Nordic World Ski Championships 1929 / Cross-country skiing men

Nordic World Ski Championships 1929 competitions
Cross-country skiing0
singles	Men 18 km	-
singles	Men 50 km	-
Ski jumping0
singles	Men K-60	-
Nordic combination0
singles	Men K-60/18 km	-
Demonstration competitions 0
Cross-country skiing
singles	-	Women 7 km
Alpine skiing
singles	Downhill men	-
Framework competitions 0
Military race
team	Military patrol	-

At the Nordic World Ski Championships in 1929 in Zakopane , Poland , two cross-country skiing competitions were held.

As expected, the first places went to the Scandinavians . The cross-country run over the distance of 18 km was won by the Finn Veli Saarinen , the endurance run over 50 km was decided by his compatriot Anselm Knuutila . The two Finns also secured the silver medals in the competition they did not win. Third places went to Swedes Hjalmar Bergström and Olle Hansson . The best placed Central Europeans were the Czechoslovak Franz Donth in the endurance run and the German Ernst Krebs in the 18 km run in 8th place.

Cross-country skiing men 18 km

rank	St. No.	athlete	country	time
1	80	Veli Saarinen	Finland	1: 20: 03.0 h
2	?	Anselm Knuuttila	Finland	1:20:40 h
3	57	Hjalmar Bergström	Sweden	1: 21: 28.0 h
4th	36	Olle Hansson	Sweden	1: 23: 03.0 h
5	14th	Hagbart Haakonsen	Norway	1: 23: 36.0 h
5	63	Gustaf Jonsson	Sweden	1: 23: 36.0 h
7th	62	Väinö Liikkanen	Finland	1: 23: 43.0 h
8th	?	Ernst Krebs (athlete)	German Empire	1: 25: 13.0 h
9	?	Franz Donth	Czechoslovakia HDW	1: 25: 42.0 h
10	?	Walter Bussmann	Switzerland	1: 26: 11.0 h
11	?	František Fišera	Czechoslovakia SL RČS	1: 28: 40.0 h
12	?	Josef Feistauer	Czechoslovakia SL RČS	1: 30: 34.0 h
13	?	Zdzisław Motyka	Poland	1: 30: 37.0 h
14th	?	Josef Německý	Czechoslovakia SL RČS	1: 31: 28.0 h
15th	?	Bohuslav Slonek	Czechoslovakia SL RČS	1: 32: 07.0 h
16	?	Joško Janša	Yugoslavia	1: 32: 17.0 h
17th	?	Vilém Kožnárek	Czechoslovakia SL RČS	1: 33: 48.0 h
18th	?	Leoš Stehlik	Czechoslovakia SL RČS	1: 34: 18.0 h
19th	?	Andrzej Krzeptowski	Poland	1: 34: 23.0 h
20th	?	Helmut Schuster	German Empire	1: 34: 38.0 h
21st	?	Otto choice	German Empire	1: 35: 04.0 h
22nd	?	Stanislaw Michalski	Poland	1: 35: 40.0 h
23	?	Julian Motyka	Poland	1: 35: 51.0 h
24	?	Jan Skupień	Poland	1: 36: 36.0 h
25th	?	Eugeniusz Król	Poland	1: 37: 29.0 h
26th	?	Tomaž Godec	Yugoslavia	1: 37: 31.0 h
27	?	Josef Kulka	Czechoslovakia SL RČS	1: 37: 40.0 h
28	?	Wladyslaw Suleja	Poland	1: 39: 04.0 h
29	?	Janko Janša	Yugoslavia	1: 39: 12.0 h
30th	?	Hermann Zojer	Romania	1: 41: 58.0 h
31	?	Stanislaw Tesseyre	Poland	1: 42: 22.0 h
32	?	Kazimierz Schiele	Poland	1: 42: 27.0 h
33	?	Karl Bukas	Latvia	1: 44: 20.0 h
34	?	Franz Machatschek	Czechoslovakia HDW	1: 45: 04.0 h
35	?	Stanko Kmet	Yugoslavia	1: 47: 08.0 h
36	?	Fritz Mikler	Poland	1: 48: 15.0 h
37	?	Stanislaw Nowak	Poland	1: 50: 45.0 h
38	?	Gyula Csekey	Hungary	1: 51: 02.0 h
39	?	Adam Rajski	Poland	1: 56: 03.0 h
40	?	Nicolae Purcărea	Romania	1: 57: 24.0 h
DNF	?	Wladyslaw Berych	Poland	-
DNF	?	Janusz Walczak	Poland	-
DNF	?	?	?	-
DNF	?	?	?	-
DNF	?	?	?	-
DNF	?	?	?	-
DNF	?	?	?	-
DNF	?	?	?	-
DNS / F		Alois Kratzer	German Empire	-
DNS / F		Boris Režek	Yugoslavia	-
DNS	?	Józef Bujak	Poland	-

Date: Friday February 8, 1929

Route: The length of the route was 18 kilometers and had a height difference of about 220 meters. It led starting east of Zakopane on a circular route over the surrounding slopes.

Participants in the special cross-country skiing: 55 started; 40 rated. The total of 98 participants from twelve associations were divided into two classes, those of special cross-country skiers and those of combination cross-country skiers.

Cross-country skiing men 50 km

rank	St. No.	athlete	country	time
1	5	Anselm Knuutila	Finland	3: 50: 01.0 h
2	11	Veli Saarinen	Finland	3: 53: 23.0 h
3	29	Olle Hansson	Sweden	3: 53: 30.0 h
4th	4th	Väinö Liikkanen	Finland	3: 56: 15.0 h
5	13	Gustaf Jonsson	Sweden	3: 58: 07.0 h
6th	12	Hjalmar Bergström	Sweden	3: 59: 05.0 h
7th	21st	Leif Skagnæs	Norway	4:02: 43.0 h
8th	16	Franz Donth	Czechoslovakia HDW	4: 04: 39.0 h
9	37	Ole Stenen	Norway	4: 11: 51.0 h
10	6th	Josef Německý	Czechoslovakia SL RČS	4: 19: 05.0 h
11	?	Walter Bussmann	Switzerland	4: 20: 29.0 h
12	?	František Fišera	Czechoslovakia SL RČS	4: 20: 33.0 h
13	22nd	Zdzisław Motyka	Poland	4: 25: 10.0 h
14th	?	Andrzej Krzeptowski	Poland	4: 26: 40.0 h
15th	?	Bohuslav Slonek	Czechoslovakia SL RČS	4: 27: 54.0 h
16	?	Wladyslaw Czech	Poland	4: 28: 46.0 h
17th	38	Hagbart Haakonsen	Norway	4: 31: 09.0 h
18th	?	Eugeniusz Król	Poland	4: 45: 10.0 h
19th	?	Josef Kulka	Czechoslovakia SL RČS	4: 45: 19.0 h
19th	?	Josef Kudecka	Czechoslovakia SL RČS	4: 45: 19.0 h
21st	?	Szczepan Witkowski	Poland	4: 50: 07.0 h
22nd	?	Stanislaw Michalski	Poland	4: 50: 10.0 h
23	?	Otto Hauser	Czechoslovakia HDW	4: 50: 25.0 h
24	3	Gyula Csekay	Hungary	4: 50: 33.0 h
25th	?	Władysław Gąsienica	Poland	4: 50: 47.0 h
26th	?	Leoš Stehlík	Czechoslovakia SL RČS	4: 50: 57.0 h
27	?	Julian Motyka	Poland	4: 54: 45.0 h
28	?	Tomaž Godec	Yugoslavia	4: 56: 20.0 h
DNF	?	Franz Bujak	Czechoslovakia HDW	-
DNF	?	Karl Bukas	Latvia	-
DNF	2	Peder Belgum	Norway	-
DNF	?	Jan Skupień	Poland	-
DNS	?	Hans Bauer	German Empire	-
DNS	?	Fritz Pellkofer	German Empire	-
DNS	?	Helmut Schuster	German Empire	-
DNS	1	Otto choice	German Empire	-
DNS	?	Hermann Zojer	Romania	-
DNS	?	Joško Janša	Yugoslavia	-
DNS	?	Janko Janša	Yugoslavia	-
DNS	?	Stanko Kmet	Yugoslavia	-
DNS	?	Otakar Německý	Czechoslovakia SL RČS	-
DNS	?	Józef Bujak	Poland	-
DNS	?	Stanisław Wilczyński	Poland	-
DNS	?	?	Czechoslovakia HDW	-
DNS	?	?	Poland	-
DNS	?	?	Poland	-
DNS	?	?	Poland	-
DNS	?	?	Poland	-
DNS	?	?	Poland	-

Date: Tuesday February 5, 1929

Participants: 49 named; 32 started; 28 rated.

Explanation of symbols

• DNF = Did not finish (not finished, abandoned)
• DNS = Did not start (not started)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l} Zagranica na zawodach FIS in Stadjon . Ilustrowany Tygodnik Sportowy. Volume 7, No. 5 from January 31, 1929, page 13 ( Polish )