The men's 10,000 metres event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1920 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on Thursday, August 19, 1920, and on Friday, August 20, 1920. Thirty-four runners from 17 nations competed.
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1920 Summer Olympics.
World record 30:58.8 Jean Bouin Colombes (FRA) November 16, 1911 Olympic record 31:20.8 Hannes Kolehmainen Stockholm (SWE) July 8, 1912
Results
Semifinals
All semi-finals were held on Thursday, August 19, 1920.
Semifinal 1
Place Athlete Time Qual. 1 33:40.2 Q 2 33:46.3 Q 3 34:06.8 Q 4 34:12.0 Q 5 34:38.4 Q 6 34:49.2 7 35:06.6 8 36:38.3 — DNF DNF DNF DNF
Semifinal 2
Place Athlete Time Qual. 1 32:41.6 Q 2 32:48.5 Q 3 32:58.4 Q 4 33:02.4 Q 5 33:04.4 Q 6 33:08.5 7 8 9 10
Semifinal 3
Place Athlete Time Qual. 1 32:08.2 Q 2 32:08.8 Q 3 32:11.1 Q 4 32:13.1 Q 5 32:23.0 Q 6 33:38.0 7 8 9 10 11 12
Final
The final was held on Friday, August 20, 1920.
Place Athlete Time 1 31:45.8 2 31:47.2 3 31:50.8 4 32:02.0 5 32:14.0 6 32:26.0 7 32:28.0 8 32:38.0 9 — DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF
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