1991 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
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. The women's 5 km was reintroduced after not being held in the previous championships. The men's 10 km was introduced in this championships. Additionally, this was the first championship with a unified German
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team for the first time officially since 1939 following separate East German and West German
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teams that had competed from 1958 to 1989.
10 km classical
11 February 1991| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold | 25:55.0 | |
| Silver | 25:59.7 | |
| Bronze | 26:01.5 |
15 km freestyle
9 February 1991| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold | 36:57.2 | |
| Silver | 37:05.6 | |
| Bronze | 37:07.8 |
30 km classical
7 February 1991| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold | 1:16:12.4 | |
| Silver | 1:16:17.3 | |
| Bronze | 1:16:32.8 |
50 km freestyle
17 February 1991| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold | 2:03:31.6 | |
| Silver | 2:03:48.8 | |
| Bronze | 2:04:01.7 |
4 × 10 km relay
15 February 1991| Medal | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | (Øyvind Skaanes Øyvind Skaanes Øyvind Skaanes is a former Norwegian cross country skier who competed from 1990 to 1999. He won the gold medal in the 4 x 10 km relay at the 1991 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Val di Fiemme and earned his best individual of 15th in the 30 km event at those same... , Terje Langli Terje Langli Terje Bjarte Langli is a former Norwegian cross country skier for Henning IL and a former skiing waxer for the Norwegian cross-country skiing national team... , Vegard Ulvang Vegard Ulvang Vegard Ulvang is a Norwegian former cross-country skier who won three Olympic gold medals. At the opening ceremony of the 1994 Winter Olympic Games, he took the ceremonial Olympic Oath on part of all the athletes... , Bjørn Daehlie) |
1:39:47.3 |
| Silver | (Thomas Eriksson Thomas Eriksson (skier) Thomas Eriksson is a Swedish cross country skier who competed from 1982 to 1997. He won a complete set of medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a gold in the 30 km , a silver in the 4 x 10 km , and a bronze in the 4 x 10 km .-References:... , Christer Majbäck Christer Majbäck Christer Majbäck is a former Swedish cross country skier who competed from 1985 to 1999. He won a bronze medal in 10 km at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville.... , Gunde Svan Gunde Svan Gunde Svan is a former Swedish cross-country skier and auto racing driver. During his career he won a total of four gold, one silver and one bronze medals at the Winter Olympics... , Torgny Mogren Torgny Mogren Torgny Mogren is a former Swedish cross country skier who competed from 1984 to 1998. He won the gold medal in the 4 x 10 km relay at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary... ) |
1:41:39.1 |
| Bronze | (Mika Kuusisto Mika Kuusisto Mika Kuusisto was a cross country skier who competed during the 1990s. He won a bronze medal in the 4 x 10 km relay at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville and also had his best individual Winter Olympics finish with a 23rd in the 50 km event in those same games.Kuusisto also won a bronze in... , Harri Kirvesniemi Harri Kirvesniemi Harri Tapani Kirvesniemi is a Finnish former cross country skier who competed from 1980 to 2001. During his career he won six Olympic medals , and also the 50 km event at the Holmenkollen ski festival in 2000... , Jari Isometsä Jari Isometsä Jari Olavi Isometsä is a former Finnish cross country skier who competed from 1990 to 2006... , Jari Räsänen Jari Räsänen Jari Räsänen was a Finnish cross country skier who competed from 1988 to 1998. He won two bronze medals in the 4 x 10 km relay at the Winter Olympics .... ) |
1:42:10.0 |
5 km classical
12 February 1991| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold | 14:04.2 | |
| Silver | 14:04.9 | |
| Bronze | 14:24.1 |
10 km freestyle
10 February 1991| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold | 28:25.9 | |
| Silver | 28:59.4 | |
| Bronze | 29:06.5 |
15 km classical
8 February 1991| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold | 44:58.5 | |
| Silver | 46:02.4 | |
| Bronze | 46:31.4 |
30 km freestyle
16 February 1991| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold | 1:20:26.8 | |
| Silver | 1:21:02.4 | |
| Bronze | 1:21:15.3 |
Yegorova was the last person to win a gold medal for the Soviet Union before its breakup later that year.
4 × 5 km relay
15 February 1991| Medal | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | (Lyubov Yegorova Lyubov Yegorova Lyubov Ivanovna Yegorova , name also spelled Ljubov Jegorova, is a Russian former cross-country Olympic ski champion, many times world champion , winner of the World Cup and Hero of Russia. Lyubov Yegorova is an honorary citizen of Seversk , Saint Petersburg , and Tomsk Oblast... , Raisa Smetanina Raisa Smetanina Raisa Petrovna Smetanina is a former Soviet/Russian Nordic skiing champion. She is the first woman in history to win ten Winter Olympic medals . Smetanina took part in five Olympics, representing the USSR team four times and the Unified Team once... , Tamara Tikhonova Tamara Tikhonova Tamara Ivanovna Tikhonova is a former Soviet Russian cross-country skier who competed from 1984 to 1992... , Yelena Välbe Yelena Välbe Yelena Välbe, née Trubitsyna is a Russian former cross-country skier.At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, Välbe won a record-high fourteen gold , and three silver medals Yelena Välbe, née Trubitsyna is a Russian former cross-country skier.At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, Välbe... ) |
55:36.6 |
| Silver | (Bice Vanzetta Bice Vanzetta Bice Vanzetta is an Italian cross-country skier who competed from 1986 to 1994. She won two bronze medals at the Winter Olympics in the 4 x 5 km . Vanzetta's best finish at the Winter Olympics was 19th in the 5 km event in 1994.She also won two silver medals in the 4 x 5 km at the FIS Nordic World... , Manuela Di Centa Manuela Di Centa Manuela Di Centa is an Italian cross-country skier and former Olympic athlete. She is the cousin of former track and field athlete Venanzio Ortis and the sister of cross-country skier Giorgio Di Centa.-Career:... , Gabriella Paruzzi Gabriella Paruzzi Gabriella Paruzzi is a retired Italian cross-country skier who competed from 1991 to 2006 and formerly skied with the C.S. Forestale club. She skied in World Cup events, and won the Women's Overall World Cup in 2004.... , Stefania Belmondo Stefania Belmondo Stefania Belmondo is an Italian former cross-country skier.-Debut:Belmondo was born in Vinadio, in the province of Cuneo , the daughter of a housewife and an electric company employee.... ) |
56:22.5 |
| Bronze | (Solveig Pedersen Solveig Pedersen Solveig Pedersen is a former Norwegian cross country skier who competed in the 1980s and 1990s. She won a 4 x 5 km silver medal at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville and finished 8th in the 5 km event at those same games.Pedersen also won a bronze in the 4 x 5 km at the 1991... , Inger Helene Nybråten Inger Helene Nybråten Inger Helene Nybråten is a former Norwegian Cross-country skier who competed in the 1980s and 1990s.She won three relay medals at the Winter Olympics with a gold and two silvers... , Elin Nilsen Elin Nilsen Elin Nilsen is a former Norwegian Cross-country skier who competed from 1990 to 2004. She won three silver medals in the 4 x 5 km at the Winter Olympics... , Trude Dybendahl Trude Dybendahl Trude Dybendahl, sometimes listed as Trude Dybendahl-Hartz or Trude Dybendahl Hartz is a former Norwegian cross country skier who competed from 1986 to 1998. She won three silver medals in the 4 x 5 km at the Winter Olympics... ) |
56:34.5 |
15 km individual Gundersen
7 February 1991| Medal | Athlete | Time |
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| Bronze |
3 × 10 km team
13 February 1991| Medal | Team | Time |
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| Gold | (Günther Csar Günther Csar Günther Csar is a former Austrian nordic combined skier who competed during the late 1980s and early 1990s. He won a bronze medal in the 3 x 10 km team event at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary and also won a gold medal in the 3 x 10 km team event at the 1991 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships... , Klaus Ofner Klaus Ofner Klaus Ofner in Murau, Steiermark) is an Austrian nordic combined skier who competed during the late 1980s and early 1990s... , Klaus Sulzenbacher Klaus Sulzenbacher Klaus Sulzenbacher is a former Nordic combined skier.Between 1983 and 1991 he won 14 World Cup competitions, and also won the World Cup twice. At the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, he won silver in the 15 km individual competition, and bronze in the 3 x 10 km team competition... ) |
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| Silver | (Francis Repellin Francis Repellin Francis Repellin is a French nordic combined skier who competed from 1987 to 1993. He won a silver medal in the 3 x 10 km team event at the 1991 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Val di Fiemme.... , Xavier Girard Xavier Girard Xavier Girard is a French nordic combined skier who competed from 1988 to 1992. He won a silver medal in the 3 x 10 km team event at the 1991 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Val di Fiemme.... , Fabrice Guy Fabrice Guy Fabrice Guy is a former French nordic combined skier who competed during the 1990s. At the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville he won gold in the 15 km individual, then won a bronze in the 4 x 5 km team competition at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano... ) |
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| Bronze | (Reiichi Mikata Reiichi Mikata is a Japanese nordic combined skier who competed during the early 1990s. He won the 3 x 10 km team event at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville. Mikata also won a bronze medal in the 3 x 10 km team event at the 1991 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Val di Fiemme.- External links :... , Masashi Abe Masashi Abe is a Japanese nordic combined skier who competed during the late 1980s and early 1990s. He won the 3 x 10 km team event at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer... , Kazuoki Kodama Kazuoki Kodama is a Japanese nordic combined skier who competed from 1989 to 1991. He won a bronze medal in the 3 x 10 km team event at the 1991 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Val di Fiemme.- External links :... ) |
Individual normal hill
16 February 1991| Medal | Athlete | Points |
| Gold | 222.9 | |
| Silver | 222.0 | |
| Bronze | 219.6 |
Individual large hill
10 February 1991| Medal | Athlete | Points | Distance |
| Gold | 217.5 | 115.5m 117.0m | |
| Silver | 216.3 | 114.0m 118.0m | |
| Bronze | 210.0 | 116.5m 113.5m |
Petek became the last Yugoslavian to medal before the country's plunge into war later that year. Weissflog was the first German to win an individual medal following reunification of East Germany and West Germany and the first to medal since before World War II
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Team large hill
8 February 1991| Medal | Team | Points |
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| Gold | (Heinz Kuttin Heinz Kuttin Heinz Kuttin is a former Austrian ski jumper who competed from 1988 to 1995.At the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, he won a silver medal in the Team large hill and a bronze Medal in the Individual large hill... , Ernst Vettori Ernst Vettori Ernst Vettori is an Austrian former ski jumper. He won the Four Hills Tournament twice... , Stefan Horngacher Stefan Horngacher Stefan Horngacher is a former Austrian ski jumper who competed from 1988 to 2002. He won a bronze medal in the team large hill in the Winter Olympics in both 1994 and 1998... , Andreas Felder Andreas Felder Andreas Felder Andreas Felder Andreas Felder (born 6 March 1962 in Hall, (Tyrol) is an Austrian ski jumper who competed in the 1980s and early 1990s. He dominated ski jumping together with Jens Weißflog and Matti Nykänen. He finished in the top three overall six times in the World Cup, including a... ) |
567.6 |
| Silver | (Ari-Pekka Nikkola Ari-Pekka Nikkola Ari-Pekka Nikkola is a former Finnish ski jumper who competed from 1986 to 1998. He won two gold medals in the Team large hill competition at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary and the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville... , Raimo Ylipulli Raimo Ylipulli Raimo Ylipulli is a Finnish ski jumper who competed from 1986 to 1994. He won a silver medal in the team large hill at the 1991 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Val di Fiemme and finished 20th in the individual large hill at those same championships.Ylipulli's best individual finish at the... , Vesa Hakala Vesa Hakala Vesa Hakala is a former Finnish ski jumper who competed from 1986 to 1994. He won a silver medal in the team large hill at the 1991 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Val di Fiemme and finished 12th in the individual normal hill at the 1993 championships.Hakala's best individual career finish... , Risto Laakkonen Risto Laakkonen Risto Laakkonen is a Finnish ski jumper who competed from 1986 to 1993. He won a gold medal in the team large hill competition at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville.... ) |
562.8 |
| Bronze | (Heiko Hunger Heiko Hunger Heiko Hunger is a former German Nordic combined skier and ski jumper who competed from 1984 to 1992. He won the bronze medal in the team large hill at the 1991 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships and had his best individual finish of 30th in the individual normal hill at the 1989... , André Kiesewetter André Kiesewetter André Kiesewetter is a former German ski jumper who competed from 1988 to 1992. He won the bronze medal in the team large hill at the 1991 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships and had his best individual finish of 7th in the individual large hill at those championships.Kiesewetter had two individual... , Dieter Thoma Dieter Thoma -Biography:Dieter Thoma is a German ski jumper who competed in the 1990s. In the 1990,s he was the second best German ski jumper after Jens Weißflog. Thoma wasn't the first known ski jumper in the family: His uncle Georg Thoma was both world and Olympic champion in the nordic combined... , Jens Weißflog) |
549.4 |
Medal table
Medal winners by nation.| 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | |
| 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 15 | 15 | 15 | 45 |