Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 10 kilometres walk
# Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 10 kilometres walk

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 record | Werner Hardmo (SWE) | 42:39.6 | Kumla, Sweden | 1945 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Olympic record | George Goulding (CAN) | 46:28.4 | Stockholm, Sweden | 11 July 1912 |

The following new Olympic record was set during this competition:

| Date | Event | Athlete | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 August | Round 1 | John Mikaelsson (SWE) | 45:03.0 | OR |

## Schedule

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)

| Date | Time | Round |
| - | - | - |
| Tuesday 3 August 1948 | 10:30 | Round 1 |
| Saturday 7 August 1948 | 15:45 | Final |

## 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 | Sweden | 45:03.0 | OR |
| 2 | Jim Morris | Great Britain | 45:10.4 | |
| 3 | Émile Maggi | France | 45:44.4 | |
| 4 | Pino Dordoni | Italy | 46:25.8 | |
| 5 | Ingemar Johansson | Sweden | 46:44.2 | |
| 6 | Kaare Hammer | Norway | 46:48.6 | |
| 7 | George Knott | Australia | | |
| - | Ernest Weber | United States | DSQ | |
| - | Kallie Reyneke | South Africa | DSQ | |
| - | Fred Sharaga | United States | DSQ | |

Heat 2

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Harry Churcher | Great Britain | 45:03.0 |
| 2 | Fritz Schwab | Switzerland | 45:10.4 |
| 3 | Ronald West | Great Britain | 45:44.4 |
| 4 | Gianni Corsaro | Italy | 46:25.8 |
| 5 | Werner Hardmo | Sweden | 46:44.2 |
| 6 | Louis Courron | France | 46:48.6 |
| - | Henry Laskau | United States | DSQ |
| - | Louis Chevalier | France | DSQ |
| - | Sadhu Singh | India | DSQ |

### Final

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time (hand) | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | John Mikaelsson | Sweden | 45:13.2 | |
| | Ingemar Johansson | Sweden | 45:43.8 | |
| | Fritz Schwab | Switzerland | 46:00.2 | |
| 4 | Jim Morris | Great Britain | 46:04.0 | |
| 5 | Harry Churcher | Great Britain | 47:28.0 | |
| 6 | Émile Maggi | France | 47:02.8 | |
| 7 | Ronald West | Great Britain | | |
| 8 | Gianni Corsaro | Italy | | |
| 9 | Pino Dordoni | Italy | | |
| | Werner Hardmo | Sweden | | DSQ |

Key: DSQ = Disqualified

