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...

, one individual Nordic combined

Nordic combined

The Nordic combined is a winter sport in which athletes compete in both cross-country skiing and ski jumping.- History :While Norwegian soldiers are known to have been competing in Nordic skiing since the 19th century, the first major competition in Nordic combined was held in 1892 in Oslo at the...

event was contested. It was held on Wednesday, February 12, 1936 (cross-country skiing

Cross-country skiing

Cross-country skiing is a winter sport in which participants propel themselves across snow-covered terrain using skis and poles...

) and on Thursday, February 13, 1936 (ski jumping

Ski jumping

Ski jumping is a sport in which skiers go down a take-off ramp, jump and attempt to land as far as possible down the hill below. In addition to the length of the jump, judges give points for style. The skis used for ski jumping are wide and long...

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Medalists

Cross-country skiing

Cross-country skiing

Cross-country skiing is a winter sport in which participants propel themselves across snow-covered terrain using skis and poles...

The 18 kilometre cross-country skiing race was held on Wednesday, February 12, 1936 as part of the special 18 kilometre cross-country race

Cross-country skiing at the 1936 Winter Olympics - Men's 18 km

The 18 kilometre cross-country skiing event was part of the cross-country skiing at the 1936 Winter Olympics programme. It was the fourth appearance of the event. The competition was held on Wednesday, February 12, 1936....

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The race started at 10:01 a.m.

12-hour clock

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. There was a gap of 30 seconds between each starter. The highest point was at 1010 metres and the lowest point was at 735 metres. The conditions were good with temperatures between -4.8° to -2° Celsius

Celsius

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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:...

 the winner of this Nordic combined cross-country skiing race won for his performance also a silver medal in the competition of the specialists

Cross-country skiing at the 1936 Winter Olympics - Men's 18 km

The 18 kilometre cross-country skiing event was part of the cross-country skiing at the 1936 Winter Olympics programme. It was the fourth appearance of the event. The competition was held on Wednesday, February 12, 1936....

. In total 16 competitors participated in both events and were also placed in the separate 18 kilometre race.

Place	No.	Competitor	Time	Difference	Points
1	59		1'15:33		240.0
2	102		1'17:37	+2:04	227.8
3	19		1'18:01	+2:28	225.5
4	95		1'19:09	+3:36	219.0
5	27		1'20:34	+5:01	211.0
6	40		1'21:37	+6:04	205.1
7	114		1'22:49	+7:16	198.5
8	63		1'23:04	+7:31	197.2
9	43		1'23:59	+8:26	192.2
10	1		1'24:11	+8:38	191.2
11	24		1'24:19	+8:46	190.4
12	106		1'24:33	+9:00	189.2
13	80		1'24:52	+9:19	187.5
14	66		1'25:01	+9:28	186.7
15	108		1'25:09	+9:36	186.0
16	23		1'25:11	+9:38	185.8
17	109		1'25:12	+9:39	185.7
18	73		1'25:27	+9:54	184.4
	35		1'25:27	+9:54	184.4
20	41		1'25:38	+10:05	183.4
21	69		1'25:43	+10:10	183.0
22	110		1'25:50	+10:17	182.4
23	90		1'25:55	+10:22	181.9
24	32		1'25:56	+10:23	181.8
25	115		1'26:21	+10:48	179.7
26	22		1'26:34	+11:01	178.6
27	99		1'27:13	+11:40	175.2
28	98		1'27:31	+11:58	173.7
29	88		1'29:08	+13:35	165.3
30	97		1'29:44	+14:11	162.3
31	103		1'29:57	+14:24	161.2
32	65		1'30:02	+14:29	160.8
33	74		1'30:20	+14:47	159.3
34	81		1'30:26	+14:53	158.8
35	68		1'31:28	+15:55	153.6
36	101		1'31:30	+15:57	153.4
37	96		1'31:38	+16:05	152.8
38	86		1'32:40	+17:07	147.7
39	56		1'32:46	+17:13	147.3
40	30		1'32:48	+17:15	147.0
41	15		1'33:28	+17:55	143.8
42	100		1'33:45	+18:12	142.4
43	46		1'34:25	+18:52	139.2
44	54		1'35:22	+19:49	134.6
45	70		1'36:27	+20:54	129.4
46	67		1'37:14	+21:41	125.8
47	37		1'39:30	+23:57	115.2
48	14		1'47:47	+32:14	76.8
–	5		–	–	DNF
	28		–	–	DNF
	113		–	–	DNF

Final standings

Place	No.	Competitor	Total
1	59		430.3
2	102		419.8
3	19		408.1
4	22		401.2
5	95		394.3
6	40		393.8
7	73		393.3
	80		393.3
9	23		387.4
10	43		383.8
11	41		382.7
12	1		381.5
13	24		380.7
14	63		379.1
15	108		375.2
16	90		375.0
17	114		372.1
18	106		371.9
19	115		368.4
20	27		368.3
21	69		367.3
22	109		366.4
23	96		364.9
24	35		363.8
25	98		361.9
26	81		359.4
27	32		355.8
28	88		355.5
29	86		350.9
30	99		350.1
31	15		348.8
32	101		345.5
33	67		333.2
34	97		331.4
35	30		330.3
36	65		327.7
37	100		325.5
38	46		316.7
39	74		315.4
40	103		313.2
41	37		306.9
42	54		282.7
43	68		278.8
44	70		273.9
45	14		249.3
46	56		244.7
–	66		DNF
	110		DNF
	5		DNF
	28		DNF
	113		DNF

Participating nations

A total of 51 Nordic combined skiers from 16 nations competed at the Garmisch-Partenkirchen Games: