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

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

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

Records

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:

DateEventAthleteTimeNotes
3 AugustRound 1 John Mikaelsson (SWE)45:03.0OR

Schedule

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)

Date Time Round
Tuesday, 3 August 194810:30Round 1
Saturday, 7 August 194815:45Final

Results

Round 1

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

Heat 1

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1John Mikaelsson Sweden45:03.0OR
2Charles Morris Great Britain45:10.4
3Émile Maggi France45:44.4
4Pino Dordoni Italy46:25.8
5Ingemar Johansson Sweden46:44.2
6Kaare Hammer Norway46:48.6
7George Knott Australia
-Ernest Weber United StatesDSQ
-Kallie Reyneke South AfricaDSQ
-Fred Sharaga United StatesDSQ

Heat 2

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1Harry Churcher Great Britain45:03.0
2Fritz Schwab Switzerland45:10.4
3Ron West Great Britain45:44.4
4Gianni Corsaro Italy46:25.8
5Werner Hardmo Sweden46:44.2
6Louis Courron France46:48.6
-Henry Laskau United StatesDSQ
-Louis Chevalier FranceDSQ
-Sadhu Singh IndiaDSQ

Final

RankNameNationalityTime (hand)Notes
1st, gold medalist(s)John Mikaelsson Sweden45:13.2
2nd, silver medalist(s)Ingemar Johansson Sweden45:43.8
3rd, bronze medalist(s)Fritz Schwab Switzerland46:00.2
4Charles Morris Great Britain46:04.0
5Harry Churcher Great Britain47:28.0
6Émile Maggi France47:02.8
7Ron West Great Britain
8Gianni Corsaro Italy
9Pino Dordoni Italy
Werner Hardmo SwedenDSQ

Key: DSQ = Disqualified

References

  1. "Athletics at the 1948 London Summer Games: Men's 10 kilometres Walk". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
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