| Event: | Men's 50 kilometres walk |
| Games: | 1964 Summer |
| Venue: | Olympic Stadium |
| Dates: | 18 October 1964 |
| Competitors: | 39 |
| Nations: | 20 |
| Win Value: | 4:11:12.4 |
| Gold: | Abdon Pamich |
| Goldnoc: | ITA |
| Silver: | Paul Nihill |
| Silvernoc: | GBR |
| Bronze: | Ingvar Pettersson |
| Bronzenoc: | SWE |
| Prev: | 1960 |
| Next: | 1968 |
The men's 50 kilometres walk was the longer of the two men's race walking events on the Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics program in Tokyo, as well as the longest event on the program. It was held on 18 October 1964. 39 athletes from 20 nations entered, with 34 starting and 31 finishing.[1]
12 walkers beat the old Olympic record.
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4:11:12.4 OR | ||
| 2 | 4:11:31.2 | ||
| 3 | 4:14:17.4 | ||
| 4 | 4:15:26.8 | ||
| 5 | 4:17:06.8 | ||
| 6 | 4:17:41.6 | ||
| 7 | 4:19:55.8 | ||
| 8 | 4:20:31.0 | ||
| 9 | 4:20:37.2 | ||
| 10 | 4:22:39.4 | ||
| 11 | 4:24:19.6 | ||
| 12 | 4:24:34.0 | ||
| 13 | 4:25:49.2 | ||
| 14 | 4:27:24.6 | ||
| 15 | 4:27:47.6 | ||
| 16 | 4:29:09.2 | ||
| 17 | 4:31:07.8 | ||
| 18 | 4:32:01.6 | ||
| 19 | 4:34:14.0 | ||
| 20 | 4:34:54.2 | ||
| 21 | 4:35:41.6 | ||
| 22 | 4:37:31.8 | ||
| 23 | 4:40:45.0 | ||
| 24 | 4:41:47.6 | ||
| 25 | 4:43:01.0 | ||
| 26 | 4:45:10.4 | ||
| 27 | 4:52:00.6 | ||
| 28 | 4:57:40.8 | ||
| 29 | 4:57:41.0 | ||
| 30 | 4:59:13.0 | ||
| 31 | 5:07:53.2 | ||
| — | Did not finish 1:48:39 at 20 km | ||
| Disqualified 1:17:08 at 15 km | |||
| Disqualified 0:24:34 at 5 km | |||
| Emil Dragan | Did not start | ||
| Did not start | |||
| Kim Tai Koo | Did not start | ||
| Did not start | |||
| Pak Tai Keun | Did not start |