| Event: | 18 kilometres |
| Games: | 1928 Winter |
| Date: | February 17 |
| Competitors: | 49 |
| Nations: | 15 |
| Win Value: | 1:37:01 |
| Gold: | Johan Grøttumsbråten |
| Goldnoc: | NOR |
| Silver: | Ole Hegge |
| Silvernoc: | NOR |
| Bronze: | Reidar Ødegaard |
| Bronzenoc: | NOR |
| Prev: | 1924 |
| Next: | 1932 |
The 18 kilometre cross-country skiing event was part of the cross-country skiing at the 1928 Winter Olympics programme. It was the second appearance of the event. The competition was held on Friday, 17 February 1928. Forty-nine cross-country skiers from 15 nations competed.[1]
| Place | Competitor | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1'37:01 | |
| 2 | 1'39:01 | |
| 3 | 1'40:11 | |
| 4 | 1'40:57 | |
| 5 | 1'41:29 | |
| 6 | 1'41:51 | |
| 7 | 1'41:59 | |
| 1'41:59 | ||
| 9 | 1'42:04 | |
| 10 | 1'44:37 | |
| 11 | 1'47:14 | |
| 12 | 1'47:53 | |
| 13 | 1'47:55 | |
| 14 | 1'48:56 | |
| 15 | 1'49:46 | |
| 16 | 1'51:20 | |
| 17 | 1'51:20 | |
| 18 | 1'54:38 | |
| 19 | 1'55:00 | |
| 20 | 1'57:03 | |
| 21 | 1'57:03 | |
| 22 | 1'57:08 | |
| 23 | 1'58:10 | |
| 24 | 1'58:52 | |
| 25 | 1'59:02 | |
| 26 | 2'01:14 | |
| 27 | 2'02:29 | |
| 28 | 2'03:27 | |
| 29 | 2'03:52 | |
| 30 | 2'03:54 | |
| 31 | 2'04:20 | |
| 32 | 2'04:23 | |
| 33 | 2'04:39 | |
| 34 | 2'08:49 | |
| 35 | 2'09:28 | |
| 36 | 2'09:42 | |
| 37 | 2'10:57 | |
| 38 | 2'12:24 | |
| 39 | 2'14:08 | |
| 40 | 2'19:54 | |
| 41 | 2'22:40 | |
| 42 | 2'28:44 | |
| 43 | 2'30:30 | |
| 44 | 2'35:00 | |
| 45 | 2'48:00 | |
| – | DNF | |
| DNF | ||
| DNF | ||
| DNF |