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

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]

Men's 10 kilometres walk
at the Games of the XV Olympiad
DatesJuly 24 (heats)
July 27 (final)
Medalists
John Mikaelsson
 Sweden
Fritz Schwab
 Switzerland
Bruno Junk
 Soviet Union

Results

Heats

The first round was held on July 24. The first six athletes from each heat advanced to the final.

Heat 1

RankNameNationalityTime (hand)Notes
1Bruno Junk Soviet Union45:05.8
2John Mikaelsson Sweden45:10.0
3Louis Chevalier France45:58.0
4Gabriel Reymond Switzerland46:35.2
5Don Keane Australia46:55.2
6Ivan Yarmysh Soviet Union47:26.0
7Arne Börjesson Sweden47:32.4
8Kaare Hammer Norway49:08.4
9Ragnvald Thunestvedt Denmark50:42.8
Allah Ditta PakistanDSQ
Henry Laskau United StatesDSQ
Roland Hardy Great BritainDSQ

Heat 2

RankNameNationalityTime (hand)Notes
1George Coleman Great Britain46:12.4
2Émile Maggi France46:47.8
3Lars Hindmar Sweden47:06.0
4Fritz Schwab Switzerland47:06.0
5Josef Doležal Czechoslovakia47:06.2
6Bruno Fait Italy47:23.4
7Telemaco Arcangeli Italy48:00.2
8Ragnar Olsen Norway49:03.8
9Price King United States51:08.6
Lawrence Allen Great BritainDSQ
Pēteris Zeltiņš Soviet UnionDSQ

Final

RankNameNationalityTime (hand)Notes
John Mikaelsson Sweden45:02.8OR
Fritz Schwab Switzerland45:41.0
Bruno Junk Soviet Union45:41.0
4Louis Chevalier France45:50.4
5George Coleman Great Britain46:06.8
6Ivan Yarmysh Soviet Union46:07.0
7Émile Maggi France46:08.0
8Bruno Fait Italy46:25.6
9Gabriel Reymond Switzerland46:38.6
10Don Keane Australia47:37.0
Lars Hindmar SwedenDSQ

Key: DSQ = Disqualified, OR = Olympic record

References

  1. "Athletics at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games: Men's 10 kilometres Walk". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
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