Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics - Men's 10 kilometre walk
| Men's 10 kilometres walk at the Games of the XIV Olympiad
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| Dates | August 3 (heats) August 7 (final) |
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John Mikaelsson Sweden
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Ingemar Johansson Sweden
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Fritz Schwab Switzerland
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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.
Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.
The following new Olympic record was set during this competition:
All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)
Round 1 took place on 3 August. The first five competitors from each heat advanced to the final.
Heat 1
Heat 2
Key: DSQ = Disqualified
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