Cross-country skiing at the 1984 Winter Olympics
# Cross-country skiing at the 1984 Winter Olympics

At the 1984 Winter Olympics eight cross-country skiing events – four each for men and women – were contested. The competitions were held from Thursday, 9 February, to Sunday, 19 February 1984. The women's 20 km debuted at these games.

## Medal summary

### Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Finland (FIN) | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 2 | Sweden (SWE) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | Soviet Union (URS) | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | Norway (NOR) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals (5 entries) | Totals (5 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 |

### Participating NOCs

Thirty two nations sent cross-country skiers to compete in the events in Sarajevo.

* Argentina
* Australia
* Austria
* Bulgaria
* Canada
* China
* Chinese Taipei
* Costa Rica
* Czechoslovakia
* East Germany
* Finland
* France
* Great Britain
* Greece
* Iceland
* Italy
* Japan
* Liechtenstein
* Mongolia
* Norway
* Poland
* Romania
* San Marino
* South Korea
* Soviet Union
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* United States
* West Germany
* Yugoslavia

### Men's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 15 km details | Gunde Svan Sweden | 41:25.6 | Aki Karvonen Finland | 41:34.9 | Harri Kirvesniemi Finland | 41:45.6 |
| 30 km details | Nikolay Zimyatov Soviet Union | 1:28:56.3 | Aleksandr Zavyalov Soviet Union | 1:29:23.3 | Gunde Svan Sweden | 1:29:35.7 |
| 50 km details | Thomas Wassberg Sweden | 2:15:55.8 | Gunde Svan Sweden | 2:16:00.7 | Aki Karvonen Finland | 2:17:04.7 |
| 4 × 10 km relay details | Sweden (SWE) Thomas Wassberg Benny Kohlberg Jan Ottosson Gunde Svan | 1:55:06.3 | Soviet Union (URS) Aleksandr Batyuk Aleksandr Zavyalov Vladimir Nikitin Nikolay Zimyatov | 1:55:16.5 | Finland (FIN) Kari Ristanen Juha Mieto Harri Kirvesniemi Aki Karvonen | 1:56:31.4 |

### Women's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 km details | Marja-Liisa Hämäläinen Finland | 17:04.0 | Berit Aunli Norway | 17:14.1 | Květa Jeriová Czechoslovakia | 17:18.3 |
| 10 km details | Marja-Liisa Hämäläinen Finland | 31:44.2 | Raisa Smetanina Soviet Union | 32:02.9 | Brit Pettersen Norway | 32:12.7 |
| 20 km details | Marja-Liisa Hämäläinen Finland | 1:01:45.0 | Raisa Smetanina Soviet Union | 1:02:26.7 | Anne Jahren Norway | 1:03:13.6 |
| 4 × 5 km relay details | Norway (NOR) Inger Helene Nybråten Anne Jahren Brit Pettersen Berit Aunli | 1:06:49.7 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) Dagmar Švubová Blanka Paulů Gabriela Svobodová Květa Jeriová | 1:07:34.7 | Finland (FIN) Pirkko Määttä Eija Hyytiäinen Marjo Matikainen Marja-Liisa Hämäläinen | 1:07:36.7 |
