2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 50 kilometres walk record, PB = Personal best, SB = Seasonal best, WL = World leading (in a given season) 2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 50 kilometres walk The men's 50 kilometre walk at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics took place on August 21, 2009 on the streets of Berlin, Germany. The event started and finished at the Brandenburg Gate. Prior to the competition, previous winners did not appear to be medal prospects: the defending world champion Nathan Deakes missed the competition due to injury, and the reigning Olympic champion Alex Schwazer had failed to finish his sole 50 km
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