Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics - Men's 10 kilometre walk
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The men's 10 kilometres walk event was part of the track and field athletics programme
at the 1920 Summer Olympics
. The competition was held on Tuesday, August 17, 1920 and on Wednesday, August 18, 1920.
Twenty-three race walkers from 13 nations competed.
Semifinal 1
This heat was one lap short, so the distance of this race was only 9600 metres.
Semifinal 2
Before the race started Frigerio
handed the conductor of the mid-field band several sheets of music, which he requested to be played during the race. He won so easily that he stopped once to shown the band the correct tempo...
Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics
At the 1920 Summer Olympics held in Antwerp, 29 athletics events were contested, all for men only. The competitions were held from August 15, 1920 to August 23, 1920.-Medal table:-Medal summary:-Participating nations:...
at the 1920 Summer Olympics
1920 Summer Olympics
The 1920 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event in 1920 in Antwerp, Belgium....
. The competition was held on Tuesday, August 17, 1920 and on Wednesday, August 18, 1920.
Twenty-three race walkers from 13 nations competed.
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1920 Summer Olympics.| World Record | 45:26.4 |  Aage RasmussenAage Rasmussen Aage Rasmussen was a Danish photographer and track and field athlete who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was born in Frederiksberg and died in Havdrup, Solrød municipality.... |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Record | 46:28.4 |  George GouldingGeorge Goulding George Henry Goulding was a Canadian athlete who competed mainly in the 10 kilometre walk. He was born in Hull, England.... |
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August 11, 1912 |
Semifinals
The semifinals were held on Tuesday, August 17, 1920.Semifinal 1
This heat was one lap short, so the distance of this race was only 9600 metres.
| Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 47:06.4 | Q | |
| 2 | 47:30.0 | Q | |
| 3 | 47:31.0 | Q | |
| 4 | 48:12.0 | Q | |
| 5 | 48:22.0 | Q | |
| 6 | 48:29.0 | Q | |
| 7 | |||
| — | DNF | ||
| DNF | |||
| DQ | |||
| DQ | |||
| DQ | |||
| DQ |
Semifinal 2
| Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 51:33.8 | Q | |
| 2 | 51:39.0 | Q | |
| 3 | (51:54.6) | Q | |
| 4 | (52:18.3) | Q | |
| 5 | (53:56.6) | Q | |
| 6 | Q | ||
| — | DNF | ||
| DQ | |||
| DQ | |||
| DQ |
Final
The final was held on Wednesday, August 18, 1920.Before the race started Frigerio
Ugo Frigerio
Ugo Frigerio was an Italian athlete, who won the gold medal in both the 3 km Walk and 10 km Walk at the 1920 Summer Olympics. In the 3 km Walk he had a time of 13:14.2, and in the 10 km Walk he finished with a time of 48:06.2...
handed the conductor of the mid-field band several sheets of music, which he requested to be played during the race. He won so easily that he stopped once to shown the band the correct tempo...
| Place | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 48:06.2 | |
| 2 | (49:40.2) | |
| 3 | (49:43.9) | |
| 4 | (50:04.0) | |
| 5 | (50:11.8) | |
| 6 | (50:24.4) | |
| 7 | (50:32.4) | |
| 8 | (56:30.0) | |
| — | DNF | |
| DQ | ||
| DQ | ||
| DNS |