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Olympic Games 1896-2004
Men's 10,000m Results

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Men's 10,000m. was not held in 1904, 1906 & 1908.

Men's 10,000m. Final. Olympic Games 2004

1. Kenenisa Bekele          (ETH)	  27:05.10 OR
2. Sileshi Sihine           (ETH)	  27:09.39
3. Zersenay Tadesse  	      (ERI)	  27:22.57	
4. Boniface Kiprop  	       (UGA)	  27:25.48	
5. Haile Gebrselassie  	    (ETH)	  27:27.70
6. John Cheruiyot Korir 	   (KEN)	  27:41.91	
7. Moses Mosop        	     (KEN)	  27:46.61
8. Ismail Sghyr  	          (FRA)	  27:57.09
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Men's 10,000m. Final. Olympic Games 2000

1. Haile Gebrselassie       (ETH)   27:18.20
2. Paul Tergat              (KEN)   27:18.29
3. Assefa Mezgebu           (ETH)   27:19.75
4. Patrick Mutuku Ivuti     (KEN)   27:20.44
5. John Korir               (KEN)   27:24.75
6. Said Berioui             (MOR)   27:37.83
7. Toshinari Takaoka        (JAP)   27:40.44
8. Karl Keska               (GBR)   27:44.09
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Men's 10,000m. Final. Olympic Games 1996

1. Haile Gebrselaisse       (ETH)   27:07.34
2. Paul Tergat              (KEN)   27:08.17
3. Salah Hissou             (MAR)   27:24.67
4. Aloys Nizigama           (BUR)   27:33.79
5. Josphat Machuka          (KEN)   27:35.08
6. Paul Koech               (KEN)   27:35.19
7. Khalid Skah              (MAR)   27:46.98
8. Mathais Ntawalikura      (RWA)   27:50.73
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Men's 10,000m. Final. Olympic Games 1992

1. Khalid Skah              (MOR)   27.46.70
2. Richard Chelimo          (KEN)   27.47.72
3. Addis Abebe              (ETH)   28.00.72
4. Salvatore Antibo         (ITA)   28.11.39
5. Arturo Barrios           (MEX)   28.17.79
6. German Silva             (MEX)   28.20.19
7. William Koech            (KEN)   28.25.18
8. Moses Tanui              (KEN)   28.27.11
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Men's 10,000m. Final. Olympic Games 1988

1. Brahim Boutayeb          (MOR)   27.21.46   OR
2. Salvatore Antibo         (ITA)   27.23.55
3. Kipkemboi Kimeli         (KEN)   27.25.16
4. Jean-Louis Prianon       (FRA)   27.36.43
5. Arturo Barrios           (MEX)   27.39.32
6. Hans-Jorg Kunze          (DDR)   27.39.3
7. Paul Arpin               (FRA)   27.39.36
8. Moses Tanui              (KEN)   27.43.23
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Men's 10,000m. Final. Olympic Games 1984

1. Alberto COVA             (ITA)   27:47:54 
2. Mike MCLEOD              (GBR)   28:06:22
3. MIke MUSYOKI             (KEN)   28:06:46
4. Salvatore ANTIBO         (GFR)   28:08:21
6. Sosthenes BITOK          (KEN)   28:09:01
7. Yutaka KANAI             (JAP)   28:27:06
8. Steve JONES              (GBR)   28:28:08
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Men's 10,000m. Final. Olympic Games 1980

1. Miruts YIFTER            (ETH)   27:42.69 
2. Kaarlo MAANINKA          (FIN)   27:44.28
3. Mohammed KEDIR           (ETH)   27:44.64
4. Tolossa KOTU             (ETH)   27:46.47
5. Lasse VIREN              (FIN)   27:50.46
6. Jorg PETER               (GDR)   28:05.53
7. Werner SCHILDHAUER       (GDR)   28:10.91
8. Enn SELLIK               (SOV)   28.13.72
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Men's 10,000m. Final. Olympic Games 1976

1. Lasse VIREN              (FIN)   27:40:38
2. Carlos LOPES             (POR)   27:45:17      
3. Brendan FOSTER           (GBR)   27:54:92
4. Tony SIMMONS             (GBR)   27:59:26
5. Ilie FLORIOU             (ROM)   27:59:93 
6. Mariano Haro CISNEROS    (SPA)   28:00:28
7. Marc SMET                (BEL)   28:02:80
8. Bernie FORD              (GBR)   28:17:78
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Men's 10,000m. Final. Olympic Games 1972

1. Lasse VIREN              (FIN)   27:38.4
2. Emiel PUTTEMANS          (BEL)   27:39.6
3. Miruts YIFTER            (ETH)   27:41.0
4. Mariano Haro CISNEROS    (SPA)   27:48.2
5. Frank SHORTER            (USA)   27:51.4
6. Dave BEDFORD             (GBR)   28:05.4
7. Daniel KORICA            (YUG)   28:15.2
8. Abdelkader ZADDEM        (TUN)   28:18.2
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Men's 10,000m. Final. Olympic Games 1968

1. Naftali TEMU             (KEN)   29:27.4
2. Mamo WOLDE               (ETH)   29:28.0
3. Mohamed GAMMOUDI         (TUN)   29:34.2
4. Juan MARTINEZ            (MEX)   29:35.0
5. Nikolai SVIRIDOV         (RUS)   29:43.2
6. Ron CLARKE               (AUS)   29:44.8
7. Ron HILL                 (GBR)   29:53.2
8. Wohib MASRESHA           (ETH)   29:57.0   
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Men's 10,000m. Final. Olympic Games 1964

1. William MILLS            (USA)   28:24.4   OR
2. Mohamed GAMMOUDI         (TUN)   28:24.8
3. Ron CLARKE               (AUS)   28:25.8
4. Mamo WOLDE               (ETH)   28:31.8
5. Leonid IVANOV            (SOV)   28:53.2
6. Kokichi TSUBURAYA                28:59.4
7. Murray HALBERG           (NZL)   29:10.8
8. Anthony COOK             (AUS)   29:15.8
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Men's 10,000m. Final. Olympic Games 1960

1. Pyotr BOLOTNIKOV         (RUS)   28:32.2   OR
2. Hans GRODOTZKI           (GDR)   28:37.0 
3. David POWER              (AUS)   28:38.2
4. Aleksei DESYACHIKOV      (RUS)   28:39.6
5. Murray HALBERG           (NZL)   28:48.6
6. Max TRUEX                (USA)   28:50.2
7. Zdzislaw KRZYSZKOWIAK    (POL)   28:52.4
8. John MERRIMAN            (GBR)   28:52.6
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Men's 10,000m. Final. Olympic Games 1956

1. Volodymyr KUTS           (UKR)   28:45.6   OR
2. Jozsef KOVACS            (HUN)   28:52.4
3. Allan LAWRENCE           (AUS)   28:53.6
4. Zdzislaw KRYSZKOWIAK     (POL)   29:05.0
5. Ken NORRIS               (GBR)   29:21.6 
6. Ivan CHERNYASKY          (URS)   29:31.6
7. David POWER              (AUS)   29:49.2
8. Gordon PIRIE             (GBR)   29:49.6
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Men's 10,000m. Final. Olympic Games 1952

1. Emil ZATOPEK             (CZE)   29:17.0   OR
2. Alain MIMOUN             (FRA)   29:32.8
3. Aleksandr ANUFRIEV       (SOV)   29:48.2
4. Hannu POSTI              (FIN)   29:51.4
5. Frank SANDO              (GBR)   29:51.8
6. Valter NOSTROM           (SWE)   29:52.8
7. Gordon PIRIE             (GBR)   30:09.5
8. Fred NORRIS              (GBR)   30:09.8
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Men's 10,000m. Final. Olympic Games 1948

1. Emil ZATOPEK             (CZE)   29:59.6   OR    
2. Alain MIMOUN             (FRA)   30:47.4
3. Bertil ALBERTSSON        (SWE)   30:53.6   
4. Martin STOKKEN           (NOR)   30:58.6
5. Severt DENNOLF           (SWE)   31:05.0
6. Abdallah ben SAID        (FRA)   31:07.8
7. Stanley COX              (GBR)   31:08.0
8. James PETERS             (GBR)   31:16.0
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Men's 10,000m. Final. Olympic Games 1936

1. Ilmari SALMINEN          (FIN)	  30.15.4 
2. Arvo ASKOLA              (FIN) 	 30.15.6	
3. Volmari ISO-HOLLO        (FIN) 	 30.20.2
4. Kohei MURAKOSO           (JPN)   30.25.0
5. Jim BURNS                (GBR)   30.58.2
6. Juan Carlos ZABALA       (ARG)   31.22.0
7. Max GEBHARDT             (GER)   31.29.6
8. Donald LASH              (USA)   31.39.4
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Men's 10,000m. Final. Olympic Games 1932

1. Janusz KUSOCINSKI        (POL)	  30.11.4   OR 	
2. Volmari ISO-HOLLO        (FIN) 	 30.12.6	
3. Lauri VIRTANEN           (FIN) 	 30.35.0
4. John SAVIDAN             (NZL)   31.09.0 
5. Max SYRING               (GER)   31.35.0
6. Jean-Gunnar LINDGREN     (SWE)   31.37.0
7. Juan Morales RODRIGUES   (MEX)   32.03.0
8. Calvin BRICKER           (CAN)   N/A
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Men's 10,000m. Final. Olympic Games 1928

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
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Men's 10,000m. Final. Olympic Games 1924

1. Ville RITOLA             (FIN)   30.23.2   WR
2. Edvin WIDE               (SWE)   30.55.2
3. Eero BERG                (FIN)   31.43.0
4. Vaino SIPILA             (FIN)   31.50.2
5. Ernest HARPER            (GBR)   31.58.0
6. Halland BRITTON          (GBR)   32.06.0
7. Guillaume TELL           (FRA)   32.12.0
8. Earl JOHNSON             (USA)   32.17.0
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Men's 10,000m. Final. Olympic Games 1920

1. Paavo NURMI              (FIN)   31.45.8 
2. Joseph GUILLEMOT         (FRA)   31.47.2
3. James WILSON             (GBR)   31.50.8
4. Augusto MACCARIO         (ITA)   32.02.0
5. James HATTON             (GBR)   32.14.0
6. Jean-Baptiste MANHES     (FRA)   32.26.0
7. Heikki LIIMATAINEN       (FIN)   32.28.0
8. Frederick FALLER         (USA)   32.38.0
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Men's 10,000m. Final. Olympic Games 1912

1. Hannes KOLEHMAINEN       (FIN)   31.20.8
2. Louis TEWANIMA           (USA)   32.06.6
3. Albin STENROOS           (FIN)   32.21.8 
4. Joseph KEEPER            (CAN)   32.36.2
5. Alfonso ORLANDO          (ITA)   33.31.2
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