FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1926
The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1926 took place between February 4–6, 1926 in Lahti, Finland.
 Official poster for the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1926. (in Finnish) | |
| Host city | Lahti |
|---|---|
| Country | Finland |
| Events | 4 |
| Opening | 4 February 1926 |
| Closing | 6 February 1926 |
Men's cross country edit
30 km edit
February 4, 1926
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold |  Matti Raivio (FIN)
|
2:20:55 |
| Silver | Tauno Lappalainen (FIN)
|
2:27:13 |
| Bronze | Veli Saarinen (FIN)
|
2:27:34 |
18 km was replaced by 30 km, but returned the following year. 30 km would not return to the championships again until 1954 when the 18 km event was shortened to 15 km. 15 of the 21 skiers finished the event.
50 km edit
February 6, 1926
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Matti Raivio (FIN)
|
4:18:18 |
| Silver | Tauno Lappalainen (FIN)
|
4:26:45 |
| Bronze |  Olav Kjelbotn (NOR)
|
4:26:47 |
The conditions during these championships were extremely rough, with a temperature of −30 °C (−22 °F). In the 50 km, the top finishers used plastered masks for protection to their face. 14 of the 19 skiers finished the event.
Men's Nordic combined edit
Individual edit
February 4, 1926
| Medal | Athlete | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Johan Grøttumsbråten (NOR)
|
37.125 |
| Silver | Thorleif Haug (NOR)
|
35.415 |
| Bronze | Einar Landvik (NOR)
|
33.127 |
Grøttumsbråten had the fastest time in the cross country portion of the event, finishing three minutes ahead of Haug. Jacob Tullin Thams of Norway had the longest jump of the competition with a distance of 39.5 meters.
Men's ski jumping edit
Individual large hill edit
February 4, 1926
| Medal | Athlete | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Jacob Tullin Thams (NOR)
|
113.880 |
| Silver | Otto Aasen (NOR)
|
113.135 |
| Bronze | Georg Østerholt (NOR)
|
108.385 |
20 of the 28 jumpers completed this event. Thams had the longest jump in the competition with a distance of 38.5 meters. Some sources have the points 18.980, 18.860 and 18.000 for the top 3, according to the format used 1924-1928
Medal table edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway (NOR) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Finland (FIN) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Totals (2 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |