Nordic combined at the 1936 Winter Olympics
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1936 Winter Olympics The 1936 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IV Olympic Winter Games (german: IV. Olympische Winterspiele) and commonly known as Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1936 ( bar, Garmasch-Partakurch 1936), were a winter multi-sport event held from 6 to 16 ...
, one individual Nordic combined event was contested. It was held on Wednesday, February 12, 1936 (
cross-country skiing Cross-country skiing is a form of skiing where skiers rely on their own locomotion to move across snow-covered terrain, rather than using ski lifts or other forms of assistance. Cross-country skiing is widely practiced as a sport and recreation ...
) and on Thursday, February 13, 1936 ( ski jumping).


Medalists


Results


Cross-country skiing Cross-country skiing is a form of skiing where skiers rely on their own locomotion to move across snow-covered terrain, rather than using ski lifts or other forms of assistance. Cross-country skiing is widely practiced as a sport and recreation ...

The 18 kilometre cross-country skiing race was held on Wednesday, February 12, 1936, as part of the special 18 kilometre cross-country race. The race started at 10:01 a.m. 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°
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. Oddbjørn Hagen the winner of this Nordic combined cross-country skiing race won for his performance also a silver medal in the competition of the specialists. In total 16 competitors participated in both events and were also placed in the separate 18 kilometre race.


Final standings


Participating nations

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


References


External links


International Olympic Committee results databaseOfficial Olympic Report
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1936 in Nordic combined Nordic combined competitions in Germany Men's events at the 1936 Winter Olympics