FIS_Nordic_World_Ski_Championships_1989
The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1989 took place 17–26 February 1989 in Lahti, Finland, for a record fifth time (1926, 1938, 1958, 1978). The women's 5 km was not held after being reintroduced in the previous championships. These championships featured separate races of men's 15 km and women's 10 km both in the classical technique and in the freestyle technique. Additionally, the women's 15 km event debuted and the women's 20 km event was lengthened to 30 km.
| Host city | Lahti |
|---|---|
| Country |  Finland |
| Events | 15 |
| Opening | 17 February 1989 |
| Closing | 26 February 1989 |
| Main venue | Salpausselkä |
15 km classical
22 February 1989
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Harri Kirvesniemi (FIN) |
42:40.7 |
| Silver |  Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass (NOR) |
42:44.0 |
| Bronze | Vegard Ulvang (NOR) |
43:08.4 |
15 km freestyle
20 February 1989
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold |  Gunde Svan (SWE) |
40:39.6 |
| Silver | Torgny Mogren (SWE) |
41:02.9 |
| Bronze | Lars Håland (SWE) |
41:10.3 |
30 km classical
18 February 1989
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold |  Vladimir Smirnov (URS) |
1:24:56.9 |
| Silver | Vegard Ulvang (NOR) |
1:25:03,6 |
| Bronze | Christer Majbäck (SWE) |
1:25:09,8 |
50 km freestyle
26 February 1989
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Gunde Svan (SWE) |
2:15:24.9 |
| Silver | Torgny Mogren (SWE) |
2:16:09.2 |
| Bronze | Alexey Prokurorov (URS) |
2:16:18.8 |
4 × 10 km relay
24 February 1989
| Medal | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Sweden (Christer Majbäck, Gunde Svan, Lars Håland, Torgny Mogren) |
1:40:12.3 |
| Silver | Finland (Aki Karvonen, Harri Kirvesniemi, Kari Ristanen, Jari Räsänen) |
1:40:13.6 |
| Bronze |  Czechoslovakia (Ladislav Švanda, Martin Petrásek, Radim Nyč, Václav Korunka) |
1:40:13.7 |
Among the 19 relay teams competing were Australia, Denmark, Greece, and the Netherlands.
10 km classical
19 February 1989
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi (FIN) |
29:19.0 |
| Silver | Pirkko Määttä (FIN) |
30:12.2 |
| Bronze | Marjo Matikainen (FIN) |
30:12.9 |
10 km freestyle
17 February 1989
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Yelena Välbe (URS) |
27:04.5 |
| Silver | Marjo Matikainen (FIN) |
27:36.7 |
| Bronze | Tamara Tikhonova (URS) |
27:58.8 |
15 km classical
21 February 1989
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Marjo Matikainen (FIN) |
47:46.6 |
| Silver | Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi (FIN) |
47:48.6 |
| Bronze | Pirkko Määttä (FIN) |
48:20.8 |
30 km freestyle
25 February 1989
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Yelena Välbe (URS) |
1:29:59.7 |
| Silver | Larisa Lazutina (URS) |
1:30:07.7 |
| Bronze | Marjo Matikainen (FIN) |
1:30:30.6 |
4 × 5 km relay
24 February 1989
| Medal | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Finland (Pirkko Määttä, Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi, Jaana Savolainen, Marjo Matikainen) |
54:49.8 |
| Silver | Soviet Union (Yuliya Shamshurina, Raisa Smetanina, Tamara Tikhonova, Yelena Välbe) |
54:56.9 |
| Bronze | Norway (Inger Helene Nybråten, Anne Jahren, Nina Skeime, Marianne Dahlmo) |
55:52.3 |
15 km individual Gundersen
18/19 February 1989
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Trond Einar Elden (NOR) |
37.10.7 |
| Silver | Andrey Dundukov (URS) |
+ 2.39.9 |
| Bronze | Trond-Arne Bredesen (NOR) |
+ 3.04.3 |
3 × 10 km team
23/24 February 1989
| Medal | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Norway (Trond Einar Elden, Trond-Arne Bredesen, Bård Jørgen Elden) |
1:24.21.7 |
| Silver |  Switzerland (Andreas Schaad, Hippolyt Kempf, Fredy Glanzmann) |
+ 1.44.3 |
| Bronze |  East Germany (Ralph Leonhardt, Bernd Blechschmidt, Thomas Abratis) |
+ 1.48.4 |
Individual normal hill
26 February 1989
| Medal | Athlete | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Jens Weißflog (GDR) |
114.5 |
| Silver | Ari-Pekka Nikkola (FIN) |
110.5 |
| Bronze |  Heinz Kuttin (AUT) |
108.5 |
The event was originally scheduled for 25 February, however, due to adverse weather conditions it was postponed to the following day. Due to strong winds no second round took place and results were taken from the first round.
Individual large hill
20 February 1989
| Medal | Athlete | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Jari Puikkonen (FIN) |
218.5 |
| Silver | Jens Weißflog (GDR) |
212.5 |
| Bronze | Matti Nykänen (FIN) |
205.0 |
Team large hill
22 February 1989
| Medal | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Finland (Ari-Pekka Nikkola, Jari Puikkonen, Matti Nykänen, Risto Laakkonen) |
645.0 |
| Silver | Norway (Magne Johansen, Clas Brede Bråthen, Ole Gunnar Fidjestøl, Jon Inge Kjørum) |
626.0 |
| Bronze | Czechoslovakia (Jiří Parma, Martin Švagerko, Ladislav Dluhoš, Pavel Ploc) |
595.5 |
Medal winners by nation.
* Host nation (Finland)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finland (FIN)* | 6 | 5 | 4 | 15 |
| 2 | Soviet Union (URS) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | Sweden (SWE) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | Norway (NOR) | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | East Germany (GDR) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Austria (AUT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (8 entries) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 45 | |
Media related to FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1989 at Wikimedia Commons
- The event at SVT's open archive (in Swedish)