The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1926 took place between February 4–6, 1926 in Lahti, Finland.
Men's cross country 30 km February 4, 1926
Medal Athlete Time Gold 2:20:55 Silver 2:27:13 Bronze 2:27:34
18 km was replaced by 30 km, but returned the following year. 30 km would not return to the championships again until 1954 when the 18 km event was shortened to 15 km. 15 of the 21 skiers finished the event.
50 km February 6, 1926
Medal Athlete Time Gold 4:18:18 Silver 4:26:45 Bronze 4:26:47
The conditions during these championships were extremely rough, with a temperature of −30 °C (−22 °F). In the 50 km, the top finishers used plastered masks for protection to their face. 14 of the 19 skiers finished the event.
Men's Nordic combined Individual February 4, 1926
Medal Athlete Points Gold 37.125 Silver 35.415 Bronze 33.127
Grøttumsbråten had the fastest time in the cross country portion of the event, finishing three minutes ahead of Haug. Jacob Tullin Thams of Norway had the longest jump of the competition with a distance of 39.5 meters.
Men's ski jumping Individual large hill February 4, 1926
Medal Athlete Points Gold 113.880 Silver 113.135 Bronze 108.385
20 of the 28 jumpers completed this event. Thams had the longest jump in the competition with a distance of 38.5 meters. Some sources have the points 18.980, 18.860 and 18.000 for the top 3, according to the format used 1924-1928
Medal table
References results from German Wikipedia 1926 World Championship results from the Lahti City Museum FIS 1926 Cross country results FIS 1926 Nordic combined results FIS 1926 Ski jumping results