Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's 10 kilometres walk explained

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]

Results

Heats

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

Final

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Athletics at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games: Men's 10 kilometres Walk . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417174113/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1952/ATH/mens-10-kilometres-walk.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 28 November 2017 . sports-reference.com.