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Facts about Cross Country in the Olympics

Olympics	Cross Country has been part of the Olympic program 24 times (including this year).

Medals	A total of 181 Cross Country events have been held all-time in the Olympics (including planned events this year).

Events	There has been 23 different events in Olympic Cross Country.


Medal table for Cross Country in the Olympics


		Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total

1.	NOR	52	43	34	129



2.	SWE	32	27	25	84



3.	URS	25	22	21	68



4.	FIN	22	27	37	86



5.	RUS	14	10	9	33




			All-time Olympic Cross Country Medal table



Cross Country in the Olympic Programme


Olympic Games	Venue	Events
			Women	Men

Chamonix 1924	Stade Olympique		0	2
St. Moritz 1928	St. Moritz Bad		0	2
Lake Placid 1932	Olympic Stadium, Mt. Whitney		0	2
Garmisch Partenkirchen 1936	Olympia Skistadion		0	3
St. Moritz 1948	Olympia Stadion		0	3
Oslo 1952	Besserudtjernet, Holmenkollen		1	3
Cortina d'Ampezzo 1956	Stadio della Neve		2	4
Squaw Valley 1960	McKinney Creek, Kailua Park		2	4
Innsbruck 1964	Seefeld		3	4
Grenoble 1968	Autrans		3	4
Sapporo 1972	Makomanai Ski Stadium		3	4
Innsbruck 1976	Seefeld		3	4
Lake Placid 1980	Mt. van Hoevenberg		3	4
Sarajevo 1984	Veliko Polje, Igman		4	4
Calgary 1988	Canmore		4	4
Albertville 1992	Les Saisies		5	5
Lillehammer 1994	Birkebeiner Skistadion, Lillehammer		5	5
Nagano 1998	Snow Harp, Hakuba		5	5
Salt Lake City 2002	Soldier Hollow		6	6
Torino 2006	Pragelato		6	6
Vancouver 2010	Whistler Olympic Park		6	6
Sochi 2014	Laura Cross-country & Biathlon Center		6	6
PyeongChang 2018	Alpensia Cross-Country Centre		6	6
Beijing 2022	Zhangjiakou National Cross-Country Skiing Centre		6	6


International Cross Country Federation

The Olympic competitions in Cross Country is organized by the International Ski Federation (FIS) in cooperation with the host city of the specific games. Follow the link for more information about world championships, the international organization, general history of

These facts about Cross Country in the Olympics is based on the official Olympic reports and the Olympian Database

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