Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's 10 kilometres walk explained

Event:Men's 10 kilometres walk
Games:1924 Summer
Venue:Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
Dates:July 9 & 11 (semifinals)
July 13 (final)
Competitors:25
Nations:13
Longnames:yes
Gold:Ugo Frigerio
Goldnoc:ITA
Silver:Gordon Goodwin
Silvernoc:GBR
Bronze:Cecil McMaster
Bronzenoc:RSA
Prev:1920
Next:1948

The men's 10 kilometres walk event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics. It was the only racewalking event at this Games. After 1924, the 10 kilometre walk would not be held again until 1948. The competition was held from Wednesday, July 9, 1924, to Sunday, July 13, 1924. The races were held on the track which was as for all other events of 500 metres in circumference. Twenty-five race walkers from 13 nations competed.[1]

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1924 Summer Olympics.

World Record45:26.4 Aage Rasmussen?1918
Olympic Record46:28.4 George GouldingStockholm (SWE)August 11, 1912

Results

Semifinals

The first semi-final was held on Wednesday, July 9, 1924. The best five finishers qualified for the final.

Semifinal 1

width=20Place width=240Athlete width=60Time width=50Qual.
1 49:04.0 Q
2 49:09.0 Q
3 Q
4 Q
5 Q
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DSQ
DSQ
DSQ
DSQ
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Semifinal 2

The second semi-final was held on Friday, July 11, 1924. After a protest against his disqualification Rudolf Kühnel was allowed to start also in this race - he was disqualified again. The best five finishers qualified for the final.

width=20Place width=240Athlete width=60Time width=50Qual.
1 49:15.6 Q
2 Q
3 Q
4 Q
5 Q
DSQ
DSQ
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Final

The final was held on Sunday, July 13, 1924.

width=20Place width=240Athlete width=60Time
1 47:49.0
2 48:37.9
3 49:08.0
4 49:17.0
5 49:50.0
6 49:59.2
7 50:07.0
8 50:09.0
9 50:16.8
10 51:41.6

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Athletics at the 1924 Paris Summer Games: Men's 10 kilometres Walk . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417174113/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1924/ATH/mens-10-kilometres-walk.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 27 November 2017 . sports-reference.com.