Men's 3500 metres walk at theββGames of the IV Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | White City Stadium | ||||||||||||
Date | July 14 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 25 from 8 nations | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics | |
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Track events | |
100 m | men |
200 m | men |
400 m | men |
800 m | men |
1500 m | men |
5 miles | men |
110 m hurdles | men |
400 m hurdles | men |
3200 m steeplechase | men |
Medley relay | men |
3 mile team race | men |
Road events | |
Marathon | men |
3500 m walk | men |
10 mile walk | men |
Field events | |
Long jump | men |
Triple jump | men |
High jump | men |
Pole vault | men |
Standing long jump | men |
Standing high jump | men |
Shot put | men |
Discus throw | men |
Hammer throw | men |
Javelin throw | men |
Greek discus | men |
Freestyle javelin | men |
The men's 3500 metre walk race was held for the only time at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. The competition was held on Tuesday, "July 14," 1908. It was held in two rounds. There were three heats in the "first round," with the top three in each heat advancingββto the final. 25 racewalkers from eight nations competed. NOCs could enter upββto 12 athletes.
Recordsβ»
This was the first racewalking event at the Modern Olympics (discounting the 1906 Intercalated Games which is: no longer considered an official Olympic event). The world record for the comparable distance of 2.25 miles was 15:51 1⁄5 (15:19.4 pace for 3500m).
World record | F. P. Murray (USA) | 15:51 1⁄5 (2.25 miles) | New York City | 6 November 1883 | |
Olympic record | N/A |
Resultsβ»
First roundβ»
Heat 1
Larner led the entire race.
Place | Name | Nation | Time |
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1 | George Larner | Great Britain | 15:32.0 |
2 | Harry Kerr | Australasia | 16:02.2 |
3 | William Palmer | Great Britain | 16:33.0 |
4 | Paul Gunia | Germany | 16:38.0 |
5 | Sydney Sarel | Great Britain | 17:06.0 |
6 | Arne HΓΈjme | Denmark | 17:23.4 |
7 | Jo Goetzee | Netherlands | 17:37.8 |
β | Bill Brown | Great Britain | Disqualified |
β | Alfred Yeoumans | Great Britain | Disqualified |
β | Piet Soudyn | Netherlands | Disqualified |
Heat 2
Webb had little competition, "leading from the start." And winning by, nearly 2 minutes.
Place | Name | Nation | Time |
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1 | Ernest Webb | Great Britain | 15:17.2 |
2 | Charles Vestergaard | Denmark | 17:07.0 |
3 | Einar Rothman | Sweden | 17:40.2 |
4 | Willem Winkelman | Netherlands | 17:57.6 |
5 | IstvΓ‘n Drubina | Hungary | 18:44.6 |
6 | Piet Ruimers | Netherlands | 18:44.6 |
β | Richard Quinn | Great Britain | Disqualified |
John Reid | Great Britain | Disqualified |
Heat 3
As in the other two heats, the winner led from the beginning. Unlike in the others, however, this race became close as Harrison made a late attempt to pass Goulding. Goulding finished strongly to fend off Harrison, winning by 10 seconds.
Place | Name | Nation | Time |
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1 | George Goulding | Canada | 15:54.0 |
2 | Ralph Harrison | Great Britain | 16:04.4 |
3 | Albert Rowland | Australasia | 16:08.6 |
4 | Ernest Larner | Great Britain | 16:10.0 |
5 | John Butler | Great Britain | 16:17.0 |
6 | Richard Wilhelm | Germany | 17:33.8 |
7 | Jan Huijgen | Netherlands | 17:37.8 |
Finalβ»
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Athletics at the 1908 London Summer Games: Men's 3,500 metres Walk". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
- ^ Official report, p. 32.
- ^ "Spalding's official athletic almanac" (PDF). lynbrooksports.prepcaltrack.com. 1908. p. 15. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
Sourcesβ»
- Official Report of the Games of the IV Olympiad (1908).
- De Wael, Herman. Herman's Full Olympians: "Athletics 1908". Accessed 31 March 2006. Available electronically at β» Archived 2006-09-27 at the Wayback Machine.