Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's 10 kilometres walk
# Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's 10 kilometres walk

The men's 10 kilometres walk event at the 1952 Summer Olympic Games took place July 24 and July 27. The final was won by Swede John Mikaelsson, who won the event four years prior in 1948. This was the last time this event took place and was replaced by the 20 kilometres walk in 1956.

## Results

### Heats

The first round was held on July 24. The first six athletes from each heat advanced to the final.

Heat 1

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time (hand) |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Bruno Junk | Soviet Union | 45:05.8 |
| 2 | John Mikaelsson | Sweden | 45:10.0 |
| 3 | Louis Chevalier | France | 45:58.0 |
| 4 | Gabriel Reymond | Switzerland | 46:35.2 |
| 5 | Don Keane | Australia | 46:55.2 |
| 6 | Ivan Yarmysh | Soviet Union | 47:26.0 |
| 7 | Arne Börjesson | Sweden | 47:32.4 |
| 8 | Kaare Hammer | Norway | 49:08.4 |
| 9 | Ragnvald Thunestvedt | Denmark | 50:42.8 |
| | Allah Ditta | Pakistan | DSQ |
| | Henry Laskau | United States | DSQ |
| | Roland Hardy | Great Britain | DSQ |

Heat 2

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time (hand) |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | George Coleman | Great Britain | 46:12.4 |
| 2 | Émile Maggi | France | 46:47.8 |
| 3 | Lars Hindmar | Sweden | 47:06.0 |
| 4 | Fritz Schwab | Switzerland | 47:06.0 |
| 5 | Josef Doležal | Czechoslovakia | 47:06.2 |
| 6 | Bruno Fait | Italy | 47:23.4 |
| 7 | Telemaco Arcangeli | Italy | 48:00.2 |
| 8 | Ragnar Olsen | Norway | 49:03.8 |
| 9 | Price King | United States | 51:08.6 |
| | Lawrence Allen | Great Britain | DSQ |
| | Pēteris Zeltiņš | Soviet Union | DSQ |

### Final

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time (hand) | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | John Mikaelsson | Sweden | 45:02.8 | OR |
| | Fritz Schwab | Switzerland | 45:41.0 | |
| | Bruno Junk | Soviet Union | 45:41.0 | |
| 4 | Louis Chevalier | France | 45:50.4 | |
| 5 | George Coleman | Great Britain | 46:06.8 | |
| 6 | Ivan Yarmysh | Soviet Union | 46:07.0 | |
| 7 | Émile Maggi | France | 46:08.0 | |
| 8 | Bruno Fait | Italy | 46:25.6 | |
| 9 | Gabriel Reymond | Switzerland | 46:38.6 | |
| 10 | Don Keane | Australia | 47:37.0 | |
| | Lars Hindmar | Sweden | | DSQ |

Key: DSQ = Disqualified, OR = Olympic record

