JapanFixed distance
Summer Olympic Games - 50km Walk
8 Oct1964
Distance
50km
Finishers
3131 men0 women
Winning time
4:11:13h
Median pace
11.15km/h
Pace distribution
31 finishers · 9.74–11.94 km/h · mean 11.05
Every finisher ran the same 50 km course, so these paces are directly comparable.
Histogram of finisher pace. 31 finishers ranged from 9.74 to 11.94 kilometres per hour, with a mean of 11.05 and a median of 11.15. The busiest band is 11.0 to 11.5 kilometres per hour, with 9 finishers.
Results
Ranks 1–31 of 31
| Rank | Runner | Time | Pace | Cat. | Placing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pamich, AbdonItalyMan | 4:11:13h | 11.94 | M23 | 1st M · 1st M23 |
| 2 | Nihill, PaulGreat BritainMan | 4:11:32h | 11.93 | M23 | 2nd M · 2nd M23 |
| 3 | Pettersson, IngvarSwedenMan | 4:14:18h | 11.80 | M35 | 3rd M · 1st M35 |
| 4 | Leuschke, BurkhardGermanyMan | 4:15:27h | 11.74 | M23 | 4th M · 3rd M23 |
| 5 | Gardiner, BobAustraliaMan | 4:17:07h | 11.67 | M23 | 5th M · 4th M23 |
| 6 | Höhne, ChristophGermanyMan | 4:17:42h | 11.64 | M23 | 6th M · 5th M23 |
| 7 | Vedyakov, AnatolyRussiaMan | 4:19:56h | 11.54 | M23 | 7th M · 6th M23 |
| 8 | Sakowski, KurtGermanyMan | 4:20:31h | 11.52 | M23 | 8th M · 7th M23 |
| 9 | Sowa, CharlesLuxembourgMan | 4:20:38h | 11.51 | M23 | 9th M · 8th M23 |
| 10 | Thompson, Donald (Don)Great BritainMan | 4:22:40h | 11.42 | M23 | 10th M · 9th M23 |
| 11 | Crawford, RonaldAustraliaMan | 4:24:20h | 11.35 | M23 | 11th M · 10th M23 |
| 12 | Agapov, GennadiyRussiaMan | 4:24:34h | 11.34 | M23 | 12th M · 11th M23 |
| 13 | Middleton, RayGreat BritainMan | 4:25:50h | 11.29 | M23 | 13th M · 12th M23 |
| 14 | Oakley, AlexCanadaMan | 4:27:25h | 11.22 | M35 | 14th M · 2nd M35 |
| 15 | Delerue, HenriFranceMan | 4:27:48h | 11.20 | M23 | 15th M · 13th M23 |
| 16 | Ljunggren, JohnSwedenMan | 4:29:10h | 11.15 | M45 | 16th M · 1st M45 |
| 17 | Allsopp, TedAustraliaMan | 4:31:08h | 11.06 | M35 | 17th M · 3rd M35 |
| 18 | Lyungin, YevgeniyRussiaMan | 4:32:02h | 11.03 | M23 | 18th M · 14th M23 |
| 19 | Havasi, IstvanHungaryMan | 4:34:14h | 10.94 | M23 | 19th M · 15th M23 |
| 20 | Bilek, AlexanderCzechiaMan | 4:34:55h | 10.91 | M23 | 20th M · 16th M23 |
| 21 | McCarthy, ChrisUnited StatesMan | 4:35:42h | 10.88 | M23 | 21st M · 17th M23 |
| 22 | Ejiri, TadamasaJapanMan | 4:37:32h | 10.81 | M23 | 22nd M · 18th M23 |
| 23 | Stütz, ErwinSwitzerlandMan | 4:40:46h | 10.69 | M23 | 23rd M · 19th M23 |
| 24 | Syversson, RoySwedenMan | 4:41:48h | 10.65 | M23 | 24th M · 20th M23 |
| 25 | Saito, KazuoJapanMan | 4:43:01h | 10.60 | MU23 | 25th M · 1st MU23 |
| 26 | MacDonald, BruceUnited StatesMan | 4:45:11h | 10.52 | M35 | 26th M · 4th M35 |
| 27 | Miwa, SumioJapanMan | 4:52:01h | 10.27 | M23 | 27th M · 21st M23 |
| 28 | Popa, IlieRomaniaMan | 4:57:41h | 10.08 | M23 | 28th M · 22nd M23 |
| 29 | Brodie, MikeUnited StatesMan | 4:57:41h | 10.08 | M23 | 28th M · 22nd M23 |
| 30 | El-Marghni, ChedliTunisiaMan | 4:59:13h | 10.03 | M23 | 30th M · 24th M23 |
| 31 | So, Kam-TongHong KongMan | 5:07:54h | 9.74 | M23 | 31st M · 25th M23 |
- 1Pamich, AbdonItalyMan1st M · 1st M23Time4:11:13hPace11.94Cat.M23
- 2Nihill, PaulGreat BritainMan2nd M · 2nd M23Time4:11:32hPace11.93Cat.M23
- 3Pettersson, IngvarSwedenMan3rd M · 1st M35Time4:14:18hPace11.80Cat.M35
- 4Leuschke, BurkhardGermanyMan4th M · 3rd M23Time4:15:27hPace11.74Cat.M23
- 5Gardiner, BobAustraliaMan5th M · 4th M23Time4:17:07hPace11.67Cat.M23
- 6Höhne, ChristophGermanyMan6th M · 5th M23Time4:17:42hPace11.64Cat.M23
- 7Vedyakov, AnatolyRussiaMan7th M · 6th M23Time4:19:56hPace11.54Cat.M23
- 8Sakowski, KurtGermanyMan8th M · 7th M23Time4:20:31hPace11.52Cat.M23
- 9Sowa, CharlesLuxembourgMan9th M · 8th M23Time4:20:38hPace11.51Cat.M23
- 10Thompson, Donald (Don)Great BritainMan10th M · 9th M23Time4:22:40hPace11.42Cat.M23
- 11Crawford, RonaldAustraliaMan11th M · 10th M23Time4:24:20hPace11.35Cat.M23
- 12Agapov, GennadiyRussiaMan12th M · 11th M23Time4:24:34hPace11.34Cat.M23
- 13Middleton, RayGreat BritainMan13th M · 12th M23Time4:25:50hPace11.29Cat.M23
- 14Oakley, AlexCanadaMan14th M · 2nd M35Time4:27:25hPace11.22Cat.M35
- 15Delerue, HenriFranceMan15th M · 13th M23Time4:27:48hPace11.20Cat.M23
- 16Ljunggren, JohnSwedenMan16th M · 1st M45Time4:29:10hPace11.15Cat.M45
- 17Allsopp, TedAustraliaMan17th M · 3rd M35Time4:31:08hPace11.06Cat.M35
- 18Lyungin, YevgeniyRussiaMan18th M · 14th M23Time4:32:02hPace11.03Cat.M23
- 19Havasi, IstvanHungaryMan19th M · 15th M23Time4:34:14hPace10.94Cat.M23
- 20Bilek, AlexanderCzechiaMan20th M · 16th M23Time4:34:55hPace10.91Cat.M23
- 21McCarthy, ChrisUnited StatesMan21st M · 17th M23Time4:35:42hPace10.88Cat.M23
- 22Ejiri, TadamasaJapanMan22nd M · 18th M23Time4:37:32hPace10.81Cat.M23
- 23Stütz, ErwinSwitzerlandMan23rd M · 19th M23Time4:40:46hPace10.69Cat.M23
- 24Syversson, RoySwedenMan24th M · 20th M23Time4:41:48hPace10.65Cat.M23
- 25Saito, KazuoJapanMan25th M · 1st MU23Time4:43:01hPace10.60Cat.MU23
- 26MacDonald, BruceUnited StatesMan26th M · 4th M35Time4:45:11hPace10.52Cat.M35
- 27Miwa, SumioJapanMan27th M · 21st M23Time4:52:01hPace10.27Cat.M23
- 28Popa, IlieRomaniaMan28th M · 22nd M23Time4:57:41hPace10.08Cat.M23
- 29Brodie, MikeUnited StatesMan28th M · 22nd M23Time4:57:41hPace10.08Cat.M23
- 30El-Marghni, ChedliTunisiaMan30th M · 24th M23Time4:59:13hPace10.03Cat.M23
- 31So, Kam-TongHong KongMan31st M · 25th M23Time5:07:54hPace9.74Cat.M23