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Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 kilometres walk
The men's 50 kilometres walk was an event at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia, on Saturday November 24, 1956. There were a total number of 21 participants from 10 nations.[1]
| Men's 50 kilometres walk at the Games of the XVI Olympiad | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Melbourne Cricket Ground |
| Dates | November 24 |
| Competitors | 21 from 10 nations |
| Winning time | 4:30:42.8 |
| Medalists | |
Final classification edit
| RANK | NAME ATHLETE | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| Norman Read (NZL) | 4:30:42.8 | |
| Yevgeny Maskinskov (URS) | 4:32:57.0 | |
| John Ljunggren (SWE) | 4:35:02.0 | |
| 4. | Abdon Pamich (ITA) | 4:39:00.0 |
| 5. | Antal Róka (HUN) | 4:50:09.0 |
| 6. | Ray Smith (AUS) | 4:56:08.0 |
| 7. | Adolf Weinacker (USA) | 5:00:16.0 |
| 8. | Albert Johnson (GBR) | 5:02:19.0 |
| 9. | Eric Hall (GBR) | 5:03:59.0 |
| 10. | Ion Barbu (ROU) | 5:08:33.6 |
| 11. | Elliott Denman (USA) | 5:12:14.0 |
| 12. | Leo Sjögren (USA) | 5:12:34.0 |
| 13. | Ronald Crawford (AUS) | 5:22:36.0 |
| — | Milan Skřont (TCH) | DNF |
| — | Josef Dolezal (TCH) | DNF |
| — | Grigory Klimov (URS) | DNF |
| — | János Somogyi (HUN) | DNF |
| — | Dumitru Parachivescu (ROU) | DNF |
| — | Don Thompson (GBR) | DNF |
| — | Ted Allsopp (AUS) | DSQ |
| — | Mikhail Lavrov (URS) | DSQ |
References edit
- ^ . sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2017.