- Results Heats Final
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{{Infobox Olympic event |event = Men's 10 kilometres walk |games = 1952 Summer |image = |caption = |venue = |dates = July 24 (heats) July 27 (final) |competitors = |nations = |longnames = yes |gold = John Mikaelsson |goldNOC = SWE |silver = Fritz Schwab |silverNOC = SUI |bronze = Bruno Junk |bronzeNOC = URS |prev=1948 |next= }}{{AthleticsAt1952SummerOlympics}}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] ResultsHeatsThe 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 |
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1 | Bruno Junk | {{FlagIOC|URS|1952 Summer}} | 45:05.8 | 2 | John Mikaelsson | {{FlagIOC|SWE|1952 Summer}} | 45:10.0 | 3 | Louis Chevalier | {{FlagIOC|FRA|1952 Summer}} | 45:58.0 | 4 | Gabriel Reymond | {{FlagIOC|SUI|1952 Summer}} | 46:35.2 | 5 | Don Keane | {{FlagIOC|AUS|1952 Summer}} | 46:55.2 | 6 | Ivan Yarmysh | {{FlagIOC|URS|1952 Summer}} | 47:26.0 | 7 | Arne Börjesson | {{FlagIOC|SWE|1952 Summer}} | 47:32.4 | 8 | Kaare Hammer | {{FlagIOC|NOR|1952 Summer}} | 49:08.4 | 9 | Ragnvald Thunestvedt | {{FlagIOC|DEN|1952 Summer}} | 50:42.8 | Allah Ditta | {{FlagIOC|PAK|1952 Summer}} | DSQ | Henry Laskau | {{FlagIOC|USA|1952 Summer}} | DSQ | Roland Hardy | {{FlagIOC|GBR|1952 Summer}} | DSQ | Heat 2 Rank | Name | Nationality | Time (hand) | Notes |
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1 | George Coleman | {{FlagIOC|GBR|1952 Summer}} | 46:12.4 | 2 | Émile Maggi | {{FlagIOC|FRA|1952 Summer}} | 46:47.8 | 3 | Lars Hindmar | {{FlagIOC|SWE|1952 Summer}} | 47:06.0 | 4 | Fritz Schwab | {{FlagIOC|SUI|1952 Summer}} | 47:06.0 | 5 | Josef Doležal | {{FlagIOC|TCH|1952 Summer}} | 47:06.2 | 6 | Bruno Fait | {{FlagIOC|ITA|1952 Summer}} | 47:23.4 | 7 | Telemaco Arcangeli | {{FlagIOC|ITA|1952 Summer}} | 48:00.2 | 8 | Ragnar Olsen | {{FlagIOC|NOR|1952 Summer}} | 49:03.8 | 9 | Price King | {{FlagIOC|USA|1952 Summer}} | 51:08.6 | Lawrence Allen | {{FlagIOC|GBR|1952 Summer}} | DSQ | Pēteris Zeltiņš | {{FlagIOC|URS|1952 Summer}} | DSQ |
Final Rank | Name | Nationality | Time (hand) | Notes |
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{{gold1}} | John Mikaelsson | {{FlagIOC|SWE|1952 Summer}} | 45:02.8 | OR | {{silver2}} | Fritz Schwab | {{FlagIOC|SUI|1952 Summer}} | 45:41.0 | {{Bronze3}} | Bruno Junk | {{FlagIOC|URS|1952 Summer}} | 45:41.0 | 4 | Louis Chevalier | {{FlagIOC|FRA|1952 Summer}} | 45:50.4 | 5 | George Coleman | {{FlagIOC|GBR|1952 Summer}} | 46:06.8 | 6 | Ivan Yarmysh | {{FlagIOC|URS|1952 Summer}} | 46:07.0 | 7 | Émile Maggi | {{FlagIOC|FRA|1952 Summer}} | 46:08.0 | 8 | Bruno Fait | {{FlagIOC|ITA|1952 Summer}} | 46:25.6 | 9 | Gabriel Reymond | {{FlagIOC|SUI|1952 Summer}} | 46:38.6 | 10 | Don Keane | {{FlagIOC|AUS|1952 Summer}} | 47:37.0 | Lars Hindmar | {{FlagIOC|SWE|1952 Summer}} | DSQ |
Key: DSQ = Disqualified, OR = Olympic record References1. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1952/ATH/mens-10-kilometres-walk.html |title=Athletics at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games: Men's 10 kilometres Walk |accessdate=28 November 2017 |work=sports-reference.com}}
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