Nordic combined at the 1936 Winter Olympics
# Nordic combined at the 1936 Winter Olympics

At the 1936 Winter Olympics, one individual Nordic combined event was contested. It was held on Wednesday, February 12, 1936 (cross-country skiing) and on Thursday, February 13, 1936 (ski jumping).

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - |
| Oddbjørn Hagen Norway | Olaf Hoffsbakken Norway | Sverre Brodahl Norway |

## Results

### Cross-country skiing

The 18 kilometre cross-country skiing race was held on Wednesday, February 12, 1936, as part of the special 18 kilometre cross-country race.

The race started at 10:01 a.m. There was a gap of 30 seconds between each starter. The highest point was at 1010 metres and the lowest point was at 735 metres. The conditions were good with temperatures between -4.8° to -2° Celsius.

Oddbjørn Hagen the winner of this Nordic combined cross-country skiing race won for his performance also a silver medal in the competition of the specialists. In total 16 competitors participated in both events and were also placed in the separate 18 kilometre race.

| Place | No. | Competitor | Time | Difference | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 59 | Oddbjørn Hagen (NOR) | 1'15:33 | | 240.0 |
| 2 | 102 | Olaf Hoffsbakken (NOR) | 1'17:37 | +2:04 | 227.8 |
| 3 | 19 | Sverre Brodahl (NOR) | 1'18:01 | +2:28 | 225.5 |
| 4 | 95 | František Šimůnek (TCH) | 1'19:09 | +3:36 | 219.0 |
| 5 | 27 | Severino Menardi (ITA) | 1'20:34 | +5:01 | 211.0 |
| 6 | 40 | Bernt Østerkløft (NOR) | 1'21:37 | +6:04 | 205.1 |
| 7 | 114 | Hans Baumann (AUT) | 1'22:49 | +7:16 | 198.5 |
| 8 | 63 | Gustl Berauer (TCH) | 1'23:04 | +7:31 | 197.2 |
| 9 | 43 | Niilo Nikunen (FIN) | 1'23:59 | +8:26 | 192.2 |
| 10 | 1 | Willy Bogner (GER) | 1'24:11 | +8:38 | 191.2 |
| 11 | 24 | Josef Gumpold (GER) | 1'24:19 | +8:46 | 190.4 |
| 12 | 106 | Friedl Wagner (GER) | 1'24:33 | +9:00 | 189.2 |
| 13 | 80 | Timo Murama (FIN) | 1'24:52 | +9:19 | 187.5 |
| 14 | 66 | Andrea Vuerich (ITA) | 1'25:01 | +9:28 | 186.7 |
| 15 | 108 | Hubert Köstinger (AUT) | 1'25:09 | +9:36 | 186.0 |
| 16 | 23 | Johann Lahr (TCH) | 1'25:11 | +9:38 | 185.8 |
| 17 | 109 | Willi Bernath (SUI) | 1'25:12 | +9:39 | 185.7 |
| 18 | 73 | Stanisław Marusarz (POL) | 1'25:27 | +9:54 | 184.4 |
| 18 | 35 | Marian Woyna-Orlewicz (POL) | 1'25:27 | +9:54 | 184.4 |
| 20 | 41 | Jonas Westman (SWE) | 1'25:38 | +10:05 | 183.4 |
| 21 | 69 | Oswald Julen (SUI) | 1'25:43 | +10:10 | 183.0 |
| 22 | 110 | Harald Hedjersson (SWE) | 1'25:50 | +10:17 | 182.4 |
| 23 | 90 | Bronisław Czech (POL) | 1'25:55 | +10:22 | 181.9 |
| 24 | 32 | Karl Satre (USA) | 1'25:56 | +10:23 | 181.8 |
| 25 | 115 | Pertti Mattila (FIN) | 1'26:21 | +10:48 | 179.7 |
| 26 | 22 | Lauri Valonen (FIN) | 1'26:34 | +11:01 | 178.6 |
| 27 | 99 | Ernst Berger (SUI) | 1'27:13 | +11:40 | 175.2 |
| 28 | 98 | Markus Mayer (AUT) | 1'27:31 | +11:58 | 173.7 |
| 29 | 88 | Birger Torrissen (USA) | 1'29:08 | +13:35 | 165.3 |
| 30 | 97 | Tone Dečman (YUG) | 1'29:44 | +14:11 | 162.3 |
| 31 | 103 | Holger Lundgren (SWE) | 1'29:57 | +14:24 | 161.2 |
| 32 | 65 | Albin Jakopič (YUG) | 1'30:02 | +14:29 | 160.8 |
| 33 | 74 | William Clark (CAN) | 1'30:20 | +14:47 | 159.3 |
| 34 | 81 | Rudolf Vrána (TCH) | 1'30:26 | +14:53 | 158.8 |
| 35 | 68 | Shinzo Yamada (JPN) | 1'31:28 | +15:55 | 153.6 |
| 36 | 101 | Andrzej Marusarz (POL) | 1'31:30 | +15:57 | 153.4 |
| 37 | 96 | Anton Eisgruber (GER) | 1'31:38 | +16:05 | 152.8 |
| 38 | 86 | Isamo Sekiguchi (JPN) | 1'32:40 | +17:07 | 147.7 |
| 39 | 56 | William Ball (CAN) | 1'32:46 | +17:13 | 147.3 |
| 40 | 30 | Tsutomu Sekido (JPN) | 1'32:48 | +17:15 | 147.0 |
| 41 | 15 | Tormod Mobraaten (CAN) | 1'33:28 | +17:55 | 143.8 |
| 42 | 100 | Edward Blood (USA) | 1'33:45 | +18:12 | 142.4 |
| 43 | 46 | Leon Bebler (YUG) | 1'34:25 | +18:52 | 139.2 |
| 44 | 54 | Edgars Gruzītis (LAT) | 1'35:22 | +19:49 | 134.6 |
| 45 | 70 | Paul Satre (USA) | 1'36:27 | +20:54 | 129.4 |
| 46 | 67 | Walter Delle Karth (AUT) | 1'37:14 | +21:41 | 125.8 |
| 47 | 37 | Karl Baadsvik (CAN) | 1'39:30 | +23:57 | 115.2 |
| 48 | 14 | Percy Legard (GBR) | 1'47:47 | +32:14 | 76.8 |
| – | 5 | Károly Kővári (HUN) | – | – | DNF |
| – | 28 | László Szalay (HUN) | – | – | DNF |
| – | 113 | Rado Istenič (YUG) | – | – | DNF |

### Final standings

| Place | No. | Competitor | Total |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 59 | Oddbjørn Hagen (NOR) | 430.3 |
| 2 | 102 | Olaf Hoffsbakken (NOR) | 419.8 |
| 3 | 19 | Sverre Brodahl (NOR) | 408.1 |
| 4 | 22 | Lauri Valonen (FIN) | 401.2 |
| 5 | 95 | František Šimůnek (TCH) | 394.3 |
| 6 | 40 | Bernt Østerkløft (NOR) | 393.8 |
| 7 | 73 | Stanisław Marusarz (POL) | 393.3 |
| 7 | 80 | Timo Murama (FIN) | 393.3 |
| 9 | 23 | Johann Lahr (TCH) | 387.4 |
| 10 | 43 | Niilo Nikunen (FIN) | 383.8 |
| 11 | 41 | Jonas Westman (SWE) | 382.7 |
| 12 | 1 | Willy Bogner (GER) | 381.5 |
| 13 | 24 | Josef Gumpold (GER) | 380.7 |
| 14 | 63 | Gustl Berauer (TCH) | 379.1 |
| 15 | 108 | Hubert Köstinger (AUT) | 375.2 |
| 16 | 90 | Bronisław Czech (POL) | 375.0 |
| 17 | 114 | Hans Baumann (AUT) | 372.1 |
| 18 | 106 | Friedl Wagner (GER) | 371.9 |
| 19 | 115 | Pertti Mattila (FIN) | 368.4 |
| 20 | 27 | Severino Menardi (ITA) | 368.3 |
| 21 | 69 | Oswald Julen (SUI) | 367.3 |
| 22 | 109 | Willi Bernath (SUI) | 366.4 |
| 23 | 96 | Anton Eisgruber (GER) | 364.9 |
| 24 | 35 | Marian Woyna-Orlewicz (POL) | 363.8 |
| 25 | 98 | Markus Maier (AUT) | 361.9 |
| 26 | 81 | Rudolf Vrána (TCH) | 359.4 |
| 27 | 32 | Karl Satre (USA) | 355.8 |
| 28 | 88 | Birger Torrissen (USA) | 355.5 |
| 29 | 86 | Isamo Sekiguchi (JPN) | 350.9 |
| 30 | 99 | Ernst Berger (SUI) | 350.1 |
| 31 | 15 | Tormod Mobraaten (CAN) | 348.8 |
| 32 | 101 | Andrzej Marusarz (POL) | 345.5 |
| 33 | 67 | Walter Delle Karth (AUT) | 333.2 |
| 34 | 97 | Tone Dečman (YUG) | 331.4 |
| 35 | 30 | Tsutomu Sekido (JPN) | 330.3 |
| 36 | 65 | Albin Jakopič (YUG) | 327.7 |
| 37 | 100 | Edward Blood (USA) | 325.5 |
| 38 | 46 | Leon Bebler (YUG) | 316.7 |
| 39 | 74 | William Clark (CAN) | 315.4 |
| 40 | 103 | Holger Lundgren (SWE) | 313.2 |
| 41 | 37 | Karl Baadsvik (CAN) | 306.9 |
| 42 | 54 | Edgars Gruzītis (LAT) | 282.7 |
| 43 | 68 | Shinzo Yamada (JPN) | 278.8 |
| 44 | 70 | Paul Satre (USA) | 273.9 |
| 45 | 14 | Percy Legard (GBR) | 249.3 |
| 46 | 56 | William Ball (CAN) | 244.7 |
| – | 66 | Andrea Vuerich (ITA) | DNF |
| – | 110 | Harald Hedjersson (SWE) | DNF |
| – | 5 | Károly Kővári (HUN) | DNF |
| – | 28 | László Szalay (HUN) | DNF |
| – | 113 | Rado Istenič (YUG) | DNF |

## Participating nations

A total of 51 Nordic combined skiers from 16 nations competed at the Garmisch-Partenkirchen Games:

* Austria (4)
* Canada (4)
* Czechoslovakia (4)
* Finland (4)
* Germany (4)
* Great Britain (1)
* Hungary (2)
* Italy (2)
* Japan (3)
* Latvia (1)
* Norway (4)
* Poland (4)
* Sweden (3)
* Switzerland (3)
* United States (4)
* Yugoslavia (4)
