Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 kilometres walk
Appearance
Men's 50 kilometres walk at the Games of the XVIII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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![]() Paul Nihill, Abdon Pamich and Ingvar Pettersson | |||||||||||||
Venue | Olympic Stadium | ||||||||||||
Dates | 18 October | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 39 from 20 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 4:11:12.4 OR | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics | ||
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Track events | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
800 m | men | women |
1500 m | men | |
5000 m | men | |
10,000 m | men | |
80 m hurdles | women | |
110 m hurdles | men | |
400 m hurdles | men | |
3000 m steeplechase | men | |
4 × 100 m relay | men | women |
4 × 400 m relay | men | |
Road events | ||
Marathon | men | |
20 km walk | men | |
50 km walk | men | |
Field events | ||
Long jump | men | women |
Triple jump | men | |
High jump | men | women |
Pole vault | men | |
Shot put | men | women |
Discus throw | men | women |
Javelin throw | men | women |
Hammer throw | men | |
Combined events | ||
Pentathlon | women | |
Decathlon | men | |
The men's 50 kilometres walk was the longer of the two men's race walking events on the Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics program in Tokyo, as well as the longest event on the program. It was held on 18 October 1964. 39 athletes from 20 nations entered, with 34 starting and 31 finishing.[1]
Results
[edit]12 walkers beat the old Olympic record.
References
[edit]- ^ "Athletics at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games: Men's 50 kilometres Walk". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2017.