1950 European Athletics Championships – Men's 50 kilometres walk
# 1950 European Athletics Championships – Men's 50 kilometres walk

The men's 50 kilometres race walk at the 1950 European Athletics Championships was held in Brussels, Belgium, on 25 August 1950.

## Medalists

| Gold | Giuseppe Dordoni Italy |
| - | - |
| Silver | John Ljunggren Sweden |
| Bronze | Verner Ljunggren Sweden |

## Results

### Final

25 August

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Giuseppe Dordoni | Italy | 4:40:43 |
| | John Ljunggren | Sweden | 4:43:25 |
| | Verner Ljunggren | Sweden | 4:49:28 |
| 4 | Josef Doležal | Czechoslovakia | 4:55:49 |
| 5 | John Proctor | Great Britain | 4:58:01 |
| 6 | Alfred Cotton | Great Britain | 5:03:30 |
| 7 | Claude Hubert | France | 5:07:49 |
| 8 | Georges Pouchet | France | 5:12:16 |
| 9 | Salvatore Cascino | Italy | 5:17:15 |
| 10 | Anton Kluyskens | Netherlands | 5:18:31 |
| 11 | Harry Kristensen | Denmark | 5:18:55 |
| 12 | Oddvar Sponberg | Norway | 5:22:41 |
| 13 | Jules Thibaut | Belgium | 5:23:47 |
| 14 | Oddvar Sandvik | Norway | 5:24:46 |
| 15 | Louis Philippen | Belgium | 5:41:15 |
| | René Charrière | Switzerland | DQ |
| | Louis Marquis | Switzerland | DQ |

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 17 athletes from 10 countries participated in the event.

* Belgium (2)
* Czechoslovakia (1)
* Denmark (1)
* France (2)
* Italy (2)
* Netherlands (1)
* Norway (2)
* Sweden (2)
* Switzerland (2)
* Great Britain (2)
