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Summer Olympics · Athletics · men’s · 1912–1924
Men’s Individual cross country
Held at 3 Games, 1912–1924. Most golds: Finland (3). Most medals: Paavo Nurmi (2). The event as the lists name it each year; names that changed are joined here.
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Medals9
Delegations3on the podium
Games by Games gold, silver, bronze
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 Paris | Paavo Nurmi Finland | Ville Ritola Finland | Earl Johnson United States |
| 1920 Antwerp | Paavo Nurmi Finland | Eric Backman Sweden | Heikki Liimatainen Finland |
| 1912 Stockholm | Hannes Kolehmainen Finland | Hjalmar Andersson Sweden | John Eke Sweden |
Most golds
| Place | Delegation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | Sweden | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | United States | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Most medals
| Athlete | Gold | Medals |
|---|---|---|
| Paavo Nurmi | 2 | 2 |
| Hannes Kolehmainen | 1 | 1 |
| Hjalmar Andersson | 0 | 1 |
| John Eke | 0 | 1 |
| Eric Backman | 0 | 1 |
| Heikki Liimatainen | 0 | 1 |
| Ville Ritola | 0 | 1 |
| Earl Johnson | 0 | 1 |