1978 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
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. This was Lahti's record fourth time hosting the event after previously doing so in 1926, 1938, and 1958. The women's 20 km event was added.
15 km
February 21, 1978| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold | 49:09.37 | |
| Silver | 49:11.62 | |
| Bronze | 49:14.37 |
30 km
February 19, 1978| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold | 1:32:56.0 | |
| Silver | 1:33:48.23 | |
| Bronze | 1:33:52.21 |
50 km
February 26, 1978| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold | 2:46:43.06 | |
| Silver | 2:47:34.48 | |
| Bronze | 2:47:52.27 |
4 × 10 km relay
February 23, 1978| Medal | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | (Sven-Åke Lundbäck Sven-Åke Lundbäck Sven-Åke Lundbäck is a former Swedish cross-country skier who competed from 1972 to 1980. He won the 15 km gold at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo.... , Christer Johansson Christer Johansson (skier) Christer Johansson was a former Swedish cross country skier who competed in the 1970s. He earned a gold medal in the 4 x 10 km at the 1978 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti... , Tommy Limby, Thomas Magnusson Thomas Magnusson Thomas Magnusson is a former Swedish cross-country skier who competed during the 1970s. He won three medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, including golds in the 30 km and the 4 × 10 km and a bronze in the 50 km... ) |
2:05:17.63 |
| Silver | (Esko Lähtevänoja Esko Lähtevänoja Esko Lähtevänoja was a former Finnish cross country skier who competed in the 1970s. He earned a silver medal in the 4 × 10 km at the 1978 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti.-External links:*... , Juha Mieto Juha Mieto Juha Iisakki Mieto . is a former Finnish cross country skier who competed during the 1970s and 1980s. He won five medals at the Winter Olympics... , Pertti Teurajärvi Pertti Teurajärvi Pertti Teurajärvi . is a former Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He won two medals in the 4 x 10 km at the Winter Olympics with a gold in 1976 and a bronze in 1980.... , Matti Pitkänen Matti Pitkänen Matti Pitkänen is a former Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He won two medals in the 4 x 10 km at the Winter Olympics with a gold in 1976 and a bronze in 1980... ) |
2:05:28.95 |
| Bronze | (Lars-Erik Eriksen Lars-Erik Eriksen Lars-Erik Eriksen was a Norwegian cross country skier who competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s.At the 1980 Winter Olympics, he earned a silver in the 4 x 10 km... , Ove Aunli Ove Aunli Ove Robert Aunli is a Norwegian former cross-country skier. He took the Olympic bronze medal in Lake Placid 1980 when Thomas Wassberg beat Juha Mieto by one-hundredth of a second for the gold medal, and won a silver medal as part of Norway's 4 x 10 km relay team.Aunli found his biggest... , 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... ) |
2:06:48.37 |
5 km
February 20, 1978| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold | 18:53.50 | |
| Silver | 18:58.49 | |
| Bronze | 19:01.30 |
10 km
February 18, 1978| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold | 37:01.72 | |
| Silver | 37:13.37 | |
| Bronze | 37:23.43 |
20 km
February 25, 1978| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold | ||
| Silver | ||
| Bronze |
4 × 5 km relay
February 22, 1978| Medal | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | (Taina Impiö Taina Impiö Taina Impiö is a former Finnish cross country skier who competed during the late 1970s. She won a gold medal in the 4 x 5 km at the 1978 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti, and finished 5th in the 10 km event at those same championships.-External links:*... , Marja-Liisa Hämäläinen Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi is a former Finnish cross country skier. She was the big figure at the 1984 Olympics in Sarajevo, winning all three individual cross country skiing events , and a bronze medal for Finland in the relay... , Hilkka Riihivuori, Helena Takalo) |
1:13:25.8 |
| Silver | (Marlies Rostock Marlies Rostock Marlies Rostock . is a former East German cross country skier who competed from 1978 to 1980. She won a gold medal in the 4 x 5 km at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York.... , Birgit Schreiber Birgit Schreiber Birgit Schreiber is a former East German cross country skier who competed from 1978 to 1980. She won a silver medal in the 4 x 5 km at the 1978 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti.-External links:*... , 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... , Christel Meinel Christel Meinel Christel Meinel is a former East German cross country skier who competed during the late 1970s. She won a silver medal in the 4 x 5 km at the 1978 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti and finished 5th in the 5 km at those same championships. She competended for the SG Dynamo... ) |
1:13:29.74 |
| Bronze |  Soviet Union (Nina RochevaNina 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.... , Zinaida Amosova Zinaida Amosova Zinaida Stepanovna Amosova was a former Soviet cross country skier who competed from 1976 to 1983, training at the Armed Forces sports society in Novosibirsk... , 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... ) |
1:13:39.88 |
Individual
February 19-20, 1978| Medal | Athlete | Points |
| Gold | 435.24 | |
| Silver | 431.66 | |
| Bronze | 430.83 |
Individual normal hill
February 18, 1978| Medal | Athlete | Points |
| Gold | 253.2 | |
| Silver | 251.7 | |
| Bronze | 250.0 |
Individual large hill
February 25, 1978| Medal | Athlete | Points |
| Gold | 256.6 | |
| Silver | 256.3 | |
| Bronze | 255.8 |
Medal table
| 1 | Soviet Union |
3 | 5 | 3 | 11 |
| 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |