| 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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| Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
 | ||
| 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.[1]
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.
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