Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's 10 kilometres walk
# Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's 10 kilometres walk

The men's 10 kilometres walk event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics. It was the only racewalking event at this Games. After 1924, the 10 kilometre walk would not be held again until 1948. The competition was held from Wednesday, July 9, 1924, to Sunday, July 13, 1924. The races were held on the track which was as for all other events of 500 metres in circumference. Twenty-five race walkers from 13 nations competed.

## Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1924 Summer Olympics.

| World Record | 45:26.4 | Aage Rasmussen | ? | 1918 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Olympic Record | 46:28.4 | George Goulding | Stockholm (SWE) | August 11, 1912 |

## Results

### Semifinals

The first semi-final was held on Wednesday, July 9, 1924. The best five finishers qualified for the final.

Semifinal 1

| Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Gordon Goodwin (GBR) | 49:04.0 | Q |
| 2 | Donato Pavesi (ITA) | 49:09.0 | Q |
| 3 | Harry Hinkel (USA) | | Q |
| 4 | Luigi Bosatra (ITA) | | Q |
| 5 | Henri Clermont (FRA) | | Q |
| — | Edward Freeman (CAN) | DSQ | |
| — | Ernie Austen (AUS) | DSQ | |
| — | Henk Keemink (NED) | DSQ | |
| — | Arvīds Ķibilds (LAT) | DSQ | |
| — | Alfrēds Ruks (LAT) | DSQ | |
| — | Daniel Eslava (MEX) | DSQ | |
| — | Rudolf Kühnel (AUT) | DSQ | |

Semifinal 2

The second semi-final was held on Friday, July 11, 1924. After a protest against his disqualification Rudolf Kühnel was allowed to start also in this race - he was disqualified again. The best five finishers qualified for the final.

| Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Ugo Frigerio (ITA) | 49:15.6 | Q |
| 2 | Cecil McMaster (RSA) | | Q |
| 3 | Arthur Tell Schwab (SUI) | | Q |
| 4 | Armando Valente (ITA) | | Q |
| 5 | Ernest Clark (GBR) | | Q |
| — | François Decrombecque (FRA) | DSQ | |
| — | Alfrēds Kalniņš (LAT) | DSQ | |
| — | Philip Granville (CAN) | DSQ | |
| — | Charles Foster (USA) | DSQ | |
| — | Gordon Watts (GBR) | DSQ | |
| — | Mihály Fekete (HUN) | DSQ | |
| — | Rudolf Kühnel (AUT) | DSQ | |
| — | Jan Plichta (TCH) | DSQ | |

### Final

The final was held on Sunday, July 13, 1924.

| Place | Athlete | Time |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Ugo Frigerio (ITA) | 47:49.0 |
| 2 | Gordon Goodwin (GBR) | 48:37.9 |
| 3 | Cecil McMaster (RSA) | 49:08.0 |
| 4 | Donato Pavesi (ITA) | 49:17.0 |
| 5 | Arthur Tell Schwab (SUI) | 49:50.0 |
| 6 | Ernest Clark (GBR) | 49:59.2 |
| 7 | Armando Valente (ITA) | 50:07.0 |
| 8 | Luigi Bosatra (ITA) | 50:09.0 |
| 9 | Harry Hinkel (USA) | 50:16.8 |
| 10 | Henri Clermont (FRA) | 51:41.6 |
