The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1939 took place February 11-19, 1939 in Zakopane

Zakopane

Zakopane , is a town in southern Poland. It lies in the southern part of the Podhale region at the foot of the Tatra Mountains. From 1975 to 1998 it was in of Nowy Sącz Province, but since 1999 it has been in Lesser Poland Province. It had a population of about 28,000 as of 2004. Zakopane is a...

, Poland

Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

. 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

World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

 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.

18 km

February 15, 1939

Medal	Athlete	Time
Gold		1:05:30
Silver		1:06:05
Bronze		1:06:35

50 km

February 17, 1939

Medal	Athlete	Time
Gold		2:57:43
Silver		3:00:27
Bronze		3:05:42

4 × 10 km relay

February 19, 1939

Medal	Team	Time
Gold	(Pauli Pitkänen Pauli Pitkänen Pauli Pitkänen was a Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the 1930s. He won three gold medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with two in 1938 and one in 1939 . He was born in Nilsiä.-External links:... , Olavi Alakulppi Olavi Alakulppi Olavi Alakulppi was a Finnish cross country skier who competed in the 1930s. During the Russo-Finnish Continuation War, he served in the Finnish army, and was awarded the Mannerheim Cross... , Eino Olkinuora Eino Olkinuora Eino Olkinuora was a Finnish cross country skier who competed in the 1930s. He won a gold medal in the 4 x 10 km at the 1939 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Zakopane.... , Klaes Karppinen Klaes Karppinen Klaes or Klaus Karppinen , was a Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the 1930s... )	2:08:35
Silver	(Alvar Hägglund Alvar Hägglund Alvar Hägglund was a Swedish cross-country skier who competed in the 1930s. He won a silver medal in the 4 x 10 km at the 1939 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Zakopane. He also finished 6th in the 50 km event at those same games.... , Selm Stenvall Selm Stenvall Selm Stenvall was a Swedish cross country skier who competed in the 1930s. He won a silver medal in the 4 x 10 km at the 1939 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Zakopane.-External links:*... , John Westbergh John Westbergh John Westbergh was a Swedish nordic skier who competed in the 1930s. He won two silver medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, in 1938 and in 1939 .... , Carl Pahlin Carl Pahlin Carl Pahlin was a Swedish cross-country skier who competed in the 1930s. He won two medals at the 1939 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a silver in the 4 x 10 km and a gold in the 18 km event.-External links:... )	2:09:43
Bronze	Italy (Aristide Compagnoni Aristide Compagnoni Aristide Compagnoni was an Italian cross country skier who competed in the 1930s.Compagnoni, born in Santa Caterina Valfurva, is the brother of the skiers Severino and Ottavio Compagnoni... , Severino Compagnoni Severino Compagnoni Severino Compagnoni is an Italian cross country skier who competed from the 1930s to the 1950s. Compagnoni is the brother of the skiers Aristide and Ottavio Compagnoni.... , Gottfredo Baur Gottfredo Baur Gottfredo Baur was an Italian cross country skier who competed in the 1930s. He won a bronze medal in the 4 x 10 km at the 1939 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships.- External links :*... , Alberto Jammeron Alberto Jammeron Alberto Jammeron was an Italian cross country skier who competed in the 1930's. He won a bronze medals in the 4 x 10 km at the 1939 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships.-External links:*... )	2:13:38

Individual

February 11, 1939

Medal	Athlete	Points
Gold		429.6
Silver		426.6
Bronze		422.4

Berauer was from Czechoslovakia

Czechoslovakia

Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...

, but competed for Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 after the Nazis occupied Czechoslovakia in 1938.

Individual large hill

February 11, 1939

Medal	Athlete	Points
Gold		224.7
Silver		224.2
Bronze		223.1

Bradl was from Austria

Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

, but competed for Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 after the Nazis occupied Austria in 1938.

Medal table

1		2	2	0	4
2	Germany	2	0	0	2
3		1	1	3	5
4		0	2	1	3
5	Italy	0	0	1	1