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Summer Olympics · Athletics · men’s · 1912–2024
Men’s 10,000 metres
Held at 26 Games, 1912–2024. Most golds: Finland (7). Most medals: Paavo Nurmi (2). The event as the lists name it each year; names that changed are joined here.
Open the latest podium in the atlas →Games261912–2024
Medals78
Delegations20on the podium
Games by Games gold, silver, bronze
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Paris | Joshua Cheptegei Uganda | Berihu Aregawi Ethiopia | Grant Fisher United States |
| 2020 Tokyo | Selemon Barega Ethiopia | Joshua Cheptegei Uganda | Jacob Kiplimo Uganda |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Mo Farah Great Britain | Paul Tanui Kenya | Tamirat Tola Ethiopia |
| 2012 London | Mo Farah Great Britain | Galen Rupp United States | Tariku Bekele Ethiopia |
| 2008 Beijing | Kenenisa Bekele Ethiopia | Sileshi Sihine Ethiopia | Micah Kemboi Kogo Kenya |
| 2004 Athens | Kenenisa Bekele Ethiopia | Sileshi Sihine Ethiopia | Zersenay Tadese Eritrea |
| 2000 Sydney | Haile Gebrselassie Ethiopia | Paul Tergat Kenya | Assefa Mezgebu Ethiopia |
| 1996 Atlanta | Haile Gebrselassie Ethiopia | Paul Tergat Kenya | Salah Hissou Morocco |
| 1992 Barcelona | Khalid Skah Morocco | Richard Chelimo Kenya | Addis Abebe Ethiopia |
| 1988 Seoul | Brahim Boutayeb Morocco | Salvatore Antibo Italy | Kipkemboy Kimeli Kenya |
| 1984 Los Angeles | Alberto Cova Italy | Mike McLeod Great Britain | Michael Musyoki Kenya |
| 1980 Moscow | Miruts Yifter Ethiopia | Kaarlo Maaninka Finland | Mohamed Kedir Ethiopia |
| 1976 Montreal | Lasse Virén Finland | Carlos Lopes Portugal | Brendan Foster Great Britain |
| 1972 Munich | Lasse Virén Finland | Emiel Puttemans Belgium | Miruts Yifter Ethiopia |
| 1968 Mexico City | Naftali Temu Kenya | Mamo Wolde Ethiopia | Mohammed Gammoudi Tunisia |
| 1964 Tokyo | Billy Mills United States | Mohammed Gammoudi Tunisia | Ron Clarke Australia |
| 1960 Rome | Pyotr Bolotnikov Soviet Union | Hans Grodotzki United Team of Germany | David Power Australia |
| 1956 Melbourne & Stockholm | Vladimir Kuts Soviet Union | József Kovács Hungary | Al Lawrence Australia |
| 1952 Helsinki | Emil Zátopek Czechoslovakia | Alain Mimoun France | Aleksandr Anufriyev Soviet Union |
| 1948 London | Emil Zátopek Czechoslovakia | Alain Mimoun France | Bertil Albertsson Sweden |
| 1936 Berlin | Ilmari Salminen Finland | Arvo Askola Finland | Volmari Iso-Hollo Finland |
| 1932 Los Angeles | Janusz Kusociński Poland | Volmari Iso-Hollo Finland | Lauri Virtanen Finland |
| 1928 Amsterdam | Paavo Nurmi Finland | Ville Ritola Finland | Edvin Wide Sweden |
| 1924 Paris | Ville Ritola Finland | Edvin Wide Sweden | Eero Berg Finland |
| 1920 Antwerp | Paavo Nurmi Finland | Joseph Guillemot France | James Wilson Great Britain |
| 1912 Stockholm | Hannes Kolehmainen Finland | Lewis Tewanima United States | Albin Stenroos Finland |
Most golds
| Place | Delegation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finland | 7 | 4 | 4 | 15 |
| 2 | Ethiopia | 6 | 4 | 6 | 16 |
| 3 | Great Britain | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | Morocco | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Soviet Union | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Czechoslovakia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Kenya | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 8 | United States | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Uganda | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Italy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Poland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | France | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |