Cross-country skiing at the 1932 Winter Olympics
At the 1932 Winter Olympics, two cross-country skiing events were contested. The 18 km competition was held on Wednesday, February 10, 1932, while the 50 km event was held on Saturday, February 13, 1932.
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Medal summary
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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18 km |
Sven Utterström![]() |
Axel Wikström![]() |
Veli Saarinen![]() |
50 km |
Veli Saarinen![]() |
Väinö Liikkanen![]() |
Arne Rustadstuen![]() |
The distance of the 18 km race this year was actually 19.7 km.
Participating nations
Cross-country skiers from Austria and France only competed in the 18 km event. Sixteen cross-country skiers competed in both events.
A total of 58 cross-country skiers from eleven nations competed at the Lake Placid Games:
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Austria (3)
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Canada (7)
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Czechoslovakia (4)
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Finland (5)
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France (5)
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Italy (6)
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Japan (6)
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Norway (6)
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Poland (4)
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Sweden (6)
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United States (7)
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
2 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
3 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
References
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