The men's 10 kilometres walk event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1920 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on Tuesday, August 17, 1920, and on Wednesday, August 18, 1920. Twenty-three race walkers from 13 nations competed.
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1920 Summer Olympics.
Results
Semifinals
The semifinals were held on Tuesday, August 17, 1920.
Semifinal 1
This heat was one lap short, so the distance of this race was only 9600 metres.
Place Athlete Time Qual. 1 47:06.4 Q 2 47:30.0 Q 3 47:31.0 Q 4 48:12.0 Q 5 48:22.0 Q 6 48:29.0 Q 7 — DNF DNF DQ DQ DQ DQ
Semifinal 2
Place Athlete Time Qual. 1 51:33.8 Q 2 51:39.0 Q 3 (51:54.6) Q 4 (52:18.3) Q 5 (53:56.6) Q 6 Q — DNF DQ DQ DQ
Final
The final was held on Wednesday, August 18, 1920.
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Place Athlete Time 1 48:06.2 2 (49:40.2) 3 (49:43.9) 4 (50:04.0) 5 (50:11.8) 6 (50:24.4) 7 (50:32.4) 8 (56:30.0) — DNF DQ DQ DNS
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