The 50 kilometre cross-country skiing event was part of the cross-country skiing at the 1924 Winter Olympics programme.
The competition was held on Wednesday, 30 January 1924.
Thirty-three cross-country skiers from eleven nations competed.
[1] The competition began at 8:37 a.m. with the first starter André Bluffet.
The first finisher was Johan Grøttumsbråten at 12:27:46 p.m. and the event ended with the last finisher Szczepan Witkowski who crossed the finish-line at 3:25:58 p.m.