FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1937
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The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1937 took place February 12–18, 1937 in Chamonix, France. The French city hosted the 1924 Winter Olympics which is considered by the FIS as the first FIS Nordic World Ski Championships.
Contents
Men's cross country
18 km
February 14, 1937
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold |  Lars Bergendahl (NOR) |
1:11:24 |
| Silver |  Kalle Jalkanen (FIN) |
1:12:35 |
| Bronze | Pekka Niemi (FIN) |
1:13:48 |
50 km
February 16, 1937
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold | Pekka Niemi (FIN) |
3:36:58 |
| Silver | Klaes Karppinen (FIN) |
3:43:59 |
| Bronze |  Vincenzo Demetz (ITA) |
3:46:39 |
4 × 10 km relay
February 18, 1937
| Medal | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Norway (Annar Ryen, Oskar Fredriksen, Sigurd Røen, Lars Bergendahl) |
3:06:07 |
| Silver | Finland (Pekka Niemi, Klaes Karppinen, Juho 'Jussi' Kurikkala, Kalle Jalkanen) |
3:07:04 |
| Bronze | Italy (Giulio Gerardi, Aristide Compagnoni, Silvio Confortola, Vincenzo Demetz) |
3:08:48 |
Men's Nordic combined
Individual
February 12, 1937
| Medal | Athlete | Points |
| Gold | Sigurd Røen (NOR) |
441.10 |
| Silver | Rolf Kaarby (NOR) |
429.20 |
| Bronze | Aarne Valkama (FIN) |
412.10 |
Men's ski jumping
Individual large hill
February 12, 1937
| Medal | Athlete | Points |
| Gold | Birger Ruud (NOR) |
233.8 |
| Silver | Reidar Andersen (NOR) |
231.4 |
| Bronze | Sigurd Sollid (NOR) |
225.7 |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway |
4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | Finland |
1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Italy |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
References
- FIS 1937 Cross country results
- FIS 1937 Nordic combined results
- FIS 1937 Ski jumping results
- Results from German Wikipedia
- Hansen, Hermann & Sveen, Knut. (1996) VM på ski '97. Alt om ski-VM 1925-1997 Trondheim: Adresseavisens Forlag. p. 57. ISBN 82-7164-044-5. (Norwegian)
