Updated August 28, 2020 |
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10,000 meters
Find the Olympic gold-medal times for the men's 10,000m race from 1912 to the present.
| Year | Time | Record | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 | Hannes Kolehmainen, FIN | 31:20.8 | |
| 1920 | Paavo Nurmi, FIN | 31:45.8 | |
| 1924 | Ville Ritola, FIN | 30:23.2 | WR |
| 1928 | Paavo Nurmi, FIN | 30:18.8 | OR |
| 1932 | Janusz Kusocinski, POL | 30:11.4 | OR |
| 1936 | Ilmari Salminen, FIN | 30:15.4 | |
| 1948 | Emil Zátopek, CZE | 29:59.6 | OR |
| 1952 | Emil Zátopek, CZE | 29:17.0 | OR |
| 1956 | Vladimir Kuts, USSR | 28:45.6 | OR |
| 1960 | Pyotr Bolotnikov, USSR | 28:32.2 | OR |
| 1964 | Billy Mills, USA | 28:24.4 | OR |
| 1968 | Naftali Temu, KEN | 29:27.4 | |
| 1972 | Lasse Viren, FIN | 27:38.4 | WR |
| 1976 | Lasse Viren, FIN | 27:40.38 | |
| 1980 | Miruts Yifter, ETH | 27:42.7 | |
| 1984 | Alberto Cova, ITA | 27:47.54 | |
| 1988 | Brahim Boutaib, MOR | 27:21.46 | OR |
| 1992 | Khalid Skah, MOR | 27:46.70 | |
| 1996 | Haile Gebrselassie, ETH | 27:07.34 | OR |
| 2000 | Haile Gebrselassie, ETH | 27:18.20 | |
| 2004 | Kenenisa Bekele, ETH | 27:05.10 | OR |
| 2008 | Kenenisa Bekele, ETH | 27:01.17 | OR |
| 2012 | Mo Farah, GBR | 27:30.42 |
| 5000 meters | Men's Olympic Track & Field | Marathon |
