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10,000 metres, Men

Date	19 – 20 August 1920
Status	Olympic
Location	Olympisch Stadion, Antwerpen
Participants	35 from 17 countries

The world record for the 10,000 was 30:58.8, set by Jean Bouin in winning at Colombes in November 1911. But Bouin was not at Antwerp, having succumbed to the horrors of World War I in September 1914. In the 10K, Paavo Nurmi and Joseph Guillemot resumed the battle they had waged in the 5,000 only three days earlier. These two, and James Wilson of Great Britain, held the pace for most of the race. The pack briefly caught the three leaders, until Guillemot picked up the pace with five laps remaining. Nurmi took the lead at the bell and led the entire final lap to win.

Pos	Nr	Athlete	NOC	R1	Final
1	275	Paavo Nurmi	FIN	33:48.2 (2 h1)	31:45.8 (1)	Gold
2	329	Joseph Guillemot	FRA	32:41.6 (1 h2)	31:50.5est (2)	Silver
3	426	James Wilson	GBR	33:40.2 (1 h1)	31:56est (3)	Bronze
4	487	Augusto Maccario	ITA	33:56.4 (3 h1)	32:04est (4)
5	395	James Hatton	GBR	32:13.3est / at 1 metre (5 h3)	32:10est (5)
6	350	Jean-Baptiste Manhès	FRA	34:20.8 (4 h1)	32:35est (6)
7	271	Heikki Liimatainen	FIN	32:08.2 (1 h3)	32:36est (7)
8	164	Fred Faller	USA	33:18.0 (4 h2)	32:46est (8)
9	635	Oscar Garin	SUI	33:45.0 (5 h2)	34:30est (9)
AC	88	Albert Andersen	DEN	33:00.0 (3 h2)	– (DNF)
AC	336	Gaston Heuet	FRA	32:11.1est / at 12 metres (3 h3)	– (DNF)
AC	385	Charles Clibbon	GBR	32:08.8est / at 3 metres (2 h3)	– (DNF)
AC	498	Carlo Speroni	ITA	32:13.1est / at 10 metres (4 h3)	– (DNF)
AC	636	Alfred Gaschen	SUI	35:54.6 (5 h1)	– (DNF)
AC	567	Eric Backman	SWE	32:48.0 (2 h2)	– (DNF)
6 h1 r1/2	609	Verner Magnusson	SWE	36:03.2 (6 h1)	–
6 h2 r1/2	77	Eddie Lawrence	CAN	33:50est (6 h2)	–
6 h3 r1/2	568	Nils Bergström	SWE	32:23.0est / at 50 metres (6 h3)	–
7 h1 r1/2	315	Lucien Duquesne	FRA	36:20est (7 h1)	–
7 h2 r1/2	46	Aimé Proot	BEL	34:00est (7 h2)	–
7 h3 r1/2	432	Alexandros Kranis	GRE	33:38.0est / at 1 lap (7 h3)	–
8 h1 r1/2	18	Pierre Devaux	BEL	38:00est (8 h1)	–
8 h2 r1/2	126	Diodoro Pons	ESP	– (8 h2)	–
9 h2 r1/2	520	Konosuke Sano	JPN	– (9 h2)	–
AC h1 r1/2	92	Julius Ebert	DEN	– (DNF h1)	–
AC h1 r1/2	680	Jüri Lossman	EST	– (DNF h1)	–
AC h1 r1/2	508	Phadeppa Chaugule	IND	– (DNF h1)	–
AC h1 r1/2	217	Amisoli Patasoni	USA	– (DNF h1)	–
AC h2 r1/2	2	Sinton Hewitt	AUS	– (DNF h2)	–
AC h3 r1/2	187	Earl Johnson	USA	– (DNF h3)	–
AC h3 r1/2	146	George Cornetta	USA	– (DNF h3)	–
AC h3 r1/2	484	Costantino Lussana	ITA	– (AC h3)	–
AC h3 r1/2	665	Karel Pacák	TCH	– (AC h3)	–
AC h3 r1/2	516	Zensaku Motegi	JPN	– (AC h3)	–
AC h3 r1/2	608	Emanuel Lundström	SWE	– (DNF h3)	–
DNS	55	Julien Van Campenhout	BEL	– (DNS h3)	–
DNS	307	Louis Corlet	FRA	–	–
DNS	263	Hannes Kolehmainen	FIN	– (DNS h1)	–
DNS	302	Edmond Bimon	FRA	–	–
DNS	374	René Vignaud	FRA	–	–
DNS	518	Tomeichi Ohura	JPN	–	–
DNS	265	Teodor Koskenniemi	FIN	– (DNS h2)	–

Round One (19 August 1920)

Top five in each heat advanced to the final.

Heat One (10:30)

Pos	Nr	Athlete	NOC	Time
1	426	James Wilson	GBR	33:40.2	Q
2	275	Paavo Nurmi	FIN	33:48.2	Q
3	487	Augusto Maccario	ITA	33:56.4	Q
4	350	Jean-Baptiste Manhès	FRA	34:20.8	Q
5	636	Alfred Gaschen	SUI	35:54.6	Q
6	609	Verner Magnusson	SWE	36:03.2
7	315	Lucien Duquesne	FRA	36:20est
8	18	Pierre Devaux	BEL	38:00est
DNF	680	Jüri Lossman	EST	–		1
DNF	508	Phadeppa Chaugule	IND	–		2
DNF	92	Julius Ebert	DEN	–		3
DNF	217	Amisoli Patasoni	USA	–		4
DNS	263	Hannes Kolehmainen	FIN	–

Heat Two (11:15)

Pos	Nr	Athlete	NOC	Time
1	329	Joseph Guillemot	FRA	32:41.6	Q
2	567	Eric Backman	SWE	32:48.0	Q
3	88	Albert Andersen	DEN	33:00.0	Q
4	164	Fred Faller	USA	33:18.0	Q
5	635	Oscar Garin	SUI	33:45.0	Q
6	77	Eddie Lawrence	CAN	33:50est
7	46	Aimé Proot	BEL	34:00est
8	126	Diodoro Pons	ESP	–
9	520	Konosuke Sano	JPN	–
DNF	2	Sinton Hewitt	AUS	–
DNS	265	Teodor Koskenniemi	FIN	–

Heat Three (16:15)

Pos	Nr	Athlete	NOC	Time
1	271	Heikki Liimatainen	FIN	32:08.2	Q
2	385	Charles Clibbon	GBR	32:08.8est / at 3 metres	Q
3	336	Gaston Heuet	FRA	32:11.1est / at 12 metres	Q
4	498	Carlo Speroni	ITA	32:13.1est / at 10 metres	Q
5	395	James Hatton	GBR	32:13.3est / at 1 metre	Q
6	568	Nils Bergström	SWE	32:23.0est / at 50 metres
7	432	Alexandros Kranis	GRE	33:38.0est / at 1 lap
AC	484	Costantino Lussana	ITA	–
AC	665	Karel Pacák	TCH	–
AC	516	Zensaku Motegi	JPN	–
DNF	187	Earl Johnson	USA	–
DNF	146	George Cornetta	USA	–
DNF	608	Emanuel Lundström	SWE	–
DNS	55	Julien Van Campenhout	BEL	–

Final (20 August 1920 — 16:30)

Pos	Nr	Athlete	NOC	Time
1	275	Paavo Nurmi	FIN	31:45.8
2	329	Joseph Guillemot	FRA	31:50.5est	5
3	426	James Wilson	GBR	31:56est	6
4	487	Augusto Maccario	ITA	32:04est
5	395	James Hatton	GBR	32:10est
6	350	Jean-Baptiste Manhès	FRA	32:35est
7	271	Heikki Liimatainen	FIN	32:36est
8	164	Fred Faller	USA	32:46est
9	635	Oscar Garin	SUI	34:30est
DNF	636	Alfred Gaschen	SUI	–	7
DNF	385	Charles Clibbon	GBR	–	8
DNF	498	Carlo Speroni	ITA	–	9
DNF	567	Eric Backman	SWE	–	10
DNF	336	Gaston Heuet	FRA	–	11
DNF	88	Albert Andersen	DEN	–