The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1974 took place 16–24 February 1974 in

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, Sweden. This was the second time this city hosted the event having done so in 1954. The women's 3 × 5 km relay changed to a 4 × 5 km relay at these championships.

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's gold medal in the 15 km race, was the last international cross-country championship medal won using wooden skis. Two years later, at the

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, all competitors used skis made of

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Men's cross-country

15 km

19 February 1974

30 km

17 February 1974

50 km

24 February 1974

4 × 10 km relay

21 February 1974

Women's cross-country

5 km

18 February 1974

10 km

20 February 1974

4 × 5 km relay

23 February 1974

Men's Nordic combined

Individual

17–18 February 1974

Men's ski jumping

Individual normal hill

16 February 1974

Individual large hill

23 February 1974

Medal table

References

FIS 1974 Cross country results
* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20070930132715/http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/medg/mgjp12/mgwsc.html?category=§or=JP&season=1974&nbr=4&search=Search FIS 1974 Ski jumping results* Results from German Wikipedia

External links

The event at SVT's open archive
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