Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 kilometres walk
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The Men's 50 km Race Walk event at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea had an entry list of 42 competitors. Three athletes were disqualified, while four walkers did not finish the race, held on Friday September 30, 1988.[1]
| Men's 50 kilometres walk at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Seoul Olympic Stadium | |||||||||
| Date | September 30 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 42 from 22 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 3:38:29 OR | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Medalists
| Gold | Vyacheslav Ivanenko Soviet Union |
| Silver | Ronald Weigel East Germany |
| Bronze | Hartwig Gauder East Germany |
Abbreviations
- All times shown are in hours:minutes:seconds
| DNS | did not start |
| NM | no mark |
| OR | olympic record |
| WR | world record |
| AR | area record |
| NR | national record |
| PB | personal best |
| SB | season best |
Records
| Standing records prior to the 1988 Summer Olympics | ||||
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| World Record | Ronald Weigel (GDR) | 3:38.17 | May 25, 1986 | Potsdam, East Germany |
| Olympic Record |  Raúl González (MEX) | 3:47.26 | August 11, 1984 |  Los Angeles, United States |
| Broken records during the 1988 Summer Olympics | ||||
| Olympic Record | Vyacheslav Ivanenko (URS) | 3:38.29 | September 30, 1988 |  Seoul, South Korea |
Final ranking
See also
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