Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 kilometres walk
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.Records
Prior to the competition, the existing Olympic record was as follows.
Schedule
All times are British Summer Time
| Date | Time | Round |
| Saturday, 31 July 1948 | 13:15 | Final |
Results
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| John Ljunggren | | 4:41:52 | |
| Gaston Godel | | 4:48:17 | |
| Tebbs Lloyd Johnson | | 4:48:31 | |
| 4 | Edgar Bruun | | 4:53:18 | |
| 5 | Herbert Martineau | | 4:53:58 | |
| 6 | Rune Bjurström | | 4:56:43 | |
| 7 | Pierre Mazille | | 5:01:40 | |
| 8 | Claude Hubert | | 5:03:12 | |
| 9 | Enrique Villaplana | | 5:03:31 | |
| 10 | Tage Jönsson | | 5:05:08 | |
| 11 | Henri Caron | | 5:08:15 | |
| 12 | Ernest Crosbie | | 5:15:16 | |
| 13 | Sándor László | | 5:16:30 | |
| 14 | Salvatore Cascino | | 5:20:03 | |
| 15 | John Deni | | 5:28:33 | |
| 16 | Adolf Weinacker | | 5:30:14 | |
| Francesco Pretti | | | DNF |
| Rex Whitlock | | | DNF |
| Gerhard Winther | | | DNF |
| Per Olav Baarnaas | | | DNF |
| Sadhu Singh | | | DNF |
| Sixto Ibánez | | | DNF |
| Valentino Bertolini | | | DNF |
Key: DNF = Did not finish
