The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1934 took place on February 20–25, 1934 in
Sollefteå
Sollefteå () is a locality and the seat of Sollefteå Municipality in Västernorrland County, Sweden with 8,562 inhabitants in 2010.
The earliest written account on Sollefteå is found in a script dating back to 1270. During this time the name o ...
,
Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ...
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Men's cross country
18 km
February 22, 1934
50 km
February 24, 1934
4 × 10 km relay
February 25, 1934
Germany's silver was the first for the nation at the
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships is a biennial nordic skiing event organized by the International Ski Federation (FIS). The World Championships was started in 1925 for men and opened for women's participation in 1954. World Championship e ...
. While battling for the silver medal,
Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ...
's
Arthur Häggblad and
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...
's
Oddbjørn Hagen
Oddbjørn Hagen (3 February 1908 – 25 June 1983) was a Norwegian skier who competed in nordic combined and cross-country skiing. He was both Olympic and World champion.
Olympic Games
At the 1936 Winter Olympics, Hagen won one gold in the Nordi ...
got off course during their final leg and lost about 10 minutes. They were both passed by Germany, and Häggblad beat Hagen at the finish line for the bronze medal.
Men's Nordic combined
Individual
February 20, 1934
Men's ski jumping
Individual large hill
February 20, 1934
Medal table
References
FIS 1934 Cross country results*
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Results from German Wikipedia
*Hansen, Hermann & Sveen, Knut. (1996) ''VM på ski '97. Alt om ski-VM 1925-1997'' Trondheim: Adresseavisens Forlag. p. 49. .
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1934 in Nordic combined
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