The 1983–84 FIS Cross-Country World Cup was the 3rd official World Cup season in cross-country skiing for men and women. The World Cup started in Reit im Winkl, West Germany from 9 December 1983 and finished in Murmansk, Soviet Union 25 March 1984. Gunde Svan of Sweden won the combined men's cup and Marja-Liisa Hämäläinen of Finland won the women's.
Calendar
Men DateVenueEventWinnerSecondThird110 December 1983 Reit im Winkl 15 km Nikolay Zimyatov Harri Kirvesniemi Jochen Behle 216 December 1983 Ramsau 30 km Gunde Svan Ove Aunli Jan Ottosson 1984 Winter Olympics310 February 1984 Sarajevo 30 km * Nikolay Zimyatov Alexander Zavyalov Gunde Svan 413 February 1984 15 km * Gunde Svan Aki Karvonen Harri Kirvesniemi 519 February 1984 50 km * Thomas Wassberg Gunde Svan Aki Karvonen 625 February 1984 Falun 30 km Gunde Svan Thomas Wassberg Jan Lindvall 72 March 1984 Lahti 15 km Lars Erik Eriksen Thomas Wassberg Gunde Svan 810 March 1984 Oslo 50 km Tor Håkon Holte Vladimir Sakhnov Gunde Svan 917 March 1984 Fairbanks 15 km Gunde Svan Andi Grünenfelder Oddvar Brå 1024 March 1984 Murmansk 15 km Mikhail Devyatyarov Vladimir Smirnov Andrey Astachkin
Women DateVenueEventWinnerSecondThird19 December 1983 Reit im Winkl 5 km Květa Jeriová Anna Pasiarová Tamara Markaschanskaya 217 December 1983 Autrans 10 km Marja-Liisa Hämäläinen Anna Pasiarová Anne Jahren 1984 Winter Olympics39 February 1984 Sarajevo 10 km * Marja-Liisa Hämäläinen Raisa Smetanina Brit Pettersen 412 February 1984 5 km * Marja-Liisa Hämäläinen Berit Aunli Květa Jeriová 518 February 1984 20 km * Marja-Liisa Hämäläinen Raisa Smetanina Anne Jahren 625 February 1984 Falun 10 km Raisa Smetanina Marie Risby Marja-Liisa Hämäläinen 73 March 1984 Lahti 5 km Berit Aunli Raisa Smetanina Marie Risby 88 March 1984 Oslo 20 km Anette Bøe Marja-Liisa Hämäläinen Raisa Smetanina 917 March 1984 Štrbské Pleso 5 km Květa Jeriová Anette Bøe Inger Helene Nybråten 1024 March 1984 Murmansk 10 km Inger Helene Nybråten Raisa Smetanina Anne Jahren
Men's team events DateVenueEventWinnerSecondThird17 December 1983 Ramsau Relay 4x10 km Finland Kari Ristanen Kari Väänänen Harri Kirvesniemi Kari Härkönen Norway II Lars Erik Eriksen Per Knut Aaland Leiv-Bjørn Walle Karl-Kristen Aketun Sweden Erik Östlund Benny Kohlberg Torgny Mogren Thomas Eriksson 16 February 1984 Sarajevo Relay 4x10 km * Sweden Thomas Wassberg Benny Kohlberg Jan Ottosson Gunde Svan Soviet Union Oleksandr Batyuk Alexander Zavyalov Vladimir Nikitin Nikolay Zimyatov Finland Kari Ristanen Juha Mieto Harri Kirvesniemi Aki Karvonen 26 February 1984 Falun Relay 4x10 km Sweden Erik Östlund Thomas Wassberg Jan Ottosson Gunde Svan Finland Aki Karvonen Kari Ristanen Kari Härkönen Juha Mieto Norway I Tor Håkon Holte Geir Holte Vegard Ulvang Hans Erik Tofte 18 March 1984 Fairbanks Relay 3x10 km Sweden Thomas Wassberg Jan Ottosson Gunde Svan Norway I Tor Håkon Holte Geir Holte Oddvar Brå Switzerland Konrad Hallenbarter Giachem Guidon Andi Grünenfelder
Women's team events DateVenueEventWinnerSecondThird18 December 1983 Autrans Relay 3x5 km Czechoslovakia I Anna Pasiarová Květoslava Jeriová Blanka Paulů Norway Berit Aunli Anne Jahren Brit Pettersen East Germany Petra Sölter Carola Anding Ute Noack 15 February 1984 Sarajevo Relay 4x5 km * Norway Inger Helene Nybråten Anne Jahren Brit Pettersen Berit Aunli Czechoslovakia Dagmar Švubová Blanka Paulu Gabriela Svobodová Květa Jeriová Finland Pirkko Määttä Eija Hyytiäinen Marjo Matikainen Marja-Liisa Hämäläinen 26 February 1984 Falun Relay 4x5 km Norway Anette Bøe Inger Helene Nybråten Anne Jahren Brit Pettersen Finland Pirkko Määttä Eija Hyytiäinen Jaana Savolainen Marja-Liisa Hämäläinen Soviet Union Tamara Markaschanskaya Lyubov Zimyatova Nadesha Burlakova Raisa Smetanina 25 March 1984 Murmansk Relay 3x5 km Czechoslovakia Anna Pasiarová Gabriela Svobodová Květoslava Jeriová Norway Inger Helene Nybråten Anne Jahren Anette Bøe Soviet Union Lyubov Zimyatova Raisa Smetanina Tamara Markaschanskaya
NOTE: Races marked with * counts officially for both as "FIS World Cup" / "Olympic Games" wins statistic
Overall standings
Men's standings Place Skier Country Points 1. Gunde Svan 145 2. Thomas Wassberg 96 3. Harri Kirvesniemi 93 4. Tor Håkon Holte 86 5. Vladimir Sakhnov 85 6. Nikolay Zimyatov 84 7. Andi Grünenfelder 73 8. Lars-Erik Eriksen 70 9. Jan Ottosson 65 10. Jan Lindvall 60
Women's standings Place Skier Country Points 1. Marja-Liisa Hämäläinen 134 2. Raisa Smetanina 114 3. Anne Jahren 104 4. Inger Helene Nybråten 102 4. Květa Jeriová 102 6. Marie Risby 95 7. Berit Aunli 89 8. Brit Pettersen 87 9. Tamara Markaschanskaya 82 10. Anette Bøe 78
Medal table
Achievements First World Cup career victory
Men Nikolay Zimyatov, 28, in his 3rd season - the WC 1 (15 km) in Reit im Winkl; also first podium Lars Erik Eriksen, 29, in his 3rd season - the WC 7 (15 km) in Lahti; first podium was 1981–82 WC 4 (30 km) in Oslo Tor Håkon Holte, 25, in his 3rd season - the WC 8 (50 km) in Oslo; first podium was 1981–82 WC 1 (15 km) in Reit im Winkl Mikhail Devyatyarov, 25, in his 2nd season - the WC 10 (15 km) in Murmansk; first podium was 1982–83 WC 3 (15 km) in Sarajevo
Women Inger Helene Nybråten, 23, in her 3rd season – the WC 10 (15 km) in Murmansk; first podium was 1981–82 WC 7 (10 km) in Lahti
Victories in this World Cup (all-time number of victories as of 1983/84 season in parentheses)
Men , 4 (6) first places , 2 (2) first places , 1 (2) first place , 1 (1) first place , 1 (1) first places , 1 (1) first place
Women , 4 (7) first places , 2 (8) first places , 1 (3) first place , 1 (2) first place , 1 (2) first place , 1 (1) first place
References