Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's 20 kilometres walk

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Men's 20 kilometre walk
at the Games of the XVI Olympiad
Competitors21 from 10 nations
Winning time1:31:27.4
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Leonid Spirin
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Silver medal icon.svg Antanas Mikėnas
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Bronze medal icon.svg Bruno Junk
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
1960  

The men's 20 kilometres walk was an event at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. There were a total number of 21 participants from 10 nations. [1]

Results

RankAthleteNationTimeTime behindNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Leonid Spirin Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 1:31:27.4
Silver medal icon.svg Antanas Mikėnas Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 1:32:03.0
Bronze medal icon.svg Bruno Junk Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 1:32:12.0
4 John Ljunggren Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1:32:24.0
5 Stan Vickers Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 1:32:34.2
6 Don Keane Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 1:33:52.0
7 George Coleman Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 1:34:01.8
8 Roland Hardy Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 1:34:40.4
9 Giuseppe Dordoni Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1:35:00.4
10 Ted Allsopp Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 1:35:43.0
11 Abdon Pamich Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1:36:03.6
12 Henry Laskau US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 1:38:46.8
13 Ronald Crawford Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 1:39:35.0
14 Dumitru Parachivescu Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Romania 1:39:57.4
15 Ion Barbu Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Romania 1:41:37.8
16 Bruce MacDonald US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 1:43:25.6
17 James Hewson US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 1:46:24.8
Josef Dolezal Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia DNF
Alexander Oakley Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Canada DNF
Dieter Lindner Flag of Germany.svg  United Team of Germany DSQ
Lars Hindmar Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden DSQ

References

  1. "Athletics at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games: Men's 20 kilometres Walk". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2017.