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

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Men's 10,000 metres
at the Games of the IX Olympiad
Venue Olympic Stadium
DatesJuly 29, 1928
Competitors24 from 12 nations
Winning time30:18.8
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Paavo Nurmi Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Silver medal icon.svg Ville Ritola Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Bronze medal icon.svg Edvin Wide Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
  1924
1932  

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 Record30:06.2 Flag of Finland.svg Paavo Nurmi Kuopio (FIN)August 31, 1924
Olympic Record30:23.2 Flag of Finland.svg 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
Gold medal icon.svg Paavo Nurmi Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 30:18.8 OR
Silver medal icon.svg Ville Ritola Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 30:19.4
Bronze medal icon.svg Edvin Wide Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 31:00.8
4 Jean-Gunnar Lindgren Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 31:26.0
5 Arthur Muggridge Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 31:31.8
6 Ragnar Magnusson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 31:37.2
7 Toivo Loukola Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 31:39.0
8 Kalle Matilainen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 31:45.0
9 Wally Beavers Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 31:48.0
10 John Suttie Smith Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 31:50.0
11 Robert Marchal Flag of France.svg  France Unknown
12 George Constable Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain Unknown
13 Arturo Peña Flag of Spain (1785-1873, 1875-1931).svg  Spain 32:21.8
14 Joie Ray US flag 48 stars.svg  United States Unknown
15 Staņislavs Petkēvičs Flag of Latvia (3-2).svg  Latvia Unknown
16 Seghir Beddari Flag of France.svg  France Unknown
17 Karel Nedobitý Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia Unknown
18 Julien Serwy Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Unknown
19 Juichi Nagatani Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan Unknown
20 Danie Jacobs Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa Unknown
Henri Lauvaux Flag of France.svg  France DNF
Macauley Smith US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
John Romig US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
D. B. Chavan British Raj Red Ensign.svg  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.