Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 kilometres walk
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The men's 50 kilometres walk was an event at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia, on Saturday November 24, 1956. There were a total number of 21 participants from 10 nations.[1]
| Men's 50 kilometres walk at the Games of the XVI Olympiad | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |||||||||
| Dates | November 24 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 21 from 10 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 4:30:42.8 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Final classification edit
| RANK | NAME ATHLETE | TIME |
|---|---|---|
|
 Norman Read (NZL)
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4:30:42.8 |
|
 Yevgeny Maskinskov (URS)
|
4:32:57.0 |
|
 John Ljunggren (SWE)
|
4:35:02.0 |
| 4. |  Abdon Pamich (ITA)
|
4:39:00.0 |
| 5. |  Antal Róka (HUN)
|
4:50:09.0 |
| 6. |  Ray Smith (AUS)
|
4:56:08.0 |
| 7. |  Adolf Weinacker (USA)
|
5:00:16.0 |
| 8. |  Albert Johnson (GBR)
|
5:02:19.0 |
| 9. | Eric Hall (GBR)
|
5:03:59.0 |
| 10. |  Ion Barbu (ROU)
|
5:08:33.6 |
| 11. | Elliott Denman (USA)
|
5:12:14.0 |
| 12. | Leo Sjögren (USA)
|
5:12:34.0 |
| 13. | Ronald Crawford (AUS)
|
5:22:36.0 |
| — |  Milan Skřont (TCH)
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DNF |
| — | Josef Dolezal (TCH)
|
DNF |
| — | Grigory Klimov (URS)
|
DNF |
| — | János Somogyi (HUN)
|
DNF |
| — | Dumitru Parachivescu (ROU)
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DNF |
| — | Don Thompson (GBR)
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DNF |
| — | Ted Allsopp (AUS)
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DSQ |
| — | Mikhail Lavrov (URS)
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DSQ |
References edit
- ^ "Athletics at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games: Men's 50 kilometres Walk". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2017.