The men's 10 kilometres

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event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the

1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; nl, Olympische Zomerspelen van 1920; german: Olympische Sommerspiele 1920), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIe olympiade; nl, Spelen van ...

. The competition was held on Tuesday, August 17, 1920, and on Wednesday, August 18, 1920. Twenty-three race walkers from 13 nations competed.

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1920 Summer Olympics.

Results

Semifinals

The semifinals were held on Tuesday, August 17, 1920. Semifinal 1 This heat was one lap short, so the distance of this race was only 9600 metres. Semifinal 2

Final

The final was held on Wednesday, August 18, 1920. Before the race started Frigerio handed the conductor of the mid-field band several sheets of music, which he requested to be played during the race. He won so easily that he stopped once to show the band the correct tempo...eRaceWalk / Other Resources /

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