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Summer Olympics · Athletics · men’s · 1932–2008
Men's 50 km walk
Held at 7 Games, 1932–2008. Most golds: Great Britain (2). Most medals: John Ljunggren (2). The event as the lists name it each year; names that changed are joined here.
Open the latest podium in the atlas →Games71932–2008
Medals21
Delegations11on the podium
Games by Games gold, silver, bronze
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Beijing | Alex Schwazer Italy | Jared Tallent Australia | Denis Nizhegorodov Russia |
| 2004 Athens | Robert Korzeniowski Poland | Denis Nizhegorodov Russia | Aleksey Voyevodin Russia |
| 1992 Barcelona | Andrey Perlov Unified Team | Carlos Mercenario Mexico | Ronald Weigel Germany |
| 1964 Tokyo | Abdon Pamich Italy | Paul Nihill Great Britain | Ingvar Pettersson Sweden |
| 1960 Rome | Don Thompson Great Britain | John Ljunggren Sweden | Abdon Pamich Italy |
| 1948 London | John Ljunggren Sweden | Gaston Godel Switzerland | Tebbs Lloyd Johnson Great Britain |
| 1932 Los Angeles | Tommy Green Great Britain | Jānis Daliņš Latvia | Ugo Frigerio Italy |
Most golds
| Place | Delegation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Britain | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Italy | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Sweden | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Poland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Unified Team | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Russia | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Australia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Latvia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Mexico | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Most medals
| Athlete | Gold | Medals |
|---|---|---|
| John Ljunggren | 1 | 2 |
| Abdon Pamich | 1 | 2 |
| Tommy Green | 1 | 1 |
| Don Thompson | 1 | 1 |
| Andrey Perlov | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Korzeniowski | 1 | 1 |
| Alex Schwazer | 1 | 1 |
| Denis Nizhegorodov | 0 | 2 |
| Jānis Daliņš | 0 | 1 |
| Ugo Frigerio | 0 | 1 |
| Gaston Godel | 0 | 1 |
| Tebbs Lloyd Johnson | 0 | 1 |