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Ski jumping at the 1948 Winter Olympics

Ski jumping
at the V Olympic Winter Games
Ski jumping pictogram.svg
Venue Olympiaschanze
Dates February 7
Competitors 49 from 14 nations
Winning Score 227.0
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Petter Hugsted  Norway
2nd, silver medalist(s) Birger Ruud  Norway
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Thorleif Schjelderup  Norway
← 1936
1952 →
1st, gold medalist(s) Petter Hugsted  Norway
2nd, silver medalist(s) Birger Ruud  Norway
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Thorleif Schjelderup  Norway

Ski jumping at the 1948 Winter Olympics consisted of one event held on 7 February. The competition took place at Olympiaschanze with a K-Point of 68m.

Norway swept all three medals for the second time, having previously done so in 1932.

Each athlete took two jumps, and were ranked on the total points scored.

Fourteen nations participated in ski jumping at the Cortina Games. France and Iceland made the Olympic ski jumping debuts.

Sports-Reference - 1948 Olympics - Ski jumping


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