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Athletics — 10,000 metres, Men

Times held 25
Total participants 834
Total countries 117

Participants

Year Event Status Participants NOCs
1912 10,000 metres, Men Olympic 30 13
1920 10,000 metres, Men Olympic 35 17
1924 10,000 metres, Men Olympic 32 15
1928 10,000 metres, Men Olympic 24 12
1932 10,000 metres, Men Olympic 16 11
1936 10,000 metres, Men Olympic 30 18
1948 10,000 metres, Men Olympic 27 15
1952 10,000 metres, Men Olympic 33 21
1956 10,000 metres, Men Olympic 25 15
1960 10,000 metres, Men Olympic 33 20
1964 10,000 metres, Men Olympic 38 23
1968 10,000 metres, Men Olympic 37 23
1972 10,000 metres, Men Olympic 52 34
1976 10,000 metres, Men Olympic 41 26
1980 10,000 metres, Men Olympic 40 26
1984 10,000 metres, Men Olympic 45 33
1988 10,000 metres, Men Olympic 52 35
1992 10,000 metres, Men Olympic 56 38
1996 10,000 metres, Men Olympic 46 29
2000 10,000 metres, Men Olympic 34 19
2004 10,000 metres, Men Olympic 24 14
2008 10,000 metres, Men Olympic 38 20
2012 10,000 metres, Men Olympic 29 18
2016 10,000 metres, Men Olympic 34 16
2020 10,000 metres, Men Olympic 25 15

Medal winners

Year Gold Silver Bronze
1912 Hannes KolehmainenFIN Lewis TewanimaUSA Albin StenroosFIN
1920 Paavo NurmiFIN Joseph GuillemotFRA James WilsonGBR
1924 Ville RitolaFIN Edvin WideSWE Eero BergFIN
1928 Paavo NurmiFIN Ville RitolaFIN Edvin WideSWE
1932 Janusz KusocińskiPOL Volmari Iso-HolloFIN Lasse VirtanenFIN
1936 Ilmari SalminenFIN Arvo AskolaFIN Volmari Iso-HolloFIN
1948 Emil ZátopekTCH Alain MimounFRA Bertil AlbertssonSWE
1952 Emil ZátopekTCH Alain MimounFRA Aleksandr AnufriyevURS
1956 Vladimir KutsURS József KovácsHUN Al LawrenceAUS
1960 Pyotr BolotnikovURS Hans GrodotzkiGER Dave PowerAUS
1964 Billy MillsUSA Mohamad GammoudiTUN Ron ClarkeAUS
1968 Naftali TemuKEN Mamo WoldeETH Mohamad GammoudiTUN
1972 Lasse VirénFIN Miel PuttemansBEL Miruts YifterETH
1976 Lasse VirénFIN Carlos LopesPOR Brendan FosterGBR
1980 Miruts YifterETH Kaarlo MaaninkaFIN Mohamed KedirETH
1984 Alberto CovaITA Mike McLeodGBR Mike MusyokiKEN
1988 Brahim BoutayebMAR Salvatore AntiboITA Kipkemboi KimeliKEN
1992 Khalid SkahMAR Richard ChelimoKEN Addis AbebeETH
1996 Haile GebrselassieETH Paul TergatKEN Salah HissouMAR
2000 Haile GebrselassieETH Paul TergatKEN Assefa MezgebuETH
2004 Kenenisa BekeleETH Sileshi SihineETH Zersenay TadeseERI
2008 Kenenisa BekeleETH Sileshi SihineETH Micah KogoKEN
2012 Mo FarahGBR Galen RuppUSA Tariku BekeleETH
2016 Mo FarahGBR Paul TanuiKEN Tamirat TolaETH
2020 Selemon BaregaETH Joshua CheptegeiUGA Jacob KiplimoUGA

Medals by country

NOC Gold Silver Bronze Total
Finland FIN 7 4 4 15
Ethiopia ETH 6 3 6 15
Great Britain GBR 2 1 2 5
Morocco MAR 2 0 1 3
Soviet Union URS 2 0 1 3
Czechoslovakia TCH 2 0 0 2
Kenya KEN 1 4 3 8
United States USA 1 2 0 3
Italy ITA 1 1 0 2
Poland POL 1 0 0 1
France FRA 0 3 0 3
Sweden SWE 0 1 2 3
Tunisia TUN 0 1 1 2
Uganda UGA 0 1 1 2
Belgium BEL 0 1 0 1
Germany GER 0 1 0 1
Hungary HUN 0 1 0 1
Portugal POR 0 1 0 1
Australia AUS 0 0 3 3
Eritrea ERI 0 0 1 1

Top medallists

Athlete Nat Gold Silver Bronze Total
Haile Gebrselassie ETH 2 0 0 2
Paavo Nurmi FIN 2 0 0 2
Lasse Virén FIN 2 0 0 2
Emil Zátopek CZE
TCH		 2 0 0 2
Kenenisa Bekele ETH 2 0 0 2
Mo Farah GBR 2 0 0 2