Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's 20 kilometres walk

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Men's 20 kilometres walk
at the Games of the XIX Olympiad
Volodymyr Holubnychy 1964.jpg
Volodymyr Holubnychy 1964
Venue Estadio Olimpico Universitario
DatesOctober 14
Competitors34 from 20 nations
Winning time1:33:58.4
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Volodymyr Holubnychy Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Silver medal icon.svg José Pedraza Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Bronze medal icon.svg Nikolay Smaga Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
  1964
1972  

The men's 20 kilometres walk was the shorter of the two men's racewalking events on the Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics program in Mexico City. It was held on 14 October 1968. 34 athletes from 20 nations entered. [1]

Results

RankAthleteNationTimeTime behindNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Volodymyr Holubnychy Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 1:33:58.4
Silver medal icon.svg José Pedraza Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 1:34:00.0
Bronze medal icon.svg Nikolay Smaga Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 1:34:03.4
4 Rudy Haluza Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:35:00.2
5 Gerhard Sperling Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  East Germany 1:35:27.2
6 Otto Barch Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 1:36:16.8
7 Hans-Georg Reimann Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  East Germany 1:36:31.4
8 Stefan Ingvarsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1:36:43.4
9 Leonida Caraiosifoglu Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 1:37:07.6
10 Peter Frenkel Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  East Germany 1:37:20.8
11 Arthur Jones Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 1:37:32.0
12 Pasquale Busca Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1:37:32.0
13 José Oliveros Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 1:38:17
14 Antal Kiss Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 1:38:24
15 Stig Lindberg Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1:40:03
16 Frank Clark Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 1:40:06
17 Tom Dooley Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:40:08
18 Karl-Heinz Merschenz Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1:40:11
19 Charles Sowa Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 1:40:17
20 Eladio Campos Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 1:41:52
21 Örjan Andersson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1:41:58
22 John Webb Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 1:42:51
23 René Pfister Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 1:43:36
24 Bob Hughes Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 1:43:50
25 Ron Laird Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:44:38
26 Mieczysław Rutyna Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 1:47:29
27 Euclides Calzado Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 1:49:27
28 Julio Ortíz Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 1:54:48
29 Roberto Castellanos Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 1:58:48
Julius Müller Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  West Germany DSQ
José Esteban Valle Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua DNF
Carlos Vanegas Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua DNF
Felix Cappella Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada DNF
Kazuo Saito Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan DNF

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References

  1. "Athletics at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games: Men's 20 kilometres Walk". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 30 November 2017.