Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's 20 kilometres walk
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20K walk
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volodymyr Holubnychiy | 1-33:58.4 | |||
| José Pedraza | 1-34:00.0 | |||
| Mykola Smaga | 1-34:03.4 | |||
| 4 | Rudy Haluza | 1-35:00.2 | ||
| 5 | Gerhard Sperling Gerhard Sperling Gerhard Sperling is a former East German race walker.Sperling represented the sports club TSC Berlin and became East German champion over 20 km in 1966, 1968, 1969 and 1971.-Achievements:-References:... |
1-35:27.2 | ||
| 6 | Otto Barch Otto Barch Otto Barch is a retired race walker who represented the USSR and later Kyrgyzstan.His greatest achievement was the second place in the 50 km race at the 1973 World Race Walking Cup.-References:... |
1-36:16.8 | ||
| 7 | Hans-Georg Reimann | 1-36:31.4 | ||
| 8 | Stefan Ingvarsson | 1-36:43.4 | ||
| 9 | Leonida Caraiosifoglu | 1-37:07.6 | ||
| 10 | Peter Frenkel Peter Frenkel Peter Frenkel is an East German athlete who was one of the best 20 km race walkers in the world in the late 1960s and early 1970s.... |
1-37:20.8 | ||
| 11 | Arthur Jones Arthur Jones Arthur Jones may refer to:*Arthur Jones , inventor of the Nautilus exercise machines*Arthur Creech Jones , Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1946–1950*Arthur E... |
1-37:32.0 | ||
| 12 | Pasquale Busca | 1-37:32.0 | ||
| 13 | José Oliveros | 1-38:17 | ||
| 14 | Antal Kiss Antal Kiss Antal Kiss was a Hungarian athlete, who mainly competed in the 50 kilometre walk.He competed for Hungary in the 1968 Summer Olympics held in Mexico City, Mexico where he won the silver medal in the 50 kilometre walk.... |
1-38:24 | ||
| 15 | Stig Lindberg Stig Lindberg Stig Lindberg was a Swedish ceramic designer, glass designer, textile designer, industrial designer, painter, and illustrator.... |
1-40:03 | ||
| 16 | Frank Clark Frank Clark Frank Clark is an English former footballer and manager. He is the current chairman of Nottingham Forest.-Playing career:... |
1-40:06 | ||
| 17 | Tom Dooley | 1-40:08 | ||
| 18 | Karl-Heinz Merschenz | 1-40:11 | ||
| 19 | Charles Sowa | 1-40:17 | ||
| 20 | Eladio Campos | 1-41:52 | ||
| 21 | Örjan Andersson | 1-41:58 | ||
| 22 | John Webb John Webb John Webb was an English architect and scholar.-Life:He was born in Little Britain, Smithfield London and died in Butleigh in Somerset and became son-in-law and personal assistant to fellow architect and theatre designer Inigo Jones from 1628, having married Jones' niece Anne... |
1-42:51 | ||
| 23 | René Pfister | 1-43:36 | ||
| 24 | Bob Hughes Bob Hughes Dr. Robert "Bob" Hughes. M.D. is a fictional character on the American soap opera, As the World Turns. Bob was played by actor Don Hastings from October 1960 until the series' final episode on September 17, 2010... |
1-43:50 | ||
| 25 | Ron Laird Ron Laird Ronald Owen Laird was a race walker from the United States, who represented his native country at four Summer Olympics, starting in 1960. His best finish was the 19th place in the men's 50 km walk at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. He won the 20 km event at the 1967 Pan... |
1-44:38 | ||
| 26 | Mieczysław Rutyna | 1-47:29 | ||
| 27 | Euclides Calzado | 1-49:27 | ||
| 28 | Julio Ortíz | 1-54:48 | ||
| 29 | Roberto Castellanos | 1-58:48 | ||
| Julius Müller Julius Müller Julius Müller , was a German Protestant theologian.-Biography:He was born at Brieg, and studied at Breslau, Göttingen and Berlin, first law, which he later abandoned for theology. From 1825 to 1831, he was in charge of several small parishes... |
DQ | |||
| José Esteban Valle | DNF | |||
| Carlos Vanegas | DNF | |||
| Felix Cappella | DNF | |||
| Kazuo Saito | DNF | |||