title: 1950 European Athletics Championships – Men's 50 kilometres walk
text: # 1950 European Athletics Championships – Men's 50 kilometres walk
  
  The men's 50 kilometres race walk at the 1950 European Athletics Championships was held in Brussels, Belgium, on 25 August 1950.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Giuseppe Dordoni Italy |
  | - | - |
  | Silver | John Ljunggren Sweden |
  | Bronze | Verner Ljunggren Sweden |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Final
  
  25 August
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Giuseppe Dordoni | Italy | 4:40:43 |
  | | John Ljunggren | Sweden | 4:43:25 |
  | | Verner Ljunggren | Sweden | 4:49:28 |
  | 4 | Josef Doležal | Czechoslovakia | 4:55:49 |
  | 5 | John Proctor | Great Britain | 4:58:01 |
  | 6 | Alfred Cotton | Great Britain | 5:03:30 |
  | 7 | Claude Hubert | France | 5:07:49 |
  | 8 | Georges Pouchet | France | 5:12:16 |
  | 9 | Salvatore Cascino | Italy | 5:17:15 |
  | 10 | Anton Kluyskens | Netherlands | 5:18:31 |
  | 11 | Harry Kristensen | Denmark | 5:18:55 |
  | 12 | Oddvar Sponberg | Norway | 5:22:41 |
  | 13 | Jules Thibaut | Belgium | 5:23:47 |
  | 14 | Oddvar Sandvik | Norway | 5:24:46 |
  | 15 | Louis Philippen | Belgium | 5:41:15 |
  | | René Charrière | Switzerland | DQ |
  | | Louis Marquis | Switzerland | DQ |
  
  ## Participation
  
  According to an unofficial count, 17 athletes from 10 countries participated in the event.
  
  * Belgium (2)
  * Czechoslovakia (1)
  * Denmark (1)
  * France (2)
  * Italy (2)
  * Netherlands (1)
  * Norway (2)
  * Sweden (2)
  * Switzerland (2)
  * Great Britain (2)
  