Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 kilometres walk
Men's 50 kilometres walk at the Games of the XIX Olympiad | ||||||||||
Venue | Estadio Olímpico Universitario | |||||||||
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Date | October 17 | |||||||||
Competitors | 36 from 19 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 4:20:13.6 | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Athletics at the 1968 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 race walk at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico was held on October 17.
Records
Prior to this event, the world and Olympic records stood as follows:
World record | ![]() |
3:55:36 | Almaty, Soviet Union | October 17, 1965 |
Olympic record | ![]() |
4:11:12 | Tokyo, Japan | October 18, 1964 |
Result
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time |
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![]() | Höhne, ChristophChristoph Höhne | ![]() |
4:20:13.6 |
![]() | Kiss, AntalAntal Kiss | ![]() |
4:30:17.0 |
![]() | Young, LarryLarry Young | ![]() |
4:31:55.4 |
4 | Selzer, PeterPeter Selzer | ![]() |
4:33:09.8 |
5 | Lindberg, StigStig Lindberg | ![]() |
4:34:05.0 |
6 | Visini, VittorioVittorio Visini | ![]() |
4:36:33.2 |
7 | Eley, BryanBryan Eley | ![]() |
4:37:32.2 |
8 | Pedraza, JoséJosé Pedraza | ![]() |
4:37:51.4 |
9 | Merschenz, Karl-HeinzKarl-Heinz Merschenz | ![]() |
4:37:57.4 |
10 | Klopfer, GoetzGoetz Klopfer | ![]() |
4:39:13.8 |
11 | Magnor, Horst-RüdigerHorst-Rüdiger Magnor | ![]() |
4:39:43.2 |
12 | Clark, FrankFrank Clark | ![]() |
4:40:13.8 |
13 | Andersson, ÖrjanÖrjan Andersson | ![]() |
4:40:42.6 |
14 | Weidner, GerhardGerhard Weidner | ![]() |
4:43:26.2 |
15 | Grigoryev, SergeySergey Grigoryev | ![]() |
4:44:39.2 |
16 | Sowa, CharlesCharles Sowa | ![]() |
4:44:45.2 |
17 | Saito, KazuoKazuo Saito | ![]() |
4:47:29.6 |
18 | Lightman, ShaunShaun Lightman | ![]() |
4:52:20.0 |
19 | Gardiner, BobBob Gardiner | ![]() |
4:52:29.0 |
20 | Stütz, ErwinErwin Stütz | ![]() |
4:53:33.8 |
21 | Delerue, HenriHenri Delerue | ![]() |
4:57:40.2 |
22 | Rutyna, MieczysławMieczysław Rutyna | ![]() |
4:58:03.8 |
23 | Cappella, FelixFelix Cappella | ![]() |
4:58:31.6 |
24 | Ladany, ShaulShaul Ladany | ![]() |
5:01:06.0 |
25 | Colín, PabloPablo Colín | ![]() |
5:01:30.0 |
26 | Romansky, DaveDave Romansky | ![]() |
5:38:03.4 |
27 | Hernández, IsmaelIsmael Hernández | ![]() |
5:56:09.2 |
28 | Cruz, RicardoRicardo Cruz | ![]() |
5:56:22.0 |
Nermerich, BernhardBernhard Nermerich | ![]() |
DSQ | |
Pamich, AbdonAbdon Pamich | ![]() |
DNF | |
Leuschke, BurkhardBurkhard Leuschke | ![]() |
DNF | |
Agapov, GennadyGennady Agapov | ![]() |
DNF | |
Della-Rossa, IhorIhor Della-Rossa | ![]() |
DNF | |
Kelly, JohnJohn Kelly | ![]() |
DNF | |
Nihill, PaulPaul Nihill | ![]() |
DNF | |
Ingvarsson, StefanStefan Ingvarsson | ![]() |
DNF |
References
- Official Olympic Report, la84foundation.org. Retrieved August 13, 2012.
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