SwedenFixed distance
World Championships in Athletics - 50 km Walking
18 Sep1976
Distance
50km
Finishers
3737 men0 women
Winning time
3:54:40h
Median pace
11.82km/h
Pace distribution
37 finishers · 9.71–12.78 km/h · mean 11.63
Every finisher ran the same 50 km course, so these paces are directly comparable.
Histogram of finisher pace. 37 finishers ranged from 9.71 to 12.78 kilometres per hour, with a mean of 11.63 and a median of 11.82. The busiest band is 11.5 to 12.0 kilometres per hour, with 12 finishers.
Results
Ranks 1–37 of 37
| Rank | Runner | Time | Pace | Cat. | Placing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soldatenko, VenyaminRussiaMan | 3:54:40h | 12.78 | M35 | 1st M · 1st M35 |
| 2 | Vera, EnriqueMexicoMan | 3:58:14h | 12.59 | MU23 | 2nd M · 1st MU23 |
| 3 | Salonen, ReimaFinlandMan | 3:58:53h | 12.56 | MU23 | 3rd M · 2nd MU23 |
| 4 | Colin, DomingoMexicoMan | 4:00:34h | 12.47 | M23 | 4th M · 1st M23 |
| 5 | Kroel, MatthiasGermanyMan | 4:00:58h | 12.45 | M23 | 5th M · 2nd M23 |
| 6 | Lyungin, YevgeniyRussiaMan | 4:04:36h | 12.27 | M35 | 6th M · 2nd M35 |
| 7 | Grecucci, PaoloItalyMan | 4:04:59h | 12.25 | M23 | 7th M · 3rd M23 |
| 8 | Knütter, RalfGermanyMan | 4:05:41h | 12.21 | MU23 | 8th M · 3rd MU23 |
| 9 | Weidner, GerhardGermanyMan | 4:06:20h | 12.18 | M40 | 9th M · 1st M40 |
| 10 | Yevsyukov, YevgeniyRussiaMan | 4:07:14h | 12.13 | M23 | 10th M · 4th M23 |
| 11 | Kmiecik, BoguslawPolandMan | 4:09:30h | 12.02 | M23 | 11th M · 5th M23 |
| 12 | Müller, SteffanGermanyMan | 4:10:17h | 11.99 | MU23 | 12th M · 4th MU23 |
| 13 | Dobson, BobGreat BritainMan | 4:10:20h | 11.98 | M23 | 13th M · 6th M23 |
| 14 | Argenti, Agusti JorbaSpainMan | 4:11:04h | 11.95 | M23 | 14th M · 7th M23 |
| 15 | Lundgren, LennartSwedenMan | 4:11:43h | 11.92 | — | 15th M |
| 16 | Schubert, HeinrichGermanyMan | 4:11:55h | 11.91 | — | 16th M |
| 17 | Vecchio, FrancoItalyMan | 4:12:14h | 11.89 | — | 17th M |
| 18 | Bulakowski, BohdanPolandMan | 4:13:20h | 11.84 | M23 | 18th M · 8th M23 |
| 19 | Binder, HansGermanyMan | 4:13:49h | 11.82 | M23 | 19th M · 9th M23 |
| 20 | Immonen, SeppoFinlandMan | 4:15:28h | 11.74 | M23 | 20th M · 10th M23 |
| 21 | Young, LarryUnited StatesMan | 4:16:47h | 11.68 | M23 | 21st M · 11th M23 |
| 22 | Sawall, WilliAustraliaMan | 4:18:27h | 11.61 | M23 | 22nd M · 12th M23 |
| 23 | Ericsson, TimothyAustraliaMan | 4:20:23h | 11.52 | — | 23rd M |
| 24 | Danovsky, FerencHungaryMan | 4:22:36h | 11.42 | — | 24th M |
| 25 | Ingvarsson, StefanSwedenMan | 4:26:45h | 11.25 | M23 | 25th M · 13th M23 |
| 26 | Faber, LucienLuxembourgMan | 4:26:48h | 11.24 | M23 | 26th M · 14th M23 |
| 27 | Hirt, AugustUnited StatesMan | 4:28:35h | 11.17 | M23 | 27th M · 15th M23 |
| 28 | Farrelly, PatCanadaMan | 4:29:54h | 11.12 | M40 | 28th M · 2nd M40 |
| 29 | Whyte, RobinAustraliaMan | 4:30:08h | 11.11 | M23 | 29th M · 16th M23 |
| 30 | Ladany, ShaulIsraelMan | 4:33:02h | 10.99 | M40 | 30th M · 3rd M40 |
| 31 | Saurriat, ClaudeFranceMan | 4:34:57h | 10.91 | — | 31st M |
| 32 | Thorpe, RoyGreat BritainMan | 4:35:57h | 10.87 | M40 | 32nd M · 4th M40 |
| 33 | Sweazey, GlenCanadaMan | 4:36:00h | 10.87 | MU23 | 33rd M · 5th MU23 |
| 34 | Grob, MaxSwitzerlandMan | 4:38:08h | 10.79 | M23 | 34th M · 17th M23 |
| 35 | Schroten, NicoNetherlandsMan | 4:42:53h | 10.61 | M40 | 35th M · 5th M40 |
| 36 | Bueck, HelmutCanadaMan | 4:50:52h | 10.31 | — | 36th M |
| 37 | Klein, HenryUnited StatesMan | 5:09:04h | 9.71 | M23 | 37th M · 18th M23 |
- 1Soldatenko, VenyaminRussiaMan1st M · 1st M35Time3:54:40hPace12.78Cat.M35
- 2Vera, EnriqueMexicoMan2nd M · 1st MU23Time3:58:14hPace12.59Cat.MU23
- 3Salonen, ReimaFinlandMan3rd M · 2nd MU23Time3:58:53hPace12.56Cat.MU23
- 4Colin, DomingoMexicoMan4th M · 1st M23Time4:00:34hPace12.47Cat.M23
- 5Kroel, MatthiasGermanyMan5th M · 2nd M23Time4:00:58hPace12.45Cat.M23
- 6Lyungin, YevgeniyRussiaMan6th M · 2nd M35Time4:04:36hPace12.27Cat.M35
- 7Grecucci, PaoloItalyMan7th M · 3rd M23Time4:04:59hPace12.25Cat.M23
- 8Knütter, RalfGermanyMan8th M · 3rd MU23Time4:05:41hPace12.21Cat.MU23
- 9Weidner, GerhardGermanyMan9th M · 1st M40Time4:06:20hPace12.18Cat.M40
- 10Yevsyukov, YevgeniyRussiaMan10th M · 4th M23Time4:07:14hPace12.13Cat.M23
- 11Kmiecik, BoguslawPolandMan11th M · 5th M23Time4:09:30hPace12.02Cat.M23
- 12Müller, SteffanGermanyMan12th M · 4th MU23Time4:10:17hPace11.99Cat.MU23
- 13Dobson, BobGreat BritainMan13th M · 6th M23Time4:10:20hPace11.98Cat.M23
- 14Argenti, Agusti JorbaSpainMan14th M · 7th M23Time4:11:04hPace11.95Cat.M23
- 15Lundgren, LennartSwedenMan15th MTime4:11:43hPace11.92
- 16Schubert, HeinrichGermanyMan16th MTime4:11:55hPace11.91
- 17Vecchio, FrancoItalyMan17th MTime4:12:14hPace11.89
- 18Bulakowski, BohdanPolandMan18th M · 8th M23Time4:13:20hPace11.84Cat.M23
- 19Binder, HansGermanyMan19th M · 9th M23Time4:13:49hPace11.82Cat.M23
- 20Immonen, SeppoFinlandMan20th M · 10th M23Time4:15:28hPace11.74Cat.M23
- 21Young, LarryUnited StatesMan21st M · 11th M23Time4:16:47hPace11.68Cat.M23
- 22Sawall, WilliAustraliaMan22nd M · 12th M23Time4:18:27hPace11.61Cat.M23
- 23Ericsson, TimothyAustraliaMan23rd MTime4:20:23hPace11.52
- 24Danovsky, FerencHungaryMan24th MTime4:22:36hPace11.42
- 25Ingvarsson, StefanSwedenMan25th M · 13th M23Time4:26:45hPace11.25Cat.M23
- 26Faber, LucienLuxembourgMan26th M · 14th M23Time4:26:48hPace11.24Cat.M23
- 27Hirt, AugustUnited StatesMan27th M · 15th M23Time4:28:35hPace11.17Cat.M23
- 28Farrelly, PatCanadaMan28th M · 2nd M40Time4:29:54hPace11.12Cat.M40
- 29Whyte, RobinAustraliaMan29th M · 16th M23Time4:30:08hPace11.11Cat.M23
- 30Ladany, ShaulIsraelMan30th M · 3rd M40Time4:33:02hPace10.99Cat.M40
- 31Saurriat, ClaudeFranceMan31st MTime4:34:57hPace10.91
- 32Thorpe, RoyGreat BritainMan32nd M · 4th M40Time4:35:57hPace10.87Cat.M40
- 33Sweazey, GlenCanadaMan33rd M · 5th MU23Time4:36:00hPace10.87Cat.MU23
- 34Grob, MaxSwitzerlandMan34th M · 17th M23Time4:38:08hPace10.79Cat.M23
- 35Schroten, NicoNetherlandsMan35th M · 5th M40Time4:42:53hPace10.61Cat.M40
- 36Bueck, HelmutCanadaMan36th MTime4:50:52hPace10.31
- 37Klein, HenryUnited StatesMan37th M · 18th M23Time5:09:04hPace9.71Cat.M23