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.
Records Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.
World record42:39.6Kumla, Sweden1945Olympic record46:28.4Stockholm, Sweden11 July 1912
The following new Olympic record was set during this competition:
Date Event Athlete Time Notes 3 August Round 1 45:03.0 OR
Schedule All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1) Date Time RoundTuesday 3 August 1948 10:30Round 1Saturday 7 August 1948 15:45Final
Results
Round 1 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 45:03.0 OR 2 Jim Morris 45:10.4 3 Émile Maggi 45:44.4 4 Pino Dordoni 46:25.8 5 Ingemar Johansson 46:44.2 6 Kaare Hammer 46:48.6 7 George Knott - Ernest Weber DSQ - Kallie Reyneke DSQ - Fred Sharaga DSQ
Heat 2 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Harry Churcher 45:03.0 2 Fritz Schwab 45:10.4 3 Ronald West 45:44.4 4 Gianni Corsaro 46:25.8 5 Werner Hardmo 46:44.2 6 Louis Courron 46:48.6 - Henry Laskau DSQ - Louis Chevalier DSQ - Sadhu Singh DSQ
Final
Rank Name Nationality Time (hand) Notes John Mikaelsson 45:13.2 Ingemar Johansson 45:43.8 Fritz Schwab 46:00.2 4 Jim Morris 46:04.0 5 Harry Churcher 47:28.0 6 Émile Maggi 47:02.8 7 Ronald West 8 Gianni Corsaro 9 Pino Dordoni Werner Hardmo DSQ
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.