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1950 European Athletics Championships – Men's 50 kilometres walk

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Men's 50 kilometres walk
at the European Athletics Championships

The men's 50 kilometres race walk at the 1950 European Athletics Championships was held in Brussels, Belgium, on 25 August 1950.[1]

Medalists

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Gold Giuseppe Dordoni
 Italy
Silver John Ljunggren
 Sweden
Bronze Verner Ljunggren
 Sweden

Results

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Final

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25 August

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Giuseppe Dordoni  Italy 4:40:43
2nd place, silver medalist(s) John Ljunggren  Sweden 4:43:25
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Verner Ljunggren  Sweden 4:49:28
4 Josef Doležal  Czechoslovakia 4:55:49
5 John Proctor  Great Britain 4:58:01
6 Alfred Cotton  Great Britain 5:03:30
7 Claude Hubert  France 5:07:49
8 Georges Pouchet  France 5:12:16
9 Salvatore Cascino  Italy 5:17:15
10 Anton Kluyskens  Netherlands 5:18:31
11 Harry Kristensen  Denmark 5:18:55
12 Oddvar Sponberg  Norway 5:22:41
13 Jules Thibaut  Belgium 5:23:47
14 Oddvar Sandvik  Norway 5:24:46
15 Louis Philippen  Belgium 5:41:15
René Charrière   Switzerland DQ
Louis Marquis   Switzerland DQ

Participation

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According to an unofficial count, 17 athletes from 10 countries participated in the event.

References

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  1. ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 372–377, retrieved 13 August 2014