1973 IAAF World Race Walking Cup
The 1973 IAAF World Race Walking Cup was held in Lugano, Switzerland, on October 12–13, 1973. The event was also known as Lugano Trophy.
Complete results were published.Medallists
Results
Men's 50 km
Team
The team rankings, named Lugano Trophy, combined the 20km and 50km events team results.
| Place | Country | Points |
| | 139 pts |
| | 134 pts |
| | 104 pts |
| 4 | | 95 pts |
| 5 | | 95 pts |
| 6 | | 81 pts |
| 7 | | 52 pts |
| 8 | | 40 pts |
| 9 | | 18 pts |
Participation
The participation of 68 athletes from 9 countries is reported.
From 1961 to 1985 there were qualifying rounds with the first two winners proceeding to the final. This year, the German Democratic Republic, the Soviet Union, the Federal Republic of Germany, the United States, and Canada proceeded directly to the final.Zone 1
, Sweden, September 8/9
| Rank | Nation | Points |
| 1 | United Kingdom | 97 pts |
| 2 | Sweden | 84 pts |
| 3 | France | 70 pts |
| 4 | Norway | 34 pts |
| 5 | Denmark | 31 pts |
| 6 | Ireland | 28 pts |
Zone 2
, Italy, September 9
| Rank | Nation | Points |
| 1 | Italy | 104 pts |
| 2 | Poland | 95 pts |
| 3 | Bulgaria | 79 pts |
| 4 | Czechoslovakia | 57 pts |
| 5 | Spain | 56 pts |
| 6 | Hungary | 48 pts |
| 7 | Switzerland | 29 pts |
