Men's Olympic Cross Country Skiing
Multiple gold medals (including relays): Bjorn Daehlie (8); Thomas Alsgaard (5), Sixten Jernberg, Gunde Svan, Thomas Wassberg and Nikolai Zimyatov (4); Veikko Hakulinen, Eero Mäntyranta, Marcus Hellner, and Vegard Ulvang (3); Hallgeir Brenden, Harald Grönningen, Jan Ottosson, Thorleif Haug, Kristen Skjeldal, Päl Tyldum, Vyacheslav Vedenine, Giorgio Di Centa, Frode Estil, Bjorn Lind, Peter Northug, Andrus Veerpalu, Dario Cologna, Daniel Richardsson, Johan Olsson (2).
Multiple gold medals (including Nordic Combined): Johan Gröttumsbråten and Thorleif Haug (3).
1.5-kilometer Sprint
New event in 2002.
| Year | Time | |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Tor Arne Hetland, NOR | 2:56.9 |
| 2006 | Bjoern Lind, SWE | 2:26.5 |
| 2010 | Nikita Kriukov, RUS | Final |
| 2014 | Ola Vigen Hattestad | 3:28.35 |
Team Sprint
| Year | Time | |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Sweden | 17:02.9 |
| 2010 | Norway | Final |
| 2014 | Finland | 23:14.89 |
10 kilometers
Held as a classical event.
| Year | Time | |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Vegard Ulvang, NOR | 27:36.0 |
| 1994 | Bjorn Daehlie, NOR | 24:20.1 |
| 1998 | Bjorn Daehlie, NOR | 27:24.5 |
| 2002 Not held | ||
Combined Pursuit
From 1992-98 the pursuit included a 10-km classical race and a 15-km freestyle race contested on separate days. In 2002, the pursuit was shortened to two 5-kilometer races held on the same day. Starting in 2006, the pursuit included a 15-km classical race plus a 15-km mass start.
| Year | Time | |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Bjorn Daehlie, NOR | 1:05:37.9 |
| 1994 | Bjorn Daehlie, NOR | 1:00:08.8 |
| 1998 | Thomas Alsgaard, NOR | 1:07:01.7 |
| 2002 | Johann Muehlegg, SPA | 49:20.4 |
| 2006 | Eugeni Dementiev, RUS | 1:17:01.4 |
| 2010 | Marcus Hellner, SWE | 1:15:11.4 |
| 2014 | Dario Cologna, SUI | 1:08:15.4 |
15 kilometers
Held over 18 kilometers from 1924-52. Held as a classical event from 1956-88, and since 2002. Replaced by the 15-km combined pursuit (1992-98).
| Year | Time | |
|---|---|---|
| 1924 | Thorleif Haug, NOR | 1:14:31.0 |
| 1928 | Johan Gröttumsbråten, NOR | 1:37:01.0 |
| 1932 | Sven Utterström, SWE | 1:23:07.0 |
| 1936 | Erik-August Larsson, SWE | 1:14:38.0 |
| 1948 | Martin Lundström, SWE | 1:13:50.0 |
| 1952 | Hallgeir Brenden, NOR | 1:01:34.0 |
| 1956 | Hallgeir Brenden, NOR | 49:39.0 |
| 1960 | Hakon Brusveen, NOR | 51:55.5 |
| 1964 | Eero Mäntyranta, FIN | 50:54.1 |
| 1968 | Harald Grönningen, NOR | 47:54.2 |
| 1972 | Sven-Ake Lundback, SWE | 45:28.24 |
| 1976 | Nikolai Bazhukov, USSR | 43:58.47 |
| 1980 | Thomas Wassberg, SWE | 41:57.63 |
| 1984 | Gunde Svan, SWE | 41:25.6 |
| 1988 | Mikhail Devyatyarov, USSR | 41:18.9 |
| 1992-98 Not held | ||
| 2002 | Andrus Veerpalu, EST | 37:07.4 |
| 2006 | Andrus Veerpalu, EST | 38:01.3 |
| 2010 | Dario Cologna, SUI | 33:36.3 |
| 2014 | Dario Cologna, SUI | 38:29.7 |
50 kilometers
Held as a classical event from 1924-94, and since 2002. Held as a freestyle event in 1998.
| Year | Time | |
|---|---|---|
| 1924 | Thorleif Haug, NOR | 3:44:32.0 |
| 1928 | Per Erik Hedlund, SWE | 4:52:03.0 |
| 1932 | Veli Saarinen, FIN | 4:28:00.0 |
| 1936 | Elis Wiklund, SWE | 3:30:11.0 |
| 1948 | Nils Karlsson, SWE | 3:47:48.0 |
| 1952 | Veikko Hakulinen, FIN | 3:33:33.0 |
| 1956 | Sixten Jernberg, SWE | 2:50:27.0 |
| 1960 | Kalevi Hämäläinen, FIN | 2:59:06.3 |
| 1964 | Sixten Jernberg, SWE | 2:43:52.6 |
| 1968 | Ole Ellefsaeter, NOR | 2:28:45.8 |
| 1972 | Päl Tyldum, NOR | 2:43:14.75 |
| 1976 | Ivar Formo, NOR | 2:37:30.05 |
| 1980 | Nikolai Zimyatov, USSR | 2:27:24.60 |
| 1984 | Thomas Wassberg, SWE | 2:15:55.8 |
| 1988 | Gunde Svan, SWE | 2:04:30.9 |
| 1992 | Bjorn Daehlie, NOR | 2:03:41.5 |
| 1994 | Vladimir Smirnov, KAZ | 2:07:20.3 |
| 1998 | Bjorn Daehlie, NOR | 2:05:08.2 |
| 2002 | Mikhail Ivanov, RUS* | 2:06:20.8 |
| 2006 | Giorgio di Centa, ITA | 2:06:11.8 |
| 2010 | Peter Northug, NOR | 2:05:35.5 |
| 2014 | Alexander Legkov, RUS | 1:46:55.2 |
4x10-kilometer Mixed Relay
Two classical and two freestyle legs.
| Year | Time | |
|---|---|---|
| 1936 | Finland | 2:41:33.0 |
| 1948 | Sweden | 2:32:08.0 |
| 1952 | Finland | 2:20:16.0 |
| 1956 | Soviet Union | 2:15:30.0 |
| 1960 | Finland | 2:18:45.6 |
| 1964 | Sweden | 2:18:34.6 |
| 1968 | Norway | 2:08:33.5 |
| 1972 | Soviet Union | 2:04:47.94 |
| 1976 | Finland | 2:07:59.72 |
| 1980 | Soviet Union | 1:57:03.46 |
| 1984 | Sweden | 1:55:06.3 |
| 1988 | Sweden | 1:43:58.6 |
| 1992 | Norway | 1:39:26.0 |
| 1994 | Italy | 1:41:15.0 |
| 1998 | Norway | 1:40:55.7 |
| 2002 | Norway | 1:32:45.5 |
| 2006 | Italy | 1:43:45.7 |
| 2010 | Sweden | 1:45:05.4 |
| 2014 | Sweden | 1:28:42.0 |
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