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 ATHLETETIME
 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

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