The 1948 Winter Olympics, officially known as the V Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as St. Moritz 1948, were a winter multi-sport event held from 30 January to 8 February 1948 in St. Moritz, Switzerland. The Games were the first to be celebrated after World War II; it had been twelve years since the last Winter Games in 1936.
The 1952 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VI Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as Oslo 1952, was a winter multi-sport event held from 14 to 25 February 1952 in Oslo, the capital of Norway.
Fritz Erik Elmsäter was the first Swedish athlete to compete in both the Summer and Winter Olympics. In 1948 he won a silver medal in the 3000 m steeplechase race, and finished 19th in the 18 km cross-country skiing and 9th in the Nordic combined event. At the 1952 Winter Olympics, he was the flag bearer for Sweden, and finished 56th in the 18 km skiing race and 13th in the Nordic combined.
Hans Eder was an Austrian Nordic skier who competed during the 1950s.
Ryoichi Fujisawa was a Japanese Nordic skier who competed in the early 1950s. At the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, he finished 14th in the Nordic combined event, 34th in the ski jumping individual large hill event, and tied for 61st in the 18 km cross-country skiing event. He was born in Otaru.
Per Gjelten was a Norwegian nordic skier who competed in the early 1950s. He finished fourth in the nordic combined event at the 1954 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Falun and fifth in the same event at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo.
Aulis Sipponen was a Finnish nordic skier who competed during the 1950s. At the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, he finished seventh in the Nordic combined event and 16th in the 18 km cross-country skiing event. He was born in Valkjärvi and died in Orivesi.
Eeti "Edvard" Olavi Nieminen was a Finnish Nordic skier who competed during the 1950s.
Alfons Supersaxo was a Swiss Nordic skier who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s.
Theodore Austin "Ted" Farwell, Jr. was an American Nordic skier who competed in the 1950s. At the 1952 Winter Olympics, he finished 11th in the Nordic combined event and 43rd in the 18 km cross-country skiing event. Farwell also competed at the 1956 and 1960 Winter Olympics.
Alfredo Prucker was an Italian Nordic skier who competed in the 1940s and 1950s.
Heinz Hauser ) was a West German Nordic skier who competed in the 1950s. He finished 15th in the Nordic combined event and 54th in the 18 km cross-country skiing event at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo. Hauser was also four time national champion in the Nordic combined event. Hauser also competed in the 1956 Winter Olympics as well. He died in Reit im Winkl.
Vlastimil Melich was a Czechoslovakian Nordic skier who competed in the 1950s. At the 1952 Winter Olympics, he finished 16th in the Nordic combined event, 29th in the 18 km cross-country skiing event, and eighth in the 4 × 10 km cross country skiing relay.
Lars-Erik Efverström was a Swedish nordic skier who competed in the 1940s and 1950s. At the 1952 Winter Olympics, Efverström finished 17th in the nordic combined event and 58th in the 18 km cross-country skiing event.
Leopold Kohl was an Austrian Nordic combined skier who competed in the 1952, 1956, and 1964 Winter Olympics. His best finish occurred at Cortina d'Ampezzo in 1956 where Kohl finished 17th in the Nordic combined event. Kohl also competed in cross-country skiing, finishing 51st in the 18 km event at Oslo in 1952.
Niculae-Cornel Crăciun is a Romanian Nordic skier who competed in the 1950s. At the 1952 Winter Olympics, he finished 19th in the Nordic combined event and 68th in the 18 km cross-country skiing event. At the 1948 Winter Olympics he participated in the demonstration sport military patrol and finished seventh as a member of the Romanian team. He was born in Crucea de Sus, Suceava County.
Thomas Michael Jacobs was an American Olympic Nordic skier who competed in the 1950s.
Helmut Böck was a West German Nordic skier who competed in the 1950s. He finished 19th in the Nordic combined event at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo. Böck also competed in the 18 km event at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, but did not finish. He was born in Nesselwang.
Peter Radacher was an Austrian Nordic skier who competed in the 1950s. He competed both in the Nordic combined event and 18 km cross-country skiing events at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, but did not finish either one.
Rizzieri Rodeghiero was an Italian cross-country and Nordic combined skier who competed in the 1948 Winter Olympics.
