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.

Medal summary

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
18 km	Sven Utterström  Sweden	Axel Wikström  Sweden	Veli Saarinen  Finland
50 km	Veli Saarinen  Finland	Väinö Liikkanen  Finland	Arne Rustadstuen  Norway

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:

• Austria (3)
• Canada (7)
• Czechoslovakia (4)
• Finland (5)
• France (5)
• Italy (6)
• Japan (6)
• Norway (6)
• Poland (4)
• Sweden (6)
• United States (7)

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Finland	1	1	1	3
2	Sweden	1	1	0	2
3	Norway	0	0	1	1

References

• International Olympic Committee results database

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