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Racewalking in the Olympics

Walking as an Olympic event was introduced in the 1906 Athens games.

Racewalking In The Olympics (IOC)

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Walking as an Olympic event was introduced in the 1906 Athens games. The 1906 games where staged two years after the 1904 St Louis games and are considered the Interim games. A 1500 meter and 3,000 meter walk was held. In 1908 theses two walk were replaced with a 3500 meter walk as well as a 10 mile walk.

1912 saw the 10,000 meter walk as the only walking event. In 1932 the Los Angeles games saw the 50 kilometer distance contested for the first time. It wasn't unitl the 1956 Melborne games the the 20 kilometer was introduced. The 20 and 50 kilometer walks have been the two distance contested by the men in every Olympiad since Melborne except when the 50k walk was the only walk in Montreal. A 10,000 meter womens walk was added in the Barcalona games for 1992. And moved up to the 20 km mark in the 2000 Olympics for the women.

Olympic Records

Olympic Medalists
Olympic Records - Men
Olympic Records - Women
  • 20 KILOMETRES WALK 1:29:05 Olga Kaniskina RUS Beijing 21 08 2008

Previous Olympic Results

1896 Athens

WidipediA: 1896 Summer Olympics

  • No Walks

1900 Paris

  • No Walks

1904 St. Louis

WidipediA: 1904 Summer Olympics

  • No Walks

1906 Athens (Interim Games)

WidipediA: 1906 Summer Olympics

  • 1500m Walk
    • 1. George Bonhag USA 7:12.6 (Olympic record)
    • 2. Donald Linden CAN 7:19.8
    • 3. Konstantin Spetsiotis GRE 7:22.0
  • 3000m Walk
    • 1. György Sztantics HUN15:13.2
    • 2. Hermann Müller GER 15:20.0
    • 3. Georgios Saridakis GRE 15:33.0

1908 London

WidipediA: 1908 Summer Olympics

1912 Stockholm

WidipediA: 1912 Summer Olympics

  • 10,000m Walk
    • 1. George Goulding CAN 46:28.4
    • 2. Ernest Webb GBR 46:50.4
    • 3. Frenando Altimani ITA 47:37.6
    • DNF Frank Kaiser USA
    • 1st Heat: 6. Sam Schwarts USA 50:30.8
    • 1st Heat: 7. Edward Renz USA 50:30.8
    • 2nd Heat: 5. Frank Kaiser USA 50:30.8
    • 2nd Heat: 6. Arthur Voelmeke USA 50:30.8

1920 Antwerp

WidipediA: 1920 Summer Olympics

  • 3,000m Walk
    • 1. Ugo Frigerio ITA 13:14.2 (Olympic record)
    • 2. George Parker USA 13:20.6
    • 3. Richard Remer USA 13:23.6
    • 5. Thomas Maroney USA 13:26.8
    • 1st Heat: 3. Thomas Maroney USA -
    • 1st Heat: 11. Joe Pearman USA -
    • 2nd Heat: 3. Richard Remer USA -
    • 2nd Heat: 4. William Roelker USA -
  • 10,000m Walk
    • 1. Ugo Frigerio ITA
    • 2. Joseph Pearman USA 49:40.8
    • 3. Charles Gunn GBR 49:44.4
    • 6. Thomas Maroney USA 50:20.6
    • 1st Heat: 2. Joe Pearman USA 47:30.2
    • 1st Heat: 7. William Roelker USA -
    • 2nd Heat: 3. Thomas Maroney USA -
    • 2nd Heat: 4. Willie Plant USA -

1924 Paris

WidipediA: 1924 Summer Olympics

  • 10,000m Walk
    • 1. Ugo Frigerio ITA 47:49.0
    • 2. Reginald Goodwin GBR 48:37.9
    • 3. Cecil McMaster SAF 49:08.0
    • 1st Heat: 3 - Harry Hinkel USA
    • 2nd Heat: 9 - Charles Foster USA
    • Final: 9 - Harry Hinkel USA

1928 Amsterdam

WidipediA: 1928 Summer Olympics

  • No Walks

1932 Los Angeles

WidipediA: 1935 Summer Olympics

  • 50k Walk
    • 1. Tommy Green GBR 4:50:10
    • 2. Janis Dalinch LAT 4:57:20
    • 3. Ugo Frigerio ITA 4:59:06
    • 8. Ernie Crosbie USA 5:28:01
    • 9. Bill Chisholm USA 5:51:00
    • DNF Harry Hinkel USA
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1936 Berlin

WidipediA: 1936 Summer Olympics

  • 50k Walk
    • 1. Harold Whitlock GBR 4:30:41.4 (Olympic record)
    • 2. Arthur Schwab SUI 4:32:10
    • 3. Adalberts Bubenko LAT 4:32:43
    • 21. Albert Mangan USA 5:12:00.0
    • 23. Ernest Koehler USA 5:20:18.4
    • 26. Ernie Crosbie USA 5:31:44.2

1948 London

WidipediA: 1948 Summer Olympics

  • 10,000m Walk
    • 1. John Mikaelsson SWE 45:13.2
    • 2. Ingemar Johansson SWE 45:43.8
    • 3. Fritz Schwab SUI 46:00.2
    • 1st Heat: disq Ernest Weber USA
    • 1st Heat: disq Fred Sharaga USA
    • 2nd Heat: 7 - Henry Laskau USA
  • 50k Walk
    • 1. John Ljunggren SEW 4:41:52
    • 2. Gaston Godel SUI 4:48:17
    • 3. Tebbs Lloyd Johnson* GBR 4:48:31
        *Tebbs at 48 became the oldest Olympic atheletics medelist. (So there is hope.)
    • 12. Ernie Crosbie USA 5:15:16.0
    • 15. John Deni USA 5:28:33.0
    • 16. Adolph Weinacker USA 5:30:14.0
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1952 Helsinki

WidipediA: 1952 Summer Olympics

  • 10,000m Walk
    • 1. John Mikaelsson SWE 45:02.8
    • 2. Fritz Schwab SUI 45:41.0
    • 3. Bruno Junk URS 45:41.0
    • 1st Heat: disq Henry Laskau USA
    • 2nd Heat: 9 - Price King USA 51:08.6
  • 50k Walk
    • 1. Giuseppe Dordoni ITA 4:28:07.8 (Olympic record)
    • 2. Josef Dolezal TCH 4:30:18
    • 3. Antal Roka HUN 4:32:28
    • 22. Adolph Weinacker USA 5:01:00.4
    • DNF Leo Sjogren USA
    • DNF John Deni USA

1956 Melborne

WidipediA: 1956 Summer Olympics

  • 20k Walk
    • 1. Leonid Spirin URS 1:31:27.4
    • 2. Antanas Mikenas URS 1:32:03
    • 3. Burno Junk URS 1:32:12
    • 12. Henry Laskau USA 1:38:46.8
    • 16. Bruce McDonald USA 1:43:25.6
    • 17. Jim Hewson USA 1:46:24.8
  • 50k Walk
    • 1. Norman Read NZL 4:30:42.8
    • 2. Yevgeniy Maskinskov URS 4:32:57
    • 3. John Ljunggren SWE 4:35:02
    • 7. Adolph Weinacker USA 5:00:16
    • 11. Elliott Denman USA 5:12:14
    • 12. Leo Sjogres 5:12:34
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1960 Rome

WidipediA: 1960 Summer Olympics

  • 20k Walk
    • 1. Vladimir Golubnichiy URS 1:33:07.2
    • 2. Noel Freeman AUS 1:34:17
    • 3. Stan Vickers GBR 1:34:57
    • 19. Ron Zinn USA 1:42:47.0
    • 23. Bob Mimm USA 1:45:09.0
    • 24. Rudy Haluza USA 1:45:11.0
  • 50k Walk
    • 1. Donald Thompson GBR 4:25:30 (Olymipc record)
    • 2. John Ljunggren SWE 4:25:47
    • 3. Abdon Parnich ITA 4:27:56
    • 19. Ron Laird USA 4:53:21.6
    • 23. Bruce McDonald USA 5:00:47.6
    • 24. John Allen USA 5:03:15.2

1964 Toyko

WidipediA: 1964 Summer Olympics

  • 20k Walk
    • 1. Kenneth Mathews GBR 1:29:34.0 (Olympic record)
    • 2. Dieter Linder GER (GDR) 1:31:14
    • 3. Vladimir Golubnichiy URS 1:32:00
    • 6. Ron Zinn USA 1:32:43
    • 17. Jack Mortland USA 1:36:35
    • DQ Ron Laird USA
  • 50k Walk
    • 1. Abdon Parnich ITA 4:11:12.4 (world best)
    • 2. Paul Nahill GBR 4:11:32
    • 3. Ingvar Pettersson SWE 4:14:18
    • 21. Chris McCarthy USA 4:35:41.6
    • 26. Bruce McDonald USA 4:45:10.4
    • 29. Mike Brodie USA 4:57:41.0
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1968 Mexico City

WidipediA: 1968 Summer Olympics

1972 Munich

WidipediA: 1972 Summer Olympics

  • 20k Walk
  • 50k Walk
    • 1. Bernd Kannengerg FRG 3:56:11.6 (Olympic record)
    • 2. Venaimin Soldatenko URS 3:58:24
    • 3. Larry Young USA 4:00:46 (WikipediA link)
    • 17. Bill Weigle USA 4:22:53.2
    • 27. Steve Hayden USA 4:36:07.2
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1976 Montreal

WidipediA: 1976 Summer Olympics

  • 20k Walk
    • 1. Danial Bautista MEX 1:24:40.6 (Olympic record)
    • 2. Hans-Georg Reimann GDR 1:25:14
    • 3. Peter Frankel GDR 1:25:30
    • 20. Ron Laird USA 1:33:27.6
    • 22. Larry Walker USA 1:34:19.4
    • 29. Todd Scully 1:36:37.4
  • 50k Walk: not held

1980 Moscow

WidipediA: 1980 Summer Olympics

  • 20k Walk
    • 1. Maurizio Damilano ITL 1:23:35.5 (Olympic record)
    • 2. Pyotr Pochinchuk USR 1:24:46
    • 3. Ronald Wieser GDR 1:25:59
  • 50k Walk
    • 1. Hartwig Guader GDR 3:49:24.0 (Olympic record)
    • 2. Jorge Llopart ESP 3:51:25
    • 3. Yevgeniy Ivchenko URS 3:56:32
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1984 Los Angeles

WidipediA: 1984 Summer Olympics

1988 Seoul

WidipediA: 1988 Summer Olympics

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1992 Barcalona

WidipediA: 1992 Summer Olympics

  • 20k Walk - Men
  • 50k Walk - Men
  • 10k Walk - Women
    • 1. Chen Yueling CHN 44:32
    • 2. Yelana Nikolaeva EUN 44:33
    • 3. Li Chinxiu CHN 44:41
    • 20. Michelle Rohl USA 46:45
    • 26. Debbi Lawrence USA 48:23
    • 27. Victoria Herazo USA 48:26

1996 Alantla

WidipediA: 1996 Summer Olympics

  • 20k Walk - Men
    1. Jefferson Perez, (ECU) 1:20:07
    2. Ilya Markov (RUS) 1:20:16
    3. Bernardo Segura (MEX) 1:20:23
    4. Nick A'Hern (AUS) 1:20:31
    5. Rishat Shafikov (RUS) 1:20:41
    6. Aigars Fadejevs (LAT) 1:20:47
    7. M. Shchennikov (RUS) 1:21:09
    8. Robert Korzeniowski (POL) 1:21:13

      USA: Curt Clausen 1:31:30 (50)

  • 50k Walk - Men
    1. Robert Korzeniowski (POL) 3:43:46
    2. M. Shchennikov (RUS) 3:43:46
    3. Valentin Massana (ESP) 3:44:19
    4. Arturo Di Mezza (ITA) 3:44:52
    5. Viktor Ginko (BLR) 3:45:27
    6. Ignacio Zamudio (MEX) 3:46:07

      USA: Andrew Herman, Allen James, Andrez Chlenshky

  • 10,000m Walk - Women
    1. Yelena Nikolayeva (RUS) 41:49 (OR)
    2. Elisabetta Perrone (ITA) 42:12
    3. Yan Wang (CHN) 42:19
    4. Yan Gu (CHN) 42:34
    5. Rossella Giordano (ITA) 42:43
    6. O. Kardapoltseva (BLR) 43:0214

      USA: Michelle Rohl USA 44:29 (14) 20.
      Debbie Larwence (20) 45:32
      Victoria Herazo (DQ)

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2000 Sydney

WidipediA: 2000 Summer Olympics

  • 20k Walk - Men
    1. Robert Korzeniowski (POL) 1:18:59 (Olympic record)
    2. Noe Hernández (MEX) 1:19:03
    3. Vladimir Andreyev (RUS) 1:19:27

      USA: Timothy Seaman 1:30:32 (40)

  • 50k Walk - Men
    1. Robert Korzeniowski (POL) 3:42:22
    2. Aigars Fadejevs (LAT) 3:43:40
    3. Joel Sánchez (MEX) 3:44:36

      USA: Curt Clausen 3:58:39 (22), Phillip Dunn 4:03:05 (28), Andrew Hermann 4:07:18 (31)

  • 20,000m Walk - Women
    1. Wang, Liping (CHN) 1:29:05
    2. Tysse-Plätzer, Kjersti (NOR) 1:29:33
    3. Vasco, María (ESP) 1:30:23

      USA: Michelle Rohl 1:34:26 (17) Yueling Chen 1:39:36 (38), Debbi Lawrence 1:47:20 (44)

2004 Athens

WidipediA: 2004 Summer Olympics

  • 20k Walk - Men
    1. Buugnetti Ivano (ITA) 1:19:40 (PB)
    2. Frenandez Francisco Javier  (ESP) 1:19:45
    3. Deakes Nathan (AUS) 1:20:02

      USA: Timothy Seaman 1:25:17 (20), Kevin Eastler 1:25:20 (21), John NUnn 1:27:38 (26)

  • 50k Walk - Men
    1. Robert Korzeniowski (POL) 3:38:46 (WikipediA)
    2. Denis Nizhegorodov (RUS) 3:42.50
    3. Aleksey Voyevodin (RUS) 3:43.34

      USA: Curt Clausen 4:11:31 (32), Phillip Dunn 4:12:49 (34)

  • 20,000m Walk - Women
    1. Tsoumeléka Athanasía (GRE) 1:29:12 (PB)
    2. Ivanova Olimpiada (RUS) 1:29:16
    3. Saville Jane (AUS) 1:29:25

      USA: Vaill Teresa 1:38:47 (43)

       
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2008 Beijing

WidipediA: 2008 Summer Olympics

  • 20k Walk - Men
    1. Valeriy BORCHIN (RUS) 1:19:01
    2. Jefferson Perez, (ECU) 1:19:15 (SB)
    3. Jared TALLENT (AUS) 1:19:42

      USA: Kevin EASTLER 1:28:44 (43)

  • 50k Walk - Men
    1. Alex SCHWAZER (ITA) 3:37:09 (OR)
    2. Jared TALLENT (AUS) 3:39:27   (PB)
    3. Denis Nizhegorodov (RUS) 3:40:14

      USA: Phillip DUNN 4:08:32 (39)

  • 20,000m Walk - Women
    1. Olga KANISKINA (RUS) 1:26:31 (OR)
    2. Kjersti Tysse PLATZER (NOR) 1:27:07 (NR)
    3. Elisa RIGAUDO ITA 1:27:12 (PB)

      USA: Joanne DOW 1:34:15 (SB)

2012 London

Scheduled from 27 July to 12 August 2012

WidipediA: 2012 Summer Olympics

  • 20k Walk - Men
  • 50k Walk - Men
  • 20,000m Walk - Women
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2016 Rio de Janeiro

WidipediA: 2016 Summer Olympics

  • 20k Walk - Men
  • 50k Walk - Men
  • 20,000m Walk - Women
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2020 ?

The 2020 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXXII Olympiad, will be a major international sports and cultural festival, celebrated in the tradition of the Olympic Games.

The International Olympic Committee has begun the selection process for the host city. Six applicant cities are competing to welcome the Games. The IOC will select Candidate Cities on May 23, 2012. The host city will be elected in Buenos Aires on September 7, 2013, at the 125th IOC Session.

WidipediA: 2020 Summer Olympics

  • 20k Walk - Men
  • 50k Walk - Men
  • 20,000m Walk - Women

2024 ?

The 2024 Summer Olympics, which will be officially known as the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad if the present naming convention and frequency is unchanged, are an international athletic event that might be organized by the International Olympic Committee. The winning bid should be announced in 2017 at the 129th IOC Session.

WidipediA: 2024 Summer Olympics

  • 20k Walk - Men
  • 50k Walk - Men
  • 20,000m Walk - Women

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