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 | |||||||||||||
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| Dates | 6 February 1948 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 28 from 9 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 3:47:48 | ||||||||||||
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Medalists edit
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Nils Karlsson Sweden
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Harald Eriksson Sweden
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Benjamin Vanninen Finland
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Results edit
| 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 edit
- ^ "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.
External links edit
- Official Olympic Report
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Archived from the original on 16 February 2009. Retrieved 27 May 2008.