| Men's 10,000 metres at the Games of the VII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Olympisch Stadion | ||||||||||||
| Dates | August 19–20 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 34 from 17 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| Track events | |
| 100 m | men |
| 200 m | men |
| 400 m | men |
| 800 m | men |
| 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 |
| 4 × 400 m relay | men |
| 3000 m team race | men |
| 3 km walk | men |
| 10 km walk | men |
| Road events | |
| Marathon | men |
| Field events | |
| Long jump | men |
| Triple jump | men |
| High jump | men |
| Pole vault | men |
| Shot put | men |
| Discus throw | men |
| Hammer throw | men |
| Javelin throw | men |
| 56 lb weight throw | men |
| Combined events | |
| Pentathlon | men |
| Decathlon | men |
| Cross-country events | |
| Individual | men |
| Team | men |
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.[1]
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Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1920 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 30:58.8 |  Jean Bouin
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Colombes (FRA) | November 16, 1911 |
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| Olympic Record | 31:20.8 |  Hannes Kolehmainen
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Stockholm (SWE) | July 8, 1912 |
Results
Semifinals
All semi-finals were held on Thursday, August 19, 1920.
Semifinal 1
| Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  James Wilson (GBR) |
33:40.2 | Q |
| 2 |  Paavo Nurmi (FIN) |
33:46.3 | Q |
| 3 |  Augusto Maccario (ITA) |
34:06.8 | Q |
| 4 |  Jean-Baptiste Manhès (FRA) |
34:12.0 | Q |
| 5 |  Alfred Gaschen (SUI) |
34:38.4 | Q |
| 6 |  Verner Magnusson (SWE) |
34:49.2 | |
| 7 | Lucien Duquesne (FRA) |
35:06.6 | |
| 8 |  Pierre Devaux (BEL) |
36:38.3 | |
| — |  Jüri Lossman (EST) |
DNF | |
 Phadeppa Chaugle (IND) |
DNF | ||
 Julius Ebert (DEN) |
DNF | ||
 Amisoli Patasoni (USA) |
DNF |
Semifinal 2
| Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joseph Guillemot (FRA) |
32:41.6 | Q |
| 2 | Eric Backman (SWE) |
32:48.5 | Q |
| 3 | Albert Andersen (DEN) |
32:58.4 | Q |
| 4 | Fred Faller (USA) |
33:02.4 | Q |
| 5 | Oscar Garin (SUI) |
33:04.4 | Q |
| 6 |  Edward Lawrence (CAN) |
33:08.5 | |
| 7 |  Teodoro Pons (ESP) |
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| 8 |  Konosuke Sano (JPN) |
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| 9 | Aimé Proot (BEL) |
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| 10 |  Sinton Hewitt (AUS) |
Semifinal 3
| Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heikki Liimatainen (FIN) |
32:08.2 | Q |
| 2 | Charles Clibbon (GBR) |
32:08.8 | Q |
| 3 | Gaston Heuet (FRA) |
32:11.1 | Q |
| 4 | Carlo Speroni (ITA) |
32:13.1 | Q |
| 5 | James Hatton (GBR) |
32:23.0 | Q |
| 6 | Nils Bergström (SWE) |
33:38.0 | |
| 7 |  Alexandros Kranis (GRE) |
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| 8 | Earl Johnson (USA) |
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| 9 | George Cornetta (USA) |
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| 10 | Constantino Lussana (ITA) |
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| 11 |  Karel Pacák (TCH) |
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| 12 | Zensaku Motegi (JPN) |
Final
The final was held on Friday, August 20, 1920.
| Place | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Manhès (FRA) |
32:26.0 |
| 7 | Heikki Liimatainen (FIN) |
32:28.0 |
| 8 | Fred Faller (USA) |
32:38.0 |
| 9 | Oscar Garin (SUI) |
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| — | Charles Clibbon (GBR) |
DNF |
| Alfred Gaschen (SUI) |
DNF | |
| Eric Backman (SWE) |
DNF | |
| Albert Andersen (DEN) |
DNF | |
| Carlo Speroni (ITA) |
DNF | |
| Gaston Heuet (FRA) |
DNF |
References
- ^ "Athletics at the 1920 Antwerp Games: Men's 10,000 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
Sources
- Belgian Olympic Committee (1957). Olympic Games Antwerp 1920: Official Report (in French).
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 12 August 2007.
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