Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 10,000 metres
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 of Czechoslovakia.[1]
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 | Ben Saïd Abdallah | ![]() |
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 | ||
Lou Wen-ngau | ![]() |
NP | ||
Steve McCooke | ![]() |
NP | ||
Constantino Miranda | ![]() |
NP | ||
Harry Nelson | ![]() |
NP | ||
André Paris | ![]() |
NP | ||
Manny Ramjohn | ![]() |
NP | ||
Gregorio Rojo | ![]() |
NP | ||
Paddy Fahey | ![]() |
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[]
- ^ "Athletics at the 1948 London Games: Men's 10,000 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
Notes[]
- 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.
Categories:
- Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- 10,000 metres at the Olympics
- Men's events at the 1948 Summer Olympics