List of Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing
Cross-country skiing is a sport that has been contested at the Winter Olympic Games since the inaugural games in 1924.[1]
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Athlete medal leaders
Medals per year
Medals sweep events | |
Men
18 and 15 km
50 km
4x10 km relay
Combined/double pursuit/Skiathlon
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| 10 km classical; then 15 km freestyle | |||
| 1992 Albertville |
Bjørn Dæhlie Norway
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Vegard Ulvang Norway
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Giorgio Vanzetta Italy
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| 1994 Lillehammer |
Bjørn Dæhlie Norway
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Vladimir Smirnov Kazakhstan
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Silvio Fauner Italy
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| 1998 Nagano |
Thomas Alsgaard Norway
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Bjørn Dæhlie Norway
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Vladimir Smirnov Kazakhstan
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| 10 km classical; then 10 km freestyle | |||
| 2002 Salt Lake City |
Thomas Alsgaard Norway Frode Estil Norway
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none awarded | Per Elofsson Sweden
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| 15 km classical; then 15 km freestyle | |||
| 2006 Turin |
Yevgeny Dementyev Russia
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Frode Estil Norway
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Pietro Piller Cottrer Italy
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| 2010 Vancouver |
Marcus Hellner Sweden
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Tobias Angerer Germany
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Johan Olsson Sweden
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| 2014 Sochi |
Dario Cologna Switzerland
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Marcus Hellner Sweden
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Martin Johnsrud Sundby Norway
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Individual sprint
Team sprint
Women
10 km
3x5 km and 4x5 km relay
20 and 30 km
Combined/double pursuit/Skiathlon
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| 5 km classical; then 10 km freestyle | |||
| 1992 Albertville |
Lyubov Yegorova Unified Team
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Stefania Belmondo Italy
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Yelena Välbe Unified Team
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| 1994 Lillehammer |
Lyubov Yegorova Russia
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Manuela Di Centa Italy
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Stefania Belmondo Italy
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| 1998 Nagano |
Larisa Lazutina Russia
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Olga Danilova Russia
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Kateřina Neumannová Czech Republic
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| 5 km classical; then 5 km freestyle | |||
| 2002 Salt Lake City |
Beckie Scott Canada
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Kateřina Neumannová Czech Republic
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Viola Bauer Germany
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| 7.5 km classical; then 7.5 km freestyle | |||
| 2006 Turin |
Kristina Šmigun Estonia
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Kateřina Neumannová Czech Republic
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Yevgeniya Medvedeva Russia
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| 2010 Vancouver |
Marit Bjørgen Norway
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Anna Haag Sweden
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Justyna Kowalczyk Poland
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| 2014 Sochi |
Marit Bjørgen Norway
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Charlotte Kalla Sweden
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Heidi Weng Norway
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Individual sprint
Team sprint
Discontinued
Men's 10 km
This event ran from 1992 to 1998 to replace the 15 km event before it was replaced by the 15 km event for the 2002 Winter Olympics.
Men's 30 km
This event ran from 1956 to 2002 and was replaced by a 30 km double pursuit (15 km classical + 15 km freestyle) for the 2006 Winter Olympics.
Women's 5 km
The 5 km event ran from 1964 to 1998 before being replaced by the 10 km event, which was being reintroduced after the 10 km had been discontinued following the 1988 Winter Olympics.
Women's 15 km
This event ran from 1992 to 2002 and was replaced by a 15 km double pursuit (7.5 km classical + 7.5 km freestyle) for the 2006 Winter Olympics.
Athlete medal leaders
| Athlete | Nation | Gender | Olympics | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| Bjørn Dæhlie |  Norway (NOR)
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M | 1992–1998 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 12 |
| Marit Bjørgen | Norway (NOR)
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F | 2002–2014 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| Raisa Smetanina |  Soviet Union (URS) Unified Team (EUN)
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F | 1976–1992 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
| Stefania Belmondo |  Italy (ITA)
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F | 1992–2002 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| Lyubov Yegorova | Unified Team (EUN) Russia (RUS)
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F | 1992–1994 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| Sixten Jernberg |  Sweden (SWE)
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M | 1956–1964 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| Galina Kulakova | Soviet Union (URS)
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F | 1968–1980 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| Larisa Lazutina | Unified Team (EUN) Russia (RUS)
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F | 1992–1998 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Veikko Hakulinen |  Finland (FIN)
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M | 1952–1960 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| Eero Mäntyranta | Finland (FIN)
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M | 1960–1968 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi | Finland (FIN)
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F | 1984–1994 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| Yelena Välbe | Unified Team (EUN) Russia (RUS)
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F | 1992–1998 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| Manuela Di Centa | Italy (ITA)
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F | 1992–1998 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| Vladimir Smirnov | Soviet Union (URS) Kazakhstan (KAZ)
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M | 1988–1998 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
Medals per year
| = Countries that did not participate in the Olympic Winter Games in that year, or didn't exist at the time. |
- Key
- Bolded numbers indicate the highest medal count at that year's Olympic Games.
| Country | 24 | 28 | 32 | 36 | 48 | 52 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 94 | 98 | 02 | 06 | 10 | 14 | Total |
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 Austria (AUT)
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– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 5 |
 Bulgaria (BUL)
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– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
 Canada (CAN)
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– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | 3 |
 Czech Republic (CZE)
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– | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Czechoslovakia (TCH)
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– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 5 | ||||||
 East Germany (GDR)
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– | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
 Estonia (EST)
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– | – | – | – | – | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | 7 | |||||||||||||
| Finland (FIN)
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1 | – | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | – | 1 | 2 | 3 | 76 |
 France (FRA)
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– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 |
 Germany (GER)
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– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 15 | ||||||||||
| Italy (ITA)
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– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | – | 34 |
| Kazakhstan (KAZ)
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3 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Norway (NOR)
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5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 107 |
 Poland (POL)
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– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| Russia (RUS)
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5 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 33 | ||||||||||||||||
 Slovenia (SLO)
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– | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Soviet Union (URS)
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7 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 68 | |||||||||||||
| Sweden (SWE)
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– | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 74 |
 Switzerland (SUI)
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– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| Unified Team (EUN)
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9 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 United States (USA)
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– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
Medal sweep events
These are events in which athletes from one NOC won all three medals.
- * In addition to sweeping the podium, the country also had the fourth place finisher.
See also
- List of FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in men's cross-country skiing
- List of FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in women's cross-country skiing
References
- General
- "Olympic medals". International Ski Federation. Retrieved 2009-03-29.
- "Nordic Skiing: 4x10km Cross-country Relay Men". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2009-03-29.
- "Nordic Skiing: 4x5km Cross-country Relay Women". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2009-03-29.
- "Results database". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2009-03-29.
- Specific
- ^ "Cross Country Skiing". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2009-03-29.
External links
- Cross Country Skiing - Olympics at Sports-reference.com
- Olympic Review and Revue Olympique. LA84 Foundation
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