Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's 3000 metres walk


The men's 3 kilometres walk event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1920 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on the track on Friday, August 20, 1920, and on Saturday, August 21, 1920. Twenty-two race walkers from twelve nations competed.

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records prior to the 1920 Summer Olympics.
World Record12:53.8 Aage Rasmussen?1918
Olympic Record15:13.2 György SztanticsAthens May 1, 1906

Every race saw a new Olympic record. At first Donato Pavesi bettered the record in the first semifinal with 13:46.8 minutes. In the second semifinal his fellow countryman Ugo Frigerio improved the record with 13:40.2 minutes. In the final Frigerio again set a new Olympic record with 13:14.2 minutes. As the competition has been discontinued, his Olympic record still stands.

Results

Semifinals

The semifinals were held on Friday, August 20, 1920.
Semifinal 1
PlaceAthleteTimeQual.
113:46.8 ORQ
2Q
3Q
4Q
5Q
6Q
7
—DQ
—DQ
—DQ
—DQ

Semifinal 2
PlaceAthleteTimeQual.
113:40.2 ORQ
2Q
3Q
4Q
5Q
5Q
7
8
9
—DQ
—DQ

Final

The final was held on Saturday, August 21, 1920.
PlaceAthleteTime
113:14.2 OR
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
—DQ