| Men's 50 kilometres walk at the Games of the XIV Olympiad | ||||||||||
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 John Ljunggren 1948 | ||||||||||
| Venue | Empire Stadium | |||||||||
| Dates | July 31 (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 23 from 11 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 4:41:52 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| ← 19361952 → | ||||||||||
| Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Track events | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | |
| 800 m | men | |
| 1500 m | men | |
| 5000 m | men | |
| 10,000 m | men | |
| 80 m hurdles | women | |
| 110 m hurdles | men | |
| 400 m hurdles | men | |
| 3000 m steeplechase | men | |
| 4 × 100 m relay | men | women |
| 4 × 400 m relay | men | |
| Road events | ||
| Marathon | men | |
| 10 km walk | men | |
| 50 km walk | men | |
| Field events | ||
| Long jump | men | women |
| Triple jump | men | |
| High jump | men | women |
| Pole vault | men | |
| Shot put | men | women |
| Discus throw | men | women |
| Javelin throw | men | women |
| Hammer throw | men | |
| Combined events | ||
| Decathlon | men | |
The men's 50 kilometres walk event at the 1948 Summer Olympic Games took place July 31. The final was won by Swede John Ljunggren.
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing Olympic record was as follows.
| Olympic record |  Harold Whitlock (GBR)
|
4:30:41.4 | Berlin, Germany | 5 August 1936 |
Schedule
All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 31 July 1948 | 13:15 | Final |
Results
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
John Ljunggren |  Sweden |
4:41:52 | |
 |
Gaston Godel |  Switzerland |
4:48:17 | |
 |
Tebbs Lloyd Johnson |  Great Britain |
4:48:31 | |
| 4 | Edgar Bruun |  Norway |
4:53:18 | |
| 5 | Herbert Martineau | Great Britain |
4:53:58 | |
| 6 | Rune Bjurström | Sweden |
4:56:43 | |
| 7 | Pierre Mazille |  France |
5:01:40 | |
| 8 | Claude Hubert | France |
5:03:12 | |
| 9 | Enrique Villaplana |  Spain |
5:03:31 | |
| 10 | Tage Jönsson | Sweden |
5:05:08 | |
| 11 | Henri Caron | France |
5:08:15 | |
| 12 | Ernest Crosbie |  United States |
5:15:16 | |
| 13 | Sándor László |  Hungary |
5:16:30 | |
| 14 | Salvatore Cascino |  Italy |
5:20:03 | |
| 15 | John Deni | United States |
5:28:33 | |
| 16 | Adolf Weinacker | United States |
5:30:14 | |
| Francesco Pretti | Italy |
DNF | ||
| Rex Whitlock | Great Britain |
DNF | ||
| Gerhard Winther | Norway |
DNF | ||
| Per Olav Baarnaas | Norway |
DNF | ||
| Sadhu Singh |  India |
DNF | ||
| Sixto Ibánez |  Argentina |
DNF | ||
| Valentino Bertolini | Italy |
DNF |
Key: DNF = Did not finish
References
- "Athletics at the 1948 London Summer Games: Men's 50 kilometres Walk". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
Sources
- Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad, The (1948). The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad. LA84 Foundation. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
| 50 kilometres race walk at the Olympic Games | |
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| Summary | |
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| Olympic champions in men's 50 km race walk | |
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