Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 kilometres walk


The men's 50 kilometres race walk at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico was held on October 17. It was won by Christoph Höhne of East Germany.

Records

Prior to this event, the world and Olympic records stood as follows:
World record3:55:36Almaty, Soviet UnionOctober 17, 1965
Olympic record4:11:12Tokyo, JapanOctober 18, 1964

Result