1959 Nordic Race Walking Championships

Host City Pori
Country FIN
Held 29 – 30 August 1959
Competitors 12
Countries 3

Events

Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
10 km Walk Junior Men — Medal 3 2
20 km Walk Men — Medal 3 2
50 km Walk Men — Medal 3 3
5,000 m Walk Women — Medal 3 1

Medal table

Pos Country 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze Total
1 Sweden SWE 2 2 2 6
2 Finland FIN 1 1 2 4
3 Denmark DEN 1 1 0 2

Medal winners

Event 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze
10 km Walk Junior, Men Tommy Kristensen DEN Veikko Valkonen FIN Risto Närvä FIN
20 km Walk, Men Pentti Kallionpää FIN Åke Söderlund SWE Jan Nilsson SWE
50 km Walk, Men Erik Söderlund SWE Jack Tandrup Christoffersen DEN Paavo Saira FIN
5,000 m Walk, Women Mary Nilsson SWE Maj-Britt Ekenmyr SWE Elsa Grahn SWE