Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 kilometres walk
{{Infobox Olympic event
|event = Men's 50 kilometres walk
|games = 1964 Summer
|image = Paul Nihill, Abdon Pamich, Ingvar Pettersson 1964.jpg
|image_size = 260px
|caption = Paul Nihill, Abdon Pamich and Ingvar Pettersson
|venue = Olympic Stadium
|dates = 18 October 1964
|competitors = 39
|nations = 20
| win_value = 4:11:12.4 {{OlyR|athletics}}
|gold = Abdon Pamich
|goldNOC = ITA
|silver = Paul Nihill
|silverNOC = GBR
|bronze = Ingvar Pettersson
|bronzeNOC = SWE
|prev=1960
|next=1968
}}
{{AthleticsAt1964SummerOlympics}}
The men's 50 kilometres walk was the longer of the two men's race walking events on the Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics program in Tokyo, as well as the longest event on the program. It was held on 18 October 1964. 39 athletes from 20 nations entered, with 34 starting and 31 finishing.{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1964/ATH/mens-50-kilometres-walk.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417173446/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1964/ATH/mens-50-kilometres-walk.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Athletics at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games: Men's 50 kilometres Walk |access-date=7 December 2017 |work=sports-reference.com}}
Results
12 walkers beat the old Olympic record.
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| Place || Athlete || Nation || Time | |||
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| 1 | align=left| Abdon Pamich | align=left| {{flagIOC|ITA|1964 Summer}} | 4:11:12.4 OR |
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| 2 | align=left| Paul Nihill | align=left| {{flagIOC|GBR|1964 Summer}} | 4:11:31.2 |
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| 3 | align=left| Ingvar Pettersson | align=left| {{flagIOC|SWE|1964 Summer}} | 4:14:17.4 |
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| 4 | align=left| Burkhard Leuschke | align=left| {{flagIOC|EUA|1964 Summer}} | 4:15:26.8 |
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| 5 | align=left| Bob Gardiner | align=left| {{flagIOC|AUS|1964 Summer}} | 4:17:06.8 |
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| 6 | align=left| Christoph Höhne | align=left| {{flagIOC|EUA|1964 Summer}} | 4:17:41.6 |
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| 7 | align=left| Anatoly Vediakov | align=left| {{flagIOC|URS|1964 Summer}} | 4:19:55.8 |
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| 8 | align=left| Kurt Sakowski | align=left| {{flagIOC|EUA|1964 Summer}} | 4:20:31.0 |
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| 9 | align=left| Charles Sowa | align=left| {{flagIOC|LUX|1964 Summer}} | 4:20:37.2 |
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| 10 | align=left| Don Thompson | align=left| {{flagIOC|GBR|1964 Summer}} | 4:22:39.4 |
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| 11 | align=left| Ronald Crawford | align=left| {{flagIOC|AUS|1964 Summer}} | 4:24:19.6 |
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| 12 | align=left| Gennady Agapov | align=left| {{flagIOC|URS|1964 Summer}} | 4:24:34.0 |
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| 13 | align=left| Ray Middleton | align=left| {{flagIOC|GBR|1964 Summer}} | 4:25:49.2 |
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| 14 | align=left| Alex Oakley | align=left| {{flagIOC|CAN|1964 Summer}} | 4:27:24.6 |
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| 15 | align=left| Henri Delerue | align=left| {{flagIOC|FRA|1964 Summer}} | 4:27:47.6 |
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| 16 | align=left| John Ljunggren | align=left| {{flagIOC|SWE|1964 Summer}} | 4:29:09.2 |
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| 17 | align=left| Ted Allsopp | align=left| {{flagIOC|AUS|1964 Summer}} | 4:31:07.8 |
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| 18 | align=left| Eugeny Liungin | align=left| {{flagIOC|URS|1964 Summer}} | 4:32:01.6 |
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| 19 | align=left| István Havasi | align=left| {{flagIOC|HUN|1964 Summer}} | 4:34:14.0 |
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| 20 | align=left| Alexander Bilek | align=left| {{flagIOC|TCH|1964 Summer}} | 4:34:54.2 |
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| 21 | align=left| Christopher McCarthy | align=left| {{flagIOC|USA|1964 Summer}} | 4:35:41.6 |
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| 22 | align=left| Tadamasa Ejiri | align=left| {{flagIOC|JPN|1964 Summer}} | 4:37:31.8 |
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| 23 | align=left| Erwin Stütz | align=left| {{flagIOC|SUI|1964 Summer}} | 4:40:45.0 |
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| 24 | align=left| Malkolm Roy Syversson | align=left| {{flagIOC|SWE|1964 Summer}} | 4:41:47.6 |
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| 25 | align=left| Kazuo Saito | align=left| {{flagIOC|JPN|1964 Summer}} | 4:43:01.0 |
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| 26 | align=left| Bruce MacDonald | align=left| {{flagIOC|USA|1964 Summer}} | 4:45:10.4 |
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| 27 | align=left| Sumio Miwa | align=left| {{flagIOC|JPN|1964 Summer}} | 4:52:00.6 |
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| 28 | align=left| Ilie Popa | align=left| {{flagIOC|ROU|1964 Summer}} | 4:57:40.8 |
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| 29 | align=left| Mike Brodie | align=left| {{flagIOC|USA|1964 Summer}} | 4:57:41.0 |
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| 30 | align=left| Chedli El Marghni | align=left| {{flagIOC|TUN|1964 Summer}} | 4:59:13.0 |
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| 31 | align=left| So Kam Tong | align=left| {{flagIOC|HKG|1964 Summer}} | 5:07:53.2 |
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|rowspan=8| — | align=left| Maung Rajan | align=left| {{flagIOC|BIR|1964 Summer}} | Did not finish 1:48:39 at 20 km |
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|align=left| Mieczysław Rutyna | align=left| {{flagIOC|POL|1964 Summer}} | Disqualified 1:17:08 at 15 km | |
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|align=left| Naceur Ben Messaoud | align=left| {{flagIOC|TUN|1964 Summer}} | Disqualified 0:24:34 at 5 km | |
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|align=left| Emil Dragan | align=left| {{flagIOC|ROU|1964 Summer}} | Did not start | |
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|align=left| Istvan Gori | align=left| {{flagIOC|HUN|1964 Summer}} | Did not start | |
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|align=left| Kim Tai Koo | align=left| {{flagIOC|PRK|1964 Summer}} | Did not start | |
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|align=left| Antal Kiss | align=left| {{flagIOC|HUN|1964 Summer}} | Did not start | |
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|align=left| Pak Tai Keun | align=left| {{flagIOC|PRK|1964 Summer}} | Did not start |
References
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{{Olympics50kmWalk}}
{{Footer Olympic Champions 50 km Walk Men}}
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