FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1934
International Nordic skiing competition
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The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1934 took place on February 20â25, 1934 in SollefteÃ¥, Sweden.
| Host city | Sollefteå |
|---|---|
| Country | Sweden |
| Events | 5 |
| Opening | 20 February 1934 |
| Closing | 25 February 1934 |
Men's cross country
18 km
February 22, 1934
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold |  Sulo Nurmela (FIN) |
1:04:29 |
| Silver | Veli Saarinen (FIN) |
1:05:35 |
| Bronze | Martti Lappalainen (FIN) |
1:06:08 |
50 km
February 24, 1934
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold |  Elis Wiklund (SWE) |
4:06:43 |
| Silver | Nils-Joel Englund (SWE) |
4:07:41 |
| Bronze | Olli Remes (FIN) |
4:08:05 |
4 Ã 10 km relay
February 25, 1934
| Medal | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Finland (Sulo Nurmela, Klaes Karppinen, Martti Lappalainen, Veli Saarinen) |
2:40:28 |
| Silver |  Germany (Walter Motz, Josef Schreiner, Willy Bogner, Herbert Leupold) |
2:51:23 |
| Bronze | Sweden (Allan Karlsson, Lars Theodor Jonsson, Nils-Joel Englund, Arthur Häggblad) |
2:53:07 |
Germany's silver was the first for the nation at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships. While battling for the silver medal, Sweden's Arthur Häggblad and Norway's Oddbjørn Hagen got off course during their final leg and lost about 10 minutes. They were both passed by Germany, and Häggblad beat Hagen at the finish line for the bronze medal.
Men's Nordic combined
Individual
February 20, 1934
| Medal | Athlete | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Gold |  Oddbjørn Hagen (NOR) |
441.90 |
| Silver | Sverre Kolterud (NOR) |
427.50 |
| Bronze | Hans Vinjarengen (NOR) |
416.70 |
Men's ski jumping
Individual large hill
February 20, 1934
| Medal | Athlete | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Kristian Johansson (NOR) |
228.5 |
| Silver | Arne Hovde (NOR) |
225.0 |
| Bronze | Sven Eriksson (SWE) |
223.1 |
Medal table
References
- FIS 1934 Cross country results
- FIS 1934 Nordic combined results
- FIS 1934 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. 49. ISBN 82-7164-044-5. (in Norwegian)