| Host City: London, Great Britain |
Format: Top five in each heat advanced to the final. |
| Date Started: August 3, 1948 |
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| Date Finished: August 7, 1948 |
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| (Competitors: 19; Countries: 10) |
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Venue(s): Empire Stadium, Wembley, London
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| Overview by IAAF |
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| Mikaelsson set an Olympic record of 45:03.0 in the first heat, with Morris second in 45:10.4 ahead of Maggi (45:44.2) and Dordoni (46:25.8), all of whom were faster than Churcher, winner of the second heat in 46:26.4. Both Churcher and Werner Hardmo (SWE), many time world record setter, were cautioned. The final was held after the track had been badly slowed by heavy rain, and Mikaelsson dominated proceedings, winning by just over 100m from teammate Johansson, who overtook the British pair in the second half of the race. Hardmo was disqualified, while Schwab, son of 1936 50Km silver medallist Arthur, also finished quickly to win the bronze medal. |
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| Summary by Sports-reference.com |
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| The favorite was Werner Hardmo (SWE), who had set over 25 world walking records in the past few years, over various distances. But his countryman John Mikaelsson broke the Olympic record in the heats with 45:03.0. In the final, Hardmo was disqualified and Mikaelsson won easily. |
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Results |
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| 10 km Walk |
Men |
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Final |
7 August |
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Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Age |
Records |
Notes |
| 1 |
45.13.2 |
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John Mikaelsson |
Sweden |
SWE |
34 |
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45.13.1 |
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45.43.8 |
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Ingemar Johansson |
Sweden |
SWE |
24 |
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46.00.2 |
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Fritz Schwab |
Switzerland |
SUI |
28 |
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| 4 |
46.04.0 |
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Jim Morris |
Great Britain |
GBR |
33 |
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| 5 |
47.28.0 |
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Harry Churcher |
Great Britain |
GBR |
37 |
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| 6 |
47.02.8 |
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Émile Maggi |
France |
FRA |
40 |
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Ron West |
Great Britain |
GBR |
34 |
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Gianni Corsaro |
Italy |
ITA |
23 |
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Pino Dordoni |
Italy |
ITA |
22 |
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| AC |
DQ |
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Werner Hardmo |
Sweden |
SWE |
31 |
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| 10 km Walk |
Men |
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Round One Heat One |
3 August |
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Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Age |
Records |
Notes |
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45.03.0 |
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John Mikaelsson |
Sweden |
SWE |
34 |
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45.10.4 |
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Jim Morris |
Great Britain |
GBR |
33 |
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| 3 |
45.44.4 |
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Émile Maggi |
France |
FRA |
40 |
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46.25.8 |
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Pino Dordoni |
Italy |
ITA |
22 |
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| 5 |
46.44.2 |
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Ingemar Johansson |
Sweden |
SWE |
24 |
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| 6 |
46.48.6 |
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Kaare Hammer |
Norway |
NOR |
30 |
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George Knott |
Australia |
AUS |
37 |
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| AC |
DQ |
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Ernest Weber |
United States |
USA |
40 |
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DQ |
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Kallie Reyneke |
South Africa |
RSA |
26 |
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DQ |
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Fred Sharaga |
United States |
USA |
38 |
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| 10 km Walk |
Men |
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Round One Heat Two |
3 August |
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Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Age |
Records |
Notes |
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46.26.4 |
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Harry Churcher |
Great Britain |
GBR |
37 |
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46.38.0 |
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Fritz Schwab |
Switzerland |
SUI |
28 |
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47.11.6 |
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Ron West |
Great Britain |
GBR |
34 |
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47.26.8 |
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Gianni Corsaro |
Italy |
ITA |
23 |
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47.34.8 |
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Werner Hardmo |
Sweden |
SWE |
31 |
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48.13.0 |
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Louis Courron |
France |
FRA |
34 |
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| AC |
DQ |
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Henry Laskau |
United States |
USA |
31 |
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| AC |
DQ |
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Louis Chevalier |
France |
FRA |
27 |
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| AC |
DQ |
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Sadhu Singh |
India |
IND |
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