Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 kilometres walk
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 | ||
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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.[1]
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing Olympic record was as follows.
Olympic record | ![]() |
4:30:41.4 | Berlin, Germany | 5 August 1936 |
Results
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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![]() | John Ljunggren | ![]() | 4:41:52 | |
![]() | Gaston Godel | ![]() | 4:48:17 | |
![]() | Tebbs Lloyd Johnson | ![]() | 4:48:31 | |
4 | Edgar Bruun | ![]() | 4:53:18 | |
5 | Herbert Martineau | ![]() | 4:53:58 | |
6 | Rune Bjurström | ![]() | 4:56:43 | |
7 | Pierre Mazille | ![]() | 5:01:40 | |
8 | Claude Hubert | ![]() | 5:03:12 | |
9 | Enrique Villaplana | ![]() | 5:03:31 | |
10 | Tage Jönsson | ![]() | 5:05:08 | |
11 | Henri Caron | ![]() | 5:08:15 | |
12 | Ernest Crosbie | ![]() | 5:15:16 | |
13 | Sándor László | ![]() | 5:16:30 | |
14 | Salvatore Cascino | ![]() | 5:20:03 | |
15 | John Deni | ![]() | 5:28:33 | |
16 | Adolf Weinacker | ![]() | 5:30:14 | |
Francesco Pretti | ![]() | DNF | ||
Rex Whitlock | ![]() | DNF | ||
Gerhard Winther | ![]() | DNF | ||
Per Olav Baarnaas | ![]() | DNF | ||
Sadhu Singh | ![]() | DNF | ||
Sixto Ibánez | ![]() | DNF | ||
Valentino Bertolini | ![]() | 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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