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This is a list of medalists from the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in men's cross-country skiing. Bold numbers in brackets denotes record number of victories in corresponding disciplines.
Debuted: 1925.
Classic style: 1925, 1927–1987, 1989, 2001, 2003, 2009, 2011, 2017, 2019. Free style: 1989, 1991, 2005, 2007, 2013, 2015, 2021, 2023.
Interval start: 1925, 1927–1991, 2001–2023.
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Norway | 12 | 11 | 14 | 37 |
2 | Finland | 11 | 5 | 10 | 26 |
3 | Sweden | 8 | 9 | 4 | 21 |
4 | Italy | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
5 | Czechoslovakia | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
6 | Estonia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
7 | Germany | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
8 | Poland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
9 | Soviet Union | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
10 | Belarus | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Czech Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
East Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
France | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Russia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Totals (14 entries) | 37 | 37 | 37 | 111 |
Debuted: 1925.
50 km is one of only three events that has been contested at every FIS Nordic World Ski Championships.
Classic style: 1925–1985, 1997, 1999, 2005, 2007, 2013, 2015, 2021, 2023. Free style: 1987–1995, 2001, 2003, 2009, 2011, 2017, 2019.
Interval start: 1925–2003. Mass start: 2005–2023.
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Sweden | 14 | 9 | 9 | 32 |
2 | Norway | 11 | 7 | 12 | 30 |
3 | Finland | 8 | 9 | 7 | 24 |
4 | Italy | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
5 | Soviet Union | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
6 | Czechoslovakia | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
7 | Czech Republic | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
8 | East Germany | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
9 | Canada | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Spain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
11 | Russia | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
12 | Germany | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
13 | France | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
14 | Estonia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Russian Ski Federation | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
17 | Kazakhstan | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
18 | Austria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (18 entries) | 41 | 41 | 41 | 123 |
Debuted: 1926. Discontinued: 2003.
Classic style: 1926, 1954–1995, 2001, 2003. Free style: 1997, 1999.
Interval start: 1926, 1954–2001. Mass start: 2003.
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Finland | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
2 | Sweden | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
3 | Soviet Union | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
4 | Norway | 2 | 9 | 5 | 16 |
5 | Russia | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
6 | Kazakhstan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
7 | Estonia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
8 | East Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
9 | Poland | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
10 | Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
United States | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
West Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (12 entries) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 57 |
Debuted: 1933
4×10 km classic style: 1933–1985. 4×10 km free style: 1987. 2×10 km classic style + 2×10 km free style: 1989–2023.
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Norway | 20 | 3 | 4 | 27 |
2 | Sweden | 7 | 6 | 9 | 22 |
3 | Finland | 5 | 9 | 4 | 18 |
4 | Soviet Union | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
5 | East Germany | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
6 | Austria | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
7 | Germany | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
8 | Russia | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
9 | Italy | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
10 | Czechoslovakia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
11 | Russian Ski Federation | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
12 | France | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Totals (12 entries) | 36 | 34 | 36 | 106 |
Debuted: 1991. Discontinued: 1999.
Classic style: 1991–1999. Interval start: 1991–1999.
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Norway | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
2 | Kazakhstan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
3 | Finland | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
4 | Sweden | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
5 | Austria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Russia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Totals (6 entries) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
Debuted: 1993.
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Norway | 7 | 5 | 6 | 18 |
2 | Russia | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
3 | Sweden | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
4 | Germany | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Kazakhstan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
Switzerland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
7 | France | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Russian Ski Federation | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
9 | Italy | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
10 | Finland | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
11 | Spain | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
12 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (12 entries) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 48 |
Debuted: 2001.
Classic style: 2005, 2007, 2013, 2015, 2021, 2023. Free style: 2001, 2003, 2009, 2011, 2017, 2019.
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Norway | 7 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
2 | Russia | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
Sweden | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
4 | Italy | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
5 | Canada | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
6 | France | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (6 entries) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 |
Debuted: 2005
Classic style: 2009, 2011, 2017, 2019. Free style: 2005, 2007, 2013, 2015, 2021, 2023.
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Norway | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
2 | Russia | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
3 | Italy | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
4 | Canada | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
5 | Germany | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
6 | Finland | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
7 | Sweden | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
8 | Czech Republic | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
9 | France | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Kazakhstan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Russian Ski Federation | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (11 entries) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
Table updated after the 2023 Championships.
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Norway | 68 | 44 | 49 | 161 |
2 | Sweden | 38 | 29 | 29 | 96 |
3 | Finland | 30 | 31 | 29 | 90 |
4 | Russia | 7 | 15 | 12 | 34 |
5 | Soviet Union | 7 | 13 | 7 | 27 |
6 | Italy | 6 | 10 | 16 | 32 |
7 | Kazakhstan | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
8 | Germany | 2 | 8 | 7 | 17 |
9 | Czechoslovakia | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 |
10 | East Germany | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
11 | Estonia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
12 | Canada | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
13 | France | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 |
14 | Czech Republic | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
15 | Russian Ski Federation | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
16 | Switzerland | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
17 | Austria | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
18 | Spain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
19 | Poland | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
20 | Belarus | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
21 | United States | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
West Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (22 entries) | 176 | 174 | 176 | 526 |
Boldface denotes active cross-country skiers and highest medal count among all cross-country skiers (including these who not included in these tables) per type.
Rank | Cross-country skier | Country | From | To | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Petter Northug | Norway | 2007 | 2015 | 13 | 3 | – | 16 |
2 | Bjørn Dæhlie | Norway | 1991 | 1999 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 17 |
3 | Johannes Høsflot Klæbo | Norway | 2017 | 2023 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
4 | Gunde Svan | Sweden | 1985 | 1991 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
5 | Thomas Alsgaard | Norway | 1995 | 2003 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
6 | Klaes Karppinen | Finland | 1934 | 1939 | 5 | 5 | – | 10 |
7 | Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset | Norway | 1999 | 2009 | 5 | – | 3 | 8 |
8 | Vladimir Smirnov | Soviet Union Kazakhstan |
1987 | 1995 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
9 | Torgny Mogren | Sweden | 1987 | 1993 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
Mika Myllylä | Finland | 1995 | 1999 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | |
Martin Johnsrud Sundby | Norway | 2011 | 2019 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
Rank | Cross-country skier | Country | From | To | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Petter Northug | Norway | 2009 | 2015 | 7 | 2 | – | 9 |
2 | Bjørn Dæhlie | Norway | 1991 | 1999 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
3 | Gunde Svan | Sweden | 1985 | 1991 | 5 | 2 | – | 7 |
4 | Vladimir Smirnov | Soviet Union Kazakhstan |
1989 | 1995 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
5 | Mika Myllylä | Finland | 1995 | 1999 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
6 | Johannes Høsflot Klæbo | Norway | 2017 | 2023 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
7 | Per Elofsson | Sweden | 2001 | 2003 | 3 | – | – | 3 |
8 | Veikko Hakulinen | Finland | 1954 | 1958 | 2 | 3 | – | 5 |
Thomas Wassberg | Sweden | 1982 | 1987 | 2 | 3 | – | 5 | |
10 | Torgny Mogren | Sweden | 1987 | 1993 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Here are listed most successful cross-country skiers in the history of each medal-winning national team – according to the gold-first ranking system and by total number of World Championships medals (one skier if he holds national records in both categories or few skiers if these national records belongs to different persons). If the total number of medals is identical, the gold, silver and bronze medals are used as tie-breakers (in that order). If all numbers are the same, the skiers get the same placement and are sorted by the alphabetic order.
Country | Cross-country skier | From | To | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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Norway | Petter Northug (by the gold first ranking system) |
2007 | 2015 | 13 | 3 | – | 16 |
Bjørn Dæhlie (by total number of medals) |
1991 | 1999 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 17 | |
Sweden | Gunde Svan | 1985 | 1991 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
Finland | Klaes Karppinen | 1934 | 1939 | 5 | 5 | – | 10 |
Soviet Union Kazakhstan |
Vladimir Smirnov | 1987 | 1995 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
Kazakhstan (as such only) |
Vladimir Smirnov | 1993 | 1995 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
Russia (as such only) |
Nikita Kryukov (by the gold first ranking system) |
2011 | 2017 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Sergey Ustiugov (by total number of medals) |
2013 | 2019 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | |
Russia Russian Ski Federation |
Nikita Kryukov (by the gold first ranking system) |
2011 | 2017 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Alexander Bolshunov (by total number of medals) |
2019 | 2021 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 8 | |
Germany | Axel Teichmann | 2003 | 2011 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
East Germany | Gerhard Grimmer | 1970 | 1974 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
Canada | Alex Harvey | 2011 | 2017 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
Estonia | Andrus Veerpalu | 1999 | 2009 | 2 | 1 | – | 3 |
Soviet Union (as such only) |
Vladimir Kuzin & Vyacheslav Vedenin (by the gold first ranking system) |
1954 1970 |
1954 1970 |
2 2 |
1 1 |
– – |
3 3 |
Vladimir Smirnov (by total number of medals) |
1987 | 1991 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
Italy | Maurilio De Zolt & Federico Pellegrino (by the gold first ranking system) |
1985 2015 |
1993 2023 |
1 1 |
3 3 |
2 2 |
6 6 |
Silvio Fauner (by total number of medals) |
1993 | 1999 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | |
Czechoslovakia | František Donth | 1925 | 1927 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Russian Ski Federation (as such only) |
Alexander Bolshunov | 2021 | 2021 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Switzerland | Dario Cologna* | 2013 | 2015 | 1 | 2 | – | 3 |
Austria | Alois Stadlober (by the gold first ranking system) |
1999 | 1999 | 1 | 1 | – | 2 |
Mikhail Botvinov (by total number of medals, including 1 bronze medal won for Russia) |
1993 | 1999 | 1 | – | 2 | 3 | |
Spain | Johann Mühlegg* | 2001 | 2001 | 1 | 1 | – | 2 |
Czech Republic | Martin Koukal | 2003 | 2005 | 1 | – | 1 | 2 |
Poland | Józef Łuszczek | 1978 | 1978 | 1 | – | 1 | 2 |
France | Vincent Vittoz (by the gold first ranking system) |
2005 | 2005 | 1 | – | – | 1 |
Maurice Manificat (by total number of medals) |
2015 | 2021 | – | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
Belarus | Leanid Karneyenka* | 2007 | 2007 | – | 1 | – | 1 |
United States | Bill Koch* | 1982 | 1982 | – | – | 1 | 1 |
West Germany | Walter Demel* | 1966 | 1966 | – | – | 1 | 1 |
An asterisk (*) marks athletes who are the only representatives of their respective countries to win a medal.