European Athletics Championships 1950/50 km men's walk
| 4. European Athletics Championships | |
|---|---|
 |
|
| discipline | Men's 50 km walk |
| city |
 Brussels
|
| Event | Circuit through Brussels |
| Attendees | 17 athletes from 12 countries |
| Competition phase | August 25 |
| Medalist | |
 gold |
Giuseppe Dordoni ( ITA )
 |
 silver |
John Ljunggren ( SWE )
 |
 bronze |
Verner Ljunggren ( SWE )
|
The Royal Palace in Brussels
The men's 50 km race at the 1950 European Athletics Championships was held on August 25, 1950 on the streets of the Belgian capital, Brussels .
With silver and bronze there were two medals for Sweden. European champion was the Italian Giuseppe Dordoni . John Ljunggren took second place. Bronze went to Verner Ljunggren .
Existing records / best times
| World record | 4:23:40 h |
 Josef Doležal
|
Podebrady , Czechoslovakia | 4th August 1946 |
| European best time | ||||
| Championship record | 4:38:20 h |
John Ljunggren
|
EM Oslo , Norway | August 23, 1946 |
Note:
At that time, records were not kept in marathon running and street walking because of the different track conditions with the exception of championship records.
The existing EM record was not set at these European championships and was not improved.
execution
The seventeen participants went to the final together.
final
August 24, 1950, 3:30 p.m.
| space | Surname | nation | Time (h) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Giuseppe Dordoni |
Italy
|
4:40:42 SB |
| 2 | John Ljunggren |
Sweden
|
4:43:25 SB |
| 3 | Verner Ljunggren |
Sweden
|
4:49:28 SB |
| 4th | Josef Doležal |
Czechoslovakia
|
4:55:49 PB |
| 5 | John Proctor |
 Great Britain
|
4:58:01 SB |
| 6th | Alfred Cotton |
Great Britain
|
5:03:30 PB |
| 7th | Claude Hubert |
 France
|
5:07:49 PB |
| 8th | Georges Pouchet |
France
|
5:12:16 PB |
| 9 | Salvatore Cascino |
Italy
|
5:17:15 PB |
| 10 | Anton Kluyskens |
 Netherlands
|
5:18:31 SB |
| 11 | Harry Kristensen |
 Denmark
|
5:18:55 PB |
| 12 | Oddvar Sponberg |
 Norway
|
5:22:41 PB |
| 13 | Jules Thibaut |
Belgium
|
5:23:47 PB |
| 14th | Oddvar Sandvik |
Norway
|
5:24:46 PB |
| 15th | Louis Philippen |
Belgium
|
5:41:15 PB |
| DSQ | René Charrière |
 Switzerland
|
|
| Louis Marquis |
Switzerland
|
Web links
- European Athletics Championships - Brussels 1950 from the European Athletics homepage , accessed on March 29, 2019
- Men 50km Walk European Championship 1950 Brussels on todor66.com, accessed on March 29, 2019
- IV European Championship, Brussels 1950 on trackfield.brinkster.net, accessed on March 29, 2019
- Results of all European Athletics Championships - 1950, 50 km men go on sportschau.de, accessed on March 29, 2019
- 4th European Athletics Championships 1950 in Brussels, Belgium from ifosta.de, accessed on March 29, 2019
References and comments
- ↑ IAAF world records. Men's 50k walk , accessed March 29, 2019