Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's 10,000 metres

Men's 10,000 metres
at the Games of the IX Olympiad
VenueOlympic Stadium
DatesJuly 29
Competitors24 from 12 nations
Winning time30:18.8
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Paavo Nurmi  Finland
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ville Ritola  Finland
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Edvin Wide  Sweden

The men's 10,000 metres event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1928 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on Sunday, July 29, 1928. Twenty-four long-distance runners from twelve nations competed.[1]

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1928 Summer Olympics.

World Record 30:06.2 Finland Paavo Nurmi Kuopio (FIN) August 31, 1924
Olympic Record 30:23.2 Finland Ville Ritola Paris (FRA) July 6, 1924

Paavo Nurmi set a new Olympic record with 30:18.8 minutes.

Results

Only a final race was held.

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1st place, gold medalist(s)Paavo Nurmi Finland30:18.8OR
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Ville Ritola Finland30:19.4
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Edvin Wide Sweden31:00.8
4Jean-Gunnar Lindgren Sweden31:26.0
5Arthur Muggridge Great Britain31:31.8
6Ragnar Magnusson Sweden31:37.2
7Toivo Loukola Finland31:39.0
8Kalle Matilainen Finland31:45.0
9Wally Beavers Great Britain31:48.0
10John Suttie Smith Great Britain31:50.0
11Robert Marchal FranceUnknown
12George Constable Great BritainUnknown
13Arturo Peña Spain32:21.8
14Joie Ray United StatesUnknown
15Staņislavs Petkēvičs LatviaUnknown
16Seghir Beddari FranceUnknown
17Karel Nedobitý CzechoslovakiaUnknown
18Julien Serwy BelgiumUnknown
19Juichi Nagatani JapanUnknown
20Danie Jacobs South AfricaUnknown
Henri Lauvaux FranceDNF
Macauley Smith United States
John Romig United States
D. B. Chavan India

References

  1. "Athletics at the 1928 Amsterdam Games: Men's 10,000 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
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