Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 3500 metres walk
Men's 3500 metres walk at the Games 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 advancing to the final. 25 racewalkers from eight nations competed.[1]
Results
First round
Heat 1
Larner led the entire race.
Place | Name | Nation | Time |
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1 | George Larner | ![]() |
15:32.0 |
2 | Harry Kerr | ![]() |
16:02.2 |
3 | William Palmer | ![]() |
16:33.0 |
4 | Paul Gunia | ![]() |
16:38.0 |
5 | Sydney Sarel | ![]() |
17:06.0 |
6 | Arne Højme | ![]() |
17:23.4 |
7 | Jo Goetzee | ![]() |
17:37.8 |
— | Bill Brown | ![]() |
Disqualified |
— | Alfred Yeoumans | ![]() |
Disqualified |
— | Piet Soudyn | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
15:17.2 |
2 | Charles Vestergaard | ![]() |
17:07.0 |
3 | Einar Rothman | ![]() |
17:40.2 |
4 | Willem Winkelman | ![]() |
17:57.6 |
5 | István Drubina | ![]() |
18:44.6 |
6 | Piet Ruimers | ![]() |
18:44.6 |
— | Richard Quinn | ![]() |
Disqualified |
John J. Reid | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
15:54.0 |
2 | Ralph Harrison | ![]() |
16:04.4 |
3 | Arthur Rowland | ![]() |
16:08.6 |
4 | Ernest Larner | ![]() |
16:10.0 |
5 | John Butler | ![]() |
16:17.0 |
6 | Richard Wilhelm | ![]() |
17:33.8 |
7 | Jan Huijgen | ![]() |
17:37.8 |
Final
Webb, Goulding, and Harrison were the early leaders. Harrison was disqualified shortly after Larner passed him. By the end of the first mile, the top four spots had solidified into the final positions. Larner had passed the field, bumping Webb to second place, while Kerr had managed to overtake Goulding.
Place | Name | Nation | Time |
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1 | George Larner | ![]() |
14:55.0 |
2 | Ernest Webb | ![]() |
15:07.4 |
3 | Harry Kerr | ![]() |
15:43.4 |
4 | George Goulding | ![]() |
15:49.8 |
5 | Arthur Rowland | ![]() |
16:07.0 |
6 | Charles Vestergaard | ![]() |
17:21.8 |
7 | Einar Rothman | ![]() |
17:50.0 |
— | William Palmer | ![]() |
Did not finish |
Ralph Harrison | ![]() |
Disqualified |
References
- ^ "Athletics at the 1908 London Summer Games: Men's 3,500 metres Walk". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
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 [1].