Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 10 miles walk


The men's 10 miles walk race was held at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. This event was held for the only time. The competition was held on Thursday, July 16, 1908 and on Friday, July 17, 1908. The competition was held in two rounds. There were two heats in the first round, with the top four in each heat advancing to the final. 25 race walkers from eight nations competed. NOCs could enter up to 12 athletes.

Results

First round

The first round heats were held on Thursday, July 16, 1908.
Heat 1
Carter, Larner, and Spencer intentionally drew even to finish in a line. Carter had been in second place, followed by Spencer and then Larner before they did so.
PlaceNameNationTime
1Ernest Webb1:20:18.8
2Frank Carter1:21:25.4
2Ernest Larner1:21:25.4
2Edward Spencer1:21:25.4
5Arthur Rowland1:21:57:6
6Thomas Hammond1:23:44.0
7Paul Gunia1:26:09.4
—Jo GoetzeeDid not finish
—Arne HøjmeDid not finish
—Piet SoudynDid not finish
—Willem WinkelmanDid not finish
—Alfred YeoumansDisqualified

Heat 2
PlaceNameNationTime
1George Larner1:18:19.0
2Ralph Harrison1:18:21.2
3Harry Kerr1:18:40.2
4William Palmer1:19:04.0
5Gadwin Withers1:19:22.4
6Sydney Schofield1:21:07.4
7Piet Ruimers1:27:38.8
8Emmerich Rath1:30:33.8
—John ButlerDid not finish
—George GouldingDid not finish
—Jan HuijgenDid not finish
—Einar RothmanDid not finish
—Charles VestergaardDid not finish

Final

The final was held on Friday, July 17, 1908.
PlaceNameNationTime
1George Larner1:15:57.4
2Ernest Webb1:17:31.0
3Edward Spencer1:21:20.2
4Frank Carter1:21:20.2
5Ernest Larner1:24:26.2
6William PalmerUnknown
—Ralph HarrisonDid not start
—Harry KerrDid not start