| Event: | Men's 50 kilometre |
| Games: | 1948 Winter |
| Dates: | 6 February 1948 |
| Competitors: | 28 |
| Nations: | 9 |
| Win Value: | 3:47:48 |
| Gold: | Nils Karlsson |
| Goldnoc: | SWE |
| Silver: | Harald Eriksson |
| Silvernoc: | SWE |
| Bronze: | Benjamin Vanninen |
| Bronzenoc: | FIN |
| Prev: | 1936 |
| Next: | 1952 |
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]
| Place | Competitor | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3'47:48 | |
| 2 | 3'52:20 | |
| 3 | 3'57:28 | |
| 4 | 3'57:58 | |
| 5 | 3'58:20 | |
| 6 | 4'05:37 | |
| 7 | 4'10:02 | |
| 8 | 4'14:34 | |
| 9 | 4'15:21 | |
| 10 | 4'17:11 | |
| 11 | 4'17:51 | |
| 12 | 4'21:13 | |
| 13 | 4'24:12 | |
| 14 | 4'26:00 | |
| 15 | 4'26:12 | |
| 16 | 4'27:25 | |
| 17 | 4'30:51 | |
| 18 | 4'31:36 | |
| 19 | 4'33:50 | |
| 20 | 4'44:35 | |
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