Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 kilometres walk

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Men's 50 kilometres walk
at the Games of the XI Olympiad
Venue Olympiastadion: Berlin, Germany
DatesAugust 5, 1936
Competitors33 from 16 nations
Winning time4:30:41.4 OR
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Harold Whitlock
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
Silver medal icon.svg Arthur Tell Schwab
Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Bronze medal icon.svg Adalberts Bubenko
Flag of Latvia (3-2).svg  Latvia
  1932
1948  

The men's 50 kilometres walk event at the 1936 Summer Olympic Games took place on August 5. The final was won by Harold Whitlock of Great Britain. [1]

Results

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Harold Whitlock Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 4:30:41.4 OR
Silver medal icon.svg Arthur Tell Schwab Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 4:32:09.2
Bronze medal icon.svg Adalberts Bubenko Flag of Latvia (3-2).svg  Latvia 4:32:42.2
4 Jaroslav Štork Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 4:34:00.2
5 Edgar Bruun Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 4:34:53.2
6 Fritz Bleiweiß Flag of the German Reich (1935-1945).svg  Germany 4:36:48.4
7 Karl Reiniger Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 4:40:45.0
8 Étienne Laisné Flag of France.svg  France 4:41:40.0
9 Teodor Bieregowoj Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 4:42:49.0
10 Anton Toscani Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 4:42:59.4
11 Evald Segerström Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 4:43:30.4
12 Ettore Rivolta Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy 4:48:47.0
13 Adrien Courtois Flag of France.svg  France 4:49:07.0
14 Giuseppe Gobbato Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy 4:49:51.0
15 Adolf Aebersold Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 4:51:14.0
16 Herbert Dill Flag of the German Reich (1935-1945).svg  Germany 4:51:26.0
17 Tebbs Lloyd Johnson Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 4:54:56.0
18 Mario Brignoli Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy 4:58:12.0
19 Ryoji Naraoka Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 5:07:15.0
20 Vasile Firea Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 5:09:39.0
21 Albert Mangan US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 5:12:00.2
22 Cai Tsungyi Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Republic of China 5:16:02.4
23 Ernest Koehler US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 5:20:18.2
24 Zhou Yuyu Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Republic of China 5:25:01.0
25 Chang Chanchiu Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Republic of China 5:26:54.2
26 Ernest Crosbie US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 5:31:44.2
Jānis Dāliņš Flag of Latvia (3-2).svg  Latvia DNF
Joe Hopkins Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain DNF
Ejner BechFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark DNF
Arnolds Krūkliņš Flag of Latvia (3-2).svg  Latvia DSQ
Dick LöfFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden DSQ
Friedrich PrehnFlag of the German Reich (1935-1945).svg  Germany DSQ
Gösta GrandinFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden DSQ

Key: DNF = Did not finish, DSQ = Disqualified, OR = Olympic record

References

  1. "Athletics at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games: Men's 50 kilometres Walk". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2022.