1937 Workers' Winter Olympiad

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1937 Workers' Winter Olympiad
1937 Workers' Winter Olympiad poster.jpg
Host cityJanské Lázně, Czechoslovakia
Nations participating7
DatesFebruary 18, 1937 (1937-02-18)–
February 21, 1937 (1937-02-21)

The 1937 Workers' Winter Olympiad was the fifth edition of International Workers' Olympiads. The games were held from February 18 to February 21 at the Czechoslovakian town of Janské Lázně (German: Johannisbad).[1]

Sports[]

Participating countries[]

Nordic skiing[]

Men's 15 km cross-country skiing[]

Place Competitor Time
1 Finland [2] 47.58
2 Finland E. Karhu[3] 48.06
3 Finland H. Kujala[3] 48.28

[4]

Men's 30 km cross-country skiing[]

Place Competitor Time
1 Norway 2.04.04
2 Norway 2.04.20
3 Norway 2.04.50

[5]

Men's patrol race[]

Place Competitor Time
1 Norway Norway 1


39.14
2 Norway Norway 2


40.43
3 Finland Finland 41.44

[6]

Women's 6 km cross-country skiing[]

Place Competitor Time
1 Finland 23.52
2 Finland [7] 24.02
3 Norway 24.43

[4]

Women's patrol race[]

Place Competitor Time
1 Finland Finland ?
2 Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia 1 ?
3 Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia 2 ?

[6]

Men's ski jumping[]

Place Competitor Points
1 Norway 18.77
2 Norway 17.66
3 Norway 17.44

[5]

Men's Nordic combined[]

Place Competitor Points
1 Norway 37.438
2 Norway 37.117
3 Norway 31.750

[5]

Alpine skiing[]

Men's downhill[]

Place Competitor Time
1 Norway 3.01.0
2 Czechoslovakia Jaroslaw 3.26.8
3 Norway 3.36.8

[5]

Men's slalom[]

Place Competitor Time
1 Switzerland 61.8
2 Switzerland 62.2
3 Norway 64.0

[5]

Women's downhill[]

Place Competitor Time
1 Norway 4.42.0
2 Finland 6.15.6
3 Finland 6.31.6

[5]

Women's slalom[]

Place Competitor Time
1 Norway 41.8
2 Czechoslovakia 49.5
3 Hungary 51.4

[5]

Speed skating[]

The races were cancelled due to mild weather in Trautenau (Trutnov), where the races should have been held.[4]

Figure skating[]

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References[]

  1. ^ Europeana.eu Retrieved 11 July 2013.
  2. ^ The first name of Parvanen is not included in the main source, but it is confirmed by this page: willimiehenjaljilla.blogspot.no Retrieved 2017-08-12
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b The names od Karhu and Kujala are based on this source: Kertomus työven urheiluliton tominnasta vuonna 1937 [A report about the work of sports labors in 1937] (PDF). 1937. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-04-28. Retrieved 2017-08-12.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Finland dominerte 1. dags langrenn" [Finland dominates first days cross-country skiing]. Arbeiderbladet (in Norwegian). 1937-02-19. Retrieved 2017-08-11.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g "Den norske skitropp dominerte totalt Arbeiderolympiadens avslutning" [The Norwegian ski team dominated totally the end of the Workers' Olympiad]. Arbeiderbladet (in Norwegian). 1937-02-22. Retrieved 2017-08-11.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b "Norges dag i Johannisbad" [Norway's day in Johannisbad]. 1ste Mai (in Norwegian). 1937-02-20. Retrieved 2017-08-11.
  7. ^ The name is spelled Laskinen in the main source (no first name), but no Laskinen is found among the Finnish participants. Hilma Lahtinen is included in this source: Kertomus työven urheiluliton tominnasta vuonna 1937 [A report about the work of sports labors in 1937] (PDF). 1937. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-04-28. Retrieved 2017-08-12.
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