| | Event type
10 kilometres Race Walk, Men
| Date | 24 – 27 July 1952 |
|---|---|
| Status | Olympic |
| Location | Helsingin Olympiastadion, Helsinki |
| Participants | 23 from 12 countries |
In the heats seven walkers were disqualified but the judging was felt to be arbitrary and inconsistent. The heats were won by the Estonian Bruno Junk (URS) and George Coleman (GBR), with defending champion John Mikaelsson trailing Junk in the first heat. But Mikaelsson prevailed easily in the final. The race for the medals came down to Junk and the bronze medalist from 1948, Fritz Schwab (SUI). And a race it was, as both athletes were clearly running on the final straight. But neither was disqualified, Junk edging Schwab for the silver medal. Because of the difficulty judging a relatively short walk, this was the last time the event was contested at the Olympics and it was replaced in 1956 by a 20 km. walk.
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | R1 | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 691 | John Mikaelsson |  SWE | 45:10.0 (2 h1) | 45:02.8 (1) | Gold | ||
| 2 | 858 | Fritz Schwab |  SUI | 47:06.0 (4 h2) | 45:41.0 (2) | Silver | ||
| 3 | 440 | Bruno Junk |  URS | 45:05.8 (1 h1) | 45:41.0 (3) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | 620 | Louis Chevalier |  FRA | 45:58.0 (3 h1) | 45:50.4 (4) | |||
| 5 | 197 | George Coleman |  GBR | 46:12.4 (1 h2) | 46:06.8 (5) | |||
| 6 | 439 | Ivan Yarmysh | URS | 47:26.0 (6 h1) | 46:07.0 (6) | |||
| 7 | 621 | Émile Maggi | FRA | 46:47.8 (2 h2) | 46:08.0 (7) | |||
| 8 | 255 | Bruno Fait |  ITA | 47:23.4 (6 h2) | 46:25.6 (8) | |||
| 9 | 857 | Gabriel Reymond | SUI | 46:35.2 (4 h1) | 46:38.6 (9) | |||
| 10 | 27 | Don Keane |  AUS | 46:55.2 (5 h1) | 47:37.0 (10) | |||
| AC r2/2 | 690 | Lars Hindmar | SWE | 47:06.0 (3 h2) | – ( | |||
| 5 h2 r1/2 | 906 | Josef Doležal |  TCH | 47:06.2 (5 h2) | – ( | |||
| 7 h1 r1/2 | 692 | Arne Börjesson | SWE | 47:32.4 (7 h1) | – | |||
| 7 h2 r1/2 | 253 | Telemaco Arcangeli | ITA | 48:00.2 (7 h2) | – | |||
| 8 h1 r1/2 | 510 | Kaare Hammer |  NOR | 49:08.4 (8 h1) | – | |||
| 8 h2 r1/2 | 511 | Ragnar Olsen | NOR | 49:03.8 (8 h2) | – | |||
| 9 h1 r1/2 | 877 | Ragnvald Thunestvedt |  DEN | 50:42.8 (9 h1) | – | |||
| 9 h2 r1/2 | 1010 | Price King |  USA | 51:08.6 (9 h2) | – | |||
| AC h1 r1/2 | 198 | Roland Hardy | GBR | – (DQ h1) | – | |||
| AC h1 r1/2 | 534 | Allah Ditta |  PAK | – (DQ h1) | – | |||
| AC h1 r1/2 | 1011 | Henry Laskau | USA | – (DQ h1) | – | |||
| AC h2 r1/2 | 196 | Lawrence Allen | GBR | – (DQ h2) | – | |||
| AC h2 r1/2 | 441 | Pēteris Zeltiņš | URS | – (DQ h2) | – | |||
| 357 | Ferd Hayward |  CAN | – (DNS h2) | – | ||||
| 254 | Salvatore Cascino | ITA | – (DNS h1) | – |
Round One
| Date | 24 July 1952 — 10:00 |
|---|---|
| Format | Top six in each heat advanced to the final. |
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Time (hand) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 440 | Bruno Junk | URS | 45:05.8 | ||
| 2 | 691 | John Mikaelsson | SWE | 45:10.0 | ||
| 3 | 620 | Louis Chevalier | FRA | 45:58.0 | ||
| 4 | 197 | George Coleman | GBR | 46:12.4 | ||
| 5 | 857 | Gabriel Reymond | SUI | 46:35.2 | ||
| 6 | 621 | Émile Maggi | FRA | 46:47.8 | ||
| 7 | 27 | Don Keane | AUS | 46:55.2 | ||
| 8 | 690 | Lars Hindmar | SWE | 47:06.0 | ||
| 9 | 858 | Fritz Schwab | SUI | 47:06.0 | ||
| 10 | 906 | Josef Doležal | TCH | 47:06.2 | ||
| 11 | 255 | Bruno Fait | ITA | 47:23.4 | ||
| 12 | 439 | Ivan Yarmysh | URS | 47:26.0 | ||
| 13 | 692 | Arne Börjesson | SWE | 47:32.4 | ||
| 14 | 253 | Telemaco Arcangeli | ITA | 48:00.2 | ||
| 15 | 511 | Ragnar Olsen | NOR | 49:03.8 | ||
| 16 | 510 | Kaare Hammer | NOR | 49:08.4 | ||
| 17 | 877 | Ragnvald Thunestvedt | DEN | 50:42.8 | ||
| 18 | 1010 | Price King | USA | 51:08.6 | ||
| 534 | Allah Ditta | PAK | – | |||
| 1011 | Henry Laskau | USA | – | |||
| 198 | Roland Hardy | GBR | – | |||
| 196 | Lawrence Allen | GBR | – | |||
| 441 | Pēteris Zeltiņš | URS | – | |||
| 254 | Salvatore Cascino | ITA | – | |||
| 357 | Ferd Hayward | CAN | – |
Heat #1
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Time | Time (Automatic) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 440 | Bruno Junk | URS | 45:05.8 | – | ||
| 2 | 691 | John Mikaelsson | SWE | 45:10.0 | – | ||
| 3 | 620 | Louis Chevalier | FRA | 45:58.0 | – | ||
| 4 | 857 | Gabriel Reymond | SUI | 46:35.2 | – | ||
| 5 | 27 | Don Keane | AUS | 46:55.2 | – | ||
| 6 | 439 | Ivan Yarmysh | URS | 47:26.0 | – | ||
| 7 | 692 | Arne Börjesson | SWE | 47:32.4 | – | ||
| 8 | 510 | Kaare Hammer | NOR | 49:08.4 | – | ||
| 9 | 877 | Ragnvald Thunestvedt | DEN | 50:42.8 | – | ||
| 534 | Allah Ditta | PAK | – | – | |||
| 1011 | Henry Laskau | USA | – | – | |||
| 198 | Roland Hardy | GBR | – | – | |||
| 254 | Salvatore Cascino | ITA | – | – |
Heat #2
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Time | Time (Automatic) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 197 | George Coleman | GBR | 46:12.4 | – | ||
| 2 | 621 | Émile Maggi | FRA | 46:47.8 | – | ||
| 3 | 690 | Lars Hindmar | SWE | 47:06.0 | – | ||
| 4 | 858 | Fritz Schwab | SUI | 47:06.0 | – | ||
| 5 | 906 | Josef Doležal | TCH | 47:06.2 | – | ||
| 6 | 255 | Bruno Fait | ITA | 47:23.4 | – | ||
| 7 | 253 | Telemaco Arcangeli | ITA | 48:00.2 | – | ||
| 8 | 511 | Ragnar Olsen | NOR | 49:03.8 | – | ||
| 9 | 1010 | Price King | USA | 51:08.6 | – | ||
| 196 | Lawrence Allen | GBR | – | – | |||
| 441 | Pēteris Zeltiņš | URS | – | – | |||
| 357 | Ferd Hayward | CAN | – | – |
Final Round
| Date | 27 July 1952 — 16:00 |
|---|
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Time | Time (Automatic) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 691 | John Mikaelsson | SWE | 45:02.8 | 45:02.85 | ||
| 2 | 858 | Fritz Schwab | SUI | 45:41.0 | 45:41.03 | ||
| 3 | 440 | Bruno Junk | URS | 45:41.0 | 45:41.05 | ||
| 4 | 620 | Louis Chevalier | FRA | 45:50.4 | 45:50.28 | ||
| 5 | 197 | George Coleman | GBR | 46:06.8 | 46:06.69 | ||
| 6 | 439 | Ivan Yarmysh | URS | 46:07.0 | 46:07.07 | ||
| 7 | 621 | Émile Maggi | FRA | 46:08.0 | 46:08.16 | ||
| 8 | 255 | Bruno Fait | ITA | 46:25.6 | – | ||
| 9 | 857 | Gabriel Reymond | SUI | 46:38.6 | – | ||
| 10 | 27 | Don Keane | AUS | 47:37.0 | – | ||
| 690 | Lars Hindmar | SWE | – | – | |||
| 906 | Josef Doležal | SWE | – | – |