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.[1]
| Men's 10 kilometres walk at the Games of the VII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Olympisch Stadion | ||||||||||||
| Dates | August 17–18 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 23 from 13 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Records
editThese were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1920 Summer Olympics.
| World record |  Gunnar Rasmussen (DEN)[2] |
45:26.4 | Denmark | 18 August 1918 | [3] |
| Olympic record |  George Goulding (CAN) |
46:28.4 | Stockholm (SWE) | 11 August 1912 |
Results
editSemifinals
editThe 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 |  Ugo Frigerio (ITA) |
47:06.4 | Q |
| 2 |  Joseph Pearman (USA) |
47:30.0 | Q |
| 3 |  George Parker (AUS) |
47:31.0 | Q |
| 4 | Donato Pavesi (ITA) |
48:12.0 | Q |
| 5 |  Charles Gunn (GBR) |
48:22.0 | Q |
| 6 |  Jean Seghers (BEL) |
48:29.0 | Q |
| 7 | Winfred Rolker (USA) |
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| — |  Josef Šlehofer (TCH) |
DNF | |
| Charles Dowson (GBR) |
DNF | ||
| Paul Verlaeckt (BEL) |
DQ | ||
 Eduard Hermann (EST) |
DQ | ||
 Martial Simon (FRA) |
DQ | ||
 Gunnar Rasmussen (DEN) |
DQ |
Semifinal 2
| Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | William Hehir (GBR) |
51:33.8 | Q |
| 2 |  Cecil McMaster (RSA) |
51:39.0 | Q |
| 3 | Thomas Maroney (USA) |
(51:54.6) | Q |
| 4 | William Plant (USA) |
(52:18.3) | Q |
| 5 |  Luis Meléndez (ESP) |
(53:56.6) | Q |
| 6 | Antoine Doyen (BEL) |
Q | |
| — |  Stanislas Anselmetti (SUI) |
DNF | |
| Charles Wiggers (BEL) |
DQ | ||
| Niels Pedersen (DEN) |
DQ | ||
| Eversleigh Freeman (CAN) |
DQ |
Final
editThe final was held on Wednesday, August 18, 1920.
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 show the band the correct tempo...[4]
| Place | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ugo Frigerio (ITA) |
48:06.2 |
| 2 | Joseph Pearman (USA) |
(49:40.2) |
| 3 | Charles Gunn (GBR) |
(49:43.9) |
| 4 | Cecil McMaster (RSA) |
(50:04.0) |
| 5 | William Hehir (GBR) |
(50:11.8) |
| 6 | Thomas Maroney (USA) |
(50:24.4) |
| 7 | Jean Seghers (BEL) |
(50:32.4) |
| 8 | Antoine Doyen (BEL) |
(56:30.0) |
| — | Luis Meléndez (ESP) |
DNF |
| George Parker (AUS) |
DQ | |
| Donato Pavesi (ITA) |
DQ | |
| William Plant (USA) |
DNS |
References
edit- ^ "Athletics at the 1920 Antwerp Summer Games: Men's 10 kilometres Walk". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
- ^ "Tim - Olympic Racewalking History". studylib.net. p. 10. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
- ^ "1923 Spalding Almanac" (PDF). p. 15. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
- ^ eRaceWalk / Other Resources / Archived November 10, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
Sources
edit- Belgium Olympic Committee (1957). Olympic Games Antwerp 1920: Official Report (in French).
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 23 August 2007.