Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's 10,000 metres

The official results of the Men's 10,000 metres at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The final was held on Monday July 26, 1976, after the qualifying heats were run on Friday July 23, 1976.[1]

Men's 10,000 metres
at the Games of the XXI Olympiad
VenueOlympic Stadium
Dates23 July 1976 (heats)
26 July 1976 (final)
Competitors41 from 27 nations
Winning time27:40.36
Medalists
Lasse Virén
 Finland
Carlos Lopes
 Portugal
Brendan Foster
 Great Britain
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Athletics at the
1976 Summer Olympics
Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
5000 mmen
10,000 mmen
100 m hurdleswomen
110 m hurdlesmen
400 m hurdlesmen
3000 m
steeplechase		men
4×100 m relaymenwomen
4×400 m relaymenwomen
Road events
Marathonmen
20 km walkmen
Field events
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmen
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Javelin throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmen
Combined events
Pentathlonwomen
Decathlonmen

Medalists
Gold Silver Bronze
Lasse Virén
 Finland		 Carlos Lopes
 Portugal		 Brendan Foster
 Great Britain

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1976 Summer Olympics.

World Record 27:30.8 David Bedford London (GBR) July 13, 1973
Olympic Record 27:38.35 Lasse Virén Munich (FRG) September 3, 1972

Results

Final
RANK FINAL TIME
 Lasse Virén (FIN) 27:40.38
 Carlos Lopes (POR) 27:45.17
 Brendan Foster (GBR) 27:54.92
4.  Tony Simmons (GBR) 27:56.26
5.  Ilie Floroiu (ROU) 27:59.93
6.  Mariano Haro (ESP) 28:00.28
7.  Marc Smet (BEL) 28:02.80
8.  Bernie Ford (GBR) 28:17.78
9.  Jean-Paul Gomez (FRA) 28:24.07
10.  Jos Hermens (NED) 28:25.04
11.  Karel Lismont (BEL) 28:26.48
12.  Chris Wardlaw (AUS) 28:29.91
13.  Garry Bjorklund (USA) 28:38.08
14.  David Fitzsimons (AUS) 29:17.74
—  Knut Børø (NOR) DNF
—  Emiel Puttemans (BEL) DNF

Qualifying Heats
RANK HEAT 1 TIME
1.  Carlos Lopes (POR) 28:04.53
2.  Jean-Paul Gomez (FRA) 28:10.52
3.  Mariano Haro (ESP) 28:11.66
4.  Jos Hermens (NED) 28:16.07
5.  Dave Fitzsimons (AUS) 28:16.43
6.  Bernie Ford (GBR) 28:17.26
7.  Karel Lismont (BEL) 28:17.45
8.  Martti Vainio (FIN) 28:26.60
9.  Dušan Janićijević (YUG) 28:48.87
10.  Ed Mendoza (USA) 29:02.97
11.  Víctor Mora (COL) 30:26.57
12.  Chris McCubbins (CAN) 33:33.35
13.  Olmeus Charles (HAI) 42:00.11


RANK HEAT 2 TIME
1.  Marc Smet (BEL) 28:22.07
2.  Brendan Foster (GBR) 28:22.19
3.  Knut Børø (NOR) 28:23.07
4.  Ilie Floroiu (ROU) 28:23.40
5.  Franco Fava (ITA) 28:24.80
6.  Craig Virgin (USA) 28:30.22
7.  Edmundo Warnke (CHI) 28:43.63
8.  Hari Chand (IND) 28:48.72
9.  Eddie Leddy (IRL) 28:55.49
10.  Domingo Tibaduiza (COL) 29:28.17
11.  Rodolfo Gómez (MEX) 30:05.19
12.  Pierre Lévisse (FRA) 30:07.84
13.  Pekka Päivärinta (FIN) DNF
14.  Raja Faradj Al-Shalawi (KSA) DNF


RANK HEAT 3 TIME
1.  Tony Simmons (GBR) 28:01.82
2.  Garry Bjorklund (USA) 28:12.24
3.  Lasse Virén (FIN) 28:14.95
4.  Emiel Puttemans (BEL) 28:15.52
5.  Chris Wardlaw (AUS) 28:17.52
6.  Detlef Uhlemann (FRG) 28:29.28
7.  Toshiaki Kamata (JPN) 28:36.21
8.  Luis Hernández (MEX) 28:44.17
9.  Dick Quax (NZL) 28:56.92
10.  Dan Shaughnessy (CAN) 29:26.96
11.  Lucien Rault (FRA) 29:40.76
12.  José Luis Ruiz (ESP) 31:03.43
13.  Hossein Rabbi (IRI) 31:44.27
14.  Tau John Tokwepota (PNG) 32:26.96

See also

References
  1. "Athletics at the 1976 Montreal Games: Men's 10,000 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
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