Cross-country skiing at the 1952 Winter Olympics
The 1952 Winter Olympics cross-country skiing competition consisted of three events for men (18 km, 50 km and 4x10 km relay) and the first women's cross-country competition at an Olympic Games, of 10 km. The competitions were held from Monday, February 18 to Saturday, February 23, 1952.
Medal summary
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 km |
 Hallgeir BrendenNorway (NOR) |
 Tapio MäkeläFinland (FIN) |
Paavo Lonkila Finland (FIN) |
| 50 km |
Veikko Hakulinen Finland (FIN) |
Eero Kolehmainen Finland (FIN) |
Magnar Estenstad Norway (NOR) |
| 4×10 km |
Finland (FIN) Heikki Hasu Paavo Lonkila Urpo Korhonen Tapio Mäkelä |
Norway (NOR) Magnar Estenstad Mikal Kirkholt Martin Stokken Hallgeir Brenden |
 Sweden (SWE)Nils Täpp Sigurd Andersson Enar Josefsson Martin Lundström |
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 km |
Lydia Wideman Finland (FIN) |
Mirja Hietamies Finland (FIN) |
Siiri Rantanen Finland (FIN) |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finland (FIN) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 | Norway (NOR) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
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