Athletics_at_the_1908_Summer_Olympics_–_Men's_10_miles_walk

Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 10 miles walk

Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 10 miles walk

Athletics at the Olympics

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The men's 10 miles walk race was held at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. This was the only time the event was held. The competition was held on Thursday, July 16, 1908, and on Friday, July 17, 1908. The competition was held in two rounds. There were two heats in the first round, with the top four in each heat advancing to the final. 25 race walkers from eight nations competed.[1] NOCs could enter up to 12 athletes.[2]

Records

This was the Olympic debut of racewalking at this distance. The world record for the 10-mile racewalk at the time was 1:17:40 3⁄4 by E. E. Merrill.

World record E. E. Merrill (USA)1:17:40 3⁄4 Boston5 October 1880[3]
Olympic recordN/A

George Larner and Ernest Webb both broke the previous world record mark in the final, with Larner setting a new world record of 1:15:57.4.

Results

First round

The first round heats were held on Thursday, July 16, 1908.

Heat 1

Carter, Larner, and Spencer intentionally drew even to finish in a line. Carter had been in second place, followed by Spencer and then Larner before they did so.

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Heat 2

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Final

The final was held on Friday, July 17, 1908.

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References

  1. [1]
    "Athletics at the 1908 London Summer Games: Men's 10 mile Walk". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  2. [2]
    Official report, p. 32.
  3. [3]
    "Spalding's official athletic almanac" (PDF). lynbrooksports.prepcaltrack.com. 1908. p. 15. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  4. [4]
    The time appears on the official report as "go min. 334⁄5 sec."
  5. [5]
    Listed on the official report as in sixth place, with a dash in the time column, indicating that Palmer finished in sixth place but without the time having been recorded. De Wael lists Palmer with Harrison in the "did not finish" section.

Sources

  • Official Report of the Games of the IV Olympiad (1908).
  • De Wael, Herman. Herman's Full Olympians: "Athletics 1908". Accessed 31 March 2006. Available electronically at Archived 2006-09-27 at the Wayback Machine.
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