Cross-country skiing at the 1976 Winter Olympics
| Cross-country skiing at the XII Olympic Winter Games | |
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 Pictogram for Cross-country skiing | |
| Venue | Seefeld |
| Dates | February 5–14 |
| No. of events | 7 |
| Competitors | 165 (114 men, 51 women) from 24 nations |
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The 1976 Winter Olympic Games cross-country skiing results. The women's 3 × 5 km relay was replaced by a 4 × 5 km relay at these games.[1]
Medal summary
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Soviet Union (URS) | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 2 |  Finland (FIN) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 |  Norway (NOR) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 |  East Germany (GDR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 |  United States (USA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 |  Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (6 entries) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 km details | Nikolay Bazhukov Soviet Union | 43:58.47 | Yevgeny Belyayev Soviet Union | 44:01.10 | Arto Koivisto Finland | 44:19.25 |
| 30 km details | Sergey Savelyev Soviet Union | 1:30:29.38 | Bill Koch United States | 1:30:57.84 | Ivan Garanin Soviet Union | 1:31:09.29 |
| 50 km details | Ivar Formo Norway | 2:37:30.05 | Gert-Dietmar Klause East Germany | 2:38:13.21 | Benny Södergren Sweden | 2:39:39.21 |
| 4 × 10 km relay details | Finland (FIN) Matti Pitkänen Juha Mieto Pertti Teurajärvi Arto Koivisto | 2:07:59.72 | Norway (NOR) Pål Tyldum Einar Sagstuen Ivar Formo Odd Martinsen | 2:09:58.36 | Soviet Union (URS) Yevgeny Belyayev Nikolay Bazhukov Sergey Savelyev Ivan Garanin | 2:10:51.46 |
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 km details | Helena Takalo Finland | 15:48.69 | Raisa Smetanina Soviet Union | 15:49.73 | Nina Baldycheva Soviet Union | 16:12.82 |
| 10 km details | Raisa Smetanina Soviet Union | 30:13.41 | Helena Takalo Finland | 30:14.28 | Galina Kulakova Soviet Union | 30:38.61 |
| 4 × 5 km relay details | Soviet Union (URS) Nina Baldycheva Zinaida Amosova Raisa Smetanina Galina Kulakova | 1:07:49.75 | Finland (FIN) Liisa Suikhonen Marjatta Kajosmaa Hilkka Riihivuori Helena Takalo | 1:08:36.57 | East Germany (GDR) Monika Debertshäuser Sigrun Krause Barbara Petzold Veronika Hesse | 1:09:57.95 |
Participating NOCs
Twenty four nations participated in Cross-country skiing at the 1976 Winter Olympic Games.
Doping controversy
Galina Kulakova of the Soviet Union finished third in the women's 5 km event, but was disqualified due to a positive test for banned substance ephedrine. She claimed that this was a result of using the nasal spray that contained the substance. Both the FIS and the IOC allowed her to compete in the 10 km and the 4 × 5 km relay.[2] This was the first stripped medal at the Winter Olympics.
See also
References
- ^ "Cross Country Skiing at the 1976 Innsbruck Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Cross-country skiing at the 1976 Winter Olympics". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 20 January 2011.
External links
- Official Olympic Report
