Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 10 miles walk
| Men's 10 miles walk at the Games of the IV Olympiad | |
|---|---|
| Venue | White City Stadium |
| Dates | July 16 (semifinals) July 17 (final) |
| Competitors | 25 from 8 nations |
| Medalists | |
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| Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| Track events | |
| 100 m | men |
| 200 m | men |
| 400 m | men |
| 800 m | men |
| 1500 m | men |
| 5 miles | men |
| 110 m hurdles | men |
| 400 m hurdles | men |
| 3200 m steeplechase | men |
| Medley relay | men |
| 3 mile team race | men |
| Road events | |
| Marathon | men |
| 3500 m walk | men |
| 10 mile walk | men |
| Field events | |
| Long jump | men |
| Triple jump | men |
| High jump | men |
| Pole vault | men |
| Standing long jump | men |
| Standing high jump | men |
| Shot put | men |
| Discus throw | men |
| Hammer throw | men |
| Javelin throw | men |
| Greek discus | men |
| Freestyle javelin | men |
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 | File:Flag of the United States.svg E. E. Merrill (USA) | 1:17:40 3⁄4 | Boston | 5 October 1880 | [3] |
| Olympic record | N/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.
| Place | Name | Nation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ernest Webb | File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain | 1:20:18.8 |
| 2 | Fred Carter | File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain | 1:21:25.4 |
| Ernest Larner | File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain | 1:21:25.4 | |
| Edward Spencer | File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain | 1:21:25.4 | |
| 5 | Arthur Rowland | File:Flag of Australasian team for Olympic games.svg Australasia | 1:21:57:6 |
| 6 | Thomas Hammond | File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain | 1:23:44.0 |
| 7 | Paul Gunia | File:Flag of the German Empire.svg Germany | 1:26:09.4 |
| — | Jo Goetzee | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | Did not finish |
| Arne Højme | File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark | Did not finish | |
| Piet Soudyn | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | Did not finish | |
| Willem Winkelman | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | Did not finish | |
| Alfred Yeoumans | File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain | Disqualified |
Heat 2
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Final
The final was held on Friday, July 17, 1908.
| Place | Name | Nation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Larner | File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain | 1:15:57.4 |
| 2 | Ernest Webb | File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain | 1:17:31.0 |
| 3 | Edward Spencer | File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain | 1:21:20.2 |
| 4 | Fred Carter | File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain | 1:21:20.2 |
| 5 | Ernest Larner | File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain | 1:24:26.2 |
| 6 | William Palmer | File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain | Unknown[5] |
| — | Ralph Harrison | File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain | Did not start |
| — | Harry Kerr | File:Flag of Australasian team for Olympic games.svg Australasia | Did not start |
References
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ Official report, p. 32.
- ↑ "Spalding's official athletic almanac" (PDF). lynbrooksports.prepcaltrack.com. 1908. p. 15. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
- ↑ The time appears on the official report as "go min. 334⁄5 sec."
- ↑ 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 [1] Archived 2006-09-27 at the Wayback Machine.