FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1966
International Nordic skiing competition
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The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1966 took place 17–27 February 1966 in Oslo, Norway at the Holmenkollen ski arena. This was the third time the Norwegian capital hosted this event having done so in 1930 and at the 1952 Winter Olympics. This also equaled the most times a city had hosted with Lahti, Finland (1926, 1938, 1958) and Zakopane, Poland (1929, 1939, and 1962).
Ski jumping during the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1966 | |
| Host city | Oslo |
|---|---|
| Country | Norway |
| Events | 10 |
| Opening | 17 February 1966 |
| Closing | 27 February 1966 |
Men's cross-country
15 km
20 February 1966
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold |  Gjermund Eggen (NOR) |
47:56.2 |
| Silver | Ole Ellefsæter (NOR) |
48:11.3 |
| Bronze | Odd Martinsen (NOR) |
48:14.7 |
30 km
17 February 1966
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold |  Eero Mäntyranta (FIN) |
1:37:26.7 |
| Silver | Kalevi Laurila (FIN) |
1:38:11.3 |
| Bronze |  Walter Demel (FRG) |
1:38:11.6 |
50 km
26 February 1966
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Gjermund Eggen (NOR) |
3:03:04.7 |
| Silver | Arto Tiainen (FIN) |
3:03:15.1 |
| Bronze | Eero Mäntyranta (FIN) |
3:03:54.3 |
4 × 10 km relay
23 February 1966
| Medal | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Norway (Odd Martinsen, Harald Grønningen, Ole Ellefsæter, Gjermund Eggen) |
2:14:27.9 |
| Silver | Finland (Kalevi Oikarainen, Hannu Taipale, Kalevi Laurila, Eero Mäntyranta) |
2:15:40.9 |
| Bronze |  Italy (Giulio de Florian, Franco Nones, Gianfranco Stella, Franco Manfroi) |
2:18:12.2 |
Women's cross-country
5 km
21 February 1966
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold |  Alevtina Kolchina (URS) |
17:18.9 |
| Silver | Klavdiya Boyarskikh (URS) |
17:25.2 |
| Bronze | Rita Achkina (URS) |
17:42.5 |
10 km
19 February 1966
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Klavdiya Boyarskikh (URS) |
36:25.5 |
| Silver | Alevtina Kolchina (URS) |
36:43.3 |
| Bronze |  Toini Gustafsson (SWE) |
37:21.4 |
3 × 5 km relay
27 February 1966
| Medal | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Soviet Union (Klavdiya Boyarskikh, Rita Achkina, Alevtina Kolchina) |
56:04.2 |
| Silver | Norway (Ingrid Wigernæs, Inger Aufles, Berit Mørdre) |
57:59.8 |
| Bronze | Sweden (Barbro Martinsson, Britt Strandberg, Toini Gustafsson) |
58:00.7 |
Men's Nordic combined
Individual
21 February 1966
| Medal | Athlete | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Georg Thoma (FRG) |
444.66 |
| Silver | Franz Keller (FRG) |
443.04 |
| Bronze |  Alois Kälin (SUI) |
440.73 |
Men's ski jumping
Individual normal hill
19 February 1966
| Medal | Athlete | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Bjørn Wirkola (NOR) |
234.6 |
| Silver |  Dieter Neuendorf (GDR) |
230.6 |
| Bronze | Paavo Lukkariniemi (FIN) |
219.9 |
Individual large hill
27 February 1966
| Medal | Athlete | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Bjørn Wirkola (NOR) |
215.3 |
| Silver |  Takashi Fujisawa (JPN) |
207.6 |
| Bronze | Kjell Sjöberg (SWE) |
204.6 |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway (NOR) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 | Soviet Union (URS) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Finland (FIN) | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | West Germany (FRG) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | East Germany (GDR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Japan (JPN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (9 entries) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | |
