Cross-country skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics – Men's 50 kilometre classical
Rank Name Country Time
1 Mikhail Ivanov Russia 2:06:20.8
2 Andrus Veerpalu Estonia 2:06:44.5
3 Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset Norway 2:08:41.5
4 Andreas Schlütter Germany 2:08:54.8
5 Mikhail Botvinov Austria 2:09:21.7
6 Hiroyuki Imai Japan 2:09:41.3
7 Anders Aukland Norway 2:10:02.7
8 Lukáš Bauer Czech Republic 2:10:41.9
9 Frode Estil Norway 2:10:44.8
10 Erling Jevne Norway 2:12:06.6
11 Giorgio Di Centa Italy 2:12:59.6
12 Martin Bajčičák Slovakia 2:13:07.9
13 Andrey Nevzorov Kazakhstan 2:13:53.1
14 Fabio Maj Italy 2:14:32.4
15 Vladimir Vilisov Russia 2:14:37.5
16 Magnus Ingesson Sweden 2:14:48.6
17 Per Elofsson Sweden 2:14:50.6
18 Raul Olle Estonia 2:15:00.0
19 Jiří Magál Czech Republic 2:15:06.8
20 Juan Jesús Gutiérrez Spain 2:15:14.4
Results
The Men's 50 kilometre classical cross-country skiing competition at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, United States, was held on 23 February at Soldier Hollow. All skiers started at 30 second intervals, skiing the entire 50 kilometre course. The defending Olympic champion was the Norwegian Bjørn Dæhlie, who won in Nagano, but he retired after an accident, two years before the Olympics.