Cross-country skiing at the 1988 Winter Olympics
| Cross-country skiing at the XV Olympic Winter Games | |
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 Pictogram for cross-country skiing | |
| Venue | Canmore Nordic Centre Provincial Park |
| Dates | 14–27 February |
| No. of events | 8 |
| Competitors | 197 (120 men, 77 women) from 35 nations |
| Cross-country skiing at the 1988 Winter Olympics | ||
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| 5 km | women | |
| 10 km | women | |
| 15 km | men | |
| 20 km | women | |
| 30 km | men | |
| 50 km | men | |
| Relay | men | women |
1988 Winter Olympic Games cross-country skiing results was contested at the Canmore Nordic Centre in Canmore, Alberta, Canada.
Medal summary
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Soviet Union (URS) | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
| 2 |  Sweden (SWE) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 |  Finland (FIN) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 |  Norway (NOR) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 |  Italy (ITA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 |  Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (7 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
Participating NOCs
Thirty-four nations sent cross-country skiers to compete in the events in Calgary.
Argentina
Australia
Austria
Bulgaria
Canada
China
Costa Rica- Czechoslovakia
East Germany
Fiji- Finland
France
Great Britain
Greece
Guatemala
Hungary
Iceland- Italy
Japan
Liechtenstein
Mexico
Mongolia- Norway
Romania
San Marino
South Korea- Soviet Union
Spain- Sweden
- Switzerland
Turkey
United States
West Germany
Yugoslavia
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 kilometre classical |
Mikhail Devyatyarov Soviet Union |
41:18.9 | Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass Norway |
41:33.4 | Vladimir Smirnov Soviet Union |
41:48.5 |
| 30 kilometre classical |
Alexey Prokurorov Soviet Union |
1:24:26.3 | Vladimir Smirnov Soviet Union |
1:24:35.1 | Vegard Ulvang Norway |
1:25:11.6 |
| 50 kilometre freestyle |
Gunde Svan Sweden |
2:04:30.9 | Maurilio De Zolt Italy |
2:05:36.4 | Andi Grünenfelder Switzerland |
2:06:01.9 |
| 4 × 10 km relay |
Sweden (SWE) Jan Ottosson Thomas Wassberg Gunde Svan Torgny Mogren |
1:43:58.6 | Soviet Union (URS) Vladimir Smirnov Vladimir Sakhnov Mikhail Devyatyarov Alexey Prokurorov |
1:44:11.3 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) Radim Nyč Václav Korunka Pavel Benc Ladislav Švanda |
1:45:22.7 |
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 kilometre classical |
Marjo Matikainen Finland |
15:04.0 | Tamara Tikhonova Soviet Union |
15:05.3 | Vida Vencienė Soviet Union |
15:11.1 |
| 10 kilometre classical |
Vida Vencienė Soviet Union |
30:08.3 | Raisa Smetanina Soviet Union |
30:17.0 | Marjo Matikainen Finland |
30:20.5 |
| 20 kilometre freestyle |
Tamara Tikhonova Soviet Union |
55:53.6 | Anfisa Reztsova Soviet Union |
56:12.8 | Raisa Smetanina Soviet Union |
57:22.1 |
| 4 × 5 km relay |
Soviet Union (URS) Svetlana Nageykina Nina Gavrylyuk Tamara Tikhonova Anfisa Reztsova |
59:51.1 | Norway (NOR) Trude Dybendahl Marit Wold Anne Jahren Marianne Dahlmo |
1:01:33.0 | Finland (FIN) Pirkko Määttä Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi Marjo Matikainen Jaana Savolainen |
1:01:53.8 |
