Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 10,000 metres

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Men's 10,000 metres
at the Games of the XIV Olympiad
DatesJuly 30, 1948 (final)
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Emil Zátopek
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia
Silver medal icon.svg Alain Mimoun
Flag of France.svg  France
Bronze medal icon.svg Bertil Albertsson
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
  1936
1952  

The men's 10,000 metres event at the 1948 Olympic Games took place July 30. The final was won by Emil Zátopek of Czechoslovakia. [1]

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.

World record Flag of Finland.svg  Viljo Heino  (FIN)29:35.4 Helsinki, Finland 25 August 1944
Olympic recordFlag of Poland.svg  Janusz Kusociński  (POL)30:11.4 Los Angeles, United States 31 July 1932

The following new Olympic record was set during this competition:

DateEventAthleteTimeNotes
30 JulyFinalFlag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Emil Zátopek  (TCH)29:59.6 OR

Schedule

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1).

DateTime
Friday, 30 July 194818:00Final

Results

Final

RankNameNationalityTime (hand)Notes
Gold medal icon.svg Emil Zátopek Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 29:59.6 OR
Silver medal icon.svg Alain Mimoun Flag of France.svg  France 30:47.4
Bronze medal icon.svg Bertil Albertsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 30:53.6
4 Martin Stokken Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 30:58.6
5 Severt Dennolf Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 31:05.0
6 Ben Saïd Abdallah Flag of France.svg  France 31:07.8
7 Stan Cox Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 31:08.0
8 Jim Peters Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 31:16.0
9 Salomon Könönen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
10 Eddie O'Toole US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
11 Fred Wilt US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Ricardo Bralo Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina NP
Eusebio Guiñez Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina NP
Jakob Kjersem Flag of Norway.svg  Norway NP
Jef Lataster Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands NP
Lou Wen-ngau Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Republic of China NP
Steve McCooke Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain NP
Constantino Miranda Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain NP
Harry Nelson Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand NP
André Paris Flag of France.svg  France NP
Manny Ramjohn Flag of Trinidad and Tobago (1889-1958).svg  Trinidad and Tobago NP
Gregorio Rojo Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain NP
Paddy Fahey Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg  Ireland DNF
Viljo Heino Flag of Finland.svg  Finland DNF
Evert Heinström Flag of Finland.svg  Finland DNF
Robert Everaert Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium DNF
Herman Goffberg US flag 48 stars.svg  United States DNF

Key: DNF = Did not finish, NP = Not placed, OR = Olympic record

References

  1. "Athletics at the 1948 London 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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