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
1st place, gold medalist(s) John Mikaelsson
 Sweden
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Fritz Schwab
 Switzerland
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bruno Junk
 Soviet Union
← 1948

Results

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Heats

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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 Bruno Junk   Soviet Union 45:05.8
2 John Mikaelsson   Sweden 45:10.0
3 Louis Chevalier   France 45:58.0
4 Gabriel Reymond   Switzerland 46:35.2
5 Don Keane   Australia 46:55.2
6 Ivan Yarmysh   Soviet Union 47:26.0
7 Arne Börjesson   Sweden 47:32.4
8 Kaare Hammer   Norway 49:08.4
9 Ragnvald Thunestvedt   Denmark 50:42.8
Allah Ditta   Pakistan DSQ
Henry Laskau   United States DSQ
Roland Hardy   Great Britain DSQ

Heat 2

Rank Name Nationality Time (hand) Notes
1 George Coleman   Great Britain 46:12.4
2 Émile Maggi   France 46:47.8
3 Lars Hindmar   Sweden 47:06.0
4 Fritz Schwab   Switzerland 47:06.0
5 Josef Doležal   Czechoslovakia 47:06.2
6 Bruno Fait   Italy 47:23.4
7 Telemaco Arcangeli   Italy 48:00.2
8 Ragnar Olsen   Norway 49:03.8
9 Price King   United States 51:08.6
Lawrence Allen   Great Britain DSQ
Pēteris Zeltiņš   Soviet Union DSQ

Final

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Rank Name Nationality Time (hand) Notes
  John Mikaelsson   Sweden 45:02.8 OR
  Fritz Schwab   Switzerland 45:41.0
  Bruno Junk   Soviet Union 45:41.0
4 Louis Chevalier   France 45:50.4
5 George Coleman   Great Britain 46:06.8
6 Ivan Yarmysh   Soviet Union 46:07.0
7 Émile Maggi   France 46:08.0
8 Bruno Fait   Italy 46:25.6
9 Gabriel Reymond   Switzerland 46:38.6
10 Don Keane   Australia 47:37.0
Lars Hindmar   Sweden DSQ

Key: DSQ = Disqualified, OR = Olympic record

References

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  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.