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

Cross-country skiing at the 1948 Winter Olympics
18 km	men
50 km	men
4x10 km	men

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, February 6, 1948.

Twenty-eight cross-country skiers from nine nations competed.

Medalists

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

Results

Place	Competitor	Time
1	Nils Karlsson (SWE)	3'47:48
2	Harald Eriksson (SWE)	3'52:20
3	Benjamin Vanninen (FIN)	3'57:38
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	Christiano 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 (TCH)	DNF
	Victor Borghi (SUI)	DNF
	Thorleif Vangen (NOR)	DNF
	Stefano Sommariva (ITA)	DNF
	Arthur Herrdin (SWE)	DNF
	Leif Haugen (NOR)	DNF
	22x20px Tom Dennie (CAN)	DNF
	Martti Sipilä (FIN)	DNF

References

• Official Olympic Report