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]
| Table of contents | |
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| Men | |
| Women | |
| Discontinued | |
| Statistics |
Athletes with most medals • Medals per year • Medal sweep events |
Men
The numbers in brackets denotes cross-country skiers who won gold medal in corresponding disciplines more than one time. Bold numbers denotes record number of victories in certain disciplines.
18 and 15 km
Classic style: 1924-1936, 1948-1988, 2002-2006, 2014. Free style: 2010, 2018.
- Medals:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Norway | 6 | 7 | 3 | 16 |
| 2 |  Sweden | 6 | 5 | 4 | 15 |
| 3 |  Switzerland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 |  Soviet Union | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 |  Estonia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 |  Finland | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 |
| 7 |  Czech Republic | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 |  Italy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 |  Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Olympic Athletes from Russia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 20 | 20 | 20 | 60 | |
50 km
Classic style: 1924-1936, 1948-1984, 1994, 2002, 2010, 2018. Free style: 1988-1992, 1998, 2006, 2014. Mass start: 2006-2018.
- Medals:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden | 7 | 6 | 5 | 18 |
| 2 | Norway | 7 | 2 | 5 | 14 |
| 3 | Finland | 4 | 6 | 3 | 13 |
| 4 |  Russia | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Italy | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Soviet Union | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 7 |  Kazakhstan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Olympic Athletes from Russia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 |  East Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Estonia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 |  Austria | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Total | 23 | 23 | 23 | 69 | |
4 × 10 km relay
4x10 km classic style: 1936, 1948-1984. 4x10 km free style: 1988. 2x10 km classic style + 2x10 km free style: 1992-2018.
- Medals:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden | 6 | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| 2 | Norway | 5 | 8 | 1 | 14 |
| 3 | Finland | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 |
| 4 | Soviet Union | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | Italy | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | Germany | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Olympic Athletes from Russia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Russia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 |  France | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | Czech Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Czechoslovakia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 20 | 20 | 20 | 60 | |
Combined/double pursuit/Skiathlon
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 km classical; then 15 km freestyle | |||
| 1992 Albertville |
Bjørn Dæhlie Norway |
Vegard Ulvang Norway |
Giorgio Vanzetta Italy |
| 1994 Lillehammer |
Bjørn Dæhlie (2) Norway |
Vladimir Smirnov Kazakhstan |
Silvio Fauner Italy |
| 1998 Nagano |
Thomas Alsgaard Norway |
Bjørn Dæhlie Norway |
Vladimir Smirnov Kazakhstan |
| 10 km classical; then 10 km freestyle | |||
| 2002 Salt Lake City |
Thomas Alsgaard (2) Norway Frode Estil Norway |
none awarded | Per Elofsson Sweden |
| 15 km classical; then 15 km freestyle | |||
| 2006 Turin |
Yevgeny Dementyev Russia |
Frode Estil Norway |
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| 2010 Vancouver |
Marcus Hellner Sweden |
Tobias Angerer Germany |
Johan Olsson Sweden |
| 2014 Sochi |
Dario Cologna Switzerland |
Marcus Hellner Sweden |
Martin Johnsrud Sundby Norway |
| 2018 Pyeongchang |
Simen Hegstad Krüger Norway |
Martin Johnsrud Sundby Norway |
Hans Christer Holund Norway |
- Medals:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
| 2 | Sweden | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Russia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | Kazakhstan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Italy | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Total | 9 | 7 | 8 | 24 | |
Individual sprint
Classic style: 2010, 2018. Free style: 2002-2006, 2014.
- Medals:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Sweden | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Russia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Italy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | France | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 | Olympic Athletes from Russia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | |
Team sprint
Classic style: 2006, 2014. Free style: 2010, 2018.
- Medals:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Sweden | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Finland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Russia | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Olympic Athletes from Russia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 | France | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
Women
10 km
Classic style: 1952-1988, 2002-2006, 2014. Free style: 2010, 2018.
- Medals:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 6 | 6 | 3 | 15 |
| 2 | Finland | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 3 | Norway | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 4 | Sweden | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Estonia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | East Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Poland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 | Russia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 15 | 15 | 16 | 46 | |
20 and 30 km
Classic style: 1984, 1994, 2002, 2010, 2018. Free style: 1988-1992, 1998, 2006, 2014. Mass start: 2006-2018.
- Medals:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | Norway | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | Soviet Union | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Finland | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Russia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Poland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Czech Republic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Unified Team | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Sweden | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | |
3 × 5 km and 4 × 5 km relay
3 × 5 km classic style: 1956-1972. 4 x 5 km classic style: 1976-1984. 4 × 5 km free style: 1988. 2 × 5 km classic style + 2 × 5 km free style: 1992-2018.
- Medals:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 |
| 2 | Soviet Union | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 3 | Russia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Sweden | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | Finland | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 6 | Germany | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | East Germany | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Unified Team | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Czechoslovakia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Italy | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 11 | Olympic Athletes from Russia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 17 | 17 | 17 | 51 | |
Combined/double pursuit/Skiathlon
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 km classical; then 10 km freestyle | |||
| 1992 Albertville |
Lyubov Yegorova Unified Team |
Stefania Belmondo Italy |
Yelena Välbe Unified Team |
| 1994 Lillehammer |
Lyubov Yegorova (2) Russia |
Manuela Di Centa Italy |
Stefania Belmondo Italy |
| 1998 Nagano |
Larisa Lazutina Russia |
Olga Danilova Russia |
Kateřina Neumannová Czech Republic |
| 5 km classical; then 5 km freestyle | |||
| 2002 Salt Lake City |
Beckie Scott Canada |
Kateřina Neumannová Czech Republic |
Viola Bauer Germany |
| 7.5 km classical; then 7.5 km freestyle | |||
| 2006 Turin |
Kristina Šmigun Estonia |
Kateřina Neumannová Czech Republic |
Yevgeniya Medvedeva-Arbuzova Russia |
| 2010 Vancouver |
Marit Bjørgen Norway |
Anna Haag Sweden |
Justyna Kowalczyk Poland |
| 2014 Sochi |
Marit Bjørgen (2) Norway |
Charlotte Kalla Sweden |
Heidi Weng Norway |
| 2018 Pyeongchang |
Charlotte Kalla Sweden |
Marit Bjørgen Norway |
Krista Pärmäkoski Finland |
- Medals:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Russia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 3 | Sweden | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Unified Team | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
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| Estonia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 | Czech Republic | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Italy | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 9 | Finland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Poland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
Individual sprint
Classic style: 2010, 2018. Free style: 2002-2006, 2014.
- Medals:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | Russia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Canada | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sweden | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | Germany | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Poland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 |  Slovenia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Olympic Athletes from Russia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | |
Team sprint
Classic style: 2006, 2014. Free style: 2010, 2018.
- Medals:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Norway | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 United States | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | Finland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Canada | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Russia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
Discontinued
Men's 10 km
This event ran from 1992 to 1998 to replace the 15 km event before it was replaced again by the 15 km event for the 2002 Winter Olympics.
Classic style: 1992-1998.
- Medals:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Italy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Austria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Kazakhstan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | Finland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sweden | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
Men's 30 km
This event ran from 1956 to 2002 and was replaced by a 30 km skiathlon (15 km classical + 15 km freestyle) for the 2006 Winter Olympics.
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Classic style: 1956-1992, 1998. Free style: 1994, 2002. Mass start: 2002.
- Medals:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| 2 | Finland | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | Norway | 2 | 6 | 4 | 12 |
| 4 | Sweden | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Austria | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Italy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | United States | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 |  Bulgaria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 13 | 13 | 13 | 39 | |
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.
Classic style: 1964-1998.
- Medals:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finland | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 | Soviet Union | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 3 | Russia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Sweden | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Norway | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Unified Team | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 7 | Czech Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Italy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 | Czechoslovakia | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Total | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | |
Women's 15 km
This event ran from 1992 to 2002 and was replaced by a 15 km skiathlon (7.5 km classical + 7.5 km freestyle) for the 2006 Winter Olympics.
Classic style: 1992, 1998. Free style: 1994, 2002. Mass start: 2002.
- Medals:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Russia | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | Unified Team | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Czech Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Finland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 | Norway | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
Statistics
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway | 47 | 42 | 32 | 121 |
| 2 | Sweden | 31 | 25 | 24 | 80 |
| 3 | Soviet Union | 25 | 22 | 21 | 68 |
| 4 | Finland | 21 | 25 | 34 | 80 |
| 5 | Russia | 14 | 10 | 9 | 33 |
| 6 | Italy | 9 | 13 | 13 | 35 |
| 7 | Estonia | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 8 | Switzerland | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 9 | Unified Team | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 10 | Germany | 2 | 9 | 4 | 15 |
| 11 | Poland | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 12 | East Germany | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 13 | Canada | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 14 | Czech Republic | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
| 15 | Austria | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 16 | Kazakhstan | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 17 | United States | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 | Olympic Athletes from Russia | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 19 | Czechoslovakia | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 20 | France | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 21 | Slovenia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 22 | Bulgaria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (22 nations) | 170 | 168 | 170 | 508 | |
Cross-country skier medal leaders
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Bjørn Dæhlie is the most successful male cross-country skier at Winter Olympics. He is one of three Winter Olympians (and one of two male Olympians) to win eight gold medals.
- Men
| Cross-country skier | Nation | Olympics * | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bjørn Dæhlie | Norway (NOR) |
1992–1998 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 12 |
| Sixten Jernberg | Sweden (SWE) |
1956–1964 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| Veikko Hakulinen | Finland (FIN) |
1952–1960 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| Eero Mäntyranta | Finland (FIN) |
1960–1972 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| Vladimir Smirnov | Soviet Union (URS) Unified Team (EUN) Kazakhstan (KAZ) |
1988–1998 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| Thomas Alsgaard | Norway (NOR) |
1994–2002 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Gunde Svan | Sweden (SWE) |
1984–1988 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Vegard Ulvang | Norway (NOR) |
1988–1994 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Johan Olsson | Sweden (SWE) |
2006–2014 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| Mika Myllylä | Finland (FIN) |
1992–1998 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| Harri Kirvesniemi | Finland (FIN) |
1980–1998 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
Marit Bjørgen is the most successful Winter Olympian of all time. She is one of three Winter Olympians (and only woman) to win eight gold medals. In total, she won 15 Olympic medals - more than any athlete (male or female) in the history of Winter Olympics.
- Women
| Cross-country skier | Nation | Olympics * | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marit Bjørgen | Norway (NOR) |
2002–2018 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 15 |
| Raisa Smetanina | Soviet Union (URS) Unified Team (EUN) |
1976–1992 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
| Stefania Belmondo | Italy (ITA) |
1988–2002 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| Lyubov Yegorova | Unified Team (EUN) Russia (RUS) |
1992–1994, 2002 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| Charlotte Kalla | Sweden (SWE) |
2010–2018 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| Galina Kulakova | Soviet Union (URS) |
1968–1980 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| Larisa Lazutina | Unified Team (EUN) Russia (RUS) |
1992–2002 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi (Hämäläinen) | Finland (FIN) |
1976–1994 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| Yelena Välbe | Unified Team (EUN) Russia (RUS) |
1992–1998 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| Manuela Di Centa | Italy (ITA) |
1984–1998 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
* denotes all Olympics in which mentioned cross-country skiers took part. Boldface denotes latest Olympics.
Cross-country skiers with most victories
Top 10 cross-country skiers who won more gold medals at the Winter Olympics are listed below. Boldface denotes active cross-country skiers and highest medal count among all cross-country skiers (including these who not included in these tables) per type.
Men
| Rank | Cross-country skier | Country | From * | To * | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bjørn Dæhlie | Norway | 1992 | 1998 | 8 | 4 | - | 12 |
| 2 | Thomas Alsgaard | Norway | 1994 | 2002 | 5 | 1 | - | 6 |
| 3 | Sixten Jernberg | Sweden | 1956 | 1964 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 4 | Gunde Svan | Sweden | 1984 | 1988 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | Nikolay Zimyatov | Soviet Union | 1980 | 1984 | 4 | 1 | - | 5 |
| 6 | Dario Cologna | Switzerland | 2010 | 2018 | 4 | - | - | 4 |
| Thomas Wassberg | Sweden | 1980 | 1988 | 4 | - | - | 4 | |
| 8 | Veikko Hakulinen | Finland | 1952 | 1960 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 9 | Eero Mäntyranta | Finland | 1960 | 1968 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 10 | Vegard Ulvang | Norway | 1988 | 1994 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
Women
| Rank | Cross-country skier | Country | From * | To * | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marit Bjørgen | Norway | 2002 | 2018 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 15 |
| 2 | Lyubov Yegorova | Unified Team Russia | 1992 | 1994 | 6 | 3 | - | 9 |
| 3 | Larisa Lazutina | Unified Team Russia | 1992 | 1998 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 4 | Raisa Smetanina | Soviet Union Unified Team | 1976 | 1992 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
| 5 | Galina Kulakova | Soviet Union | 1968 | 1980 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 6 | Charlotte Kalla | Sweden | 2010 | 2018 | 3 | 6 | - | 9 |
| 7 | Yuliya Chepalova | Russia | 1998 | 2006 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 8 | Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi (Hämäläinen) | Finland | 1984 | 1994 | 3 | - | 4 | 7 |
| Yelena Välbe | Unified Team Russia | 1992 | 1998 | 3 | - | 4 | 7 | |
| 10 | Nina Gavrylyuk | Soviet Union Russia | 1988 | 1998 | 3 | - | 1 | 4 |
* denotes only those Olympics at which mentioned skiers won at least one medal
Medals per year
| NOC did not exist or did not participate in cross-country skiing events | # | Number of medals won by the NOC | – | NOC did not win any medals |
- 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 | 18 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria (AUT) |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | 5 | |||
| Bulgaria (BUL) |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | |||
| Canada (CAN) |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | 3 | |
| Czech Republic (CZE) |
– | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | – | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Czechoslovakia (TCH) |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 5 | |||||||
| East Germany (GDR) |
– | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Estonia (EST) |
– | – | – | – | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||
| Finland (FIN) |
1 | – | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | – | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 80 |
| France (FRA) |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Germany (GER) |
– | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | – | 15 | ||||||||||||
| Italy (ITA) |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | – | 1 | 35 |
| Kazakhstan (KAZ) |
3 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Norway (NOR) |
5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 121 |
| Olympic Athletes from Russia (OAR) |
8 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Poland (POL) |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | 1 | – | 5 | |
| Russia (RUS) |
5 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 33 | |||||||||||||||||
| Slovenia (SLO) |
– | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Soviet Union (URS) |
7 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 68 | ||||||||||||||
| Sweden (SWE) |
– | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 80 |
| Switzerland (SUI) |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | |
| Unified Team (EUN) |
9 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States (USA) |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 |
| Year | 24 | 28 | 32 | 36 | 48 | 52 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 94 | 98 | 02 | 06 | 10 | 14 | 18 | – |
Medal sweep events
These are the podium sweeps; 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.
Multiple medals at one Olympic Games - men
- 4 medals:
- out of 4 possible:
- out of 5 possible:
- out of 6 possible:
- 3 medals:
- out of 3 possible: none
- out of 4 possible:
- 2 medals out of 2 possible:
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1924 Thorleif Haug (+ in Nordic Combined)- 1928 Johan Grøttumsbråten (one Gold in Cross Country + one in Nordic Combined)
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1924 Johan Grøttumsbråten (+ in Nordic Combined)
Multiple medals at one Olympic Games - women
- 5 medals:
- out of 5 possible:
- out of 6 possible:
- 2010 Marit Bjørgen
- 2018 Marit Bjørgen (one shared)
- 4 medals:
- out of 4 possible:
- out of 5 possible:
- out of 6 possible:
- 3 medals:
- out of 3 possible:
- out of 4 possible:
- 2 medals out of 2 possible:
See also
References
- General
- "Olympic medals". International Ski Federation. Archived from the original on 2012-12-09. 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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