The men's 50 kilometre cross-country skiing competition at the
1976 Winter Olympics
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in
Innsbruck
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, Austria, was held on Saturday 14 February at
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.
[ ]Gerhard Grimmer
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of East Germany was the 1974 World champion and Pål Tyldum
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of Norway was the defending champion from the 1972 Olympics in Sapporo
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, Japan
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.Ivar Formo
Ivar Formo (24 June 1951 – 26 December 2006) was a Norwegian cross-country skier and orienteer who competed during the 1970s.
Career
He won four medals at the Winter Olympics. Formo also won two bronze medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Champi ...
of Norway
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took his first and only Olympic gold medal.
Results
Sources:
References
External links
Final results
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Men's cross-country skiing at the 1976 Winter Olympics
Men's 50 kilometre cross-country skiing at the Winter Olympics