Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's 10,000 metres

Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Track events
100 m		men		women
200 m		men		women
400 m		men
800 m		men
1500 m		men
5000 m		men
10,000 m		men
80 m hurdles				women
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
20 km walk		men
50 km walk		men
Field events
Long jump		men		women
Triple jump		men
High jump		men		women
Pole vault		men
Shot put		men		women
Discus throw		men		women
Javelin throw		men		women
Hammer throw		men
Combined events
Decathlon		men

These are the official results of the Men's 10,000 metres at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia, held on Friday November 23, 1956. There were a total number of 25 participants from 15 nations.

Final classification

RANK	NAME ATHLETE	TIME
	Vladimir Kuts (URS)	28:45.6
	József Kovács (HUN)	28:52.4
	Allan Lawrence (AUS)	28:53.6
4.	Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak (POL)	29:05.0
5.	Kenneth Norris (GBR)	29:21.6
6.	Ivan Chernyavskiy (URS)	29:31.6
7.	David Power (AUS)	29:49.6
8.	Gordon Pirie (GBR)	30.00:6
9.	Herbert Schade (EUA)	30.00:6
10.	Frank Sando (GBR)	30.00:6
11.	Pavel Kantorek (TCH)	30.00:6
12.	Alain Mimoun (FRA)	30.18:0
13.	Walter Konrad (EUA)	—
14.	Frans Herman (BEL)	—
15.	Thyge Togersen (DEN)	—
16.	Pyotr Bolotnikov (URS)	—
17.	Klaus Porbadnik (EUA)	—
18.	Gordon McKenzie (USA)	—
19.	Rune Ahlund (SWE)	—
20.	Dave Stephens (AUS)	—
21.	Richard Hart (USA)	—
22.	Ilmari Taipale (FIN)	—
23.	Douglas Kyle (CAN)	—
—	Max Truex (USA)	DNF
—	Naw Myitung (BIR)	DNF

References

• Official Report
• Results