Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's 10,000 metres

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Men's 10,000 metres
at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad
Venue Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Dates3 August 1984 (heats)
6 August 1984 (final)
Competitors45 from 34 nations
Winning time27:47.54
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Alberto Cova
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Silver medal icon.svg Mike McLeod
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
Bronze medal icon.svg Michael Musyoki
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
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These are the official results of the Men's 10,000 metres event at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. There were a total number of 41 participating athletes. The event took place between 3 and 6 August. [1] The winning margin was 18.68 seconds.

Medalists

Gold Alberto Cova
Flag of Italy.svg Italy
Silver Mike McLeod
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain
Bronze Michael Musyoki
Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya

Abbreviations

Qautomatic qualification
qqualification by rank
DNSdid not start
NMno mark
ORolympic record
WRworld record
ARarea record
NRnational record
PBpersonal best
SBseason best

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1984 Summer Olympics.

World Record27:13.81 Flag of Portugal.svg Fernando Mamede Stockholm (SWE)July 2, 1984
Olympic Record27:38.35 Flag of Finland.svg Lasse Virén Munich (FRG)September 3, 1972

Final


For the first 5,400 metres, this 10,000-metre final was run at a mostly slow and tactical pace. Tanzania's Zakariah Barie led at 1,000 metres in about 2:53.0. Sudan's Musa Jouda led the 18-man field through 2,000 metres (5:47.7), 3,000 metres (about 8:39), and 4,000 metres (11:32.51). Then Ireland's John Treacy took over, running the fifth kilometre about five seconds faster than the fourth kilometre. He passed 5,000 metres in 14:19.83. Over 100 metres later, Portugal's talented but nervously fragile Fernando Mamede dropped out. After 5,400 metres, Britain's Nick Rose suddenly surged past Treacy, accelerating into a 10-metre lead in a matter of seconds. On the next home straight, Italy's Alberto Cova and Finland's Martti Vainio began to pursue Rose. They caught and passed this British veteran runner after 5,700 metres, and quickly left him behind. Vainio led Cova through 6,000 metres (17:00.25), 7,000 metres (19:41.1), 8,000 metres (22:25.0), and 9,000 metres (25:11.0). Although he surged after 9,000 metres, he was unable to drop Cova from contention. At 9,600 metres, Vainio's informal time was 26:48.64. On the final bend, Cova easily sprinted past the tall Finn, who could no longer accelerate his pace. Despite slowing down in the last metres, Cova defeated Vainio by 3.56 seconds, clocking 27:47.54. Britain's Michael McLeod took the original bronze medal with an impressive final kick, crossing the finish line in 28:06.22. Kenya's Mike Musyoki narrowly beat Italy's Salvatore Antibo. West Germany's Christoph Herle and Kenya's Sosthenes Bitok had to settle for the chasing group's minor places. Ironically, Bitok defeated the next runner, Japan's Yutaka Kanai, by 18 seconds, while only 7.5 seconds separated Kanai from the second-last runner, the United States' Pat Porter. The last runner to complete the race, Japan's Masanari Shintaku, finished over 20 seconds behind Porter. (YouTube — tommytempo1 (up to three videos on the race); an Italian-language video on the last 500 metres of the race (Grandi vittori)) - YouTube; The Big Olympic Book / Suuri olympiakirja, Helsinki, Finland, 1984 (Juoksija-lehti / The Runner Magazine); The Big Olympic Work / Suuri olympiateos, Helsinki, Finland, 1984.)

RANKFINALTIME
Med 1.png Flag of Italy.svg  Alberto Cova  (ITA)27:47.54
Med 2.png Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Mike McLeod  (GBR)28:06.22
Med 3.png Flag of Kenya.svg  Michael Musyoki  (KEN)28:06.46
4.Flag of Italy.svg  Salvatore Antibo  (ITA)28:06.50
5.Flag of Germany.svg  Christoph Herle  (FRG)28:08.21
6.Flag of Kenya.svg  Sostenes Bitok  (KEN)28:09.01
7.Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Yutaka Kanai  (JPN)28:27.06
8.Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Steve Jones  (GBR)28:28.08
9.Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg  John Treacy  (IRL)28:28.68
10.Flag of Sudan.svg  Ahmed Musa Jouda  (SUD)28:29.43
11.Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zephaniah Ncube  (ZIM)28:31.61
12.Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Nick Rose  (GBR)28:31.73
13.Flag of Tanzania.svg  Zakariah Barie  (TAN)28:32.28
14.Flag of Kenya.svg  Joseph Nzau  (KEN)28:32.57
15.Flag of the United States.svg  Pat Porter  (USA)28:34.59
16.Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Masanari Shintaku  (JPN)28:55.54
Flag of Portugal.svg  Fernando Mamede  (POR)DNF
DSQFlag of Finland.svg  Martti Vainio  (FIN)27:51.10

Martti Vainio was disqualified after testing positive for performance-enhancing drugs.

Heats

Heat 1

RANKHEAT 1TIME
1.Flag of Portugal.svg  Fernando Mamede  (POR)28:21.87
2.Flag of Italy.svg  Salvatore Antibo  (ITA)28:22.57
3.Flag of Kenya.svg  Michael Musyoki  (KEN)28:24.24
4.Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Masanari Shintaku  (JPN)28:24.30
5.Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Mike McLeod  (GBR)28:24.92
6.Flag of Mexico.svg  José Gómez  (MEX)28:28.50
7.Flag of Chile.svg  Omar Aguilar  (CHI)28:29.06
8.Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Paul Williams  (CAN)28:36.15
9.Flag of the United States.svg  Craig Virgin  (USA)28:37.58
10.Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  José João da Silva  (BRA)29:10.52
11.Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg  Luis Tipán  (ECU)30:07.49
12.Flag of Tanzania.svg  Ibrahim Juma  (TAN)30:29.50
13.Flag of Jordan (3-2).svg  Basil Kilani  (JOR)30:43.54
Flag of Paraguay (1954-1988).svg  Ramón López  (PAR)DNF
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Ruddy Cornielle  (DOM)DNF

Heat 2


RANKHEAT 2TIME
1.Flag of Italy.svg  Alberto Cova  (ITA)28:26.10
2.Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zephaniah Ncube  (ZIM)28:28.53
3.Flag of Kenya.svg  Joseph Nzau  (KEN)28:28.71
4.Flag of Germany.svg  Christoph Herle  (FRG)28:30.28
5.Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Nick Rose  (GBR)28:31.13
6.Flag of Tanzania.svg  Gidamis Shahanga  (TAN)28:42.92
7.Flag of Spain.svg  Antonio Prieto  (ESP)28:57.78
8.Flag of Mexico.svg  Martín Pitayo  (MEX)28:59.19
9.Flag of the United States.svg  Paul Cummings  (USA)29:09.82
10.Flag of Israel.svg  Arie Gamliel  (ISR)29:31.32
11.Flag of Somalia.svg  Mohiddin Mohamed Kulmiye  (SOM)29:37.93
12.Flag of Malawi.svg  Matthews Kambale  (MAW)30:47.73
13.Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Orlando Mora  (CRC)30:49.43
14.Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Tau Tokwepota  (PNG)31:29.14
Flag of North Yemen.svg  Ali Al-Ghadi  (YAR)DNF

Heat 3


RANKHEAT 3TIME
1.Flag of Kenya.svg  Sostenes Bitok  (KEN)28:12.17
2.Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Yutaka Kanai  (JPN)28:14.67
3.Flag of Tanzania.svg  Zakariah Barie  (TAN)28:15.18
4.Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Steve Jones  (GBR)28:15.22
5.Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg  John Treacy  (IRL)28:18.13
6.Flag of Finland.svg  Martti Vainio  (FIN)28:19.25
7.Flag of the United States.svg  Pat Porter  (USA)28:19.94
8.Flag of Sudan.svg  Musa Gouda  (SUD)28:20.26
9.Flag of Italy.svg  Francesco Panetta  (ITA)29:00.78
10.Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg  Marios Kassianidis  (CYP)29:06.08
11.Flag of Colombia.svg  Domingo Tibaduiza  (COL)29:07.19
12.Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Julio Gómez  (ARG)29:58.06
13.Flag of Lesotho (1966-1987).svg  Frans Ntaole  (LES)30:18.71
14.Flag of Seychelles (1977-1996).svg  Albert Marie  (SEY)32:04.11
Flag of Turkey.svg  Necdet Ayaz  (TUR)DNF

See also

References

  1. "Athletics at the 1984 Los Angeles: Men's 10,000 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2017.