The men's 50 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 July 31. The final was won by Swede
John Ljunggren
John Arthur Ljunggren (9 September 1919 – 13 January 2000) was a Swedish race walker. He competed in the 50 kilometer event at the 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960 and 1964 Olympics and finished in first, ninth, third, second and 16th place, respectivel ...
.
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing Olympic record was as follows.
Schedule
All times are British Summer Time
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(UTC+1
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)
Results
Key: DNF = Did not finish
References
Sources
*Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad, The (1948)
The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad ''
LA84 Foundation
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''. 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