Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 kilometres walk explained

Event:	Men's 50 kilometres walk
Games:	1952 Summer
Venue:	Helsinki Olympic Stadium
Dates:	July 21
Competitors:	31
Nations:	16
Win Value:	4:28:07.8
Gold:	Giuseppe Dordoni
Goldnoc:	ITA
Silver:	Josef Doležal
Silvernoc:	TCH
Bronze:	Antal Róka
Bronzenoc:	HUN
Prev:	1948
Next:	1956

The Men's 50 kilometres walk at the 1952 Summer Olympics took place on July 21 at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium. Italian athlete Giuseppe Dordoni earned the gold medal and set a new Olympic Record.^[1]

Results

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Time	Notes
			4:28:07.8	OR
			4:30:17.8
			4:31:27.2
4			4:32:21.0
5			4:32:34.2
6			4:32:51.6
7			4:41:05.2
8			4:41:52.8
9			4:43:45.2
10			4:44:30.2
11			4:45:12.6
12			4:45:55.8
13			4:47:28.6
14			4:49:16.4
15			4:50:40.4
16			4:52:37.8
17			4:52:48.4
18			4:55:28.2
19			4:56:46.0
20			4:57:35.8
21			4:59:08.2
22			5:01:00.4
23			5:02:37.8
24			5:02:56.2
25			5:04:40.4
26			5:08:59.0
27			5:11:40.2
28			5:30:56.6
			DNF
			DNF
			DNF

External links

• Official Olympic Report, la84.org.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Athletics at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games: Men's 50 kilometres Walk . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417173434/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1952/ATH/mens-50-kilometres-walk.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 5 December 2017 . sports-reference.com.