Race walking at the Olympics Race walking at the Olympics Race walking events at the Summer Olympics have been contested over a variety of distances at the multi-sport event. There are three race walking events in the current Olympic athletics programme: a men's and a women's 20 kilometres walk, and a men's 50 kilometres walk. The races are held in a final-only format. The first men's events came at the 1908 London Olympics, which featured 3500 m and 10-mile distances. A 10-kilometre version was introduced at the 1912 Summer Olympics and it continued until 1952 (skipping three editions from 1928–1936). There was also a one-off
Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's 10 kilometres walk records (in minutes) prior to the 1924 Summer Olympics. The first semi-final was held on Wednesday, July 9, 1924. The best five finishers qualified for the final. Semifinal 1 Semifinal 2 The second semi-final was held on Friday, July 11, 1924. After a protest against his disqualification Rudolf Kühnel was allowed to start also in this race - he was disqualified again. The best five finishers qualified for the final. The final was held on Sunday, July 13, 1924. Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's 10 kilometres walk The men's 10 kilometres walk event was part of the