at Seefeld. Gerhard Grimmer of East Germany was the 1974 World champion and Pål Tyldum of Norway was the defending champion from the 1972 Olympics in Sapporo, Japan.

The men's 15 kilometre classical cross-country skiing competition at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Canada, was held on 19 February at the Canmore Nordic Centre.

The women's 10 kilometre freestyle pursuit cross-country skiing competition at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway, was held on 17 February at Birkebeineren Ski Stadium in Lillehammer. The Italian Stefania Belmondo was the 1993 World champion and Russian Lyubov Yegorova was the defending champion from the 1992 Olympics in Albertville, France.

The men's 50 kilometre cross-country skiing competition at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan, was held on Thursday 10 February at Makomanai Cross Country Events Site. Kalevi Oikarainen of Finland was the 1970 World champion and Ole Ellefsæter of Norway was the defending champion from the 1968 Olympics in Grenoble, France.

The men's 30 kilometre classical cross-country skiing competition at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France, was held on Monday 10 February in Les Saisies.

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 men's 50 kilometre cross-country skiing competition at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France, was held on Saturday 17 February at Autrans. Gjermund Eggen of Norway was the defending World champion while Sixten Jernberg of Sweden was the defending Olympic champion.

The men's 10 kilometre classical cross-country skiing competition at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France, was held on Thursday 13 February at Les Saisies. Each skier started at half a minute intervals, skiing the entire 10 kilometre course. The Norwegian Terje Langli was the 1991 World champion. Men's 10 kilometre classical was not a part of the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Canada.

The men's 15 kilometre freestyle pursuit cross-country skiing competition at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France, was held on Saturday 15 February at Les Saisies. This was the first time a pursuit race was held in cross-country skiing at the Winter Olympics.

The men's 30 kilometre classical cross-country skiing competition at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Canada, was held on Monday 15 February at the Canmore Nordic Centre in Canmore.

The men's 30 kilometre cross-country skiing competition at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, United States, was held on Thursday 14 February at the Mount Van Hoevenberg in Essex County, New York.

The men's 30 kilometre cross-country skiing competition at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria, was held on Thursday 5 February at Seefeld in Tirol.

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 men's 30 kilometre cross-country skiing competition at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan, was held on Friday 4 February at the Makomanai Cross Country Events Site.

The men's 15 kilometre cross-country skiing competition at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan, was held on Monday 7 February at the Makomanai Cross Country Events Site.

The men's 30 kilometre cross-country skiing competition at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France, was held on Wednesday 7 February at Autrans.

The men's 15 kilometre cross-country skiing competition at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France, was held on Saturday 10 February at Autrans.

References

  1. 1 2 "Canmore 50 km Men". www.skisport365.com. skisport365. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  2. "Cross Country Skiing at the 1988 Calgary Winter Games: Men's 50 kilometres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  3. "50 km Men". www.olympic.org. IOC. Retrieved 5 February 2019.