1948 Summer Olympics / Athletics - 10,000 m walking (men)
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sport | athletics | ||||||||
discipline | 10,000-meter walk | ||||||||
gender | Men | ||||||||
Attendees | 19 athletes from 10 countries | ||||||||
Competition location | Wembley Stadium | ||||||||
Competition phase | August 1, 1948 (preliminary) August 7, 1948 (final) |
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The men's 10,000-meter walk at the 1948 Olympic Games in London was held at Wembley Stadium on August 3 and 7, 1948 . 19 athletes took part. This discipline was included in the Olympic program for the first time since 1924 .
The Olympic champion was the Swede John Mikaelsson ahead of his compatriot Ingemar Johansson . Fritz Schwab from Switzerland won bronze .
Existing records
- World record : 42: 39.6 min Werner Hardmo ( Sweden ), Kumla , September 9, 1945
- Olympic record : 46: 28.4 min - George Goulding ( Canada ), Stockholm final , August 11, 1912
Conducting the competition
The walkers completed two preliminary rounds on August 3rd, from which the five best walkers qualified for the final, which took place on August 7th.
Note: The qualified athletes are highlighted in light blue.
referee
The course of the race was controlled by ten referees under the British head referee FW Blackmore. Among them were the Briton William Palmer , who had reached the Olympic 10,000 meter walking final in Stockholm in 1912 , Gordon Goodwin , the Olympic champion of 1924 in Paris , also British and the Italian Giorgio Oberweger , who won the bronze medal in the discus throw in 1936 would have.
Preliminary round
August 3, 1948, 10:30 a.m.
Not all times have been passed down.
Preliminary round 1
space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
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1 | John Mikaelsson |
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45: 03.0 min | OR |
2 | Charles Morris |
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45: 10.4 min | |
3 | Émile Maggi |
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45: 44.4 min | |
4th | Giuseppe Dordoni |
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46: 25.8 min | |
5 | Ingemar Johansson |
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46: 44.2 min | |
6th | Kaare hammer |
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46: 48.6 min | |
7th | George Knott |
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k. A. | |
DSQ | Kallie Reyneke |
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Fred Sharaga |
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Ernest Weber |
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Preliminary round 2
space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
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1 | Harry Churcher |
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46: 26.4 min | |
2 | Fritz Schwab |
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46: 38.0 min | |
3 | Ronald West |
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47: 11.6 min | |
4th | Gianni Corsaro |
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47: 26.8 min | |
5 | Werner Hardmo |
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47: 34.8 min | |
6th | Louis Courron |
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48: 13.0 min | |
DSQ | Louis Chevalier |
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Henry Laskau |
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Sadhu Singh |
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final
space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
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1 | John Mikaelsson |
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45: 13.2 min | |
2 | Ingemar Johansson |
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45: 43.8 min | |
3 | Fritz Schwab |
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46: 00.2 min | |
4th | Charles Morris |
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46: 04.0 min | |
5 | Harry Churcher |
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47: 28.0 min | |
6th | Émile Maggi |
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47: 02.8 min | |
7th | Ronald West |
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k. A. | |
8th | Gianni Corsaro |
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9 | Giuseppe Dordoni |
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DSQ | Werner Hardmo |
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August 7, 1948, 3:45 p.m.
The clear favorite for gold was the Swede Werner Hardmo, who had set a total of 25 unofficial world records on various walking distances in the previous years . However, Hardmo was disqualified in the final. His compatriot John Mikaelsson, who had already set a new Olympic record in the preliminary round , won the final by over half a minute.
literature
- Ekkehard zur Megede , The History of Olympic Athletics, Volume 2: 1948–1968, Verlag Bartels & Wernitz KG, Berlin, 1st edition 1969, p. 31
Web links
- SportsReference 10k Walk , accessed August 21, 2017
- Official report , page 260, engl. (PDF), accessed on August 21, 2017
- Londres 1948 - 10.000m marcha , published March 6, 2008 on youtube.com, accessed August 21, 2017
Individual evidence
- ↑ Official Report S. 240 (English)
- ^ Official report p. 241, engl. (PDF)
- ↑ SportsReference (English)