Cross-country skiing at the 1928 Winter Olympics – Men's 50 kilometre
Appearance
Men's 50 kilometres at the II Olympic Winter Games | |||||||||||||
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Date | 14 February | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 41 from 11 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 4:52:03 | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Cross-country skiing at the 1928 Winter Olympics | |
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18 km | men |
50 km | men |
The 50 kilometre cross-country skiing event was part of the cross-country skiing at the 1928 Winter Olympics programme. It was the second appearance of the event. The competition was held on Tuesday, 14 February 1928. Forty-one cross-country skiers from eleven nations competed.[1]
Medalists
[edit]Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Per-Erik Hedlund![]() |
Gustaf Jonsson![]() |
Volger Andersson![]() |
Results
[edit]Hedlund's margin of victory is the largest in Olympic history (13 minutes, 27 seconds).
References
[edit]- ^ "Cross Country Skiing at the 1928 Sankt Moritz Winter Games: Men's 50 kilometres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
External links
[edit]- Official Olympic Report[permanent dead link]
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Archived from the original on 16 February 2009. Retrieved 15 May 2008.