| Event: | Men's 10 kilometres walk |
| Games: | 1952 Summer |
| Dates: | July 24 (heats) July 27 (final) |
| Longnames: | yes |
| Gold: | John Mikaelsson |
| Goldnoc: | SWE |
| Silver: | Fritz Schwab |
| Silvernoc: | SUI |
| Bronze: | Bruno Junk |
| Bronzenoc: | URS |
| Prev: | 1948 |
The men's 10 kilometres walk event at the 1952 Summer Olympic Games took place July 24 and July 27. The final was won by Swede John Mikaelsson, who won the event four years prior in 1948. This was the last time this event took place and was replaced by the 20 kilometres walk in 1956.[1]
The first round was held on July 24. The first six athletes from each heat advanced to the final.
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time (hand) | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 45:05.8 | ||||
| 2 | 45:10.0 | ||||
| 3 | 45:58.0 | ||||
| 4 | 46:35.2 | ||||
| 5 | 46:55.2 | ||||
| 6 | 47:26.0 | ||||
| 7 | 47:32.4 | ||||
| 8 | 49:08.4 | ||||
| 9 | 50:42.8 | ||||
| DSQ | |||||
| DSQ | |||||
| DSQ |
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time (hand) | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 46:12.4 | ||||
| 2 | 46:47.8 | ||||
| 3 | 47:06.0 | ||||
| 4 | 47:06.0 | ||||
| 5 | 47:06.2 | ||||
| 6 | 47:23.4 | ||||
| 7 | 48:00.2 | ||||
| 8 | 49:03.8 | ||||
| 9 | 51:08.6 | ||||
| DSQ | |||||
| DSQ |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time (hand) | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45:02.8 | OR | ||||
| 45:41.0 | |||||
| 45:41.0 | |||||
| 4 | 45:50.4 | ||||
| 5 | 46:06.8 | ||||
| 6 | 46:07.0 | ||||
| 7 | 46:08.0 | ||||
| 8 | 46:25.6 | ||||
| 9 | 46:38.6 | ||||
| 10 | 47:37.0 | ||||
| DSQ |
Key: DSQ = Disqualified, OR = Olympic record