| Final 15:30 | | time | | | 1. Fritz Schwab |  Switzerland | 46:01.8 | CR | | 2. Émile Maggi |  France | 46:16.8 | | | 3. John Mikaelsson |  Sweden | 46:48.2 | | | 4. Salvatore Cascino |  Italy | 48:46.0 | | | 5. Louis Chevalier | France | 49:03.0 | | | 6. Robert Delannoit |  Belgium | 50:22.6 | | | 7. Ragnar Olsen |  Norway | 51:41.8 | | | 8. Louis van Dijck | Belgium | 52:15.4 | | | -. Ingemar Johansson | Sweden | DNF | | | -. Lawrence Allen |  Great Britain | 46:03.2 2. | DQ | | -. Roland Hardy | Great Britain | 46:10.2 3. | DQ | | -. Telemaco Arcangeli | Italy | DQ | | | -. Louis Marquis | Switzerland | DQ | |
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| History Men 20km Walk | | -- Competitors from -- Nations. | | Venue: Heysel Stadium. | | 1,000m: 4:12 | | 2,000m: 8:44 | | 3,000m: 13:15 | | 4,000m: 17:50 | | 5,000m: 27:28 | | 6,000m: 27:09 | | 7,000m: 31:55 | | 8,000m: 36:38 | | 9,000m: 41:23 |
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