Atletika na Poletnih olimpijskih igrah 1948. Tekmovanja so potekala v štiriindvajsetih disciplinah za moške in devetih za ženske med 30. julijem in 7. avgustom 1948 v Londonu, udeležilo se jih je 745 atletov iz triinpetdesetih držav.
Dobitniki medalj [uredi]
| Disciplina |
Zlato |
Srebro |
Bron |
| 100 m |
Harrison Dillard |
10,3 |
Barney Ewell |
10,4 |
Lloyd LaBeach |
10,6 |
| 200 m |
Mel Patton |
21,1 |
Barney Ewell |
21,1 |
Lloyd LaBeach |
21,2 |
| 400 m |
Arthur Wint |
46,2 |
Herb McKenley |
46,4 |
Mal Whitfield |
46,8 |
| 800 m |
Mal Whitfield |
1:49,2 |
Arthur Wint |
1:49,5 |
Marcel Hansenne |
1:49,8 |
| 1500 m |
Henry Eriksson |
3:49,8 |
Lennart Strand |
3:50,4 |
Wim Slijkhuis |
3:50,4 |
| 5000 m |
Gaston Reiff |
14:17,6 |
Emil Zátopek |
14:17,8 |
Wim Slijkhuis |
14:26,8 |
| 10000 m |
Emil Zátopek |
29:59,6 |
Alain Mimoun |
30:47,4 |
Bertil Albertsson |
30:53,6 |
| 110 m z ovirami |
William Porter |
13,9 |
Clyde Scott |
14,1 |
Craig Dixon |
14,1 |
| 400 m z ovirami |
Roy Cochran |
51,1 |
Duncan White |
51,8 |
Rune Larsson |
52,2 |
| 3000 m z ovirami |
Tore Sjöstrand |
9:04,6 |
Erik Elmsäter |
9:08,2 |
Göte Hagström |
9:11,8 |
| Štafeta 4 × 100 m |
ZDA
Barney Ewell
Lorenzo Wright
Harrison Dillard
Mel Patton |
40,6 |
Združeno kraljestvo
Alastair McCorquodale
John Gregory
Kenneth Jones
John Archer |
41,3 |
Italija
Michele Tito
Enrico Perucconi
Carlo Monti
Antonio Siddi |
41,5 |
| Štafeta 4 × 400 m |
ZDA
Roy Cochran
Cliff Bourland
Arthur Harnden
Mal Whitfield |
3:10,4 |
Francija
Jean Kerebel
Francis Schewetta
Robert Chef D'Hotel
Jacques Lunis |
3:14,8 |
Švedska
Kurt Lundquist
Lars-Erik Wolfbrandt
Folke Alnevik
Rune Larsson |
3:16,0 |
| Maraton |
Delfo Cabrera |
2:34:51,6 |
Tom Richards |
2:35:07,6 |
Etienne Gailly |
2:35:33,6 |
| Hitra hoja na 10 km |
John Mikaelsson |
45:13,2 |
Ingemar Johansson |
45:43,8 |
Fritz Schwab |
46:00,2 |
| Hitra hoja na 50 km |
John Ljunggren |
4:41:52 |
Gaston Godel |
4:48:17 |
Tebbs Lloyd Johnson |
4:48:31 |
| Skok v daljino |
Willie Steele |
7,825 |
Theo Bruce |
7,55 |
Herbert Douglas |
7,54 |
| Troskok |
Arne Åhman |
15,40 |
George Avery |
15,36 |
Ruhi Sarialp |
15,02 |
| Skok v višino |
John Winter |
1,98 |
Bjorn Paulson |
1,95 |
George Stanich |
1,95 |
| Skok ob palici |
Guinn Smith |
4,30 |
Erkki Kataja |
4,20 |
Robert Richards |
4,20 |
| Suvanje krogle |
Wilbur Thompson |
17,12 |
Jim Delaney |
16,68 |
Jim Fuchs |
16,42 |
| Met diska |
Adolfo Consolini |
52,78 |
Giuseppe Tosi |
51,78 |
Fortune Gordien |
50,77 |
| Met kopja |
Tapio Rautavaara |
69,77 |
Steve Seymour |
67,56 |
József Várszegi |
67,03 |
| Met kladiva |
Imre Nemeth |
56,07 |
Ivan Gubijan |
54,27 |
Robert Bennett |
53,73 |
| Deseteroboj |
Bob Mathias |
7139 |
Ignace Heinrich |
6974 |
Floyd Simmons |
6950 |
Dobitnice medalj [uredi]
| Disciplina |
Zlato |
Srebro |
Bron |
| 100 m |
Fanny Blankers-Koen |
11,9 |
Dorothy Manley |
12,2 |
Shirley Strickland |
12,2 |
| 200 m |
Fanny Blankers-Koen |
24,4 |
Audrey Williamson |
25,1 |
Audrey Patterson |
25,2 |
| 80 mm z ovirami |
Fanny Blankers-Koen |
11,2 |
Maureen Gardner |
11,2 |
Shirley Strickland |
11,4 |
| Štafeta 4 × 100 m |
Nizozemska
Xenia Stad-de Jong
Netty Witziers-Timmer
Gerda van der Kade-Koudijs
Fanny Blankers-Koen |
47,5 |
Avstralija
Shirley Strickland
June Maston
Betty McKinnon
Joyce King |
47,6 |
Kanada
Viola Myers
Nancy MacKay
Diane Foster
Patricia Jones |
47,8 |
| Skok v daljino |
Olga Gyarmati |
5,695 m |
Noemí Simonetto de Portela |
5,60 m |
Ann-Britt Leyman |
5,575 m |
| Skok v višino |
Alice Coachman |
1,68 m |
Dorothy Tyler |
1,68 m |
Micheline Ostermeyer |
1,61 m |
| Suvanje krogle |
Micheline Ostermeyer |
13,75 m |
Amelia Piccinini |
13,09 m |
Ine Schäffer |
13,08 m |
| Met diska |
Micheline Ostermeyer |
41,92 m |
Edera Cordiale |
41,17 m |
Jacqueline Mazeas |
40,47 m |
| Met kopja |
Herma Bauma |
45,57 m |
Kaisa Parviainen |
43,79 m |
Lily Carlstedt |
42,08 m |
Medalje po državah [uredi]