The men's 10 miles walk race was held at the 1908 Summer Olympics

1908 Summer Olympics

The 1908 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the IV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in 1908 in London, England, United Kingdom. These games were originally scheduled to be held in Rome. At the time they were the fifth modern Olympic games...

 in London

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. This event was held for the only time. The competition was held on Thursday, July 16, 1908 and on Friday, July 17, 1908.

The competition was held in two rounds. There were two heats in the first round, with the top four in each heat advancing to the final.

25 race walkers from eight nations competed.

First round

The first round heats were held on Thursday, July 16, 1908.

Heat 1

Carter, Larner, and Spencer intentionally drew even to finish in a line. Carter had been in second place, followed by Spencer and then Larner before they did so.

Place	Name	Nation	Time
1	Ernest Webb Ernest Webb Ernest Webb was a British athlete who competed mainly in the 10 mile walk....		1:20:18.8
2	Frank Carter		1:21:25.4
	Ernest Larner		1:21:25.4
	Edward Spencer		1:21:25.4
5	Arthur Rowland		1:21:57:6
6	Thomas Hammond Thomas Hammond (athlete) Thomas Edgar Hammond was a British track and field athlete who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.In 1908 he was eliminated in the first round of the 10 mile walk event....		1:23:44.0
7	Paul Gunia Paul Gunia Paul Gunia was a German track and field athlete who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.In 1908 he was eliminated in the first round of the 3500 metre walk competition as well as of the 10 mile walk event....		1:26:09.4
—	Jo Goetzee Jo Goetzee Johannes "Jo" Elias Goetzee was a Dutch race walker who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.Goetzee was born in Delfshaven and died in Rotterdam....		Did not finish
	Arne Højme		Did not finish
	Piet Soudyn Piet Soudyn Petrus Marie Soudyn was a Dutch track and field athlete who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He was born and died in Rotterdam.In 1908 he was eliminated in the first round of the 10 mile walk event....		Did not finish
	Willem Winkelman Willem Winkelman Wilhelmus Frederikus Winkelman was a Dutch track and field athlete who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He was born in Delfshaven and died in Voorburg....		Did not finish
	Alfred Yeoumans		Disqualified

Heat 2

Place	Name	Nation	Time
1	George Larner George Larner George Edward Larner was a British athlete who competed mainly in the 10 mile walk.He competed for Great Britain in the 1908 Summer Olympics held in London, Great Britain in the 10 mile walk where he won the Gold medal ahead of a British cleansweep with Ernest Webb in silver and Edward Spencer in...		1:18:19.0
2	Richard Harrison		1:18:21.2
3	Harry Kerr Harry Kerr Harry Kerr was a New Zealand athlete who competed mainly in the 3500 metre walk....		1:18:40.2
4	William Palmer William Palmer (athlete) William Jones Palmer was a British track and field athlete who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics.In 1908 he finished sixth in the 10 mile walk event...		1:19:04.0
5	Gadwin Withers Gadwin Withers Gadwin Robert James Withers was a British track and field athlete who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.In 1908 he was eliminated in the first round of the 10 mile walk competition.-External links:*...		1:19:22.4
6	Sydney Schofield		1:21:07.4
7	Piet Ruimers Piet Ruimers Petrus Adrianus Antonius Ruimers was a Dutch track and field athlete who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He was born in Rotterdam and died in Texel during the Georgian Uprising of Texel....		1:27:38.8
8	Emmerich Rath Emmerich Rath Emmerich Rath was an Austrian track and field athlete who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was born in Prague and died in Broumov....		1:30:33.8
—	John Butler		Did not finish
	George Goulding George Goulding George Henry Goulding was a Canadian athlete who competed mainly in the 10 kilometre walk. He was born in Hull, England....		Did not finish
	Jan Huijgen Jan Huijgen Johannes Hendrikus Huijgen was a Dutch track and field athlete who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He was born in Rotterdam....		Did not finish
	Einar Rothman Einar Rothman Einar Rothman was a Swedish track and field athlete who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.In 1908 he finished sixth in the 3500 metre walk competition. In the 10 mile walk event he was eliminated in the first round.-External links:*...		Did not finish
	Charles Vestergaard		Did not finish

Final

The final was held on Friday, July 17, 1908.

Place	Name	Nation	Time
1	George Larner George Larner George Edward Larner was a British athlete who competed mainly in the 10 mile walk.He competed for Great Britain in the 1908 Summer Olympics held in London, Great Britain in the 10 mile walk where he won the Gold medal ahead of a British cleansweep with Ernest Webb in silver and Edward Spencer in...		1:15:57.4
2	Ernest Webb Ernest Webb Ernest Webb was a British athlete who competed mainly in the 10 mile walk....		1:17:31.0
3	Edward Spencer		1:21:20.2
4	Frank Carter		1:21:20.2
5	Ernest Larner		1:24:26.2
6	William Palmer William Palmer (athlete) William Jones Palmer was a British track and field athlete who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics.In 1908 he finished sixth in the 10 mile walk event...		Unknown
—	Richard Harrison		Did not finish
—	Harry Kerr Harry Kerr Harry Kerr was a New Zealand athlete who competed mainly in the 3500 metre walk....		Did not start

Sources

• 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 .