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Host City: London, Great Britain
Venue(s): Empire Stadium, Wembley, London
Date Started: August 2, 1948
Date Finished: August 2, 1948
Format: Top 12 and ties and all those reaching 46.00 metres advanced to the final.
| Gold: | Adolfo Consolini |
| Silver: | Giuseppe Tosi |
| Bronze: | Fortune Gordien |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adolfo Consolini | 31 | Italy | ITA | 51.08 | QU/OR |
| 2 | Giuseppe Tosi | 32 | Italy | ITA | 50.56 | QU |
| 3 | Fortune Gordien | 25 | United States | USA | 48.40 | QU |
| 4 | Veikko Nyqvist | 31 | Finland | FIN | 47.75 | QU |
| 5 | Ivar Ramstad | 24 | Norway | NOR | 47.34 | QU |
| 6 | Nikolaos Syllas | 33 | Greece | GRE | 47.03 | QU |
| 7 | Ferenc Klics | 24 | Hungary | HUN | 46.65 | QU |
| 8 | Stein Johnson | 26 | Norway | NOR | 46.54 | QU |
| 9 | Uno Fransson | 20 | Sweden | SWE | 45.99 | QC |
| 10 | Hermann Tunner | 35 | Austria | AUT | 45.92 | QC |
| 11 | Eduardo Julve | 24 | Peru | PER | 45.86 | QC |
| 12 | Arvo Huutoniemi | 34 | Finland | FIN | 44.77 | QC |
| 13 | Bill Burton | 33 | United States | USA | 43.78 | |
| 14 | Félix Erauzquin | 40 | Spain | ESP | 43.66 | |
| 15 | Giorgio Oberweger | 34 | Italy | ITA | 43.13 | |
| 16 | Danilo Žerjal | 29 | Yugoslavia | YUG | 43.07 | |
| 17 | Manuel Consiglieri | 32 | Peru | PER | 43.01 | |
| 18 | Emilio Malchiodi | 26 | Argentina | ARG | 42.98 | |
| 19 | James Nesbitt | 34 | Great Britain | GBR | 42.09 | |
| 20 | Vic Frank | 21 | United States | USA | 42.00 | |
| 21 | Jack Brewer | 33 | Great Britain | GBR | 41.95 | |
| 22 | Cummin Clancy | 25 | Ireland | IRL | 40.73 | |
| 23 | Eric Coy | 34 | Canada | CAN | 39.53 | |
| 24 | Roger Verhaes | 28 | Belgium | BEL | 39.14 | |
| 25 | Laurence Reavell-Carter | 33 | Great Britain | GBR | 38.04 | |
| 26T | Nazar Muhammad Khan Malik | Pakistan | PAK | 36.23 | ||
| 26T | Ahmed Zahur Khan | Pakistan | PAK | 36.23 | ||
| AC | An Yeong-Han | 30 | South Korea | KOR | NM |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NP | Adolfo Consolini | 31 | Italy | ITA | 51.08 | OR |
| NP | Giuseppe Tosi | 32 | Italy | ITA | 50.56 | |
| NP | Vic Frank | 21 | United States | USA | foul | |
| NP | An Yeong-Han | 30 | South Korea | KOR | foul |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NP | Vic Frank | 21 | United States | USA | 42.00 | |
| NP | An Yeong-Han | 30 | South Korea | KOR | foul | |
| NP | Adolfo Consolini | 31 | Italy | ITA | pass | |
| NP | Giuseppe Tosi | 32 | Italy | ITA | pass |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NP | Vic Frank | 21 | United States | USA | foul | |
| NP | An Yeong-Han | 30 | South Korea | KOR | foul | |
| NP | Adolfo Consolini | 31 | Italy | ITA | pass | |
| NP | Giuseppe Tosi | 32 | Italy | ITA | pass |