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Men: 100m
Date: 30 July 1948 / 31 July 1948

Rank Name Nation Time
1 Harrison Dillard USA 10.3
2 Barney Ewell USA 10.4
3 Lloyd LaBeach PAN 10.6
4 Alastair McCorquodale GBR
5 Mel Patton USA
6 Emmanuel McDonald Bailey GBR
Semi-finals
7 John Treloar AUS
7 John Bartram AUS
Men: 200m
Date: 2 August 1948 / 3 August 1948
Rank Name Nation Time
1 Mel Patton USA 21.1
2 Barney Ewell USA 21.1
3 Lloyd LaBeach PAN 21.2
4 Herb McKenley JAM
5 Clifford Bourland USA
6 Leslie Laing JAM
Semi-finals
7 Aroldo da Silva BRA
7 John Treloar AUS
Men: 400m
Date: 4 August 1948 / 5 August 1948
Rank Name Nation Time
1 Arthur Wint JAM 46.2
2 Herb McKenley JAM 46.4
3 Malvin Whitfield USA 46.9
4 David Bolen USA 47.2
5 Morris Curotta AUS 47.9
6 George Guida USA 50.2
Semi-finals
7 George Rhoden JAM 47.7
8 Jimmy Reardon IRL 47.8
Men: 800m
Date: 30 July 1948 / 31 July 1948 / 2 August 1948
Rank Name Nation Time
1 Malvin Whitfield USA 1:49.2
2 Arthur Wint JAM 1:49.5
3 Marcel Hansenne FRA 1:49.8
4 Herbert Barten USA 1:50.1
5 Ingvar Bengtsson SWE 1:50.5
6 Robert Chambers USA 1:52.1
7 Robert Chef d'Hotel FRA
8 Niels Holst-Sorensen DEN
Men: 1500m
Date: 4 August 1948 / 6 August 1948
Rank Name Nation Time
1 Henry Eriksson SWE 3:49.8
2 Lennart Strand SWE 3:50.4
3 Willem Slijkhuis NED 3:50.4
4 Vaclav Cevona TCH 3:51.2
5 Gosta Bergkvist SWE 3:52.2
6 William Nankeville GBR 3:52.6
7 Sandor Garay HUN
8 Erik Jorgensen DEN
Men: 5000m
Date: 31 July 1948 / 2 August 1948
Rank Name Nation Time
1 Gaston Reiff BEL 14:17.6
2 Emil Zatopek TCH 14:17.8
3 Willem Slijkhuis NED 14:26.8
4 Erik Ahlden SWE 14:28.6
5 Bertil Albertsson SWE 14:39.0
6 Curtis Stone USA 14:39.4
7 Vaino Koskela FIN
8 Vaino Makela FIN
Men: 10000m
Date: 30 July 1948
Rank Name Nation Time
1 Emil Zatopek TCH 29:59.6
2 Alain Mimoun FRA 30:47.4
3 Bertil Albertsson SWE 30:53.6
4 Martin Stokken NOR 30:58.6
5 Severt Dennolf SWE 31:05.0
6 Abdallah Ben Said FRA 31:07.8
7 Stan Cox GBR
8 Jim Peters GBR
Men: 110m Hurdles
Date: 3 August 1948 / 4 August 1948
Rank Name Nation Time
1 William Porter USA 13.9
2 Clyde Scott USA 14.1
3 Craig Dixon USA 14.1
4 Alberto Ubaldo Triulzi ARG
5 Peter Gardner AUS
6 Hakan Lidman SWE
Semi-finals
7 Pol Braekman BEL
7 Jim Vickers IND
Men: 400m Hurdles
Date: 30 July 1948 / 31 July 1948
Rank Name Nation Time
1 Roy Cochran USA 51.1
2 Duncan White SRI 51.8
3 Rune Larsson SWE 52.2
4 Richard Ault USA 52.4
5 Yves Cros FRA 53.3
6 Ottavio Missoni ITA 54.0
Semi-finals
7 Jean-Claude Arifon FRA 52.2
8 Jeffery Kirk USA 52.5
Men: 3000m Steeplechase
Date: 3 August 1948 / 5 August 1948
Rank Name Nation Time
1 Tore Sjostrand SWE 9:04.6
2 Erik Elmsäter SWE 9:08.2
3 Gote Hagstrom SWE 9:11.8
4 Alexis Guyodo FRA 9:13.6
5 Pentti Siltaloppi FIN 9:19.6
6 Petar Segedin YUG 9:20.4
7 Browning Ross USA
8 Constantino Miranda ESP
Men: 10000m walk
Date: 3 August 1948 / 7 August 1948
Rank Name Nation Time
1 John Mikaelsson SWE 45:13.2
2 Ingemar Johansson SWE 45:43.8
3 Fritz Schwab SUI 46:00.2
4 Charles Morris GBR 46:04.0
5 Harold Churcher GBR 46:28.0
6 Emile Maggi FRA 47:02.8
7 Richard West GBR
8 Pino Dordoni ITA
Men: 4x100m Relay
Date: 6 August 1948 / 7 August 1948
Rank Name Nation Time
1 Barney Ewell; Lorenzo Wright; Harrison Dillard; Mel Patton USA 40.6
2 Alastair McCorquodale; John Gregory; Kenneth Jones; John Archer GBR 41.3
3 Michele Tito; Enrico Perucconi; Carlo Monti; Antonio Siddi ITA 41.5
4 Ferenc Tima; Laszlo Bartha; Bela Goldovanyi; Gyorgy Csanyi HUN 41.6
5 Donald Pettie; James O'Brien; Don McFarlane; Edward Haggis CAN 41.9
6 Gabe Scholten; Johannes Meijer; Johan Zwaan; Jan Lammers NED 41.9
Heats
7 Theodore Bruce; John Bartram; Morris Curotta; John Treloar AUS 41.5
8 Rosalvo Ramos; Aroldo da Silva; Ivan Hausen; Helio da Silva BRA 42.4
8 Gerardo Bonnhoff; Alberto Biedermann; Carlos Isaack; Fernando Lapuente ARG 42.4
Men: 4x400m Relay
Date: 6 August 1948 / 7 August 1948
Rank Name Nation Time
1 Roy Cochran; Clifford Bourland; Arthur Harnden; Malvin Whitfield USA 3:10.4
2 Jean Kerebel; Francis Schewetta; Robert Chef d'Hotel; Jacques Lunis FRA 3:14.8
3 Kurt Lundquist; Lars-Erik Wolfbrandt; Folke Alnevik; Rune Larsson SWE 3:16.0
4 Tauno Suvanto; Olavi Talja; Runar Holmberg; Bebbe Storskrubb FIN 3:24.8
5 Gianni Rocca; Ottavio Missoni; Luigi Paterlini; Antonio Siddi ITA
5 George Rhoden; Leslie Laing; Arthur Wint; Herb McKenley JAM
Heats
7 Leslie Lewis; Derek Pugh; Martin Pike; William Roberts GBR 3:14.2
8 Ernest McCullough; William LaRochelle; Don McFarlane; Robert McFarlane CAN 3:19.0
Women: 100m
Date: 31 July 1948 / 2 August 1948
Rank Name Nation Time
1 Fanny Blankers-Koen NED 11.9
2 Dorothy Manley GBR 12.2
3 Shirley Strickland AUS 12.2
4 Violet Myers CAN
5 Patricia Jones CAN
6 Cynthia Thompson JAM
Semi-finals
7 Birte Nielsen DEN 12.5
7 Olga Sicnerova TCH 12.5
Women: 200m
Date: 5 August 1948 / 6 August 1948
Rank Name Nation Time
1 Fanny Blankers-Koen NED 24.4
2 Audrey Williamson GBR 25.1
3 Audrey Patterson USA 25.2
4 Shirley Strickland AUS
5 Margaret Walker GBR
6 Daphne Robb RSA
Semi-finals
7 Cynthia Thompson JAM
7 Sylvia Cheeseman GBR
Women: 80m Hurdles
Date: 3 August 1948 / 4 August 1948
Rank Name Nation Time
1 Fanny Blankers-Koen NED 11.2
2 Maureen Gardner GBR 11.2
3 Shirley Strickland AUS 11.4
4 Yvette Monginou FRA
5 Maria Oberbreyer AUT
6 Libuse Lomska TCH
Semi-finals
7 Joan Upton GBR
7 Noemi de Portela ARG
Women: 4x100m Relay
Date: 7 August 1948
Rank Name Nation Time
1 Xenia Stad de Jong; Jeannette Witziers-Timmer; Gerda Van der Kade-Koudijs; Fanny Blankers-Koen NED 47.5
2 Shirley Strickland; June Maston; Elizabeth McKinnon; Joyce King AUS 47.6
3 Violet Myers; Nancy Mackay; Dianne Foster; Patricia Jones CAN 47.8
4 Dorothy Manley; Muriel Pletts; Margaret Walker; Maureen Gardner GBR 48.0
5 Grete Lovso Nielsen; Bente Bergendorff; Birte Nielsen; Hildegard Nissen DEN 48.2
6 Grete Jenny; Elfi Steurer; Grete Pavlousek; Maria Oberbreyer AUT 49.2
Heats
7 Janine Toulouse; Rosine Faugouin; Liliane Sprecher; Jeanine Moussier FRA 48.1
8 Nell Jackson; Theresa Manuel; Audrey Patterson; Mabel Walker USA 48.3
Men: Marathon
Date: 7 August 1948
Rank Name Nation Time
1 Delfo Cabrera ARG 2:34:51.6
2 Thomas Richards GBR 2:35:07.6
3 Etienne Gailly BEL 2:35:33.6
4 Johannes Coleman RSA 2:36:06.0
5 Eusebio Guinez ARG 2:36:36.0
6 Thomas Sidney Luyt RSA 2:38:11.0
7 Gustaf Ostling SWE 2:38:40.6
8 John Systad NOR 2:38:41.0
Men: 50km walk
Date: 31 July 1948
Rank Name Nation Time
1 John Ljunggren SWE 4:41:52.0
2 Gaston Godel SUI 4:48:17.0
3 Tebbs Lloyd Johnson GBR 4:48:31.0
4 Edgar Bruun NOR 4:53:18.0
5 Harold Martineau GBR 4:53:18.0
6 Rune Bjurstrom SWE 4:56:43.0
7 Pierre Mazille FRA 5:01:40.0
8 Claude Hubert FRA 5:03:12.0
Men: High Jump
Date: 30 July 1948
Rank Name Nation Distance
1 John Winter AUS 1.98m [6' 6"]
2 Bjorn Paulson NOR 1.95m [6' 4 ¾"]
3 George Stanich USA 1.95m [6' 4 ¾"]
4 Dwight Eddleman USA 1.95m [6' 4 ¾"]
5 Georges Damitio FRA 1.95m [6' 4 ¾"]
6 Arthur Jackes CAN 1.90m [6' 2 ¾"]
7 Alan Paterson GBR 1.90m [6' 2 ¾"]
7 Hans Wahli SUI 1.90m [6' 2 ¾"]
Men: Pole Vault
Date: 31 July 1948 / 2 August 1948
Rank Name Nation Distance
1 Guinn Smith USA 4.30m [14' 1 ¼"]
2 Erkki Kataja FIN 4.20m [13' 9 ¼"]
3 Bob Richards USA 4.20m [13' 9 ¼"]
4 Erling Kaas NOR 4.10m [13' 5 ½"]
5 Ragnar Lundberg SWE 4.10m [13' 5 ½"]
6 Boo Morcom USA 3.95m [12' 11 ½"]
7 Hugo Gollors SWE 3.95m [12' 11 ½"]
7 Valto Olenius FIN 3.95m [12' 11 ½"]
Men: Long Jump
Date: 31 July 1948
Rank Name Nation Distance
1 William Steele USA 7.83m [25' 8"]
2 Theodore Bruce AUS 7.55m [24' 9 ½"]
3 Herbert Douglas USA 7.54m [24' 9"]
4 Lorenzo Wright USA 7.45m [24' 5 ¼"]
5 Adegboyega Folaranmi Adedoyin GBR 7.27m [23' 10 ¼"]
6 Georges Damitio FRA 7.07m [23' 2 ¼"]
7 Harry Whittle GBR 7.03m [23' ¾"]
8 Felix Wurth AUT 7.00m [22' 11 ½"]
Men: Triple Jump
Date: 3 August 1948
Rank Name Nation Distance
1 Arne Ahman SWE 15.40m [50' 6 ¼"]
2 Gordon Avery AUS 15.37m [50' 5"]
3 Ruhi Sarialp TUR 15.03m [49' 3 ½"]
4 Preben Larsen DEN 14.83m [48' 7 ¾"]
5 Geraldo de Oliveira BRA 14.82m [48' 7 ¾"]
6 Valle Rautio FIN 14.70m [48' 2 ¾"]
7 Les McKeand AUS 14.53m [47' 8"]
8 Adhemar da Silva BRA 14.49m [47' 6 ½"]
Men: Shot Put
Date: 3 August 1948
Rank Name Nation Distance
1 Wilbur Thompson USA 17.12m [56' 2"]
2 James Delaney USA 16.68m [54' 8 ¾"]
3 James Fuchs USA 16.42m [53' 10 ½"]
4 Mieczyslaw Lomowski POL 15.43m [50' 7 ½"]
5 Gosta Arvidsson SWE 15.37m [50' 5"]
6 Yrjo Lehtila FIN 15.05m [49' 4 ½"]
7 Jaakko Jouppila FIN 14.59m [47' 10 ½"]
8 Cenck Kalina TCH 14.55m [47' 8 ¾"]
Men: Discus Throw
Date: 2 August 1948
Rank Name Nation Distance
1 Adolfo Consolini ITA 52.78m [173' 2"]
2 Giuseppe Tosi ITA 51.78m [169' 10 ½"]
3 Fortune Gordien USA 50.77m [166' 6 ¾"]
4 Ivar Ramstad NOR 49.21m [161' 5 ½"]
5 Ferenc Klics HUN 48.21m [158' 2"]
6 Veikko Nyqvist FIN 47.33m [155' 3 ½"]
7 Nikolaos Sillas GRE 47.25m [155' ¼"]
8 Stein Johnson NOR 46.54m [152' 8 ¼"]
Men: Hammer Throw
Date: 31 July 1948
Rank Name Nation Distance
1 Imre Nemeth HUN 56.07m [183' 11 ½"]
2 Ivan Gubjian YUG 54.27m [178' ½"]
3 Robert Bennett USA 53.73m [176' 3 ¼"]
4 Samuel Felton USA 53.66m [176' ½"]
5 Lauri Tamminen FIN 53.08m [174' 1 ¾"]
6 Bo Ericsson SWE 52.98m [173' 9 ¾"]
7 Teseo Taddia ITA 51.74m [169' 9"]
8 Einar Soderqvist SWE 51.48m [168' 10 ¾"]
Men: Javelin Throw
Date: 4 August 1948
Rank Name Nation Distance
1 Tapio Rautavaara FIN 69.77m [228' 10 ¾"]
2 Steve Seymour USA 67.56m [221' 7 ¾"]
3 Jozsef Varszegi HUN 67.03m [219' 11"]
4 Pauli Vesterinen FIN 65.89m [216' 2"]
5 Odd Mahlum NOR 65.32m [214' 3 ¾"]
6 Martin Biles USA 65.17m [213' 9 ¾"]
7 Mirko Vujacic YUG 64.89m [212' 10 ¾"]
8 Robert Likens USA 64.51m [211' 7 ¾"]
Women: High Jump
Date: 7 August 1948
Rank Name Nation Distance
1 Alice Coachman USA 1.68m [5' 6 ¼"]
2 Dorothy Tyler GBR 1.68m [5' 6 ¼"]
3 Micheline Ostermeyer FRA 1.61m [5' 3 ½"]
4 Vinton Beckett JAM 1.58m [5' 2 ¼"]
4 Doreen Dredge CAN 1.58m [5' 2 ¼"]
6 Bertha Crowther GBR 1.58m [5' 2 ¼"]
7 Iso Steinegger AUT 1.55m [5' 1"]
8 Dora Gardner GBR 1.55m [5' 1"]
Women: Long Jump
Date: 4 August 1948
Rank Name Nation Distance
1 Olga Gyarmati HUN 5.70m [18' 8 ¼"]
2 Noemi de Portela ARG 5.60m [18' 4 ½"]
3 Ann-Brit Leyman SWE 5.58m [18' 3 ½"]
4 Gerda Van der Kade-Koudijs NED 5.57m [18' 3 ¼"]
5 Neeltje Karelse NED 5.54m [18' 2 ¼"]
6 Kathleen Russell JAM 5.50m [18' ¼"]
7 Judy Canty AUS 5.38m [17' 7 ¾"]
8 Yvonne Curtot-Chabot FRA 5.35m [17' 6 ¾"]
Women: Shot Put
Date: 4 August 1948
Rank Name Nation Distance
1 Micheline Ostermeyer FRA 13.75m [45' 1 ¼"]
2 Amelia Piccinini ITA 13.10m [42' 11 ½"]
3 Ine Schaffer AUT 13.08m [42' 11"]
4 Paulette Veste FRA 12.98m [42' 7 ¼"]
5 Jaroslava Komarkova TCH 12.92m [42' 4 ¾"]
6 Anni Bruk AUT 12.50m [41' ¼"]
7 Maria Radosavljevic YUG 12.36m [40' 6 ½"]
8 Bevis Reid GBR 12.17m [39' 11 ¼"]
Women: Discus Throw
Date: 30 July 1948
Rank Name Nation Distance
1 Micheline Ostermeyer FRA 41.92m [137' 6 ½"]
2 Edera Cordiale Gentile ITA 41.17m [135' ¾"]
3 Jacqueline Mazeas FRA 40.47m [132' 9 ¼"]
4 Jadwiga Wajs-Marcinkiewicz POL 39.30m [128' 11 ¼"]
5 Lotte Haidegger AUT 38.81m [127' 4"]
6 Anna Panhorst-Niesink NED 38.74m [127' 1 ¼"]
7 Majken Aberg SWE 38.48m [126' 3"]
8 Ingeborg Mello de Preiss ARG 38.44m [126' 1 ½"]
Women: Javelin Throw
Date: 31 July 1948
Rank Name Nation Distance
1 Herma Bauma AUT 45.57m [149' 6"]
2 Kaisa Parviainen FIN 43.79m [143' 8"]
3 Lily Carlstedt DEN 42.08m [138' ¾"]
4 Dorothy Dodson USA 41.96m [137' 8"]
5 Johanna Teunissem-Waalboer NED 40.92m [134' 3"]
6 Johanna Koning NED 40.33m [132' 3 ¾"]
7 Dana Ingrova TCH 39.64m [130' ¾"]
8 Elly Dammers NED 38.23m [125' 5"]
Men: Decathlon
Date: 5 August 1948 / 6 August 1948
Rank Name Nation Points
1 Bob Mathias USA 7139
2 Ignace Heinrich FRA 6974
3 Floyd Simmons USA 6950
4 Enrique Kistenmacher ARG 6929
5 Erik Andersson SWE 6877
6 Peter Mullins AUS 6739
7 Per Axel Eriksson SWE 6731
8 Irving Mondschein USA 6715