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]
Men's 10,000 metres at the Games of the IX Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Olympic Stadium | ||||||||||||
Dates | July 29 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 24 from 12 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 30:18.8 | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Records
editThese were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1928 Summer Olympics.
World Record | 30:06.2 | Kuopio (FIN) | August 31, 1924 | |
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Olympic Record | 30:23.2 | Paris (FRA) | July 6, 1924 |
Paavo Nurmi set a new Olympic record with 30:18.8 minutes.
Results
editOnly a final race was held.
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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Paavo Nurmi | 30:18.8 | OR | ||
Ville Ritola | 30:19.4 | |||
Edvin Wide | 31:00.8 | |||
4 | Jean-Gunnar Lindgren | 31:26.0 | ||
5 | Arthur Muggridge | 31:31.8 | ||
6 | Ragnar Magnusson | 31:37.2 | ||
7 | Toivo Loukola | 31:39.0 | ||
8 | Kalle Matilainen | 31:45.0 | ||
9 | Wally Beavers | 31:48.0 | ||
10 | John Suttie Smith | 31:50.0 | ||
11 | Robert Marchal | Unknown | ||
12 | George Constable | Unknown | ||
13 | Arturo Peña | 32:21.8 | ||
14 | Joie Ray | Unknown | ||
15 | Staņislavs Petkēvičs | Unknown | ||
16 | Seghir Beddari | Unknown | ||
17 | Karel Nedobitý | Unknown | ||
18 | Julien Serwy | Unknown | ||
19 | Juichi Nagatani | Unknown | ||
20 | Danie Jacobs | Unknown | ||
— | Henri Lauvaux | DNF | ||
Macauley Smith | ||||
John Romig | ||||
D. B. Chavan |
References
edit- ^ "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.
External links
edit- Official Olympic Report
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Archived from the original on 16 February 2009. Retrieved February 14, 2009.