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]
Men's 10,000 metres at the Games of the XIV Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Dates | July 30 (final) | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records
editPrior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.
World record | 29:35.4 | Helsinki, Finland | 25 August 1944 | |
Olympic record | 30:11.4 | Los Angeles, United States | 31 July 1932 |
The following new Olympic record was set during this competition:
Date | Event | Athlete | Time | Notes |
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30 July | Final | 29:59.6 | OR |
Schedule
editAll times are British Summer Time (UTC+1).
Date | Time | |
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Friday, 30 July 1948 | 18:00 | Final |
Results
editFinal
editRank | Name | Nationality | Time (hand) | Notes |
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Emil Zátopek | 29:59.6 | OR | ||
Alain Mimoun | 30:47.4 | |||
Bertil Albertsson | 30:53.6 | |||
4 | Martin Stokken | 30:58.6 | ||
5 | Severt Dennolf | 31:05.0 | ||
6 | Ben Saïd Abdallah | 31:07.8 | ||
7 | Stan Cox | 31:08.0 | ||
8 | Jim Peters | 31:16.0 | ||
9 | Salomon Könönen | |||
10 | Eddie O'Toole | |||
11 | Fred Wilt | |||
Ricardo Bralo | NP | |||
Eusebio Guiñez | NP | |||
Jakob Kjersem | NP | |||
Jef Lataster | NP | |||
Lou Wen-ngau | NP | |||
Steve McCooke | NP | |||
Constantino Miranda | NP | |||
Harry Nelson | NP | |||
André Paris | NP | |||
Manny Ramjohn | NP | |||
Gregorio Rojo | NP | |||
Paddy Fahey | DNF | |||
Viljo Heino | DNF | |||
Evert Heinström | DNF | |||
Robert Everaert | DNF | |||
Herman Goffberg | DNF |
Key: DNF = Did not finish, NP = Not placed, OR = Olympic record
References
edit- ^ "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.
Notes
edit- Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad, The (1948). The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad. LA84 Foundation. Retrieved 5 September 2016.