Athletics at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games – Men's 10,000 metres
The men's 10,000 metres event at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games was held on 20 July at the Meadowbank Stadium in Edinburgh, Scotland.[1] It was the first time that the metric distance was contested at the Games replacing the 6 miles.
Results[]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Lachie Stewart |  Scotland |
28:11.72 | |
 |
Ron Clarke |  Australia |
28:13.45 | |
 |
Dick Taylor |  England |
28:15.35 | |
| 4 | England |
28:21.4 | ||
| 5 | John Caine | England |
28:27.6 | |
| 6 |  Kenya |
28:31.4 | ||
| 7 | Kenya |
28:42.8 | ||
| 8 | Kerry O'Brien | Australia |
28:43.49 | |
| 9 | John Stephen Akhwari |  Tanzania |
28:44.0 | |
| 10 | Jerome Drayton |  Canada |
28:45.0 | |
| 11 |  Wales |
28:51.8 | ||
| 12 | Derek Graham |  Northern Ireland |
29:00.2 | |
| 13 | Scotland |
29:09.8 | ||
| 14 |  Malawi |
29:33.8 | ||
| 15 | Dave Ellis | Canada |
29:37.4 | |
| 16 | Wales |
29:51.8 | ||
| 17 |  Pakistan |
30:03.0 | ||
| 18 | Nabiba Temu | Kenya |
30:04.4 | |
| 19 |  Uganda |
30:44.8 | ||
| 20 | Douglas Zinkala |  Zambia |
30:54.4 | |
| 21 |  Sierra Leone |
31:06.2 | ||
| 22 | Malawi |
31:17.8 | ||
| 23 | Uganda |
31:32.6 | ||
| 24 | Richard Mabuza |  Swaziland |
31:33.0 | |
| 25 | Robert Hackman |  Ghana |
31:50.4 | |
| 26 | Swaziland |
32:56.8 | ||
| 27 | Zambia |
33:23.6 | ||
 Grenada |
DNF | |||
| Sierra Leone |
DNF | |||
| Andrew Boychuk | Canada |
DNS | ||
| Harry Prowell |  Guyana |
DNS |
References[]
Categories:
- Athletics at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games
- 10,000 metres at the Commonwealth Games