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.

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 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 30:18.8 30:19.4 31:00.8 4 31:26.0 5 31:31.8 6 31:37.2 7 31:39.0 8 31:45.0 9 31:48.0 10 31:50.0 11 Unknown 12 Unknown 13 32:21.8 14 Unknown 15 Unknown 16 Unknown 17 Unknown 18 Unknown 19 Unknown 20 Unknown

References

External links Official Olympic Report