Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's 10,000 metres
Men's 10,000 metres at the Games of the IX Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Olympic Stadium | ||||||||||||
Dates | July 29 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 24 from 12 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 30:18.8 | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics | ||
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Track events | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | |
400 m | men | |
800 m | men | women |
1500 m | men | |
5000 m | men | |
10,000 m | men | |
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 | |
Field events | ||
Long jump | men | |
Triple jump | men | |
High jump | men | women |
Pole vault | men | |
Shot put | men | |
Discus throw | men | women |
Javelin throw | men | |
Hammer throw | men | |
Combined events | ||
Decathlon | men | |
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[edit]
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1928 Summer Olympics.
World Record | 30:06.2 | ![]() | Kuopio (FIN) | August 31, 1924 |
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Olympic Record | 30:23.2 | ![]() | Paris (FRA) | July 6, 1924 |
Paavo Nurmi set a new Olympic record with 30:18.8 minutes.
Results[edit]
Only a final race was held.
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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![]() | Paavo Nurmi | ![]() | 30:18.8 | OR |
![]() | Ville Ritola | ![]() | 30:19.4 | |
![]() | Edvin Wide | ![]() | 31:00.8 | |
4 | Jean-Gunnar Lindgren | ![]() | 31:26.0 | |
5 | Arthur Muggridge | ![]() | 31:31.8 | |
6 | Ragnar Magnusson | ![]() | 31:37.2 | |
7 | Toivo Loukola | ![]() | 31:39.0 | |
8 | Kalle Matilainen | ![]() | 31:45.0 | |
9 | Wally Beavers | ![]() | 31:48.0 | |
10 | John Suttie Smith | ![]() | 31:50.0 | |
11 | Robert Marchal | ![]() | Unknown | |
12 | George Constable | ![]() | Unknown | |
13 | Arturo Peña | ![]() | 32:21.8 | |
14 | Joie Ray | ![]() | Unknown | |
15 | Staņislavs Petkēvičs | ![]() | Unknown | |
16 | Seghir Beddari | ![]() | Unknown | |
17 | Karel Nedobitý | ![]() | Unknown | |
18 | Julien Serwy | ![]() | Unknown | |
19 | Juichi Nagatani | ![]() | Unknown | |
20 | Danie Jacobs | ![]() | Unknown | |
— | Henri Lauvaux | ![]() | DNF | |
Macauley Smith | ![]() | |||
John Romig | ![]() | |||
D. B. Chavan | ![]() |
References[edit]
- ^ "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.
External links[edit]
- Official Olympic Report
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Archived from the original on 16 February 2009. Retrieved February 14, 2009.