FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1954
| Host city | Falun |
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| Country | Sweden |
| Events | 8 |
| Opening | 13 February 1954 |
| Closing | 21 February 1954 |
The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1954 took place 13–21 February 1954 in Falun, Sweden. These were the first races where women competed with events in the 10 km and 3 × 5 km relay. It also saw the 18 km reduced to 15 km in men's cross-country along with the return of the 30 km which was last held in 1926. The Nordic combined saw the ski jump held first with the cross-country distance reduced to 15 km as well. The Soviet Union also debuted in these championships as well.
Men's cross-country
15 km
17 February 1954
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
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| Gold |  Veikko Hakulinen (FIN)
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| Silver | Arvo Viitanen (FIN)
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| Bronze | August Kiuru (FIN)
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30 km
14 February 1954
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
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| Gold |  Vladimir Kuzin (URS)
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| Silver | Veikko Hakulinen (FIN)
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| Bronze | Martti Lautala (FIN)
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Vladimir Kuzin was the first person from the Soviet Union to win an event at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships.
50 km
21 February 1954
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
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| Gold | Vladimir Kuzin (URS)
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| Silver | Veikko Hakulinen (FIN)
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| Bronze | Arvo Viitanen (FIN)
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4 × 10 km relay
20 February 1954
| Medal | Team | Time |
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| Gold | Finland (August Kiuru, Tapio Mäkelä, Arvo Viitanen, Veikko Hakulinen)
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| Silver | Soviet Union (Nikolay Koslov, Fyodor Terentyev, Aleksey Kuznetsov, Vladimir Kuzin)
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| Bronze |  Sweden (Sune Larsson, Sixten Jernberg, Arthur Olsson, Per-Erik Larsson)
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Women's cross-country
10 km
21 February 1954
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
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| Gold | Lyubov Kozyreva (URS)
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| Silver | Siiri Rantanen (FIN)
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| Bronze | Mirja Hietamies (FIN)
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Kozyreva was the first woman to win at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships.
3 × 5 km relay
17 February 1954
| Medal | Team | Time |
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| Gold | Soviet Union (Lyubov Kozyreva, Margarita Maslennikova, Valentina Tsaryova)
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| Silver | Finland (Sirkka Polkunen, Mirja Hietamies, Siiri Rantanen)
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| Bronze | Sweden (Anna-Lisa Eriksson, Märta Norberg, Sonja Edström)
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Men's Nordic combined
Individual
16 February 1954 (Jumping) 17 February 1954 (Skiing, included in 15 km run)
| Medal | Athlete | Points |
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| Gold |  Sverre Stenersen (NOR)
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| Silver | Gunder Gundersen (NOR)
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| Bronze | Kjetil Mårdalen (NOR)
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Men's ski jumping
Individual large hill
14 February 1954
| Medal | Athlete | Points |
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| Gold | Matti Pietikäinen (FIN)
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| Silver | Veikko Heinonen (FIN)
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| Bronze | Bror Östman (SWE)
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Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | Soviet Union (URS) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | Finland (FIN) | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 |
| 3 | Norway (NOR) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
References
- FIS 1954 Cross-country results
- FIS 1954 Nordic combined results
- FIS 1954 Ski jumping results
- Results from German Wikipedia
External links
- The event at SVT's open archive (in Swedish)