Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's 10,000 metres

Athletics at the
1984 Summer Olympics
Track events
100 m   men   women
200 m men women
400 m men women
800 m men women
1500 m men women
3000 m women
5000 m men
10,000 m men
100 m hurdles women
110 m hurdles men
400 m hurdles men women
3000 m
steeplechase		 men
4×100 m relay men women
4×400 m relay men women
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20 km walk men
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Long jump men women
Triple jump men
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Pole vault men
Shot put men women
Discus throw men women
Javelin throw men women
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Heptathlon women
Decathlon men
Wheelchair races

These are the official results of the Men's 10,000 metres event at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. There were a total number of 41 participating athletes. The event took place between 3 and 6 August.

Medalists

Gold Alberto Cova
Italy (ITA)
Silver Mike McLeod
Great Britain (GBR)
Bronze Michael Musyoki
Kenya (KEN)

Abbreviations

Q automatic qualification
q qualification by rank
DNS did not start
NM no mark
OR olympic record
WR world record
AR area record
NR national record
PB personal best
SB season best

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1984 Summer Olympics.

World Record 27:13.81 Portugal Fernando Mamede Stockholm (SWE) July 2, 1984
Olympic Record 27:38.35 Finland Lasse Virén Munich (FRG) September 3, 1972

Final

RANK FINAL TIME
 Alberto Cova (ITA) 27:47.54
 Mike McLeod (GBR) 28:06.22
 Michael Musyoki (KEN) 28:06.46
4.  Salvatore Antibo (ITA) 28:06.50
5.  Christoph Herle (FRG) 28:08.21
6.  Sostenes Bitok (KEN) 28:09.01
7.  Yutaka Kanai (JPN) 28:27.06
8.  Steve Jones (GBR) 28:28.08
9.  John Treacy (IRL) 28:28.68
10.  Ahmed Musa Jouda (SUD) 28:29.43
11.  Zephaniah Ncube (ZIM) 28:31.61
12.  Nick Rose (GBR) 28:31.73
13.  Zakariah Barie (TAN) 28:32.28
14.  Joseph Nzau (KEN) 28:32.57
15.  Pat Porter (USA) 28:34.59
16.  Masanari Shintaku (JPN) 28:55.54
—  Fernando Mamede (POR) DNF
DSQ  Martti Vainio (FIN) 27:51.10

Heats

RANK HEAT 1 TIME
1.  Fernando Mamede (POR) 28:21.87
2.  Salvatore Antibo (ITA) 28:22.57
3.  Michael Musyoki (KEN) 28:24.24
4.  Masanari Shintaku (JPN) 28:24.30
5.  Mike McLeod (GBR) 28:24.92
6.  José Gómez (MEX) 28:28.50
7.  Omar Aguilar (CHI) 28:29.06
8.  Paul Williams (CAN) 28:36.15
9.  Craig Virgin (USA) 28:37.58
10.  José João da Silva (BRA) 29:10.52
11.  Luis Tipán (ECU) 30:07.49
12.  Ibrahim Kivina (TAN) 30:29.50
13.  Basil Kilani (JOR) 30:43.54


RANK HEAT 2 TIME
1.  Alberto Cova (ITA) 28:26.10
2.  Zephaniah Ncube (ZIM) 28:28.53
3.  Joseph Nzau (KEN) 28:28.71
4.  Christoph Herle (FRG) 28:30.28
5.  Nick Rose (GBR) 28:31.13
6.  Gidamis Shahanga (TAN) 28:42.92
7.  Antonio Prieto (ESP) 28:57.78
8.  Martín Pitayo (MEX) 28:59.19
9.  Paul Cummings (USA) 29:09.82
10.  Arye Gamliel (ISR) 29:31.32
11.  Mohiddin Mohamed Kulmiye (SOM) 29:37.93
12.  Matthews Kambale (MAW) 30:47.73
13.  Orlando Mora (CRC) 30:49.43
14.  Tau Tokwepota (PNG) 31:29.14


RANK HEAT 3 TIME
1.  Sostenes Bitok (KEN) 28:12.17
2.  Yutaka Kanai (JPN) 28:14.67
3.  Zakariah Barie (TAN) 28:15.18
4.  Steve Jones (GBR) 28:15.22
5.  John Treacy (IRL) 28:18.13
6.  Martti Vainio (FIN) 28:19.25
7.  Pat Porter (USA) 28:19.94
8.  Musa Gouda (SUD) 28:20.26
9.  Francesco Panetta (ITA) 29:00.78
10.  Marios Kassianidis (CYP) 29:06.08
11.  Domingo Tibaduiza (COL) 29:07.19
12.  Julio Gómez (ARG) 29:58.06
13.  France Ntaole (LES) 30:18.71
14.  Albert Marie (SEY) 32:04.11

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References

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