Cross Country Skiing at the 1936 Winter Olympics
| Dates | 10 – 15 February 1936 |
|---|---|
| Medal Events | 3 |
The program was enlarged slightly, adding a 4 x 10 km relay to the men’s 18 and 50 km events. The relay had been a part of the World Championships since 1933. There were 109 competitors representing 22 nations in the events. Six nations competed in cross-country skiing for the first time at the Winter Olympics – Bulgaria, Estonia, Great Britain, Greece, Romania, and Spain.
Events
| Event | Status | Date | Participants | NOCs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 kilometres, Men | Olympic | 12 February 1936 | 75 | 22 |
| 50 kilometres, Men | Olympic | 15 February 1936 | 36 | 11 |
| 4 × 10 kilometres Relay, Men | Olympic | 10 February 1936 | 64 | 16 |
| 109 (109/0) | 22 (22/0) |
Medals
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 kilometres, Men | Erik Larsson |  SWE |
Oddbjørn Hagen |  NOR |
Pekka Niemi |  FIN |
| 50 kilometres, Men | Elis Wiklund | SWE |
Axel Wikström | SWE |
Nils Englund | SWE |
| 4 × 10 kilometres Relay, Men | Finland | FIN |
Norway | NOR |
Sweden | SWE |
Medal table
| NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | SWE |
2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Finland | FIN |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Norway | NOR |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |