Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's 10,000 metres

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Men's 10,000 metres
at the Games of the VIII Olympiad
Venue Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
DatesJuly 6, 1924
Competitors33–36 from 16 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Ville Ritola
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Silver medal icon.svg Edvin Wide
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Bronze medal icon.svg Eero Berg
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
  1920
1928  

The men's 10,000 metres event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on Sunday, July 6, 1924. [1]

Paavo Nurmi the greatest long-distance runner at that time did not compete in this race, as the Finnish officials asked him not to start in this event. They thought he was entered in too many competitions. Only a few weeks after the Olympics on August 31 Nurmi set a new world record with 30:06.2 in Kuopio.

As for all other races the track was 500 metres in circumference.

The exact number of starters is unknown, but photographs show around 35 competitors. At least 33 - maybe 36 - long-distance runners from 16 nations competed.

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1924 Summer Olympics.

World Record30:35.4 Flag of Finland.svg Ville Ritola Helsinki (FIN)May 25, 1924
Olympic Record31:20.8 Flag of Russia.svg Hannes Kolehmainen Stockholm (SWE)July 8, 1912

Ville Ritola set a new world record with 30:23.2 minutes.

Results

PlaceAthleteTime
1Flag of Finland.svg  Ville Ritola  (FIN)30:23.2 WR
2Flag of Sweden.svg  Edvin Wide  (SWE)30:55.2
3Flag of Finland.svg  Eero Berg  (FIN)31:43.0
4Flag of Finland.svg  Väinö Sipilä  (FIN)31:50.2
5Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Ernie Harper  (GBR)31:58.0
6Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Halland Britton  (GBR)32:06.0
7Flag of France.svg  Guillaume Tell  (FRA)32:12.0
8US flag 48 stars.svg  Earle Johnson  (USA)32:17.0
9Flag of France.svg  Robert Marchal  (FRA)32:33.0
10Flag of Latvia (3-2).svg  Artūrs Motmillers  (LAT)32:44.0
11Flag of France.svg  Henri Lauvaux  (FRA)32:48.0
12Flag of France.svg  Gaston Heuet  (FRA)32:52.0
13Flag of Sweden.svg  Sven Thuresson  (SWE)no time
14Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Charles Clibbon  (GBR)no time
15US flag 48 stars.svg  John Gray  (USA)no time
16Flag of Sweden.svg  Sidon Ebeling  (SWE)no time
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Eddie Webster  (GBR)DNF
Flag of Sweden.svg  Gösta Bergström  (SWE)DNF
US flag 48 stars.svg  Verne Booth  (USA)DNF
US flag 48 stars.svg  Wayne Johnson  (USA)DNF
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Camiel Van de Velde  (BEL)DNF
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Anton Tsvetanov  (BUL)DNF
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Vasil Venkov  (BUL)DNF
Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Pál Király  (HUN)DNF
Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg  John Ryan  (IRL)DNF
British Raj Red Ensign.svg  Pala Singh  (IND)DNF
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Carlo Speroni  (ITA)DNF
Flag of Latvia (3-2).svg  Vilis Cimmermanis  (LAT)DNF
Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg  Alberto Jarrín  (ECU)DNF
Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Vyron Athanasiadis  (GRE)DNF
Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Alexandros Kranis  (GRE)DNF
Flag of Mexico (1916-1934).svg  Pedro Curiel  (MEX)DNF
British Raj Red Ensign.svg  Gurbachan Singh  (IND) ?
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Mareg Mangaschia (ITA) ?
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Tacle Redda (ITA) ?

It is unknown if Singh Randhawa, Mangaschia, and Redda actually competed.

References

  1. "Athletics at the 1924 Paris Games: Men's 10,000 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2017.