Cross-country skiing at the 1948 Winter Olympics
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At the 1948 Winter Olympics, three cross-country skiing events were contested. The 18 km competition was held on Saturday, January 31, 1948, the relay event was held on Tuesday, February 3, 1948, and the 50 km event was held on Friday, February 6, 1948.
Medal summary
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 km |
Martin Lundström Sweden |
Nils Östensson Sweden |
Gunnar Eriksson Sweden |
| 50 km |
Nils Karlsson Sweden |
Harald Eriksson Sweden |
Benjamin Vanninen Finland |
| 4x10 km |
 Sweden (SWE)Gunnar Eriksson Martin Lundström Nils Östensson Nils Täpp |
 Finland (FIN)August Kiuru Teuvo Laukkanen Sauli Rytky Lauri Silvennoinen |
 Norway (NOR)Erling Evensen Olav Hagen Reidar Nyborg Olav Økern |
Participating nations
Seven cross-country skiers competed in all three events.
A total of 106 cross-country skiers from 15 nations competed at the St. Moritz Games:
Austria (8)
Bulgaria (2)- 23x15px Canada (2)
Czechoslovakia (9)- Finland (13)
France (7)
Hungary (2)
Italy (9)- 23x15px Liechtenstein (5)
Norway (12)
Poland (5)- Sweden (11)
Switzerland (10)
United States (5)
Yugoslavia (6)
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden |
3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | Finland |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Norway |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
