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
Cross-country skiing
Dates	6 February 1948
Competitors	28 from 9 nations
Winning time	3:47:48
Medalists
Nils Karlsson  Sweden Harald Eriksson  Sweden Benjamin Vanninen  Finland
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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)	3'57:28
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