Athletics at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's 10,000 metres

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The Men's 10000 metres at the 2010 Commonwealth Games as part of the athletics programme was held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Monday 11 October 2010.

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There was just a final held.

Records

World Record 26:17.53 Kenenisa Bekele ETH Brussels, Belgium 26 September 2005
Games Record 27:45.39 Wilberforce Talel KEN Manchester, England 2002

Final

RankNameResultNotes
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Uganda.svg  Moses Kipsiro  (UGA)27:57.39
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Kenya.svg  Daniel Salel  (KEN)27:57.57
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Kenya.svg  Joseph Birech  (KEN)27:58.58PB
4Flag of Kenya.svg  Titus Mbishei  (KEN)28:03.10
5Flag of Tanzania.svg  Marco Joseph  (TAN)28:46.83
6Flag of Rwanda.svg  Eric Sebahire  (RWA)28:47.33PB
7Flag of Australia.svg  Ben St Lawrence  (AUS)28:49.47
8Flag of England.svg  Chris Thompson  (ENG)28:50.47
9Flag of Australia.svg  Collis Birmingham  (AUS)29:35.65
10Flag of England.svg  Andy Vernon  (ENG)29:44.91
11Flag of India.svg  Suresh Kumar  (IND)29:49.74
12Flag of Rwanda.svg  Jean Simuceka  (RWA)29:59.73
13Flag of Lesotho.svg  Ramolefi Motsieloa  (LES)30:17.82
14Flag of Guernsey.svg  Lee Merrien  (GUE)30:18.59
15Flag of England.svg  John Beattie  (ENG)31:01.67
Flag of India.svg  Sunil Kumar  (IND)DNF

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