Cross-country skiing at the 1972 Winter Olympics
The 1972 Winter Olympic Games cross-country skiing results.
Medal summary
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 km |
Sven-Åke Lundbäck Sweden |
45:28.24 | Fyodor Simachov Soviet Union |
46:00.84 | Ivar Formo Norway |
46:02.68 |
| 30 km |
Vyacheslav Vedenin Soviet Union |
1:36:31.15 | Pål Tyldum Norway |
1:37:25.31 | Johs Harviken Norway |
1:37:32.44 |
| 50 km |
Pål Tyldum Norway |
2:43:14.75 | Magne Myrmo Norway |
2:43:29.45 | Vyacheslav Vedenin Soviet Union |
2:44:00.19 |
| 4×10 km |
 Soviet Union (URS)Vladimir Voronkov Yuriy Skobov Fyodor Simachov Vyacheslav Vedenin |
2:04:47.94 |  Norway (NOR)Oddvar Brå Pål Tyldum Ivar Formo Johs Harviken |
2:04:57.06 |  Switzerland (SUI)Alfred Kälin Albert Giger Alois Kälin Eduard Hauser |
2:07:00.06 |
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 km |
Galina Kulakova Soviet Union |
17:00.50 | Marjatta Kajosmaa Finland |
17:05.50 | Helena Šikolová Czechoslovakia |
17:07.32 |
| 10 km |
Galina Kulakova Soviet Union |
34:17.82 | Alevtina Olyunina Soviet Union |
34:54.11 | Marjatta Kajosmaa Finland |
34:56.45 |
| 3×5 km |
Soviet Union (URS) Lyubov Mukhachyova Alevtina Olyunina Galina Kulakova |
48:46.15 |  Finland (FIN)Helena Takalo Hilkka Riihivuori Marjatta Kajosmaa |
49:19.37 | Norway (NOR) Inger Aufles Aslaug Dahl Berit Mørdre |
49:51.49 |
Medal table
| 1 | Soviet Union (URS) |
5 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 | Norway (NOR) |
1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 |  Sweden (SWE) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Finland (FIN) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 |  Czechoslovakia (TCH) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Switzerland (SUI) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
