Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's 10 kilometre walk
| Men's 10 kilometres walk at the Games of the VII Olympiad
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| Venue | Olympisch Stadion | ||||||||||||
| Dates | August 17–18 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 23 from 13 nations | ||||||||||||
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Ugo Frigerio |
 Italy
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Joseph Pearman |
 United States
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Charles Gunn |
 Great Britain
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The men's 10 kilometres walk event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1920 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on Tuesday, August 17, 1920 and on Wednesday, August 18, 1920.
Twenty-three race walkers from 13 nations competed.
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1920 Summer Olympics.
The semifinals were held on Tuesday, August 17, 1920.
Semifinal 1
This heat was one lap short, so the distance of this race was only 9600 metres.
Semifinal 2
The final was held on Wednesday, August 18, 1920.
Before the race started Frigerio handed the conductor of the mid-field band several sheets of music, which he requested to be played during the race. He won so easily that he stopped once to show the band the correct tempo...
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