Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 3500 metres walk

The men's 3500 metre walk race was held for the only time at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. The competition was held on Tuesday, July 14, 1908. It was held in two rounds. There were three heats in the first round, with the top three in each heat advancing to the final. 25 racewalkers from eight nations competed.[1] NOCs could enter up to 12 athletes.[2]

Men's 3500 metres walk
at the Games of the IV Olympiad
VenueWhite City Stadium
DateJuly 14
Competitors25 from 8 nations
Medalists
George Larner  Great Britain
Ernest Webb  Great Britain
Harry Kerr  Australasia
Athletics at the
1908 Summer Olympics
Track events
100 mmen
200 mmen
400 mmen
800 mmen
1500 mmen
5 milesmen
110 m hurdlesmen
400 m hurdlesmen
3200 m steeplechasemen
Medley relaymen
3 mile team racemen
Road events
Marathonmen
3500 m walkmen
10 mile walkmen
Field events
Long jumpmen
Triple jumpmen
High jumpmen
Pole vaultmen
Standing long jumpmen
Standing high jumpmen
Shot putmen
Discus throwmen
Hammer throwmen
Javelin throwmen
Greek discusmen
Freestyle javelinmen

Results

First round

Heat 1

Larner led the entire race.

PlaceNameNationTime
1George Larner Great Britain15:32.0
2Harry Kerr Australasia16:02.2
3William Palmer Great Britain16:33.0
4Paul Gunia Germany16:38.0
5Sydney Sarel Great Britain17:06.0
6Arne Højme Denmark17:23.4
7Jo Goetzee Netherlands17:37.8
—Bill Brown Great BritainDisqualified
—Alfred Yeoumans Great BritainDisqualified
—Piet Soudyn NetherlandsDisqualified

Heat 2

Webb had little competition, leading from the start and winning by nearly 2 minutes.

PlaceNameNationTime
1Ernest Webb Great Britain15:17.2
2Charles Vestergaard Denmark17:07.0
3Einar Rothman Sweden17:40.2
4Willem Winkelman Netherlands17:57.6
5István Drubina Hungary18:44.6
6Piet Ruimers Netherlands18:44.6
—Richard Quinn Great BritainDisqualified
John J. Reid Great BritainDisqualified

Heat 3

As in the other two heats, the winner led from the beginning. Unlike in the others, however, this race became close as Harrison made a late attempt to pass Goulding. Goulding finished strongly to fend off Harrison, winning by 10 seconds.

PlaceNameNationTime
1George Goulding Canada15:54.0
2Ralph Harrison Great Britain16:04.4
3Arthur Rowland Australasia16:08.6
4Ernest Larner Great Britain16:10.0
5John Butler Great Britain16:17.0
6Richard Wilhelm Germany17:33.8
7Jan Huijgen Netherlands17:37.8

Final
The start of the final.

Webb, Goulding, and Harrison were the early leaders. Harrison was disqualified shortly after Larner passed him. By the end of the first mile, the top four spots had solidified into the final positions. Larner had passed the field, bumping Webb to second place, while Kerr had managed to overtake Goulding.

PlaceNameNationTime
1George Larner Great Britain14:55.0
2Ernest Webb Great Britain15:07.4
3Harry Kerr Australasia15:43.4
4George Goulding Canada15:49.8
5Arthur Rowland Australasia16:07.0
6Charles Vestergaard Denmark17:21.8
7Einar Rothman Sweden17:50.0
—William Palmer Great BritainDid not finish
Ralph Harrison Great BritainDisqualified

References
  1. "Athletics at the 1908 London Summer Games: Men's 3,500 metres Walk". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  2. Official report, p. 32.

Sources
  • Official Report of the Games of the IV Olympiad (1908).
  • De Wael, Herman. Herman's Full Olympians: "Athletics 1908". Accessed 31 March 2006. Available electronically at .
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