Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's 10,000 metres
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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| Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics | ||
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| Track events | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | |
| 400 m | men | |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | |
| 5000 m | men | |
| 10,000 m | men | |
| 110 m hurdles | men | |
| 400 m hurdles | men | |
| 3000 m steeplechase | men | |
| 4×100 m relay | men | women |
| 4×400 m relay | men | |
| Road events | ||
| Marathon | men | |
| Field events | ||
| Long jump | men | |
| Triple jump | men | |
| High jump | men | women |
| Pole vault | men | |
| Shot put | men | |
| Discus throw | men | women |
| Javelin throw | men | |
| Hammer throw | men | |
| Combined events | ||
| Decathlon | men | |
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1928 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 30:06.2 |  Paavo Nurmi |
Kuopio (FIN) | August 31, 1924 |
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| Olympic Record | 30:23.2 | Ville Ritola |
Paris (FRA) | July 6, 1924 |
Paavo Nurmi set a new Olympic record with 30:18.8 minutes.
Results
Only a final race was held.
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Paavo Nurmi | Finland | 30:18.8 | OR |
 | Ville Ritola | Finland | 30:19.4 | |
 | Edvin Wide |  Sweden | 31:00.8 | |
| 4 | Jean-Gunnar Lindgren | Sweden | 31:26.0 | |
| 5 | Arthur Muggridge |  Great Britain | 31:31.8 | |
| 6 | Ragnar Magnusson | Sweden | 31:37.2 | |
| 7 | Toivo Loukola | Finland | 31:39.0 | |
| 8 | Kalle Matilainen | Finland | 31:45.0 | |
| 9 | Wally Beavers | Great Britain | 31:48.0 | |
| 10 | Suttie Smith | Great Britain | 31:50.0 | |
| 11 | Robert Marchal |  France | Unknown | |
| 12 | George Constable | Great Britain | Unknown | |
| 13 | Arturo Peña | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Spain | 32:21.8 | |
| 14 | Joie Ray | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} United States | Unknown | |
| 15 | Staņislavs Petkēvičs |  Latvia | Unknown | |
| 16 | Seghir Beddari | France | Unknown | |
| 17 | Karel Nedobitý |  Czechoslovakia | Unknown | |
| 18 | Julien Serwy | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium | Unknown | |
| 19 | Juichi Nagatani | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Japan | Unknown | |
| 20 | Danie Jacobs | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} South Africa | Unknown | |
| — | Henri Lauvaux | France | DNF | |
| Macauley Smith | United States | |||
| John Romig | United States | |||
| Chavan Singh |  India |
References
- "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
- Official Olympic Report
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Archived from the original on 16 February 2009. Retrieved February 14, 2009.
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