Nordic combined at the 1928 Winter Olympics
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At the 1928 Winter Olympics one individual Nordic combined event was contested. It was held on Friday, February 17, 1928 (cross-country skiing) and on Saturday, February 18, 1928 (ski jumping). Unlike today the ski jump was the last event held. Both events were also individual medal events.[1]
VenueOlympiaschanze St. Moritz (ski jumping)
Around the hills of St. Moritz (cross-country skiing)
Around the hills of St. Moritz (cross-country skiing)
Dates17–18 February 1928
Competitors35 from 14 nations
Winning Score17.833
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| Venue | Olympiaschanze St. Moritz (ski jumping) Around the hills of St. Moritz (cross-country skiing) | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 17–18 February 1928 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 35 from 14 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning Score | 17.833 | ||||||||||||
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Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Johan Grøttumsbråten Norway |
Hans Vinjarengen Norway |
Jon Snersrud Norway |
Results
Final standings
| Place | Competitor | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johan Grøttumsbråten (NOR) | 17.833 |
| 2 | Hans Vinjarengen (NOR) | 15.303 |
| 3 | Jon Snersrud (NOR) | 15.021 |
| 4 |  Paavo Nuotio (FIN) | 14.927 |
| 5 | Esko Järvinen (FIN) | 14.810 |
| 6 |  Sven Eriksson (SWE) | 14.593 |
| 7 |  Ludwig Böck (GER) | 13.260 |
| 8 | Ole Kolterud (NOR) | 13.146 |
| 9 |  Otakar Německý (TCH) | 12.990 |
| 10 |  Bronisław Czech (POL) | 12.645 |
| 11 |  Adolf Rubi (SUI) | 12.625 |
| 12 | Rudolf Burkert (TCH) | 12.604 |
| 13 | Stephan Lauener (SUI) | 12.333 |
| 14 | Max Kröckel (GER) | 11.968 |
| 15 | Walter Glaß (GER) | 11.927 |
| 16 | David Zogg (SUI) | 11.906 |
| 17 |  Harald Paumgarten (AUT) | 11.854 |
| 18 | Walter Buchberger (TCH) | 10.906 |
| 19 | Hans Eidenbenz (SUI) | 10.551 |
| 20 |  Vitale Venzi (ITA) | 10.416 |
| 21 | Gustl Müller (GER) | 10.114 |
| 22 | Aleksander Rozmus (POL) | 8.781 |
| 23 |  Martial Payot (FRA) | 7.896 |
| 24 | Stanisław Motyka (POL) | 7.531 |
| 25 |  Anders Haugen (USA) | 7.447 |
| 26 | Charles Proctor (USA) | 7.208 |
| 27 |  Merritt Putman (CAN) | 4.853 |
| 28 | Klébert Balmat (FRA) | 4.291 |
| — | Marcel Beraud (FRA) | DNF |
 Sakuta Takefushi (JPN) | DNF | |
| William Thompson (CAN) | DNF | |
| Franz Wende (TCH) | DNF | |
| Karl Neuner (GER) | DNF | |
 Gyula Szepes (HUN) | DNF | |
| Rolf Monsen (USA) | DNF |
Participating nations
A total of 35 Nordic combined skiers from 14 nations competed at the St. Moritz Games:
Austria (1)
Canada (2)
Czechoslovakia (4)
Finland (2)
France (3)
Germany (5)
Hungary (1)
Italy (1)
Japan (1)
Norway (4)
Poland (3)
Sweden (1)
Switzerland (4)
United States (3)