Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's 10 kilometres walk

Men's 10 kilometres walk at the Games of the XV Olympiad
Dates	July 24 (heats) July 27 (final)
Medalists
01 ! John Mikaelsson  Sweden 02 ! Fritz Schwab  Switzerland 03 ! Bruno Junk  Soviet Union
←1948

01 !		John Mikaelsson  Sweden
02 !		Fritz Schwab  Switzerland
03 !		Bruno Junk  Soviet Union

The men's 10 kilometres walk event at the 1952 Summer Olympic Games took place July 24 and July 27. The final was won by Swede John Mikaelsson, who won the event four years prior in 1948. This was the last time this event took place and was replaced by the 20 kilometres walk in 1956.

The first round was held on July 24. The first six athletes from each heat advanced to the final.

Heat 1

Heat 2

Key: DSQ = Disqualified, OR = Olympic record