The 1976 Winter Olympic Games

1976 Winter Olympics

The 1976 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XII Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated February 4–15, 1976 in Innsbruck, Austria...

 cross country skiing results. The women's 3 x 5 km relay was replaced by a 4 x 5 km relay at these games.

15 km

February 8, 1976

Medal	Athlete	Time
		43:58.47
		44:01.10
		44:19.25
4		44:41.98
5		45:29.11
6		45:32.22
7		45:38.10
8		45:41.33

30 km

February 5, 1976

Medal	Athlete	Time
		1:30:29.38
		1:30:57.84
		1:31:09.29
4		1:31:20.39
5		1:31:33.14
6		1:32:00.91
7		1:32:17.71
8		1:32:23.11

Koch is the only American, the first North American (Chandra Crawford

Chandra Crawford

Chandra Crawford is a Canadian cross-country skier who has competed since 2001 at the age of 16. Prior to this, she was a biathlete for five years. She was born in Canmore, Alberta, Canada....

, Sara Renner

Sara Renner

Sara Renner is a Canadian cross-country skier who competed from 1994 to 2010. With Beckie Scott, she won the silver medal in the team sprint event at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin and earned her best individual finish of 8th in the 10 km classical event in those same games...

, and Beckie Scott

Beckie Scott

Rebecca "Beckie" Scott, MSM is a retired Canadian cross-country skiing athlete and as of February 23, 2006, an International Olympic Committee member by virtue of being elected to the IOC Athlete's Commission along with Saku Koivu....

, all from Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

, are the others.), and the only North American male to win a cross country Olympic medal.

50 km

February 14, 1976

Medal	Athlete	Time
		2:37:30.05
		2:38:13.21
		2:39:39.21
4		2:40:38.94
5		2:41:15.46
6		2:41:18.06
7		2:42:21.86
8		2:42:43.58

4 x 10 km relay

February 12, 1976

Medal	Athlete	Time
	(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... , 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.... , Arto Koivisto Arto Koivisto Arto Koivisto . is a former Finnish cross country skier who competed in the 1970s. He won the 4 x 10 km gold and the 15 km bronze at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck.... )	2:07:59.72
	(Pål Tyldum Pål Tyldum Pål Tyldum is a former cross country skier from Norway. Specializing in the longer distances, he won a gold medal in the 50 km event at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo. At the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, he won a gold medal in the 4 x 10km relay... , Einar Sagstuen Einar Sagstuen Einar Sagstuen is a Norwegian cross country skier who competed during the 1970s.He won the silver medal in the 4x10km relay at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck.-References:... , 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... , 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... )	2:09:58.36
	(Yevgeny Belyayev, Nikolay Bazhukov Nikolay Bazhukov Nikolay Serafimovich Bazhukov was a Soviet/Russian cross-country skier who competed from 1976 to 1980. He won the 15 km gold and the 4 x 10 km bronze at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, then followed it with a 4 x 10 km gold at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York... , Sergey Savelyev Sergey Savelyev Sergey Petrovich Savelyev is a retired Russian cross country skier who represented the USSR.Savelyev trained at the Armed Forces sports society in Moscow. He won two medals a the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck with a gold in the 30 km and a bronze in the 4×10 km. Savelyev also won the... , 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... )	2:10:51.46
4	(Benny Södergren Benny Södergren Benny Södergren is a former Swedish cross-country skier who competed during the 1970s. He won a bronze medal in the 50 km at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck.-External links:... , 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... , Thomas Wassberg Thomas Wassberg Thomas Wassberg is a Swedish former cross-country skier. A fast skating style - push for every leg - is still called "Wassberg" after him in several countries.... , 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.... )	2:11:16.88
5	(Franz Renggli, Edi Hauser, Heinz Gähler, Alfred Kälin Alfred Kälin Alfred Kälin is a former Swiss cross country skier who competed in the early 1970s. He won a bronze medal in the 4 x 10 km relay at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo.-External links:*... )	2:11:28.53
6	(Doug Peterson, Tim Caldwell, Bill Koch Bill Koch (skier) Bill Koch is an American ski racer and the first world-class cross-country skier from the United States.A native of Brattleboro, Vermont, he is a graduate of the nearby The Putney School in Putney, Vermont. He originally competed in the NIS in the Nordic combined, but later switched to cross... , Ronny Yeager)	2:11:41.35
7	(Renzo Chiochetti, Tonio Biondini, Ulrico Kostner, Giulio Capitanio Giulio Capitanio Giulio Capitanio was an Italian cross country skier who competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Competing in three Winter Olympics in the 4 x 10 km relay, he earned his best finish of sixth at Lake Placid, New York in 1980.... )	2:12:07.12
8	(Rudolf Horn Rudolf Horn Rudolf Horn is a former Austrian biathlete and cross-country skier.- Cross-country skiing :* 1976:** 8th, Winter Olympics 4 × 10 kilometres relay... , Reinhold Feichter, Werner Vogel, Herbert Wachter)	2:12:22.80

5 km

February 9, 1976

Medal	Athlete	Time
		15:48.69
		15:49.73
		16:12.82
4		16:17.74
5		16:27.15
6		16:33.78
7		16:34.94
8		16:35.43

Galina Kulakova finished third, but was disqualified for using a nasal spray containing the banned drug ephedrine

Ephedrine

Ephedrine is a sympathomimetic amine commonly used as a stimulant, appetite suppressant, concentration aid, decongestant, and to treat hypotension associated with anaesthesia....

. Despite this, she was allowed to compete in the 10 km and 4 x 5 km events.

10 km

February 10, 1976

Medal	Athlete	Time
		30:13.41
		30:14.28
		30:38.61
4		30:52.58
5		31:08.72
6		31:11.23
7		31:12.20
8		31:12.33

4 x 5 km relay

February 12, 1976

Medal	Athlete	Time
	(Nina Fyodorova, 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... )	1:07:49.75
	(Liisa Suihkonen, Marjatta Kajosmaa Marjatta Kajosmaa Marjatta Kajosmaa is a Finnish former cross country skier who competed during the 1970s. She competed in two Winter Olympics, earning a total of four medals. Kajosmaa also competed several times at the Holmenkollen ski festival, winning four times at 10 km and three times at 5 km... , Hilkka Riihivuori, Helena Takalo)	1:08:36.57
	(Monika Debertshäuser Monika Debertshäuser Monika Debertshãuser . is a former East German cross country skier who competed during the 1970's. She won a bronze medal in the 4 x 5 km relay at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck.-External links:*... , 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.... , 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 Schmidt Veronika Schmidt Veronika Hesse née Schmidt . is a former East German Cross-country skier who competed from 1974 to 1982... )	1:09:57.95
4	(Lena Carlzon, Görel Partapuoli, Marie Johansson Marie Risby Marie Risby was a Swedish cross country skier who competed during the seventies and eighties. She participated in three Winter Olympics and did her best results at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, when she finished fourth in the 5 km, fifth in the 20 km, fifth in the 4 x 5 km... , Eva Olsson)	1:10:14.68
5	(Berit Kvello Berit Aunli Berit Kristine Aunli, née Kvello, is a Norwegian former cross country skier married to Ove Aunli... , Marit Myrmæl Marit Myrmæl Marit Myrmæl is a Norwegian cross country skier who competed during the early 1980s.She won a bronze medal in the 4 x 5 km relay at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York... , Berit Johannessen Berit Johannessen Berit Johannessen is a Norwegian cross-country skier, born in Oslo. She represented the club Fossum IF. She competed in 5 km, 10 km and the relay at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck. She was Norwegian champion in 10 km in 1978.-References:... , Grete Kummen Grete Kummen Grete Kummen is a Norwegian cross-country skier, born in Sigdal. She represented the club IL Heming. She competed in 5 km, 10 km and the relay at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck. She was Norwegian champion in 10 km in 1976.-References:... )	1:11:09.08
6	(Anna Pasiárová, 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:... , 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.... , 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.... )	1:11:27.83