Host city | Falun |
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Country | Sweden |
Events | 8 |
Opening | 13 February 1954 |
Closing | 21 February 1954 |
The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1954 took place 13–21 February 1954 in Falun, Sweden. These were the first races where women competed with events in the 10 km and 3 × 5 km relay. It also saw the 18 km reduced to 15 km in men's cross-country along with the return of the 30 km which was last held in 1926. The Nordic combined saw the ski jump held first with the cross-country distance reduced to 15 km as well. The Soviet Union also debuted in these championships as well.
17 February 1954
Medal | Athlete | Time |
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Gold | Veikko Hakulinen ( FIN) | |
Silver | Arvo Viitanen ( FIN) | |
Bronze | August Kiuru ( FIN) |
14 February 1954
Medal | Athlete | Time |
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Gold | Vladimir Kuzin ( URS) | |
Silver | Veikko Hakulinen ( FIN) | |
Bronze | Martti Lautala ( FIN) |
Vladimir Kuzin was the first person from the Soviet Union to win an event at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships.
21 February 1954
Medal | Athlete | Time |
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Gold | Vladimir Kuzin ( URS) | |
Silver | Veikko Hakulinen ( FIN) | |
Bronze | Arvo Viitanen ( FIN) |
20 February 1954
Medal | Team | Time |
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Gold | Finland ( August Kiuru, Tapio Mäkelä, Arvo Viitanen, Veikko Hakulinen) | |
Silver | Soviet Union ( Nikolay Koslov, Fyodor Terentyev, Aleksey Kuznetsov, Vladimir Kuzin) | |
Bronze | Sweden ( Sune Larsson, Sixten Jernberg, Arthur Olsson, Per-Erik Larsson) |
21 February 1954
Medal | Athlete | Time |
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Gold | Lyubov Kozyreva ( URS) | |
Silver | Siiri Rantanen ( FIN) | |
Bronze | Mirja Hietamies ( FIN) |
Kozyreva was the first woman to win at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships.
17 February 1954
Medal | Team | Time |
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Gold | Soviet Union ( Lyubov Kozyreva, Margarita Maslennikova, Valentina Tsaryova) | |
Silver | Finland ( Sirkka Polkunen, Mirja Hietamies, Siiri Rantanen) | |
Bronze | Sweden ( Anna-Lisa Eriksson, Märta Norberg, Sonja Edström) |
16 February 1954 (Jumping) 17 February 1954 (Skiing, included in 15 km run)
Medal | Athlete | Points |
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Gold | Sverre Stenersen ( NOR) | |
Silver | Gunder Gundersen ( NOR) | |
Bronze | Kjetil Mårdalen ( NOR) |
14 February 1954
Medal | Athlete | Points |
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Gold | Matti Pietikäinen ( FIN) | |
Silver | Veikko Heinonen ( FIN) | |
Bronze | Bror Östman ( SWE) |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Soviet Union (URS) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
2 | Finland (FIN) | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 |
3 | Norway (NOR) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
4 | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Totals (4 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 |