Английская Википедия:Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 3500 metres walk
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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] NOCs could enter up to 12 athletes.[2]
Records
This was the first racewalking event at the Modern Olympics (discounting the 1906 Intercalated Games which is no longer considered an official Olympic event). The world record for the comparable distance of 2.25 miles was 15:51 Шаблон:Frac (15:19.4 pace for 3500m).
Results
First round
Heat 1
Larner led the entire race.
| Place | Name | Nation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Larner | Шаблон:FlagIOC | 15:32.0 |
| 2 | Harry Kerr | Шаблон:FlagIOC | 16:02.2 |
| 3 | William Palmer | Шаблон:FlagIOC | 16:33.0 |
| 4 | Paul Gunia | Шаблон:FlagIOC | 16:38.0 |
| 5 | Sydney Sarel | Шаблон:FlagIOC | 17:06.0 |
| 6 | Arne Højme | Шаблон:FlagIOC | 17:23.4 |
| 7 | Jo Goetzee | Шаблон:FlagIOC | 17:37.8 |
| — | Bill Brown | Шаблон:FlagIOC | Disqualified |
| — | Alfred Yeoumans | Шаблон:FlagIOC | Disqualified |
| — | Piet Soudyn | Шаблон:FlagIOC | Disqualified |
Heat 2
Webb had little competition, leading from the start and winning by nearly 2 minutes.
| Place | Name | Nation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ernest Webb | Шаблон:FlagIOC | 15:17.2 |
| 2 | Charles Vestergaard | Шаблон:FlagIOC | 17:07.0 |
| 3 | Einar Rothman | Шаблон:FlagIOC | 17:40.2 |
| 4 | Willem Winkelman | Шаблон:FlagIOC | 17:57.6 |
| 5 | István Drubina | Шаблон:FlagIOC | 18:44.6 |
| 6 | Piet Ruimers | Шаблон:FlagIOC | 18:44.6 |
| — | Richard Quinn | Шаблон:FlagIOC | Disqualified |
| John Reid | Шаблон:FlagIOC | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Goulding | Шаблон:FlagIOC | 15:54.0 |
| 2 | Ralph Harrison | Шаблон:FlagIOC | 16:04.4 |
| 3 | Albert Rowland | Шаблон:FlagIOC | 16:08.6 |
| 4 | Ernest Larner | Шаблон:FlagIOC | 16:10.0 |
| 5 | John Butler | Шаблон:FlagIOC | 16:17.0 |
| 6 | Richard Wilhelm | Шаблон:FlagIOC | 17:33.8 |
| 7 | Jan Huijgen | Шаблон:FlagIOC | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Larner | Шаблон:FlagIOC | 14:55.0 |
| 2 | Ernest Webb | Шаблон:FlagIOC | 15:07.4 |
| 3 | Harry Kerr | Шаблон:FlagIOC | 15:43.4 |
| 4 | George Goulding | Шаблон:FlagIOC | 15:49.8 |
| 5 | Arthur Rowland | Шаблон:FlagIOC | 16:07.0 |
| 6 | Charles Vestergaard | Шаблон:FlagIOC | 17:21.8 |
| 7 | Einar Rothman | Шаблон:FlagIOC | 17:50.0 |
| — | William Palmer | Шаблон:FlagIOC | Did not finish |
| Ralph Harrison | Шаблон:FlagIOC | Disqualified |
References
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] Шаблон:Webarchive.
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Official report, p. 32.
