The men's 3 kilometres walk event was part of the track and field athletics programme

Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics

At the 1920 Summer Olympics held in Antwerp, 29 athletics events were contested, all for men only. The competitions were held from August 15, 1920 to August 23, 1920.-Medal table:-Medal summary:-Participating nations:...

 at the 1920 Summer Olympics

1920 Summer Olympics

The 1920 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event in 1920 in Antwerp, Belgium....

. The competition was held 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 (in minutes) prior to the 1920 Summer Olympics.

World Record	12:53.8	Aage Rasmussen Aage Rasmussen Aage Rasmussen was a Danish photographer and track and field athlete who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was born in Frederiksberg and died in Havdrup, Solrød municipality....	?	1918
Olympic Record	15:13.2	György Sztantics György Sztantics György Sztantics was a Hungarian athlete who competed mainly in the 3000 metre walk....	Athens Athens Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...  (GRE Greece Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe.... )	May 1, 1906 (NS Gregorian calendar The Gregorian calendar, also known as the Western calendar, or Christian calendar, is the internationally accepted civil calendar. It was introduced by Pope Gregory XIII, after whom the calendar was named, by a decree signed on 24 February 1582, a papal bull known by its opening words Inter... )

Every race saw a new Olympic record. At first Donato Pavesi

Donato Pavesi

Donato Pavesi was an Italian track and field athlete who competed in racewalking in the 1920 Summer Olympics and in the 1924 Summer Olympics.He was born in Milan....

 bettered the record in the first semifinal with 13:46.8 minutes. In the second semifinal his fellow countryman Ugo Frigerio

Ugo Frigerio

Ugo Frigerio was an Italian athlete, who won the gold medal in both the 3 km Walk and 10 km Walk at the 1920 Summer Olympics. In the 3 km Walk he had a time of 13:14.2, and in the 10 km Walk he finished with a time of 48:06.2...

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.

Semifinals

The semifinals were held on Friday, August 20, 1920.

Semifinal 1

Place	Athlete	Time	Qual.
1		13:46.8 OR	Q
2		(13:47.9)	Q
3		(13:52.1)	Q
4		(13:54.9)	Q
5		(14:06.3)	Q
6		(14:09.2)	Q
7
—		DQ
		DQ
		DQ
		DQ

Semifinal 2

Place	Athlete	Time	Qual.
1		13:40.2 OR	Q
2		(13:48.5)	Q
3		(13:54.1)	Q
4		(13:59.8)	Q
5			Q
			Q
7
8
9
—		DQ
		DQ

Final

The final was held on Saturday, August 21, 1920.

Place	Athlete	Time
1		13:14.2 OR
2		(13:19.6)
3		(13:22.2)
4		(13:23.6)
5		(13:25.0)
6		(13:28.0)
7		(13:29.8)
8		(13:30.4)
9		(13:31.3)
10		(13:34.0)
11		(13:36.8)
—		DQ