Nordic combined
Nordic combined is a winter sport in which athletes compete in cross-country skiing (sport), cross-country skiing and ski jumping. The Nordic combined at the Winter Olympics has been held since the first ever 1924 Winter Olympics, Winter Olympic ...
at the
1948 Winter Olympics
The 1948 Winter Olympics, officially known as the V Olympic Winter Games (german: V. Olympische Winterspiele; french: Ves Jeux olympiques d'hiver; it, V Giochi olimpici invernali; rm, V Gieus olimpics d'enviern) and commonly known as St. Moritz ...
consisted of one event, held from 31 January to 1 February. The ski jumping portion took place at
Olympiaschanze St. Moritz, while the cross-country portion took place around the hills of St. Moritz.
Medal summary
Medal table
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Norway, which had won every previous Olympic medal in Nordic combined, were stunned to see Finland and Sweden split the three medals in St. Moritz.
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Events
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Individual
The 18 kilometre cross-country race was used to determine the cross-country scores for the nordic combined, which did not have a separate ski race. 39 competitors in that race went on to compete in the ski jumping, with each jumper taking three attempts, and the top two counting for points. The athlete with the highest combined points score was awarded the gold medal.[
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Participating NOCs
Thirteen nations participated in nordic combined at the St. Moritz Games. Bulgaria and France made their Olympic nordic combined debuts.[
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References
External links
Sports-Reference - 1948 Olympics - Nordic Combined - Individual
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1948 Winter Olympics events
1948
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1948 in Nordic combined
Nordic combined competitions in Switzerland
Men's events at the 1948 Winter Olympics