Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 10,000 metres
Appearance
Men's 10,000 metres at the Games of the XIV Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Dates | July 30 (final) | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics | ||
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Track events | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | |
800 m | men | |
1500 m | men | |
5000 m | men | |
10,000 m | men | |
80 m hurdles | women | |
110 m hurdles | men | |
400 m hurdles | men | |
3000 m steeplechase | men | |
4 × 100 m relay | men | women |
4 × 400 m relay | men | |
Road events | ||
Marathon | men | |
10 km walk | men | |
50 km walk | men | |
Field events | ||
Long jump | men | women |
Triple jump | men | |
High jump | men | women |
Pole vault | men | |
Shot put | men | women |
Discus throw | men | women |
Javelin throw | men | women |
Hammer throw | men | |
Combined events | ||
Decathlon | men | |
The men's 10,000 metres event at the 1948 Olympic Games took place July 30. The final was won by Emil Zátopek.
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.
World record | ![]() |
29:35.4 | Helsinki, Finland | 25 August 1944 |
Olympic record | ![]() |
30:11.4 | Los Angeles, United States | 31 July 1932 |
The following new Olympic record was set during this competition:
Date | Event | Athlete | Time | Notes |
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30 July | Final | ![]() |
29:59.6 | OR |
Schedule
All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1).
Date | Time | |
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Friday, 30 July 1948 | 18:00 | Final |
Results
Final
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time (hand) | Notes |
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Emil Zátopek | ![]() |
29:59.6 | OR |
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Alain Mimoun | ![]() |
30:47.4 | |
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Bertil Albertsson | ![]() |
30:53.6 | |
4 | Martin Stokken | ![]() |
30:58.6 | |
5 | Severt Dennolf | ![]() |
31:05.0 | |
6 | Abdullah Ben Saïd | ![]() |
31:07.8 | |
7 | Stan Cox | ![]() |
31:08.0 | |
8 | Jim Peters | ![]() |
31:16.0 | |
9 | Salomon Könönen | ![]() |
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10 | Eddie O'Toole | ![]() |
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11 | Fred Wilt | ![]() |
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Ricardo Bralo | ![]() |
NP | ||
Eusebio Guiñez | ![]() |
NP | ||
Jakob Kjersem | ![]() |
NP | ||
Jef Lataster | ![]() |
NP | ||
Luo Wenao | ![]() |
NP | ||
Steve McCooke | ![]() |
NP | ||
Constantino Miranda | ![]() |
NP | ||
Harry Nelson | ![]() |
NP | ||
André Paris | ![]() |
NP | ||
Manny Ramjohn | ![]() |
NP | ||
Gregorio Rojo | ![]() |
NP | ||
Paddy Fahy | ![]() |
DNF | ||
Viljo Heino | ![]() |
DNF | ||
Evert Heinström | ![]() |
DNF | ||
Robert Everaert | ![]() |
DNF | ||
Herman Goffberg | ![]() |
DNF |
Key: DNF = Did not finish, NP = Not placed, OR = Olympic record
References
- 1948 Summer Olympics results: Men's 10000 metres, from http://www.sports-reference.com/; retrieved 2010-06-08.
- Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad, The (1948). The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad. LA84 Foundation. Retrieved 5 September 2016.