Military patrol at the 1928 Winter Olympics
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At the 1928 Winter Olympics, in St. Moritz, Switzerland, in 1928, a military patrol competition was held. Because of a snowstorm the night before the competition, the start of the event was delayed 45 minutes to the cleaning up of the track. The competition was contested over a 30 km distance with an elevation difference of 1100 metres. Nine countries participated in this event.
Event held on February 12, 1928
| Place | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Norway |
3:50:47 |
| 2 |  Finland |
3:54:37 |
| 3 |  Switzerland |
3:55:04 |
| 4 |  Italy |
4:07:30 |
| 5 |  Germany |
4:15:02 ½ |
| 6 |  Czechoslovakia |
4:15:07 ½ |
| 7 |  Poland |
4:39:45 |
| 8 |  Romania |
5:00:16 |
| 9 |  France |
5:20:26 |
[edit] External References
- (Italian) 1928 Military Patrol results from Wikipedia
- (French) Swiss Olympic Committee St. Moritz 1928, 1928. pp.12-13 (digitized version)
- (French) Swiss Olympic Committee Résultats DES concours DES IImes jeux Olympiques d'Hiver, 1928. (digitized version)
| Events at the 1928 Winter Olympics (St. Moritz) |
|---|
| Bobsleigh • Cross-country skiing • Figure skating • Ice hockey • Military patrol (demonstration) • Nordic combined • Skeleton • Ski jumping • Speed skating |
| Biathlon at the Winter Olympics |  |
|---|---|
| 1924* • 1928* (demonstration) • 1932 • 1936* (demonstration) • 1948* (demonstration) • 1952 • 1956 *Military patrol 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1994 • 1998 • 2002 • 2006 See also: List of Olympic medalists in biathlon |
