Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's 20 kilometres walk

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Men's 20 kilometres walk
at the Games of the XX Olympiad
Venue Olympic Stadium, Munich, West Germany
Date31 August 1972
Competitors24 from 12 nations
Winning time1:26:42.4 OR
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Peter Frenkel
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Silver medal icon.svg Volodymyr Holubnychy
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Bronze medal icon.svg Hans-Georg Reimann
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
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These are the official results of the Men's 20 kilometres walk event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. The competition was held on 31 August. There were no heats with this event, it was held as a finals only event. [1]

Results

RankAthleteNationTimeTime behindNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Peter Frenkel Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 1:26:42.4 OR
Silver medal icon.svg Volodymyr Holubnychy Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 1:26:55.2
Bronze medal icon.svg Hans-Georg Reimann Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 1:27:16.6
4 Gerhard Sperling Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 1:27:55.0
5 Nikolay Smaga Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 1:28:16.6
6 Paul Nihill Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 1:28:44.4
7 Jan Ornoch Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 1:32:01.6
8 Vittorio Visini Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1:32:30.0
9 José Oliveros Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 1:32:40.6
10 Larry Young Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:32:53.4
11 Jan Rolstad Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 1:33:03.2
12 Pedro Aroche Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 1:33:05.0
13 Heinz Mayr Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 1:33:13.8
14 Phil Embleton Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 1:33:22.2
15 Tom Dooley Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:34:58.8
16 Wilfried Wesch Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 1:35:20.6
17 Peter Marlow Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 1:35:38.8
18 Charles Sowa Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 1:36:23.8
19 Goetz Klopfer Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:38:33.6
20 Hunde Toure Flag of Ethiopia (1897-1974).svg  Ethiopia 1:43:11.6
21 José Esteban Valle Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua 1:45:09.4
22 Ismael Avila Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 1:45:45.4
— Bernd Kannenberg Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany DNF
Yevgeniy Ivchenko Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union DQ
Tadeusz GorzechowskiFlag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland DNS
Ludomir NitkowskiFlag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland DNS
Shaul Ladany Flag of Israel.svg  Israel DNS
Teodor IonescuFlag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania DNS
Ioan MureşanuFlag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania DNS
Daniel Björkgren Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden DNS
Stefan Ingvarsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden DNS
Hans Tenggren Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden DNS
Fernando IelliFlag of Italy.svg  Italy DNS
Oscar BarlettaFlag of Italy.svg  Italy DNS
Kjell Georg Lund Flag of Norway.svg  Norway DNS
Aram LevonianFlag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria DNS
János Dalmati Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary DNS
Antal Kiss Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary DNS

References

  1. ↑ "Athletics at the 1972 Munich Summer Games: Men's 20 kilometres Walk". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
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