The men's 10 kilometres walk event at the
1948 Summer Olympic Games
The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca ...
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.
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.
The following new Olympic record was set during this competition:
Schedule
All times are British Summer Time
During British Summer Time (BST), civil time in the United Kingdom is advanced one hour forward of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), in effect changing the time zone from UTC±00:00 to UTC+01:00, so that mornings have one hour less daylight, and ev ...
( UTC+1)
Results
Round 1
Round 1 took place on 3 August. The first five competitors from each heat advanced to the final.
Heat 1
Heat 2
Final
Key: DSQ = Disqualified
References
External links
*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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Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Racewalking at the Olympics
Men's events at the 1948 Summer Olympics