Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's 10,000 metres

Men's 10,000 metres at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad
Venue	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Dates	3 August 1984 (heats) 6 August 1984 (final)
Competitors	45 from 34 nations
Winning time	27:47.54
Medalists
Alberto Cova  Italy Mike McLeod  Great Britain Michael Musyoki  Kenya

These are the official results of the Men's 10,000 metres event at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. There were a total number of 41 participating athletes. The event took place between 3 and 6 August.

Medalists

Gold	Alberto Cova  Italy
Silver	Mike McLeod  Great Britain
Bronze	Michael Musyoki  Kenya

Abbreviations

Q	automatic qualification
q	qualification by rank
DNS	did not start
NM	no mark
OR	olympic record
WR	world record
AR	area record
NR	national record
PB	personal best
SB	season best

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1984 Summer Olympics.

World Record	27:13.81	Fernando Mamede	Stockholm (SWE)	July 2, 1984
Olympic Record	27:38.35	Lasse Virén	Munich (FRG)	September 3, 1972

Final

RANK	FINAL	TIME
	Alberto Cova (ITA)	27:47.54
	Mike McLeod (GBR)	28:06.22
	Michael Musyoki (KEN)	28:06.46
4.	Salvatore Antibo (ITA)	28:06.50
5.	Christoph Herle (FRG)	28:08.21
6.	Sostenes Bitok (KEN)	28:09.01
7.	Yutaka Kanai (JPN)	28:27.06
8.	Steve Jones (GBR)	28:28.08
9.	John Treacy (IRL)	28:28.68
10.	Ahmed Musa Jouda (SUD)	28:29.43
11.	Zephaniah Ncube (ZIM)	28:31.61
12.	Nick Rose (GBR)	28:31.73
13.	Zakariah Barie (TAN)	28:32.28
14.	Joseph Nzau (KEN)	28:32.57
15.	Pat Porter (USA)	28:34.59
16.	Masanari Shintaku (JPN)	28:55.54
—	Fernando Mamede (POR)	DNF
DSQ	Martti Vainio (FIN)	27:51.10

Heats

RANK	HEAT 1	TIME
1.	Fernando Mamede (POR)	28:21.87
2.	Salvatore Antibo (ITA)	28:22.57
3.	Michael Musyoki (KEN)	28:24.24
4.	Masanari Shintaku (JPN)	28:24.30
5.	Mike McLeod (GBR)	28:24.92
6.	José Gómez (MEX)	28:28.50
7.	Omar Aguilar (CHI)	28:29.06
8.	Paul Williams (CAN)	28:36.15
9.	Craig Virgin (USA)	28:37.58
10.	José João da Silva (BRA)	29:10.52
11.	Luis Tipán (ECU)	30:07.49
12.	Ibrahim Juma (TAN)	30:29.50
13.	Basil Kilani (JOR)	30:43.54
	Ramón López (PAR)	DNF
	Ruddy Cornielle (DOM)	DNF

RANK	HEAT 2	TIME
1.	Alberto Cova (ITA)	28:26.10
2.	Zephaniah Ncube (ZIM)	28:28.53
3.	Joseph Nzau (KEN)	28:28.71
4.	Christoph Herle (FRG)	28:30.28
5.	Nick Rose (GBR)	28:31.13
6.	Gidamis Shahanga (TAN)	28:42.92
7.	Antonio Prieto (ESP)	28:57.78
8.	Martín Pitayo (MEX)	28:59.19
9.	Paul Cummings (USA)	29:09.82
10.	Arie Gamliel (ISR)	29:31.32
11.	Mohiddin Mohamed Kulmiye (SOM)	29:37.93
12.	Matthews Kambale (MAW)	30:47.73
13.	Orlando Mora (CRC)	30:49.43
14.	Tau Tokwepota (PNG)	31:29.14
	Ali Al-Ghadi (YAR)	DNF

RANK	HEAT 3	TIME
1.	Sostenes Bitok (KEN)	28:12.17
2.	Yutaka Kanai (JPN)	28:14.67
3.	Zakariah Barie (TAN)	28:15.18
4.	Steve Jones (GBR)	28:15.22
5.	John Treacy (IRL)	28:18.13
6.	Martti Vainio (FIN)	28:19.25
7.	Pat Porter (USA)	28:19.94
8.	Musa Gouda (SUD)	28:20.26
9.	Francesco Panetta (ITA)	29:00.78
10.	Marios Kassianidis (CYP)	29:06.08
11.	Domingo Tibaduiza (COL)	29:07.19
12.	Julio Gómez (ARG)	29:58.06
13.	France Ntaole (LES)	30:18.71
14.	Albert Marie (SEY)	32:04.11
	Necdet Ayaz (TUR)	DNF

See also

• 1980 Men's Olympic Games 10,000 metres (Moscow)
• 1982 Men's European Championships 10,000 metres (Athens)
• 1983 Men's World Championships 10,000 metres (Helsinki)
• 1984 Men's Friendship Games 10,000 metres (Moscow)
• 1986 Men's European Championships 10,000 metres (Stuttgart)
• 1987 Men's World Championships 10,000 metres (Rome)
• 1988 Men's Olympic Games 10,000 metres (Seoul)

External links

• Results
• Results