The 1936 Winter Olympics were held in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.

There were three cross-country skiing events held, in which only men competed.

The youngest participant was 17-year-old Resat Erces from Turkey, while the oldest participant was Nils Backstrom from the United States of America at 34 years old.

Sweden collected more medals than any other country in the cross-country skiing events at a total of five.

A total of 109 cross-country skiers from 22 nations competed at the Garmisch-Partenkirchen Games: