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Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 kilometres walk

Men's 50 kilometres walk
at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
Venue Beijing Olympic Stadium
Dates August 22
Competitors 61 from 32 nations
Winning time 3:37:09 OR
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Alex Schwazer  Italy
2nd, silver medalist(s) Jared Tallent  Australia
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Denis Nizhegorodov  Russia
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1st, gold medalist(s) Alex Schwazer  Italy
2nd, silver medalist(s) Jared Tallent  Australia
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Denis Nizhegorodov  Russia

The men's 50 kilometres walk at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on August 22 at the Beijing National Stadium.

The qualifying standards were 4:00:00 (A standard) and 4:07:00 (B standard).

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:

The following new Olympic record was set during this competition.

OR - Olympic Record / PB - Personal Best / SB - Season Best / NR - National Record / DNF - Did Not Finish / DQ - Disqualified / DNS - Did Not Start

s.t. - same time.



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