Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 10,000 metres
Men's 10,000 metres at the Games of the XIV Olympiad | |||||||
Dates | July 30 (final) | ||||||
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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 | Viljo Heino (FIN) | 29:35.4 | Helsinki, Finland | 25 August 1944 |
Olympic record | Janusz Kusociński (POL) | 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 | Emil Zátopek (TCH) | 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 | Czechoslovakia | 29:59.6 | OR | |
Alain Mimoun | France | 30:47.4 | ||
Bertil Albertsson | Sweden | 30:53.6 | ||
4 | Martin Stokken | Norway | 30:58.6 | |
5 | Severt Dennolf | Sweden | 31:05.0 | |
6 | Abdullah Ben Saïd | France | 31:07.8 | |
7 | Stan Cox | Great Britain | 31:08.0 | |
8 | Jim Peters | Great Britain | 31:16.0 | |
9 | Salomon Könönen | Finland | ||
10 | Eddie O'Toole | United States | ||
11 | Fred Wilt | United States | ||
Ricardo Bralo | Argentina | NP | ||
Eusebio Guiñez | Argentina | NP | ||
Jakob Kjersem | Norway | NP | ||
Jef Lataster | Netherlands | NP | ||
Luo Wenao | Republic of China | NP | ||
Steve McCooke | Great Britain | NP | ||
Constantino Miranda | Spain | NP | ||
Harry Nelson | New Zealand | NP | ||
André Paris | France | NP | ||
Manny Ramjohn | Trinidad and Tobago | NP | ||
Gregorio Rojo | Spain | NP | ||
Paddy Fahy | Ireland | DNF | ||
Viljo Heino | Finland | DNF | ||
Evert Heinström | Finland | DNF | ||
Robert Everaert | Belgium | DNF | ||
Herman Goffberg | United States | 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.
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