Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's 10,000 metres
| Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics  | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
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.
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Paavo Nurmi Finland |
Ville Ritola Finland |
Edvin Wide Sweden |
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.
| Place | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paavo Nurmi (FIN) | 30:18.8 OR |
| 2 | Ville Ritola (FIN) | 30:19.4 |
| 3 | Edvin Wide (SWE) | 31:00.8 |
| 4 | Jean-Gunnar Lindgren (SWE) | 31:26.0 |
| 5 |  Arthur Muggridge (GBR) | 31:31.8 |
| 6 | Ragnar Magnusson (SWE) | 31:37.2 |
| 7 | Toivo Loukola (FIN) | 31:39.0 |
| 8 | Kalle Matilainen (FIN) | 31:45.0 |
| 9 | Wally Beavers (GBR) | 31:48.0 |
| 10 | Suttie Smith (GBR) | 31:50.0 |
| 11 |  Robert Marchal (FRA) | |
| 12 | George Constable (GBR) | |
| 13 | .svg.png){kind=small} Arturo Peña (ESP) | 32:21.8 |
| 14 |  Joie Ray (USA) | |
| 15 |  Staņislavs Petkēvičs (LAT) | |
| 16 | Seghir Beddari (FRA) | |
| 17 |  Karel Nedobitý (TCH) | |
| 18 | .svg.png){kind=small} Julien Serwy (BEL) | |
| 19 | .svg.png){kind=small} Juichi Nagatani (JPN) | |
| 20 | .svg.png){kind=small} Danie Jacobs (RSA) | |
| — | Henri Lauvaux (FRA) | DNF |
| Macauley Smith (USA) | DNF | |
| John Romig (USA) | DNF | |
 Chavan Singh (IND) | DNF |
References
- sports-reference.com
- 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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