Cross-country skiing at the 1948 Winter Olympics – Men's 50 kilometre

The 50 kilometre cross-country skiing event was part of the cross-country skiing at the 1948 Winter Olympics programme. It was the fifth appearance of the event. The competition was held on Friday, 6 February 1948. Twenty-eight cross-country skiers from nine nations competed.[1]

Men's 50 kilometre
at the V Olympic Winter Games
Dates6 February 1948
Competitors28 from 9 nations
Winning time3:47:48
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Nils Karlsson  Sweden
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Harald Eriksson  Sweden
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Benjamin Vanninen  Finland
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Medalists

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Gold Silver Bronze
Nils Karlsson
  Sweden
Harald Eriksson
  Sweden
Benjamin Vanninen
  Finland

Results

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Place Competitor Time
1   Nils Karlsson (SWE) 3'47:48
2   Harald Eriksson (SWE) 3'52:20
3   Benjamin Vanninen (FIN) 3'57:28
4   Pekka Vanninen (FIN) 3'57:58
5   Anders Törnkvist (SWE) 3'58:20
6   Edi Schild (SUI) 4'05:37
7   Pekka Kuvaja (FIN) 4'10:02
8   Jaroslav Cardal (TCH) 4'14:34
9   Kristian Bjørn (NOR) 4'15:21
10   Martin Jære (NOR) 4'17:11
11   František Balvín (TCH) 4'17:51
12   Josl Gstrein (AUT) 4'21:13
13   Cristiano Rodeghiero (ITA) 4'24:12
14   Jože Knific (YUG) 4'26:00
15   Franc Smolej (YUG) 4'26:12
16   Matevž Kordež (YUG) 4'27:25
17   Max Müller (SUI) 4'30:51
18   Silvio Confortola (ITA) 4'31:36
19   Louis Bourban (SUI) 4'33:50
20   Jaroslav Zajíček (TCH) 4'44:35
  Vít Fousek Sr. (TCH) DNF
  Victor Borghi (ITA) DNF
  Thorleif Vangen (NOR) DNF
  Stefano Sommariva (ITA) DNF
  Arthur Herrdin (SWE) DNF
  Leif Haugen (NOR) DNF
  Tom Dennie (CAN) DNF
  Martti Sipilä (FIN) DNF

References

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  1. ^ "Cross Country Skiing at the 1948 Sankt Moritz Winter Games: Men's 50 kilometres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
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