Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 10 kilometres walk

The men's 10 kilometres walk event at the 1948 Summer Olympic Games took place from 3 to 7 August. The final was won by Swede John Mikaelsson. This was the first time since 1924 the event took place.[1]

Men's 10 kilometres walk
at the Games of the XIV Olympiad
John Mikaelsson
Dates3 August (heats)
7 August (final)
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) John Mikaelsson
 Sweden
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ingemar Johansson
 Sweden
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Fritz Schwab
 Switzerland
← 1924
1952 →

Records

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Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.

World record   Werner Hardmo (SWE) 42:39.6 Kumla, Sweden 1945
Olympic record   George Goulding (CAN) 46:28.4 Stockholm, Sweden 11 July 1912

The following new Olympic record was set during this competition:

Date Event Athlete Time Notes
3 August Round 1   John Mikaelsson (SWE) 45:03.0 OR

Schedule

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All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)

Date Time Round
Tuesday 3 August 1948 10:30 Round 1
Saturday 7 August 1948 15:45 Final

Results

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Round 1

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Round 1 took place on 3 August. The first five competitors from each heat advanced to the final.

Heat 1

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 John Mikaelsson   Sweden 45:03.0 OR
2 Jim Morris   Great Britain 45:10.4
3 Émile Maggi   France 45:44.4
4 Pino Dordoni   Italy 46:25.8
5 Ingemar Johansson   Sweden 46:44.2
6 Kaare Hammer   Norway 46:48.6
7 George Knott   Australia
- Ernest Weber   United States DSQ
- Kallie Reyneke   South Africa DSQ
- Fred Sharaga   United States DSQ

Heat 2

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Harry Churcher   Great Britain 45:03.0
2 Fritz Schwab   Switzerland 45:10.4
3 Ronald West   Great Britain 45:44.4
4 Gianni Corsaro   Italy 46:25.8
5 Werner Hardmo   Sweden 46:44.2
6 Louis Courron   France 46:48.6
- Henry Laskau   United States DSQ
- Louis Chevalier   France DSQ
- Sadhu Singh   India DSQ

Final

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Rank Name Nationality Time (hand) Notes
  John Mikaelsson   Sweden 45:13.2
  Ingemar Johansson   Sweden 45:43.8
  Fritz Schwab   Switzerland 46:00.2
4 Jim Morris   Great Britain 46:04.0
5 Harry Churcher   Great Britain 47:28.0
6 Émile Maggi   France 47:02.8
7 Ronald West   Great Britain
8 Gianni Corsaro   Italy
9 Pino Dordoni   Italy
Werner Hardmo   Sweden DSQ

Key: DSQ = Disqualified

References

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  1. ^ "Athletics at the 1948 London Summer Games: Men's 10 kilometres Walk". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
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