Cross-country skiing at the 1992 Winter Olympics – Men's 50 kilometre freestyle
Rank Bib Name Country Time Deficit
1 79 Bjørn Dæhlie Norway 2:03:41.5 -
2 66 Maurilio De Zolt Italy 2:04:39.1 +57.6
3 58 Giorgio Vanzetta Italy 2:06:42.1 +3:00.6
4 16 Alexey Prokourorov Unified Team 2:07:06.1 +3:24.6
5 73 Hervé Balland France 2:07:17.7 +3:36.2
6 15 Radim Nyč Czechoslovakia 2:07:41.5 +4:00.0
7 64 Johann Mühlegg Germany 2:07:45.2 +4:03.7
8 48 Pavel Benc Czechoslovakia 2:08:13.6 +4:26.3
9 62 Vegard Ulvang Norway 2:08:21.5 +4:40.0
10 32 Gianfranco Polvara Italy 2:09:27.8 +5:34.7
11 14 Alfredo Runggaldier Italy 2:09:27.8 +6:21.6
12 76 Torgny Mogren Sweden 2:10:29.9 +6:48.4
13 77 Václav Korunka Czechoslovakia 2:10:30.7 +6:49.2
14 49 Guy Balland France 2:10:40.8 +6:59.3
15 72 Giachem Guidon Switzerland 2:10:55.0 +7:13.5
16 27 Christer Majbäck Sweden 2:11:13.3 +7:31.8
17 23 Alexander Golubyov Unified Team 2:11:20.1 +7:38.6
18 2 Terje Langli Norway 2:11:32.0 +7:50.5
19 75 Juan Jesús Gutiérrez Spain 2:11:42.1 +8:00.6
20 26 Kristen Skjeldal Norway 2:11:44.5 +8:03.0
Results
The men's 50 kilometre freestyle cross-country skiing competition at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France, was held on 22 February in Les Saisies. Each skier started at half a minute intervals, skiing the entire 50 kilometre course. The Swede Torgny Mogren was the 1991 World champion and Gunde Svan was the defending Olympic champion from 1988 Olympics in Calgary, Canada. Svan retired in 1991 and did not participate in this event. [citation needed]