1987 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
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The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1987 took place 11–21 February 1987 in Oberstdorf
, West Germany
. Following the domination of the skating technique at the previous championships, the FIS introduced separate cross-country skiing races in the classical technique and the freestyle technique at these championships. For the only time (besides the 1988 Winter Olympics
), the relays consisted of four freestyle legs.
Kerry Lynch
of the United States
finished second in this event, but was later disqualified for doping
. Bredesen would be awarded a silver medal and Weinbuch a bronze as a result.
Oberstdorf
Oberstdorf is a municipality and skiing and hiking town in southwest Germany, located in the Allgäu region of the Bavarian Alps.At the center of Oberstdorf is a church whose tall spire serves as a landmark for navigating around town. The summits of the Nebelhorn and Fellhorn provide...
, West Germany
West Germany
West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....
. Following the domination of the skating technique at the previous championships, the FIS introduced separate cross-country skiing races in the classical technique and the freestyle technique at these championships. For the only time (besides the 1988 Winter Olympics
1988 Winter Olympics
The 1988 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XV Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event celebrated in and around Calgary, Alberta, Canada from 13 to 28 February 1988. The host was selected in 1981 after having beat Falun, Sweden and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy...
), the relays consisted of four freestyle legs.
15 km classical
15 February 1987| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold | 43:01.8 | |
| Silver | 43:08.6 | |
| Bronze | 43:09.6 |
30 km classical
12 February 1987| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold | 1:24:30.1 | |
| Silver | 1:26:24.0 | |
| Bronze | 1:26:55.0 |
50 km freestyle
21 February 1987| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold | 2:11:27.2 | |
| Silver | 2:11:49.5 | |
| Bronze | 2:12:51.1 |
4 × 10 km relay
17 February 1987| Medal | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | (Erik Oestlund, Gunde Svan Gunde Svan Gunde Svan is a former Swedish cross-country skier and auto racing driver. During his career he won a total of four gold, one silver and one bronze medals at the Winter Olympics... , 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.... , Torgny Mogren Torgny Mogren Torgny Mogren is a former Swedish cross country skier who competed from 1984 to 1998. He won the gold medal in the 4 x 10 km relay at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary... ) |
1:38:04.0 |
| Silver | (Alexander Batyuk, Vladimir Smirnov Vladimir Smirnov (skier) Vladimir Mikhaylovich Smirnov is an Kazakhstani former cross-country skier who raced from the mid-1980s until 1988 for the USSR and, later, for his native country... , Mikhail Devyatyarov Mikhail Devyatyarov Mikhail Talgatovich Devyatyarov is a former Soviet/Russian cross country skier who competed from 1982 to 1992, training at Armed Forces sports society in Perm... , Vladimir Sakhnov Vladimir Sakhnov Vladimir Nikolaevich Sakhnov . is a former Soviet/Russian cross country skier who raced from 1983 to 1989. Sakhnov trained at Armed Forces sports society in Alma-Ata... ) |
1:38:30.9 |
| Bronze | (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... , Vegard Ulvang Vegard Ulvang Vegard Ulvang is a Norwegian former cross-country skier who won three Olympic gold medals. At the opening ceremony of the 1994 Winter Olympic Games, he took the ceremonial Olympic Oath on part of all the athletes... , 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.... , Terje Langli Terje Langli Terje Bjarte Langli is a former Norwegian cross country skier for Henning IL and a former skiing waxer for the Norwegian cross-country skiing national team... ) |
1:38:48.0 |
5 km classical
16 February 1987| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold | 14:45.7 | |
| Silver | 14:49.3 | |
| Bronze | 14:52.5 |
10 km classical
13 February 1987| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold | 31:49.5 | |
| Silver | 31:50.3 | |
| Bronze | 32:09.4 |
20 km freestyle
20 February 1987| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold | 57:20.5 | |
| Silver | 57:47.6 | |
| Bronze | 58:28.7 |
4 × 5 km relay
17 February 1987| Medal | Team | Time |
| Gold | (Antonina Ordina Antonina Ordina Antonina Ordina is a former Soviet/Swedish cross country skier who competed from 1985 to 2002. In Soviet time she trained at Dynamo in Kalinin... , Nina Gavrilyuk Nina Gavrilyuk Nina Vasilyevna Gavrilyuk is a former Soviet and Russian cross country skier who competed from 1987 to 2003. She won four medals at the Winter Olympics with three golds and one bronze .In Soviet time she trained at VSS Trud in Leningrad... , Larisa Ptitsyna Larisa Lazutina Larisa Evgenevna Lazutina is a former professional cross country skier who competed for Russia during several Winter Olympic Games. In the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan, she won five medals in skiing events: three gold, a silver and a bronze... , Anfisa Reztsova Anfisa Reztsova Anfisa Anatolyevna Reztsova, née Romanova, is a former Soviet and Russian biathlete and cross country skier who competed in both sports from 1985 to 2000... ) |
58:08.8 |
| Silver | (Marianne Dahlmo Marianne Dahlmo Marianne Dahlmo is a former Norwegian cross country skier who competed from 1985 to 1994. She won a silver medal in the 4 x 5 km at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary and also finished 8th in the 20km event in those same games.... , Nina Skeime Nina Skeime Nina Skeime is a former Norwegian cross country skier who competed from 1982 to 1991. She won two medals in the 4 x 5 km FIS Nordic World Ski Championships .... , Anne Jahren, 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... ) |
58:46.1 |
| Bronze | (Magdalena Wallin, Karin Lamberg-Skog Karin Lamberg-Skog Karin Ingrid Lamberg-Skog is a former Swedish cross country skier who competed during the 1980s. She won a bronze medal in the 4 x 5 km at the 1987 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Oberstdorf and finished 18th in the 10 km event at those championships.Lamberg-Skog's best individual finish at... , Annika Dahlmann Annika Dahlmann Annika Dahlmann is a former Swedish cross country skier who competed during the 1980s. She won a bronze medal in the 4 x 5 km at the 1987 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Oberstdorf and finished 7th in the 5 km event at those championships.... , Marie-Helene Westin Marie-Helene Östlund Marie-Helene Östlund, née Westin , is a retired Swedish cross-country skier. Östlund won a very unexpected world title on the 20 km in Oberstdorf, West Germany, in 1987. For the feat, she was awarded the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal, shared with the Swedish ice hockey team... ) |
59:41.0 |
15 km individual Gundersen
13 February 1987| Medal | Athlete | Points |
| Gold | 423.80 | |
| Silver | 422.48 | |
| Bronze | 421.44 |
Kerry Lynch
Kerry Lynch
Kerry Joel Lynch was an American nordic combined skier who competed from 1979 to 1987. He is best known for his doping scandal at the 1987 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Oberstdorf, West Germany in which he and his coach Jim Page approved a plan to give Lynch an illegal transfusion to...
of the United States
United States
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finished second in this event, but was later disqualified for doping
Doping (sport)
The use of performance-enhancing drugs in sport is commonly referred to by the term "doping", particularly by those organizations that regulate competitions. The use of performance enhancing drugs is mostly done to improve athletic performance. This is why many sports ban the use of performance...
. Bredesen would be awarded a silver medal and Weinbuch a bronze as a result.
3 × 10 km team
19 February 1987| Medal | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | (Hermann Weinbuch Hermann Weinbuch Hermann Weinbuch is a former West German nordic combined skier who won four medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships during the 1980s... , Hans-Peter Pohl Hans-Peter Pohl Hans-Peter Pohl is a former German nordic combined skier who competed during the late 1980s and early 1990s... , Thomas Müller Thomas Müller (skier) Thomas Müller is a former West German nordic combined skier who competed during the 1980s and early 1990s. He won the Nordic combined 3 x 10 km team event at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary and also won gold medals in the 3 x 10 km team events at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in both... ) |
1262.94 |
| 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... , Trond-Arne Bredesen Trond-Arne Bredesen Trond-Arne Bredesen is a Norwegian nordic combined from 1986 to 1991, representing Gran I.L. in Hadeland. He won four medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with one gold , two silvers , and one bronze... , Torbjørn Løkken Torbjørn Løkken Torbjørn Løkken is a Norwegian nordic combined skier who competed from 1985 to 1990. He won two medals at the 1987 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Oberstdorf with a gold in the 15 km individual and a silver in the 3 x 5 km team events.Løkken also competed at the 1988 Winter... ) |
1244.98 |
| Bronze | (Sergey Chervyakov, Andrey Dundukov Andrey Dundukov Andrey Dundukov is a Soviet/Russian Nordic combined skier who competed from 1985 to 1992. He won two medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with silver in the 15 km individual and a bronze in the 3x10 km team .... , Allar Levandi Allar Levandi Allar Levandi is an Estonian nordic combined skier who competed during the late 1980s and early 1990s under two different nations in three straight Winter Olympic Games... ) |
1236.70 |
Individual normal hill
20 February 1987| Medal | Athlete | Points |
| Gold | 224.4 | |
| Silver | 216.5 | |
| Bronze | 215.8 |
Individual large hill
15 February 1987| Medal | Athlete | Points |
| Gold | 216.0 | |
| Silver | 208.3 | |
| Bronze | 207.0 |
Team large hill
17 February 1987| Medal | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | (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... , Ari-Pekka Nikkola Ari-Pekka Nikkola Ari-Pekka Nikkola is a former Finnish ski jumper who competed from 1986 to 1998. He won two gold medals in the Team large hill competition at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary and the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville... , Tuomo Ylipulli Tuomo Ylipulli Tuomo Ylipulli . is a former Finnish ski jumper who competed from 1983 to 1988. He won a gold medal in the Team large hill competition at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary.... , Pekka Suorsa Pekka Suorsa Pekka Suorsa . is a former Finnish ski jumper who competed from 1984 to 1990. He won a gold medal in the team large hill at the 1987 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Oberstdorf.... ) |
634.1 |
| Silver | (Ole Christian Eidhammer Ole Christian Eidhammer Ole Christian Eidhammer is a former Norwegian ski jumper from Trondheim who competed from 1983 to 1990. His best known success was at the 1988 Winter Olympics, where he earned a bronze medal in the team large hill event. Eidhammer also won a silver medal in the team large hill at the 1987 FIS... , Hroar Stjernen Hroar Stjernen Hroar Stjernen , is a former Norwegian ski jumper who competed from 1984 to 1989 while representing Sprova IL and Trønderhopp... , Ole Gunnar Fidjestøl Ole Gunnar Fidjestøl Ole Gunnar Fidjestøl is a Norwegian ski jumper who competed from 1983 to 1992 representing Vikersund IF... , Vegard Opaas Vegard Opaas Vegard Opaas is a former Norwegian ski jumper.He had his biggest season in 1987 when he became the first Norwegian ski jumper to win the overall World Cup... ) |
598.0 |
| Bronze | (Ernst Vettori Ernst Vettori Ernst Vettori is an Austrian former ski jumper. He won the Four Hills Tournament twice... , Richard Schallert Richard Schallert Richard Schallert is an Austrian ski jumper who competed from 1982 to 1988.He won a bronze medal in the team large hill event at the 1987 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Oberstdorf... , Franz Neuländtner Franz Neuländtner Franz Neuländter is an Austrian ski jumper who competed from 1983 to 1993. He won a bronze medal in the team large hill event at the 1987 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Oberstdorf and finished 6th in the individual large hill in the 1989 championships.Neuländter won a silver medal at the... , 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... ) |
587.5 |
Medal table
Medal winners by nation.| 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
| 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | |
| 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 13 | 13 | 13 | 39 |