FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1937
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| Host city | Chamonix |
|---|---|
| Country | France |
| Events | 5 |
| Opening | 12 February 1937 |
| Closing | 28 February 1937 |
The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1937 took place on February 12–18, 1937, in Chamonix, France. The French city hosted the 1924 Winter Olympics which is considered by the FIS as the first FIS Nordic World Ski Championships.
Men's cross country
[edit]18 km
[edit]February 14, 1937
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold |  Lars Bergendahl (NOR)
|
1:11:24 |
| Silver |  Kalle Jalkanen (FIN)
|
1:12:35 |
| Bronze | Pekka Niemi (FIN)
|
1:13:48 |
50 km
[edit]February 16, 1937
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Pekka Niemi (FIN)
|
3:36:58 |
| Silver | Klaes Karppinen (FIN)
|
3:43:59 |
| Bronze |  Vincenzo Demetz (ITA)
|
3:46:39 |
4 × 10 km relay
[edit]February 18, 1937
| Medal | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Norway (Annar Ryen, Oskar Fredriksen, Sigurd Røen, Lars Bergendahl)
|
3:06:07 |
| Silver | Finland (Pekka Niemi, Klaes Karppinen, Jussi Kurikkala, Kalle Jalkanen)
|
3:07:04 |
| Bronze | Italy (Giulio Gerardi, Aristide Compagnoni, Silvio Confortola, Vincenzo Demetz)
|
3:08:48 |
Men's Nordic combined
[edit]Individual
[edit]February 12, 1937
| Medal | Athlete | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Sigurd Røen (NOR)
|
441.10 |
| Silver | Rolf Kaarby (NOR)
|
429.20 |
| Bronze | Aarne Valkama (FIN)
|
412.10 |
Men's ski jumping
[edit]Individual large hill
[edit]February 12, 1937
| Medal | Athlete | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Birger Ruud (NOR)
|
233.8 |
| Silver | Reidar Andersen (NOR)
|
231.4 |
| Bronze | Sigurd Solid (NOR)
|
225.7 |
Medal table
[edit]| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway (NOR) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | Finland (FIN) | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | |
References
[edit]- FIS 1937 Cross country results
- FIS 1937 Nordic combined results
- FIS 1937 Ski jumping results
- Hansen, Hermann & Sveen, Knut. (1996) VM på ski '97. Alt om ski-VM 1925-1997 Trondheim: Adresseavisens Forlag. p. 57. ISBN 82-7164-044-5. (in Norwegian)
