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.
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 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
Place Athlete Time 1 30:23.2 WR 2 30:55.2 3 31:43.0 4 31:50.2 5 31:58.0 6 32:06.0 7 32:12.0 8 32:17.0 9 32:33.0 10 32:44.0 11 32:48.0 12 32:52.0 13 no time 14 no time 15 no time 16 no time — DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF ? ? ?
It is unknown if Singh Randhawa, Mangaschia, and Redda actually competed.
References
External links Olympic Report