Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's 10,000 metres

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Men's 10,000 metres
at the Games of the XV Olympiad
Venue Olympic Stadium
DatesJuly 20, 1952 (final)
Competitors33 from 21 nations
Winning time29:17.0 OR
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 Aleksandr Anufriyev
Flag of the Soviet Union (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union
  1948
1956  
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The men's 10,000 metres event at the 1952 Olympic Games took place July 20. The final was won by Emil Zátopek of Czechoslovakia. [1] The winning margin was 15.8 seconds.

Results

Final

RankNameNationalityTime (hand)Notes
Gold medal icon.svg Emil Zátopek Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 29:17.0 OR
Silver medal icon.svg Alain Mimoun Flag of France.svg  France 29:32.8
Bronze medal icon.svg Aleksandr Anufriyev Flag of the Soviet Union (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union 29:48.2
4 Hannu Posti Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 29:51.4
5 Frank Sando Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 29:51.8
6 Valter Nyström Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 29:54.8
7 Gordon Pirie Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 30:04.2
8 Fred Norris Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 30:09.8
9 Ivan Pozhidayev Flag of the Soviet Union (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union 30:13.4
10 Martin Stokken Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 30:22.2
11 Nikifor Popov Flag of the Soviet Union (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union 30:24.2
12 Bertil Albertsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 30:34.6
13 Bertil Karlsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 30:35.8
14 Béla Juhász Flag of Hungary (1949-1956).svg  Hungary 30:39.6
15 Osman Coşgül Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 30:42.4
16 Väinö Koskela Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 30:43.0
17 Ould Lamine Abdallah Flag of France.svg  France 30:53.0
18 Franjo Mihalić Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 30:53.2
19 Hugo Niskanen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 30:59.6
20 Curt Stone US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 31:02.6
21 Fred Wilt US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 31:04.0
22 Marcel Vandewattyne Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 31:15.8
23 Raúl Inostroza Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 31:28.6
24 Thyge Thøgersen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 31:47.8
25 Ahmed Ben Labidi Flag of France.svg  France 31:52.2
26 Kristján Jóhannsson Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 32:00.0
27 Helmuth Perz Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 32:13.2
28 Bill Keith Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa 32:32.4
29 Alphonse Vandenrydt Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 33:13.4
30 Abdul Rashid Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 33:50.4
31 Luis Velásquez Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 35:34.0
32 Trần Văn Lý Flag of South Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 37:33.0
Les Perry Flag of Australia.svg  Australia DNF

Key: DNF = Did not finish, OR = Olympic record

References

  1. "Athletics at the 1952 Helsinki Games: Men's 10,000 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2017.