Australian Aths History

Australian Walking Championships - 1952


The 10,000 metres Walk was conducted at St Peter’s College, Adelaide, SA on 23 August 1952
The 50KM Walk was conducted at Olympic Park, Melbourne on 2 February 1952
 
10,000 METRES TRACK WALK - Men - Saturday 23 August 1952
PosAthleteTeamMark
1Ted AllsoppVic46:08
2Ernie RyallVic48:34
3George NevittVic48:49
4John McDougallNSW48:56
5Edward EdwardsNSW49:35
6Keith GuyotVic50:06
7George KenyonNSW50:31
8Leslie RymanNSW50:53
9David MelzerQld50:57
10Logan IrwinNSW51:18
11Robert GrationVic51:35
12Jack WebberSA51:50
13Rex MichellSA52:45
14Victor SharpSA53:35
15Colin FrancisSA54:55
16Barry DaySA55:35
Arthur MalpasVicDQ
 
Teams
1VictoriaVic12 pts
2New South WalesNSW24 pts
3South AustraliaSA42 pts
 
50KM ROAD WALK - Men - Saturday 2 February 1952
PosAthleteTeamMark
1Len ChadwickVic5:10:58
2William MetcalfNSW5:44:22
3Gordon DoakVic5:50:14
Don WatersWADNF
Walter KnottVicDNF
Cliff BarlingVicDNF
William BehanNSWDNF
George KenyonqNSWDNF
Reg TarteNSWDNF
Tom DaintryQldDNF
Les HellyerVicDNF

 

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