FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1938
 Official poster for the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1938.(in Finnish) | |
| Host city | Lahti |
|---|---|
| Country | Finland |
| Events | 5 |
| Opening | 24 February 1938 |
| Closing | 28 February 1938 |
TheFIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1938took place February 24–28, 1938 inLahti,Finland.This was the Finnish city's second time hosting the championships after having done so in1926.
Men's cross country
[edit]18 km
[edit]February 25, 1938
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold |  Pauli Pitkänen(FIN)
|
1:09:37 |
| Silver |  Alfred Dahlqvist(SWE)
|
1:10:02 |
| Bronze | Kalle Jalkanen(FIN)
|
1:10:56 |
187 of 188skierscompleted the event.
50 km
[edit]February 27, 1938
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Kalle Jalkanen(FIN)
|
4:06:09 |
| Silver | Alvar Rantalahti(FIN)
|
4:10:44 |
| Bronze |  Lars Bergendahl(NOR)
|
4:10:54 |
62 of the 99 skiers completed the event.
4 × 10 km relay
[edit]February 28, 1938
| Medal | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Finland(Juho 'Jussi' Kurikkala,Martti Lauronen,Pauli Pitkänen,Klaes Karppinen)
|
2:38:42 |
| Silver | Norway(Ragnar Ringstad,Olav Økern,Arne Larsen,Lars Bergendahl)
|
2:42:30 |
| Bronze | Sweden(Sven Hansson,Donald Johansson,Sigurd Nilsson,Martin Matsbo)
|
2:43:05 |
Men's Nordic combined
[edit]Individual
[edit]February 24, 1938
| Medal | Athlete | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Olaf Hoffsbakken(NOR)
|
432.60 |
| Silver | John Westbergh(SWE)
|
412.80 |
| Bronze | Hans Vinjarengen(NOR)
|
411.20 |
Men's ski jumping
[edit]Individual large hill
[edit]February 27, 1938
| Medal | Athlete | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Asbjørn Ruud(NOR)
|
226.4 |
| Silver |  Stanisław Marusarz(POL)
|
226.2 |
| Bronze | Hilmar Myhra(NOR)
|
225.0 |
Medal table
[edit]| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finland(FIN) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | Norway(NOR) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | Sweden(SWE) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Poland(POL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | |
References
[edit]- FIS 1938 Cross country results
- FIS 1938 Nordic combined results
- FIS 1938 Ski jumping results
- Results from German Wikipedia
- Hansen, Hermann & Sveen, Knut. (1996)VM på ski '97. Alt om ski-VM 1925-1997Trondheim: Adresseavisens Forlag. p. 59.ISBN82-7164-044-5.(in Norwegian)
