List of FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in women's cross-country skiing

This is a list of medalists from the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in women's cross-country skiing.

10 km

Debuted: 1954.
Classic style: 1954–1987, 1989, 2001, 2003, 2009, 2011, 2017, 2019. Free style: 1989, 1991, 2005, 2007, 2013, 2015.

Medals:
3/4 × 5 km relay

Debuted: 1954.
3×5 km classic style: 1954–1970. 4×5 km classic style: 1974–1985. 4×5 km free style: 1987. 2×5 km classic style + 2×5 km free style: 1989–2019.

Medals:
5 km (discontinued)

Debuted: 1962. Discontinued: 1999.
Classic style: 1962–1987, 1991–1999.

Medals:
20 km and 30 km

Debuted: 1978.
Classic style: 1978–1985, 1997, 1999, 2005, 2007, 2013, 2015. Free style: 1987–1995, 2001, 2003, 2009, 2011, 2017, 2019.
Individual start: 1978–2003. Mass start: 2005–2019.

Medals:
15 km (discontinued)

Debuted: 1989. Discontinued: 2003.
Classic style: 1989–1995, 2001, 2003. Free style: 1997, 1999.

Individual start: 1989–2001. Mass start: 2003.

Medals:
Combined/double pursuit/Skiathlon

Debuted: 1993.

Medals:
Individual sprint

Debuted: 2001.
Classic style: 2005, 2007, 2013, 2015. Free style: 2001, 2003, 2009, 2011, 2017, 2019.

Medals:
Team sprint

Debuted: 2005.
Classic style: 2009, 2011, 2017, 2019. Free style: 2005, 2007, 2013, 2015.

Medals:
Medal table

Table updated after the 2019 Championships.

Multiple medalists

Boldface denotes active cross-country skiers and highest medal count among all cross-country skiers per type.

All events

Rank	Cross-country skier	Country	From	To	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Marit Bjørgen		2003	2017	18	5	3	26
2	Yelena Välbe		1989	1997	14	3	–	17
3	Larisa Lazutina		1987	2001	11	3	2	16
4	Therese Johaug		2007	2019	10	2	3	15
5	Alevtina Kolchina		1958	1966	7	1	–	8
6	Nina Gavrylyuk		1987	2003	6	3	2	11
7	Virpi Kuitunen		2001	2009	6	1	1	8
8	Galina Kulakova		1970	1982	5	2	2	9
9	Bente Skari		1997	2003	5	2	–	7
10	Maiken Caspersen Falla		2011	2019	5	–	4	9

Individual events

Rank	Cross-country skier	Country	From	To	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Marit Bjørgen		2003	2017	12	4	1	17
2	Yelena Välbe		1989	1997	10	2	–	12
3	Therese Johaug		2007	2019	7	1	3	11
4	Larisa Lazutina		1987	2001	5	3	2	10
5	Bente Skari		1999	2003	5	–	–	5
6	Stefania Belmondo		1991	1999	4	4	1	9
7	Alevtina Kolchina		1958	1966	4	1	–	5
8	Galina Kulakova		1970	1980	3	1	1	5
9	Justyna Kowalczyk		2009	2013	2	3	2	7
10	Marjo Matikainen		1987	1989	2	2	2	6

Best performers by country

An asterisk marks athletes who are the only representatives of their respective countries to win a medal.

Multiple medals at one championship

5 medals:
* out of 5 possible:
** 1997 Yelena Välbe
** 1989 Marjo Matikainen
* out of 6 possible:
** 2011 Marit Bjørgen
** 2013 Marit Bjørgen
** 2005 Marit Bjørgen
** 2019 Ingvild Flugstad Østberg
4 medals:
* out of 4 possible:
** 1982 Berit Aunli
** 1985 Anette Bøe
** 1985 Grete Ingeborg Nykkelmo
** 1978 Raisa Smetanina
* out of 5 possible:
** 1995 Larisa Lazutina
** 1991 Yelena Välbe
** 2001 Olga Danilova
** 1993 Lyubov Yegorova
** 1997 Stefania Belmondo
* out of 6 possible:
** 2017 Marit Bjørgen
** 2019 Therese Johaug
** 2007 Virpi Kuitunen
** 2009 Aino-Kaisa Saarinen
** 2013 Therese Johaug
** 2003 Kristina Šmigun
** 2005 Yuliya Chepalova
** 2015 Charlotte Kalla
** 2003 Olga Zavyalova
3 medals:
* out of 3 possible:
** 1962 Alevtina Kolchina
** 1974 Galina Kulakova
** 1966 Klavdiya Boyarskikh
** 1966 Alevtina Kolchina
** 1970 Galina Kulakova
** 1962 Maria Gusakova
* out of 4 possible:
** 1978 Helena Takalo
** 1978 Zinaida Amosova
** 1987 Anfisa Reztsova
** 1978 Hilkka Riihivuori
** 1982 Hilkka Riihivuori
2 medals out of 2 possible:
** 1954 Lyubov Kozyreva
** 1958 Alevtina Kolchina
** 1958 Lyubov Kozyreva
** 1954 Siiri Rantanen
** 1954 Mirja Hietamies
** 1958 Siiri Rantanen

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List of FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in women's cross-country skiing

10 km

3/4 × 5 km relay

5 km (discontinued)

20 km and 30 km

15 km (discontinued)

Combined/double pursuit/Skiathlon

Individual sprint

Team sprint

Medal table

Multiple medalists

All events

Individual events

Best performers by country

Multiple medals at one championship