- Records
- Results Semifinals Final
- References
- Sources
{{Infobox Olympic event |event = Men's 10 kilometres walk |games = 1920 Summer |image = |caption = |venue = Olympisch Stadion |dates = August 17–18 |competitors = 23 |nations = 13 |longnames = |gold = Ugo Frigerio |goldNOC = ITA |silver = Joseph Pearman |silverNOC = USA |bronze = Charles Gunn |bronzeNOC = GBR |prev = 1912 |next = 1924 }}{{AthleticsAt1920SummerOlympics}}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] RecordsThese were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1920 Summer Olympics. World Record | 45:26.4 | DEN}} Aage Rasmussen | ? | 1918 |
---|
Olympic Record | 46:28.4 | CAN|1868}} George Goulding | Stockholm (SWE) | August 11, 1912 |
---|
ResultsSemifinalsThe semifinals were held on Tuesday, August 17, 1920. Semifinal 1This heat was one lap short, so the distance of this race was only 9600 metres. Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
---|
1 | {{flagIOCathlete|Ugo Frigerio|ITA|1920 Summer}} | 47:06.4 | Q | 2 | {{flagIOCathlete|Joseph Pearman|USA|1920 Summer}} | 47:30.0 | Q | 3 | {{flagIOCathlete|George Parker|AUS|1920 Summer}} | 47:31.0 | Q | 4 | {{flagIOCathlete|Donato Pavesi|ITA|1920 Summer}} | 48:12.0 | Q | 5 | {{flagIOCathlete|Charles Gunn|GBR|1920 Summer}} | 48:22.0 | Q | 6 | {{flagIOCathlete|Jean Segers|BEL|1920 Summer}} | 48:29.0 | Q | 7 | {{flagIOCathlete|Winfred Rolker|USA|1920 Summer}} | — | {{flagIOCathlete|Josef Šlehofer|TCH|1920 Summer}} | DNF | {{flagIOCathlete|Charles Dowson|GBR|1920 Summer}} | DNF | {{flagIOCathlete|Paul Verlaeckt|BEL|1920 Summer}} | DQ | {{flagIOCathlete|Eduard Hermann|EST|1920 Summer}} | DQ | {{flagIOCathlete|Martial Simon|FRA|1920 Summer}} | DQ | {{flagIOCathlete|Gunnar Rasmussen|DEN|1920 Summer}} | DQ | Semifinal 2Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
---|
1 | {{flagIOCathlete|William Hehir|GBR|1920 Summer}} | 51:33.8 | Q | 2 | {{flagIOCathlete|Cecil McMaster|RSA|1920 Summer}} | 51:39.0 | Q | 3 | {{flagIOCathlete|Thomas Maroney|USA|1920 Summer}} | (51:54.6) | Q | 4 | {{flagIOCathlete|William Plant|USA|1920 Summer}} | (52:18.3) | Q | 5 | {{flagIOCathlete|Luis Meléndez|ESP|1920 Summer}} | (53:56.6) | Q | 6 | {{flagIOCathlete|Antoine Doyen|BEL|1920 Summer}} | Q | — | {{flagIOCathlete|Stanislas Anselmetti|SUI|1920 Summer}} | DNF | {{flagIOCathlete|Charles Wiggers|BEL|1920 Summer}} | DQ | {{flagIOCathlete|Niels Pedersen|DEN|1920 Summer}} | DQ | {{flagIOCathlete|Eversleigh Freeman|CAN|1920 Summer}} | DQ |
FinalThe 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...[2] Place | Athlete | Time |
---|
1 | {{flagIOCathlete|Ugo Frigerio|ITA|1920 Summer}} | 48:06.2 | 2 | {{flagIOCathlete|Joseph Pearman|USA|1920 Summer}} | (49:40.2) | 3 | {{flagIOCathlete|Charles Gunn|GBR|1920 Summer}} | (49:43.9) | 4 | {{flagIOCathlete|Cecil McMaster|RSA|1920 Summer}} | (50:04.0) | 5 | {{flagIOCathlete|William Hehir|GBR|1920 Summer}} | (50:11.8) | 6 | {{flagIOCathlete|Thomas Maroney|USA|1920 Summer}} | (50:24.4) | 7 | {{flagIOCathlete|Jean Segers|BEL|1920 Summer}} | (50:32.4) | 8 | {{flagIOCathlete|Antoine Doyen|BEL|1920 Summer}} | (56:30.0) | — | {{flagIOCathlete|Luis Meléndez|ESP|1920 Summer}} | DNF | {{flagIOCathlete|George Parker|AUS|1920 Summer}} | DQ | {{flagIOCathlete|Donato Pavesi|ITA|1920 Summer}} | DQ | {{flagIOCathlete|William Plant|USA|1920 Summer}} | DNS |
References1. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1920/ATH/mens-10-kilometres-walk.html |title=Athletics at the 1920 Antwerp Summer Games: Men's 10 kilometres Walk |accessdate=26 November 2017 |work=sports-reference.com}} 2. ^eRaceWalk / Other Resources / {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110163905/http://eracewalk.walkingclubofgeorgia.com/ResoArtiOlym.htm |date=November 10, 2013 }}
Sources- {{cite book | author = Belgium Olympic Committee | year = 1957 | title = Olympic Games Antwerp 1920: Official Report|language=fr}}
- {{cite web | last = Wudarski | first = Pawel | year = 1999 | url = http://olympic.w.interia.pl/ | title = Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich | accessdate = 23 August 2007|language=pl}}
{{Olympics20kmWalk}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Athletics At The 1920 Summer Olympics - Men's 10 Kilometre Walk}} 2 : Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics|Racewalking at the Olympics |