Cross-country skiing at the 1984 Winter Olympics – Men's 15 km
| Men's 15km at the XIV Olympic Winter Games
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| Venue | Igman | ||||||||||||
| Date | February 13 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 91 from 31 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 41:25.6 | ||||||||||||
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Gunde Svan |
 Sweden
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Aki Karvonen |
 Finland
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Harri Kirvesniemi |
Finland
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The 15 kilometre cross-country skiing event was part of the cross-country skiing programme at the 1984 Winter Olympics, in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. It was the eighth appearance of the event at its length of 15km. The competition was held on Monday, February 13, 1984 at Veliko Polje, Igman.
Of the 91 athletes who started the race, 8 did not finish or were disqualified.
Gunde Svan of Sweden won gold, his first Olympic gold medal, being the youngest ever Olympic cross-country gold medallist. Defending Olympic champion and fellow Swede, Thomas Wassberg did not defend his title preferring to concentrate on other events.
Ove Aunli of Norway was disqualified after finishing fifth for using illegal skate strokes at the climax of the race.
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