Cross-country skiing at the 1952 Winter Olympics – Women's 10 kilometre

The women's 10 kilometre cross-country skiing event was part of the cross-country skiing programme at the 1952 Winter Olympics. It was the first appearance of a women's cross-country skiing event at the Olympics. The competition was held on Saturday, 23 February 1952. Twenty cross-country skiers from eight nations competed.

Women's 10 kilometres at the VI Olympic Winter Games
Venue	Holmenkollen
Date	23 February
Competitors	20 from 8 nations
Winning time	41:40
Medalists
Lydia Wideman  Finland Mirja Hietamies  Finland Siiri Rantanen  Finland

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Lydia Wideman  Finland	Mirja Hietamies  Finland	Siiri Rantanen  Finland

Results

Rank	Athlete	Time
		At 5.5 km	Final
1	Lydia Wideman (FIN)	23:00	41:40
2	Mirja Hietamies (FIN)	24:00	42:39
3	Siiri Rantanen (FIN)	24:15	42:50
4	Märta Norberg (SWE)	24:10	42:53
5	Sirkka Polkunen (FIN)	24:10	43:07
6	Rakel Wahl (NOR)	25:20	44:54
7	Marit Øiseth (NOR)	25:40	45:04
8	Margit Albrechtsson (SWE)	25:05	45:05
9	Eivor Alm (SWE)	25:30	45:20
10	Gina Sigstad (NOR)	25:35	45:37
11	Sonja Edström (SWE)	25:45	45:41
12	Jorun Askersrud (NOR)	26:50	47:45
13	Hanni Gehring (GER)	28:10	50:39
14	Nada Birko (YUG)	28:30	50:44
15	Josette Baisse (FRA)	28:45	51:43
16	Angela Kordež (YUG)	28:55	52:33
17	Fides Romanin (ITA)	31:00	54:43
18	Michèle Angirany (FRA)	30:30	54:56
-	Ildegarda Taffra (ITA)	DNF	-
-	Lizzy Kladensky (AUT)	DNF	-

External links

• Official Olympic Report
• Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Archived from the original on 16 February 2009. Retrieved 19 October 2008.