The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1939 took place February 11–19, 1939 in Zakopane, Poland. This was the Polish city's second time hosting the championships after having done so in 1929. It also marked the last time the event officially took place before World War II and the last time that these championships would be held on an annual basis (combined with the Winter Olympics) which they had been done since 1924.
 Program cover for the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1939. (in Polish) | |
| Host city | Zakopane |
|---|---|
| Country | Poland |
| Events | 5 |
| Opening | 11 February 1939 |
| Closing | 19 February 1939 |
Men's cross country edit
18 km edit
February 15, 1939
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold |  Jussi Kurikkala (FIN)
|
1:05:30 |
| Silver | Klaes Karppinen (FIN)
|
1:06:05 |
| Bronze |  Carl Pahlin (SWE)
|
1:06:35 |
50 km edit
February 17, 1939
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold |  Lars Bergendahl (NOR)
|
2:57:43 |
| Silver | Klaes Karppinen (FIN)
|
3:00:27 |
| Bronze | Oscar Gjøslien (NOR)
|
3:05:42 |
4 × 10 km relay edit
February 19, 1939
| Medal | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Finland (Pauli Pitkänen, Olavi Alakulppi, Eino Olkinuora, Klaes Karppinen)
|
2:08:35 |
| Silver | Sweden (Alvar Hägglund, Selm Stenvall, John Westbergh, Carl Pahlin)
|
2:09:43 |
| Bronze |  Italy (Aristide Compagnoni, Severino Compagnoni, Goffredo Baur, Alberto Jammaron)
|
2:13:38 |
Men's Nordic combined edit
Individual edit
February 11, 1939
| Medal | Athlete | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Gold |  Gustav 'Gustl' Berauer (GER)
|
429.6 |
| Silver | Gustaf Adolf Sellin (SWE)
|
426.6 |
| Bronze | Magnar Fosseide (NOR)
|
422.4 |
Berauer was from Czechoslovakia, but competed for Germany after the Nazis occupied Czechoslovakia in 1938.
Men's ski jumping edit
Individual large hill edit
February 11, 1939
| Medal | Athlete | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Josef 'Sepp' Bradl (GER)
|
224.7 |
| Silver | Birger Ruud (NOR)
|
224.2 |
| Bronze | Arnholdt Kongsgaard (NOR)
|
223.1 |
Bradl was from Austria, but competed for Germany after the Nazis occupied Austria in 1938.
Medal table edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finland (FIN) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Germany (GER) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Norway (NOR) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | |
References edit
- FIS 1939 Cross country results
- FIS 1939 Nordic combined results
- FIS 1939 Ski jumping results
- Results from German Wikipedia
- Sellin spelling from the Swedish Ski Federation (in Swedish)
- Hansen, Hermann & Sveen, Knut. (1996) VM på ski '97. Alt om ski-VM 1925-1997 Trondheim: Adresseavisens Forlag. p. 61. ISBN 82-7164-044-5. (in Norwegian)