Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 kilometres walk
| Men's 50 kilometres walk at the Games of the XIX Olympiad
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| Venue | Estadio Olímpico Universitario | ||||||||||||
| Date | October 17 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 36 from 19 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 4:20:13.6 | ||||||||||||
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Christoph Höhne |
 East Germany
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Antal Kiss |
 Hungary
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Larry Young |
 United States
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The men's 50 kilometres race walk at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico was held on October 17.
Prior to this event, the world and Olympic records stood as follows:
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