The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1974 took place February 16-24, 1974 in Falun

Falun

Falun is a city and the seat of Falun Municipality in Dalarna County, Sweden, with 36,447 inhabitants in 2005. It is also the capital of Dalarna County...

, Sweden

Sweden

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. This was the second time this city hosted the event having done so in 1954. The women's 3 × 5 km relay changed to a 4 × 5 km relay at these championships.

15 km

February 19, 1974

Medal	Athlete	Time
Gold		41:39.09
Silver		41:40.01
Bronze		41:40.65

30 km

February 17, 1974

Medal	Athlete	Time
Gold		1:33:41.40
Silver		1:34:34.81
Bronze		1:34:56.49

50 km

February 24, 1974

Medal	Athlete	Time
Gold		2:19:45.26
Silver		2:21:35.50
Bronze		2:21:49.42

4 × 10 km relay

February 21, 1974

Medal	Team	Time
Gold	(Gerd Hessler Gerd Hessler Gerd Hessler was a former East German cross country skier who competed in the 1970s. He earned two medals in the 4 x 10 km at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a gold and a silver .... , Dieter Meinel Dieter Meinel Dieter Meinel was a former East Germany cross country skier who competed in the 1970s. He earned a gold medal in the 4 x 10 km at the 1974 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Falun.... , Gerhard Grimmer Gerhard Grimmer Gerhard Grimmer was an East German cross-country skier who competed during the 1960s and 1970s. He won several medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, including golds in the 50 km and the 4 x 10 km relay ; silvers in the 30 km , 4 x 10 km relay , and 15 km ; and... , Gert-Dietmar Klause Gert-Dietmar Klause Gert-Dietmar Klause . is a former East German cross-country skier who competed during the 1970s. He won a silver medal in the 50 km at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck.... )	2:03:15.85
Silver	Soviet Union (Ivan Garanin Ivan Garanin Ivan Ivanovich Garanin is a former cross-country skier who represented the Soviet Union.Garanin trained at VSS Enbek in Rudni, Qostanay Province. At the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Garanin took a bronze medals in the 30 km and the 4 x 10 km relay... , Fyodor Simashev Fyodor Simashev Fyodor Petrovich Simashov was a Soviet/Russian cross-country skier who competed in the early 1970s, training at Dynamo in Moscow... , Vassili Rochev, Yuri Skobov Yuri Skobov Yuri Georgievich Skobov was a Soviet/Russian cross-country skier who competed in the early 1970s, training at Spartak in Omutninsk. He won the 4 x 10 km gold at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo for the USSR... )	2:03:25.31
Bronze	(Magne Myrmo Magne Myrmo Magne Myrmo is a former Norwegian cross-country skier who competed during the 1970s. He won a silver medal at the 1972 Winter Olympics in the 50 km... , Odd Martinsen Odd Martinsen Odd Martinsen was a Norwegian cross country skier who competed during the 1960s and 1970's. He won three medals at the Winter Olympics, a gold in the 4 x 10 km relay , and silvers in the 30 km and the 4 x 10 km relay... , Ivar Formo Ivar Formo Ivar Formo was a Norwegian cross-country skier who competed during the 1970s. He won four medals at the Winter Olympics. Formo also won two bronze medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in the 4 x 10 km relay... , Oddvar Brå Oddvar Brå Oddvar Brå is a Norwegian former cross-country skier. He was among the best skiers in Norway, winner three times og World Cup winning 16 national championships, but his success in the major international championships was more modest... )	2:03:46.03

5 km

February 18, 1974

Medal	Athlete	Time
Gold		15:17.42
Silver		15:19.15
Bronze		15:34.80

10 km

February 20, 1974

Medal	Athlete	Time
Gold		31:25.78
Silver		31:50.55
Bronze		31:59.54

4 × 5 km relay

February 23, 1974

Medal	Team	Time
Gold	Soviet Union (Nina Fyodorova, Nina Selyunina Nina Rocheva Nina Rocheva born Nina Selyunina was a former Soviet cross country skier who competed from 1978 to 1980. She won a silver medal in the 4 x 5 km at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York.... , Raisa Smetanina Raisa Smetanina Raisa Petrovna Smetanina is a former Soviet/Russian Nordic skiing champion. She is the first woman in history to win ten Winter Olympic medals . Smetanina took part in five Olympics, representing the USSR team four times and the Unified Team once... , Galina Kulakova Galina Kulakova Galina Alexeyevna Kulakova is a female Soviet former cross country skier, arguably the best skier on distances shorter than 10 km in the early 1970s. Kulakova trained at Trud Voluntary Sports Society... )	1:02:57.39
Silver	(Sigrun Krause Sigrun Krause Sigrun Krause . is a former East German cross country skier who competed during the 1970s. She won a bronze medal in the 4 x 5 km at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck.... , Petra Hinze Petra Hinze Petra Hinze was a former East German cross country skier who competed during the 1970's. She won a silver medal in the 4 x 5 km at the 1974 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Falun.... , Barbara Petzold Barbara Petzold Barbara Petzold is a former East German Cross-country skier who competed during the 1970s and early 1980s. She won two gold medals at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid in the 10 km and the 4 x 5 km, and a bronze in the 4 x 5 km at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck.Petzold... , Veronika Hesse)	1:03:09.14
Bronze	(Alena Bartošová Alena Bartosová Alena Bartošová was a former Czechoslovakian cross country skier who competed during the 1970s. She won a bronze medal in the 4 x 5 km at the 1974 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Falun.... , Gabriela Sekajová Gabriela Svobodová Gabriela Svobodová . is a former Czech cross country skier who competed during the 1970s until 1984. She won a silver medal in the 4 x 5 km relay at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo and a bronze medal in the same event at the 1974 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships.-External links:... , Miroslava Jaškovská, Blanka Paulů Blanka Paúlú Blanka Paulů is a former Czech cross country skier who competed during the 1970s and 1980s. She won a silver medal in the 4 x 5 km at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo and finished 4th in the 20 km at those same games.... )	1:03:52.57

Individual

February 17-18, 1974

Medal	Athlete	Points
Gold
Silver
Bronze

Individual normal hill

February 16, 1974

Medal	Athlete	Points
Gold		258.9
Silver		241.2
Bronze		239.3

Individual large hill

February 23, 1974

Medal	Athlete	Points
Gold		240.4
Silver		223.3
Bronze		217.1

Medal table

1		5	6	0	11
2	Soviet Union	3	1	3	7
3		1	0	1	2
3		1	0	1	2
5		0	2	2	4
6		0	1	1	2
7		0	0	2	2