1970 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
Encyclopedia
The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1970 took place 14-22 February 1970 in Vysoké Tatry
, Czechoslovakia
. This was the second time this city hosted the event having done so in 1935. It was the first time an event was televised
in colour
from Czechoslovakia though broadcasting there remained in black and white. This was the first championships that timed the results in hundredths of a second, a practice that continued until the 1980 Winter Olympics
in Lake Placid
when Sweden
's Thomas Wassberg
edged out Finland
's Juha Mieto
by 0.01 seconds in the men's 50 km
event.
Vysoké Tatry (town)
Vysoké Tatry , informally Mesto Vysoké Tatry , is a town at the feet of the Slovak part of High Tatras in Slovakia including all the major resorts in that region...
, 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...
. This was the second time this city hosted the event having done so in 1935. It was the first time an event was televised
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
in colour
Color television
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from Czechoslovakia though broadcasting there remained in black and white. This was the first championships that timed the results in hundredths of a second, a practice that continued until the 1980 Winter Olympics
1980 Winter Olympics
The 1980 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIII Olympic Winter Games, was a multi-sport event which was celebrated from 13 February through 24 February 1980 in Lake Placid, New York, United States of America. This was the second time the Upstate New York village hosted the Games, after 1932...
in Lake Placid
Lake Placid, New York
Lake Placid is a village in the Adirondack Mountains in Essex County, New York, United States. As of the 2000 census, the village had a population of 2,638....
when Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
's Thomas Wassberg
Thomas Wassberg
Thomas Wassberg is a Swedish former cross-country skier. A fast skating style - push for every leg - is still called "Wassberg" after him in several countries....
edged out Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
's Juha Mieto
Juha Mieto
Juha Iisakki Mieto . is a former Finnish cross country skier who competed during the 1970s and 1980s. He won five medals at the Winter Olympics...
by 0.01 seconds in the men's 50 km
Cross-country skiing at the 1980 Winter Olympics
-15 km:February 17, 1980This extremely close race in electronic timing led to the International Ski Federation having all cross-country competitions being timed to the 1/10 second in future.-30 km:February 14, 1980...
event.
15 km
17 February 1970| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold | 47:04.71 | |
| Silver | 47:38.19 | |
| Bronze | 47:49.00 |
30 km
16 February 1970| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold | 1:39:48.01 | |
| Silver | 1:40:25.58 | |
| Bronze | 1:41:04.42 |
50 km
20 February 1970| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold | 2:49:34.70 | |
| Silver | 2:50:04.82 | |
| Bronze | 2:50:12.88 |
4 × 10 km relay
22 February 1970| Medal | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold |  Soviet Union (Vladimir VoronkovVladimir Voronkov Vladimir Petrovich Voronkov was a Soviet/Russian cross country skier who competed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, training at the Armed Forces sports society in Moscow. He won the 4 x 10 km gold at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo for the USSR... , Valery Tarakanov, Fyodor Simashev Fyodor Simashev Fyodor Petrovich Simashov was a Soviet/Russian cross-country skier who competed in the early 1970s, training at Dynamo in Moscow... , Vyacheslav Vedenin Vyacheslav Vedenin Vyacheslav Petrovitch Vedenin was a Soviet cross country skier who competed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, training at Dynamo in Moscow.He won the 50 km silver at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble... ) |
2:06:36.47 | |
| Silver | (Gerd Hessler Gerd Hessler Gerd Hessler was a former East German cross country skier who competed in the 1970s. He earned two medals in the 4 x 10 km at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a gold and a silver .... , Axel Lesser Axel Lesser Axel Lesser is a former East German cross country skier who competed in the 1960s and 1970s. He earned a silver medal in the 4 x 10 km at the 1970 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Vysoké Tatry.... , Gerhard Grimmer Gerhard Grimmer Gerhard Grimmer was an East German cross-country skier who competed during the 1960s and 1970s. He won several medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, including golds in the 50 km and the 4 x 10 km relay ; silvers in the 30 km , 4 x 10 km relay , and 15 km ; and... , Gert-Dietmar Klause Gert-Dietmar Klause Gert-Dietmar Klause . is a former East German cross-country skier who competed during the 1970s. He won a silver medal in the 50 km at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck.... ) |
2:06:50.59 | |
| Bronze | (Ove Lestander Ove Lestander Ove Lestander was a former Swedish cross country skier who competed in the 1970's. He earned a bronze medal in the 4 x 10 km at the 1970 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Vysoké Tatry.-External links:*... , Jan Halvarsson Jan Halvarsson Jan Halvarsson was a Swedish cross-country skier who competed in the 1960s. He won the 4 x 10 km silver at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble and also finished 5th in the 30 km event.... , Ingvar Sandström Ingvar Sandström Ingvar Sandström was a Swedish cross-country skier who competed in the late 1960s and early 1970s. He won the 4 x 10 km bronze at the 1970 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Vysoké Tatry.... , Lars-Göran Åslund Lars-Göran Åslund Lars-Göran Åslund . is a former Swedish cross country skier who competed in the late 1960s and early 1970s. His biggest success was at the 1970 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Vysoké Tatry where he won two medals with a gold in the 15 km and a bronze in the 4 x 10 km.-External links:... ) |
2:06:56.80 |
5 km
17 February 1970| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold | 18:07.89 | |
| Silver | 18:27.91 | |
| Bronze | 18:28.51 |
10 km
16 February 1970| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold | 36:19.00 | |
| Silver | 36:40.05 | |
| Bronze | 37:06.04 |
3 × 5 km relay
22 February 1970| Medal | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Soviet Union (Nina Fyodorova, Galina Kulakova Galina Kulakova Galina Alexeyevna Kulakova is a female Soviet former cross country skier, arguably the best skier on distances shorter than 10 km in the early 1970s. Kulakova trained at Trud Voluntary Sports Society... , Alevtina Olyunina Alevtina Olyunina Alevtina Sergeyevna Olyunina was a female Soviet former cross country skier who competed during the early 1970s for Trud Voluntary Sports Society.... ) |
54:32.18 |
| Silver | (Gabriele Haupt Gabriele Haupt Gabriele Haupt was a former East German cross country skier who competed in the late 1960s and early 1970s. She earned a silver medal in the 3 x 5 km at the 1970 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Vysoké Tatry.... , Renata Fischer Renata Fischer Renata Fischer was a former East German cross country skier who competed in the late 1960's and early 1970's. She earned a silver medal in the 3 x 5 km at the 1970 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Vysoké Tatry.-External links:*... , Anna Unger Anna Unger Anna Unger was a former East German cross country skier who competed in the late 1960s and early 1970s. She earned a silver medal in the 3 x 5 km at the 1970 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Vysoké Tatry.-External links:*... ) |
55:09.65 |
| Bronze | (Senja Pusula Senja Pusula Senja Pusula is a former cross country skier from Finland who competed during the 1960's and early 1970's. She won a bronze medal in the 3 x 5 km at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck.... , Helena Takalo, Marjatta Kajosmaa Marjatta Kajosmaa Marjatta Kajosmaa is a Finnish former cross country skier who competed during the 1970s. She competed in two Winter Olympics, earning a total of four medals. Kajosmaa also competed several times at the Holmenkollen ski festival, winning four times at 10 km and three times at 5 km... ) |
55:33.76 |
Individual
14 February 1970| Medal | Athlete | Points |
| Gold | ||
| Silver | ||
| Bronze |
Individual normal hill
14 February 1970| Medal | Athlete | Points |
| Gold | 240.6 | |
| Silver | 237.7 | |
| Bronze | 234.6 |
Individual large hill
21 February 1970| Medal | Athlete | Points |
| Gold | 226.0 | |
| Silver | 212.3 | |
| Bronze | 211.8 |
Medal table
| 1 | Soviet Union |
7 | 3 | 4 | 14 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |