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Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics - Men's 50 kilometre walk

Men's 50 kilometres walk
at the Games of the XIV Olympiad
Dates July 31 (final)
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) John Ljunggren
 Sweden
2nd, silver medalist(s) Gaston Godel
 Switzerland
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Tebbs Lloyd Johnson
 Great Britain
← 1936
1952 →
1st, gold medalist(s) John Ljunggren
 Sweden
2nd, silver medalist(s) Gaston Godel
 Switzerland
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Tebbs Lloyd Johnson
 Great Britain

The men's 50 kilometres walk event at the 1948 Summer Olympic Games took place July 31. The final was won by Swede John Ljunggren.

Prior to the competition, the existing Olympic record was as follows.

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)

Key: DNF = Did not finish


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