Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's 10,000 metres

Men's 10000 metres
at the Games of the VII Olympiad
VenueOlympisch Stadion
DatesAugust 19–20
Competitors34 from 17 nations
Medalists
   Finland
   France
   Great Britain
Athletics at the
1920 Summer Olympics
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.

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1920 Summer Olympics.

World Record 30:58.8 France Jean Bouin Colombes (FRA) November 16, 1911
Olympic Record 31:20.8 Hannes Kolehmainen 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  Werner 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 Patisoni (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)
8  Konosuke Sano (JPN)
9  Aimé Proot (BEL)
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)
8  Earl Johnson (USA)
9  George Cornetta (USA)
10  Constantino Lussana (ITA)
11  Karel Pacák (TCH)
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)
 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

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