| Event: | Men's 18 kilometre |
| Date: | February 18 |
| Games: | 1952 Winter |
| Venue: | Holmenkollen |
| Competitors: | 80 |
| Nations: | 18 |
| Win Value: | 1:01:34 |
| Gold: | Hallgeir Brenden |
| Goldnoc: | NOR |
| Silver: | Tapio Mäkelä |
| Silvernoc: | FIN |
| Bronze: | Paavo Lonkila |
| Bronzenoc: | FIN |
| Prev: | 1948 |
| Next: | 1956 |
The 18 kilometre Cross-country skiing event was part of the cross-c skiing programme at the 1952 Winter Olympics. It was the sixth appearance of the event. The competition was held on Monday, 18 February 1952. Eighty cross-country skiers from 18 nations competed.[1]
| Rank | Athlete | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| width=70 | At 7 km | width=70 | Final | |
| 1 | 27:00 | 1'01:34 | ||
| 2 | 26:50 | 1'02:09 | ||
| 3 | 27:00 | 1'02:20 | ||
| 4 | 27:05 | 1'02:24 | ||
| 5 | 27:00 | 1'02:56 | ||
| 6 | 27:05 | 1'03:00 | ||
| 7 | 27:40 | 1'03:35 | ||
| 8 | 27:30 | 1'03:40 | ||
| 9 | 27:35 | 1'03:44 | ||
| 10 | 27:40 | 1'04:07 | ||
| 11 | 28:00 | 1'04:26 | ||
| 12 | 27:50 | 1'04:53 | ||
| 13 | 28:15 | 1'05:10 | ||
| 14 | 28:00 | 1'05:30 | ||
| 15 | 28:15 | 1'05:40 | ||
| 16 | 28:30 | 1'06:03 | ||
| 17 | 28:30 | 1'06:13 | ||
| 18 | 29:00 | 1'06:48 | ||
| 19 | 28:50 | 1'06:54 | ||
| 20 | 29:40 | 1'07:40 | ||
| 21 | 29:30 | 1'08:24 | ||
| 22 | 29:55 | 1'08:49 | ||
| 23 | 29:50 | 1'09:12 | ||
| 24 | 30:00 | 1'09:17 | ||
| 24 | 30:05 | 1'09:17 | ||
| 26 | 30:20 | 1'09:38 | ||
| 27 | 29:50 | 1'09:44 | ||
| 28 | 30:00 | 1'09:48 | ||
| 29 | 30:20 | 1'10:09 | ||
| 30 | 30:30 | 1'10:12 | ||
| 31 | 30:05 | 1'10:13 | ||
| 32 | 30:30 | 1'10:30 | ||
| 33 | 29:40 | 1'10:33 | ||
| 34 | 30:30 | 1'10:36 | ||
| 35 | 30:20 | 1'10:45 | ||
| 36 | 29:20 | 1'10:50 | ||
| 37 | 30:35 | 1'10:51 | ||
| 38 | 30:50 | 1'10:56 | ||
| 39 | 30:40 | 1'11:00 | ||
| 40 | 30:30 | 1'11:10 | ||
| 41 | 30:40 | 1'11:40 | ||
| 42 | 30:25 | 1'11:46 | ||
| 43 | 30:55 | 1'11:54 | ||
| 43 | 30:40 | 1'11:54 | ||
| 45 | 31:00 | 1'12:05 | ||
| 46 | 30:55 | 1'12:19 | ||
| 47 | 31:10 | 1'12:34 | ||
| 48 | 30:40 | 1'12:37 | ||
| 49 | 32:00 | 1'12:43 | ||
| 50 | 31:10 | 1'12:47 | ||
| 51 | 31:50 | 1'13:10 | ||
| 52 | 31:30 | 1'13:17 | ||
| 53 | 31:45 | 1'13:25 | ||
| 54 | 32:30 | 1'13:30 | ||
| 55 | 31:05 | 1'13:35 | ||
| 56 | 31:40 | 1'13:46 | ||
| 57 | 31:20 | 1'14:06 | ||
| 58 | 31:50 | 1'14:19 | ||
| 59 | 32:05 | 1'14:23 | ||
| 60 | 32:05 | 1'14:35 | ||
| 61 | 33:00 | 1'14:41 | ||
| 61 | 32:40 | 1'14:41 | ||
| 63 | 32:30 | 1'15:42 | ||
| 64 | 32:00 | 1'15:53 | ||
| 65 | 32:40 | 1'16:32 | ||
| 66 | 33:00 | 1'16:43 | ||
| 67 | 33:00 | 1'16:47 | ||
| 68 | 34:00 | 1'17:11 | ||
| 69 | 32:05 | 1'17:31 | ||
| 70 | 33:30 | 1'17:37 | ||
| 71 | 33:40 | 1'18:05 | ||
| 72 | 34:10 | 1'18:25 | ||
| 73 | 36:20 | 1'25:42 | ||
| 74 | 38:10 | 1'29:58 | ||
| 75 | 40:20 | 1'32:39 | ||
| - | 30:35 | DNF | ||
| - | 29:00 | DNF | ||
| - | 32:20 | DNF | ||
| - | DNF | - | ||
| - | DNF | - | ||