Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's 10,000 metres

The men's 10,000 metres event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on Sunday, July 6, 1924.[1]

Men's 10,000 metres
at the Games of the VIII Olympiad
VenueStade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
DatesJuly 6
Competitors33–36 from 16 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ville Ritola
 Finland
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Edvin Wide
 Sweden
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Eero Berg
 Finland
← 1920
1928 →

Paavo Nurmi the greatest long-distance runner at that time did not compete in this race, as the Finnish officials asked him not to start in this event. They thought he was entered in too many competitions. Only a few weeks after the Olympics on August 31 Nurmi set a new world record with 30:06.2 in Kuopio.

As for all other races the track was 500 metres in circumference.

The exact number of starters is unknown, but photographs show around 35 competitors. At least 33 - maybe 36 - long-distance runners from 16 nations competed.

Records

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These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1924 Summer Olympics.

World Record 30:35.4   Ville Ritola Helsinki (FIN) May 25, 1924
Olympic Record 31:20.8   Hannes Kolehmainen Stockholm (SWE) July 8, 1912

Ville Ritola set a new world record with 30:23.2 minutes.

Results

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Place Athlete Time
1   Ville Ritola (FIN) 30:23.2 WR
2   Edvin Wide (SWE) 30:55.2
3   Eero Berg (FIN) 31:43.0
4   Väinö Sipilä (FIN) 31:50.2
5   Ernie Harper (GBR) 31:58.0
6   Halland Britton (GBR) 32:06.0
7   Guillaume Tell (FRA) 32:12.0
8   Earle Johnson (USA) 32:17.0
9   Robert Marchal (FRA) 32:33.0
10   Artūrs Motmillers (LAT) 32:44.0
11   Henri Lauvaux (FRA) 32:48.0
12   Gaston Heuet (FRA) 32:52.0
13   Sven Thuresson (SWE) no time
14   Charles Clibbon (GBR) no time
15   John Gray (USA) no time
16   Sidon Ebeling (SWE) no time
  Eddie Webster (GBR) DNF
  Gösta Bergström (SWE) DNF
  Verne Booth (USA) DNF
  Wayne Johnson (USA) DNF
  Camiel Van de Velde (BEL) DNF
  Anton Tsvetanov (BUL) DNF
  Vasil Venkov (BUL) DNF
  Pál Király (HUN) DNF
  John Ryan (IRL) DNF
  Pala Singh (IND) DNF
  Carlo Speroni (ITA) DNF
  Vilis Cimmermanis (LAT) DNF
  Alberto Jarrín (ECU) DNF
  Vyron Athanasiadis (GRE) DNF
  Alexandros Kranis (GRE) DNF
  Pedro Curiel (MEX) DNF
  Gurbachan Singh (IND) ?
  Mareg Mangaschia (ITA) ?
  Tacle Redda (ITA) ?

It is unknown if Singh Randhawa, Mangaschia, and Redda actually competed.

References

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  1. ^ "Athletics at the 1924 Paris Games: Men's 10,000 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
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