1950 European Athletics Championships – Men's 50 kilometres walk

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Men's 50 kilometres walk
at the European Athletics Championships

The men's 50 kilometres race walk at the 1950 European Athletics Championships was held in Brussels, Belgium, on 25 August 1950. [1]

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Medalists

Gold Giuseppe Dordoni
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Silver John Ljunggren
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Bronze Verner Ljunggren
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden

Results

Final

25 August

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Giuseppe Dordoni Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 4:40:43
Silver medal icon.svg John Ljunggren Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 4:43:25
Bronze medal icon.svg Verner Ljunggren Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 4:49:28
4 Josef Doležal Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 4:55:49
5 John Proctor Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 4:58:01
6 Alfred Cotton Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 5:03:30
7 Claude Hubert Flag of France.svg  France 5:07:49
8 Georges Pouchet Flag of France.svg  France 5:12:16
9 Salvatore Cascino Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 5:17:15
10 Anton Kluyskens Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 5:18:31
11 Harry Kristensen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 5:18:55
12 Oddvar Sponberg Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 5:22:41
13 Jules Thibaut Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 5:23:47
14 Oddvar Sandvik Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 5:24:46
15 Louis Philippen Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 5:41:15
René Charrière Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland DQ
Louis Marquis Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland DQ

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 17 athletes from 10 countries participated in the event.

References

  1. European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 372–377, retrieved 13 August 2014