Cross-country skiing at the 1964 Winter Olympics
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At the 1964 Winter Olympics seven cross-country skiing events – four for men and three for women – were contested. The events began on January 30, 1964, in Seefeld, Austria. The women's 5 km race debuted at this Olympics.[1]
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| Venue | Seefeld |
| Dates | January 29 – February 9 |
| No. of events | 7 |
| Competitors | 151 from 24 nations |
Medal summary
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Soviet Union | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 2 |  Finland | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 |  Sweden | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 |  Norway | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 km |
Eero Mäntyranta Finland | 50:54.1 | Harald Grønningen Norway | 51:34.8 | Sixten Jernberg Sweden | 51:42.2 |
| 30 km |
Eero Mäntyranta Finland | 1:30:50.7 | Harald Grønningen Norway | 1:32:02.3 | Igor Voronchikhin Soviet Union | 1:32:15.8 |
| 50 km |
Sixten Jernberg Sweden | 2:43:52.6 | Assar Rönnlund Sweden | 2:44:58.2 | Arto Tiainen Finland | 2:45:30.4 |
| 4 × 10 km relay |
Sweden Karl-Åke Asph Sixten Jernberg Janne Stefansson Assar Rönnlund | 2:18:34.6 | Finland Väinö Huhtala Arto Tiainen Kalevi Laurila Eero Mäntyranta | 2:18:42.4 | Soviet Union Ivan Utrobin Gennady Vaganov Igor Voronchikhin Pavel Kolchin | 2:18:46.9 |
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 km |
Klavdiya Boyarskikh Soviet Union | 17:50.5 | Mirja Lehtonen Finland | 17:52.9 | Alevtina Kolchina Soviet Union | 18:08.4 |
| 10 km |
Klavdiya Boyarskikh Soviet Union | 40:24.3 | Yevdokiya Mekshilo Soviet Union | 40:26.6 | Maria Gusakova Soviet Union | 40:46.6 |
| 3 × 5 km relay |
Soviet Union Alevtina Kolchina Yevdokiya Mekshilo Klavdiya Boyarskikh | 59:20.2 | Sweden Barbro Martinsson Britt Strandberg Toini Gustafsson | 1:01:27.0 | Finland Senja Pusula Toini Pöysti Mirja Lehtonen | 1:02:45.1 |