1982 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
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, Norway
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at the Holmenkollen ski arena. This was Oslo's record-tying fourth time hosting the event after previously doing so in 1930, the 1952 Winter Olympics
1952 Winter Olympics
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, and 1966. The Nordic combined 3 × 10 km team event and the ski jumping team large hill events were added to these championships. It was also the year in which cross country competitions had the freestyle (or skating) technique debuted and that electronic timing returned to scoring the results in tenths of a second after Sweden
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's Thomas Wassberg
Thomas Wassberg
Thomas Wassberg is a Swedish former cross-country skier. A fast skating style - push for every leg - is still called "Wassberg" after him in several countries....
edged out Finland
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's Juha Mieto
Juha Mieto
Juha Iisakki Mieto . is a former Finnish cross country skier who competed during the 1970s and 1980s. He won five medals at the Winter Olympics...
by 0.01 seconds in the men's 15 km
Cross-country skiing at the 1980 Winter Olympics
-15 km:February 17, 1980This extremely close race in electronic timing led to the International Ski Federation having all cross-country competitions being timed to the 1/10 second in future.-30 km:February 14, 1980...
event at the 1980 Winter Olympics
1980 Winter Olympics
The 1980 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIII Olympic Winter Games, was a multi-sport event which was celebrated from 13 February through 24 February 1980 in Lake Placid, New York, United States of America. This was the second time the Upstate New York village hosted the Games, after 1932...
in Lake Placid
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. The timing of the event in tenths of a second has continued as of 2011 in all Nordic skiing events.
15 km
23 February 1982| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold | 38:52.5 | |
| Silver | 39:02.1 | |
| Bronze | 39:02.3 |
30 km
20 February 1982| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold | 1:21:52.3 | |
| Silver | 1:22:13.9 | |
| Bronze | 1:22:14.8 |
Bill Koch, who developed the freestyle technique used in cross country skiing, was the first American to medal at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships have been held in various numbers and types of events since 1925 for men and since 1954 for women. Championship events include nordic skiing's three disciplines: cross-country skiing, ski jumping, and nordic combined...
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50 km
27 February 1982| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold | 2:32:00.9 | |
| Silver | 2:32:34.3 | |
| Bronze | 2:32:49.9 |
4 × 10 km relay
25 February 1982| Medal | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | (Lars-Erik Eriksen Lars-Erik Eriksen Lars-Erik Eriksen was a Norwegian cross country skier who competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s.At the 1980 Winter Olympics, he earned a silver in the 4 x 10 km... , Ove Aunli Ove Aunli Ove Robert Aunli is a Norwegian former cross-country skier. He took the Olympic bronze medal in Lake Placid 1980 when Thomas Wassberg beat Juha Mieto by one-hundredth of a second for the gold medal, and won a silver medal as part of Norway's 4 x 10 km relay team.Aunli found his biggest... , Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass is a former Norwegian cross country skier who competed from 1981 to 1997. He won the 15 km silver at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary.... , Oddvar Brå Oddvar Brå Oddvar Brå is a Norwegian former cross-country skier. He was among the best skiers in Norway, winner three times og World Cup winning 16 national championships, but his success in the major international championships was more modest... ) |
1:56:27.6 |
| Gold | (Vladimir Nikitin Vladimir Nikitin Vladimir Vasilyevich Nikitin is a former Soviet cross-country skiers who competed in the 1980s, training at Zenit. He won a silver in the 4x10 km relay at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo.... , Alexander Batyuk, Yuriy Burlakov Yuriy Burlakov Yuriy Burlakov is a former Soviet/Russian cross country skier who competed from 1982 to 1997. He won two medals at the 1982 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a gold in the 4 x 10 km and a silver in the 50 km.... , Alexander Zavyalov) |
1:56:27.6 |
| Bronze | (Kari Härkönen Kari Härkönen Kari Härkönen is a former Finnish cross country skier who competed during the early 1980s. He won two medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a gold in the 15 km in 1985 and a bronze in the 4 x 10 km... , Aki Karvonen Aki Karvonen Aki Karvonen is a former Finnish cross-country skier who competed during the 1980s. He won three medals at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, with a silver in the 15 km, and two bronze medals in 50 km and the 4x10 km relay, respectively.Karvonen also won three medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski... , Harri Kirvesniemi Harri Kirvesniemi Harri Tapani Kirvesniemi is a Finnish former cross country skier who competed from 1980 to 2001. During his career he won six Olympic medals , and also the 50 km event at the Holmenkollen ski festival in 2000... , Juha Mieto Juha Mieto Juha Iisakki Mieto . is a former Finnish cross country skier who competed during the 1970s and 1980s. He won five medals at the Winter Olympics... ) |
1:58:49.4 |
| Bronze | (Uwe Bellmann Uwe Bellmann Uwe Bellmann was an East German/German cross country skier who competed from 1982 to 1997. He won a bronze medal in the 4 x 10 km at the 1982 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships .... , Uwe Wünsch, Stefan Schicker Stefan Schicker Stefan Schicker was a former Saxon cross country skier who competed in the early 1980s. He earned a bronze medal in the 4 x 10 km at the 1982 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Oslo . He started for the SG Dynamo Klingenthal/ Sportvereinigung Dynamo.-External links:* - References :... , Frank Schröder Frank Schröder Frank Schröder was an East German cross country skier who competed in the early 1980s. He won a bronze medal in the 4 x 10 km at the 1982 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships .... ) |
1:58:49.4 |
5 km
22 February 1982| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold | 15:30.2 | |
| Silver | 15:35.6 | |
| Bronze | 15:48.2 |
10 km
19 February 1982| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold | 29:25.9 | |
| Silver | 29:46.5 | |
| Bronze | 30:15.8 |
20 km
26 February 1982| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold | 1:06:16.9 | |
| Silver | 1:06:20.3 | |
| Bronze | 1:07:29.6 |
4 × 5 km relay
24 February 1982| Medal | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | (Anette Bøe Anette Bøe Anette Bøe is a former Norwegian cross-country skier.Bøe won her first international medal when she took the bronze at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid on the 4 x 5 km... , Inger Helene Nybråten Inger Helene Nybråten Inger Helene Nybråten is a former Norwegian Cross-country skier who competed in the 1980s and 1990s.She won three relay medals at the Winter Olympics with a gold and two silvers... , Berit Aunli Berit Aunli Berit Kristine Aunli, née Kvello, is a Norwegian former cross country skier married to Ove Aunli... , Brit Pettersen Brit Pettersen Britt Pettersen Tofte is a former Norwegian cross country skier who competed during the 1980s.... ) |
1:02:15.9 |
| Silver | (Lyubov Lyadova Lyubov Lyadova Lyubov Lyadova is a former Soviet cross country skier who competed during the early 1980s. She won a silver medal in the 4 x 5 km at the 1982 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Oslo and finished 4th in the 20 km event at those same championships.Lyadova also won the 10 km event at the 1983... , Lyubov Zabolotskaya, Raisa Smetanina Raisa Smetanina Raisa Petrovna Smetanina is a former Soviet/Russian Nordic skiing champion. She is the first woman in history to win ten Winter Olympic medals . Smetanina took part in five Olympics, representing the USSR team four times and the Unified Team once... , Galina Kulakova Galina Kulakova Galina Alexeyevna Kulakova is a female Soviet former cross country skier, arguably the best skier on distances shorter than 10 km in the early 1970s. Kulakova trained at Trud Voluntary Sports Society... ) |
1:02:29.6 |
| Bronze | (Petra Sölter Petra Sölter Petra Sölter is a former East German cross country skier who competed during the early 1980's. She won a bronze medal in the 4 x 5 km at the 1982 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Oslo and finished 7th in the 5 km at those same championships.... , Carola Anding Carola Anding Carola Anding née Jacob . is a former East German cross country skier who competed during the early 1980s. She won a gold medal in the 4 x 5 km at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York.... , Barbara Petzold Barbara Petzold Barbara Petzold is a former East German Cross-country skier who competed during the 1970s and early 1980s. She won two gold medals at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid in the 10 km and the 4 x 5 km, and a bronze in the 4 x 5 km at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck.Petzold... , Veronika Hesse Veronika Schmidt Veronika Hesse née Schmidt . is a former East German Cross-country skier who competed from 1974 to 1982... ) |
1:02:57.3 |
15 km Individual
19 February 1982| Medal | Athlete | Points |
| Gold | 426.600 | |
| Silver | 426.560 | |
| Bronze | 426.455 |
3 × 10 km team
24 February 1982| Medal | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | (Uwe Dotzauer Uwe Dotzauer Uwe Dotzauer is an East German nordic combined skier who competed from 1977 to 1987. He won two medals at the 1982 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Oslo with gold in the 3 x 10 team and bronze in the 15 km individual.... , Günther Schmieder Günther Schmieder Gunter Schmieder is an East German nordic combined skier who competed from 1976 to 1984. He won a gold medal in the 3 x 10 km team event at the 1982 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Oslo and finished fifth in the 15 km individual at the world championships in 1978 and 1982.Schmieder finished... , Konrad Winkler) |
1295.92 |
| Silver | (Jouko Karjalainen Jouko Karjalainen Jouko Karjalainen is a former Finnish nordic combined skier. He won two silver medals in the individual Nordic combined at the 1980 Winter Olympics and the 1984 Winter Olympics.... , Rauno Miettinen Rauno Miettinen Rauno Miettinen is a former Finnish Nordic combined skier. He earned a silver in the individual event at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo.... , Jorma Etelälahti Jorma Etelälahti Jorma Etelälahti is a former Finnish nordic combined skier. He earned a silver in the 3 x 10 km team event at the 1982 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Oslo.-External links:... ) |
1243.60 |
| Silver | (Hallstein Bøgseth Hallstein Bøgseth Hallstein Bøgseth is a former Norwegian nordic combined skier. He represented Namdalseid I.L. in Namdalseid. He won four 3 x 10 km team event medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with one gold and three silvers and finished 8th in the individual event in 1985.Bøgseth's lone... , Espen Andersen Espen Andersen Espen Andersen is a Norwegian nordic combined skier who competed from 1982 to 1987. He won the 3 x 10 km bronze medal at the 1982 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships and the silver medail in 1985.... , Tom Sandberg Tom Sandberg Tom Sandberg is a former nordic combined skier from Mo i Rana, Norway who competed from the mid 1970s to the mid 1980s.... ) |
1243.60 |
Individual normal hill
21 February 1982| Medal | Athlete | Points |
| Gold | 249.3 | |
| Silver | 248.6 | |
| Bronze | 245.8 |
Individual large hill
28 February 1982| Medal | Athlete | Points |
| Gold | 257.9 | |
| Silver | 255.1 | |
| Bronze | 244.7 |
Team large hill
26 February 1982| Medal | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | (Johan Sætre Johan Sætre Johan Sætre is a former Norwegian ski jumper.An active ski jumper in the 1970s and 1980s, he won ten Norwegian ski jumping championships... , Per Bergerud Per Bergerud Per Bergerud is a former ski jumper who represented Svene IL in Flesberg, Norway. At the 1982 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Oslo, he won a gold medal in the team large hill event... , Ole Bremseth Ole Bremseth Ole Bremseth is a ski jumper from Hokksund. At the 1982 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Oslo, Bremseth won a bronze medal in the individual normal hill and a gold medal in the team large hill. He has six World Cup victories with the first one in Lahti and the final one in Planica.- External... , Olav Hansson Olav Hansson Olav Hansson is a Norwegian ski jumper from Vestre Aker in Oslo who competed from 1982 to 1987. At the 1982 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Oslo, he won a gold medal in the team large hill and a silver medal in the individual large hill.Hansson was known as "Stilhopperen fra Røa", and always... ) |
718.5 |
| Silver | (Hans Wallner Hans Wallner Hans Wallner is a former Austrian ski jumper who competed from 1971 to 1984.He won a silver medal in the team large hill event at the 1982 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Oslo.... , Hubert Neuper Hubert Neuper Hubert Neuper was an Austrian ski jumper who competed during the late 1970s and early 1980s.His best known success was at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York, where he won a silver medal in the individual large hill event... , Armin Kogler Armin Kogler Armin Kogler is an Austrian ski jumper who competed from the late 1970s to the mid 1980s. After his surprise win at the FIS Ski-Flying World Championships 1979, Kogler set a new record in Planica with a leap of 180 meters... , Andreas Felder Andreas Felder Andreas Felder Andreas Felder Andreas Felder (born 6 March 1962 in Hall, (Tyrol) is an Austrian ski jumper who competed in the 1980s and early 1990s. He dominated ski jumping together with Jens Weißflog and Matti Nykänen. He finished in the top three overall six times in the World Cup, including a... ) |
717.6 |
| Bronze | (Keijo Korhonen, Jari Puikkonen Jari Puikkonen Jari Puikkonen is a former Finnish ski jumper who competed from 1977 to 1991. Puikkonen made his debut internationally in the Four Hills Tournament competition in Oberstdorf on December 30, 1977. He won his first World Cup victory at Innsbruck in 1981... , Pentti Kokkonen Pentti Kokkonen Pentti Kokkonen is a Finnish ski jumper who competed from 1977 to 1986. He won three medals in the team large hill at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with two golds and one bronze... , Matti Nykänen Matti Nykänen Matti Ensio Nykänen is a Finnish former ski jumper who won five Olympic medals , nine World Championships medals and 22 Finnish Championships medals . Most notably, Nykänen won three gold medals at the 1988 Winter Olympics, becoming, along with Yvonne van Gennip of the Netherlands, the most... ) |
670.8 |
Medal table
| 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 14 | |
| 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Sources
- FIS 1982 Cross country results (Please note that some facts in the FIS result tables are incorrect!)
- FIS 1982 Nordic combined results
- FIS 1982 Ski jumping results
- Results from German Wikipedia