1961 Nordic Race Walking Championships

Host City København
Country DEN
Held 26 – 27 August 1961
Competitors 12
Countries 3

Events

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

Medal table

Pos Country 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze Total
1 Sweden SWE 4 3 2 9
2 Denmark DEN 0 1 1 2
3 Finland FIN 0 0 1 1

Medal winners

Event 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze
10 km Walk Junior, Men Roine Karlsson SWE Bjarne Sørensen DEN Risto Närvä FIN
20 km Walk, Men Lennart Back SWE John Ljunggren SWE Erik Söderlund SWE
50 km Walk, Men Åke Söderlund SWE Evert Leonardsson SWE Ingvar Green SWE
5,000 m Walk, Women Mary Nilsson SWE Siv Harthelius SWE Gerda Ankersen DEN