FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1938
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 Official poster for the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1938. (in Finnish) | |
| Host city | Lahti |
|---|---|
| Country | Finland |
| Events | 5 |
| Opening | 24 February 1938 |
| Closing | 28 February 1938 |
The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1938 took place February 24–28, 1938 in Lahti, Finland. This was the Finnish city's second time hosting the championships after having done so in 1926.
Men's cross country
18 km
February 25, 1938
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold |  Pauli Pitkänen (FIN)
|
1:09:37 |
| Silver |  Alfred Dahlqvist (SWE)
|
1:10:02 |
| Bronze | Kalle Jalkanen (FIN)
|
1:10:56 |
187 of 188 skiers completed the event.
50 km
February 27, 1938
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Kalle Jalkanen (FIN)
|
4:06:09 |
| Silver | Alvar Rantalahti (FIN)
|
4:10:44 |
| Bronze |  Lars Bergendahl (NOR)
|
4:10:54 |
62 of the 99 skiers completed the event.
4 × 10 km relay
February 28, 1938
| Medal | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Finland (Juho 'Jussi' Kurikkala, Martti Lauronen, Pauli Pitkänen, Klaes Karppinen)
|
2:38:42 |
| Silver | Norway (Ragnar Ringstad, Olav Økern, Arne Larsen, Lars Bergendahl)
|
2:42:30 |
| Bronze | Sweden (Sven Hansson, Donald Johansson, Sigurd Nilsson, Martin Matsbo)
|
2:43:05 |
Men's Nordic combined
Individual
February 24, 1938
| Medal | Athlete | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Olaf Hoffsbakken (NOR)
|
432.60 |
| Silver | John Westbergh (SWE)
|
412.80 |
| Bronze | Hans Vinjarengen (NOR)
|
411.20 |
Men's ski jumping
Individual large hill
February 27, 1938
| Medal | Athlete | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Asbjørn Ruud (NOR)
|
226.4 |
| Silver |  Stanisław Marusarz (POL)
|
226.2 |
| Bronze | Hilmar Myhra (NOR)
|
225.0 |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finland (FIN) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | Norway (NOR) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | |
References
- FIS 1938 Cross country results
- FIS 1938 Nordic combined results
- FIS 1938 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. 59. ISBN 82-7164-044-5. (in Norwegian)
