FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1954
The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1954 took place 13–21 February 1954 in Falun, Sweden. These were the first races where women competed with events in the 10 km and 3 × 5 km relay. It also saw the 18 km reduced to 15 km in men's cross-country along with the return of the 30 km which was last held in 1926. The Nordic combined saw the ski jump held first with the cross-country distance reduced to 15 km as well. The Soviet Union also debuted in these championships as well.
| Host city | Falun |
|---|---|
| Country | Sweden |
| Events | 8 |
| Opening | 13 February 1954 |
| Closing | 21 February 1954 |
Men's cross-country edit
15 km edit
17 February 1954
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Veikko Hakulinen (FIN) | |
| Silver | Arvo Viitanen (FIN) | |
| Bronze | August Kiuru (FIN) |
30 km edit
14 February 1954
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Vladimir Kuzin (URS) | |
| Silver | Veikko Hakulinen (FIN) | |
| Bronze | Martti Lautala (FIN) |
Vladimir Kuzin was the first person from the Soviet Union to win an event at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships.
50 km edit
21 February 1954
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Vladimir Kuzin (URS) | |
| Silver | Veikko Hakulinen (FIN) | |
| Bronze | Arvo Viitanen (FIN) |
4 × 10 km relay edit
20 February 1954
| Medal | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Finland (August Kiuru, Tapio Mäkelä, Arvo Viitanen, Veikko Hakulinen) | |
| Silver | Soviet Union (Nikolay Koslov, Fyodor Terentyev, Aleksey Kuznetsov, Vladimir Kuzin) | |
| Bronze | Sweden (Sune Larsson, Sixten Jernberg, Arthur Olsson, Per-Erik Larsson) |
Women's cross-country edit
10 km edit
21 February 1954
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Lyubov Kozyreva (URS) | |
| Silver | Siiri Rantanen (FIN) | |
| Bronze | Mirja Hietamies (FIN) |
Kozyreva was the first woman to win at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships.
3 × 5 km relay edit
17 February 1954
| Medal | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Soviet Union (Lyubov Kozyreva, Margarita Maslennikova, Valentina Tsaryova) | |
| Silver | Finland (Sirkka Polkunen, Mirja Hietamies, Siiri Rantanen) | |
| Bronze | Sweden (Anna-Lisa Eriksson, Märta Norberg, Sonja Edström) |
Men's Nordic combined edit
Individual edit
16 February 1954 (Jumping) 17 February 1954 (Skiing, included in 15 km run)
| Medal | Athlete | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Sverre Stenersen (NOR) | |
| Silver | Gunder Gundersen (NOR) | |
| Bronze | Kjetil Mårdalen (NOR) |
Men's ski jumping edit
Individual large hill edit
14 February 1954
| Medal | Athlete | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Matti Pietikäinen (FIN) | |
| Silver | Veikko Heinonen (FIN) | |
| Bronze | Bror Östman (SWE) |
Medal table edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union (URS) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | Finland (FIN) | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 |
| 3 | Norway (NOR) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
References edit
- Results from German Wikipedia
External links edit
- (in Swedish)