At the 1936 Winter Olympics

1936 Winter Olympics

The 1936 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IV Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1936 in the market town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen in Bavaria, Germany. Germany also hosted the Summer Olympics the same year in Berlin...

, three cross country skiing events were contested. The 4x10 km relay was added to the competition.

The relay event was held on Monday, February 10, 1936, the 18 km competition was held on Wednesday, February 12, 1936, and the 50 km event was held on Saturday, February 15, 1936.

Medal summary

18 km
50 km
4x10 km relay	Kalle Jalkanen Kalle Jalkanen Kalle Jalkanen was a Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the late 1930s. He won a gold medal at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen in the 4 x 10 km relay... Klaes Karppinen Klaes Karppinen Klaes or Klaus Karppinen , was a Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the 1930s... Matti Lähde Matti Lähde Matti Lähde was a Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the 1930s. He won a gold medal at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen in the 4 x 10 km relay.-References:*... Sulo Nurmela Sulo Nurmela Sulo Nurmela was a Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the 1930s. He won a gold medal at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen in the 4 x 10 km relay....	Sverre Brodahl Sverre Brodahl Sverre Brodahl was a Norwegian Nordic skier who competed in the 1930s. He won two medals at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen with a silver in the 4 x 10 km, and a bronze in the Nordic combined.... Oddbjørn Hagen Oddbjørn Hagen Oddbjørn Hagen was a Norwegian skier who competed in nordic combined and cross-country skiing. He was both Olympic champion and world champion.-Olympic games:... Olaf Hoffsbakken Olaf Hoffsbakken Olaf Hoffsbakken was a Norwegian Nordic skier who competed in the 1930s. He won two silver medals at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen in both the Nordic combined and the 4 x 10 km.... Bjarne Iversen Bjarne Iversen Bjarne Iversen was a Norwegian cross country skier who competed in the 1930s. He won a silver medal in the 4 x 10km relay at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen....	John Berger John Berger (cross country skier) John Berger was a Swedish cross-country skier who competed in the 1930s. He won a bronze medal in the 4 x 10km relay at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.-External links:*... Arthur Häggblad Arthur Häggblad Arthur Häggblad was a Swedish cross-country skier who competed in the 1930s... Erik August Larsson Erik August Larsson Erik August Larsson was a Swedish cross-country skier who competed in the 1930s... Martin Matsbo Martin Matsbo Martin Matsbo was a Swedish cross country skier who competed in the 1930's. He won a bronze medal in the 4 x 10 km relay at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen...

Participating nations

Ten cross-country skiers competed in all three events.

A total of 108 cross-country skiers from 22 nations competed at the Garmisch-Partenkirchen Games:

Medal table

1		2	1	2	5
2		1	0	1	2
3		0	2	0	2