| Date | 5 August 1936 — 13:00 |
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| Status | Olympic |
| Location | Olympiastadion, Reichssportfeld, Berlin |
| Participants | 33 from 16 countries |
| Olympic Record | 4-50:10 / Tommy Green  GBR / 3 August 1932 / Details |
Harold Whitlock won the race after taking the lead at 33 km. However, the effort was difficult for him and he became ill, throwing up several times in the next few kilometres. He continued on, however, and was able to continue to the finish and won the race by 1½ minutes.
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