Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's 10,000 metres
| Men's 10,000 metres at the Games of the XIX Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Estadio Olímpico Universitario | ||||||||||||
| Dates | October 13 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 37 from 23 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 29:27.4 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics | ||
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| Track events | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | |
| 5000 m | men | |
| 10,000 m | men | |
| 80 m hurdles | women | |
| 110 m hurdles | men | |
| 400 m hurdles | men | |
| 3000 m steeplechase | men | |
| 4 × 100 m relay | men | women |
| 4 × 400 m relay | men | |
| Road events | ||
| Marathon | men | |
| 20 km walk | men | |
| 50 km walk | men | |
| Field events | ||
| Long jump | men | women |
| Triple jump | men | |
| High jump | men | women |
| Pole vault | men | |
| Shot put | men | women |
| Discus throw | men | women |
| Javelin throw | men | women |
| Hammer throw | men | |
| Combined events | ||
| Pentathlon | women | |
| Decathlon | men | |
The official results of the Men's 10,000 metres Race at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico held on Sunday October 13, 1968. There were a total number of 37 competitors from 23 nations.[1]
While Abebe Bikila had won the Marathon in the two previous Olympics to show Ethiopia's ability, this was Kenya's first ever gold medal, with Naftali Temu outsprinting leader Mamo Wolde on the home straight.
Final ranking
| RANK | ATHLETE | TIME |
|---|---|---|
|
 Naftali Temu (KEN)
|
29:27.4 |
|
 Mamo Wolde (ETH)
|
29:28.0 |
|
 Mohamed Gammoudi (TUN )
|
29:34.2 |
| 4. |  Juan Martínez (MEX )
|
29:35.0 |
| 5. |  Nikolay Sviridov (URS)
|
29:43.2 |
| 6. |  Ron Clarke (AUS)
|
29:44.2 |
| 7. |  Ron Hill (GBR)
|
29:53.2 |
| 8. | Wohib Masresha (ETH)
|
29:57.0 |
| 9. |  Nedo Farčić (YUG)
|
30:01.2 |
| 10. |  Álvaro Mejía (COL )
|
30:10.6 |
| 11. |  Tracy Smith (USA )
|
30:14.6 |
| 12. |  Rex Maddaford (NZL)
|
30:17.2 |
| 13. | Michael Tagg (GBR )
|
30:18.0 |
| 14. | Fikru Deguefu (ETH)
|
30:19.4 |
| 15. |  Jürgen Haase (GDR)
|
30:24.2 |
| 16. | Tom Laris (USA)
|
30:26.2 |
| 17. | Leonid Mikitenko (URS )
|
30:46.0 |
| 18. | Manfred Letzerich (FRG)
|
30:48.6 |
| 19. |  Tsugumichi Suzuki (JPN)
|
30:52.0 |
| 20. |  János Szerényi (HUN)
|
30:53.6 |
| 21. |  Musa Mustapha (UGA )
|
30:54.2 |
| 22. | Lajos Mecser (HUN)
|
30:54.8 |
| 23. | Lutz Philipp (FRG)
|
30:57.0 |
| 24. | Vyacheslav Alanov (URS)
|
31:01.0 |
| 25. |  Dave Ellis (CAN )
|
31:06.6 |
| 26. | Jim Hogan (GBR)
|
31:18.6 |
| 27. | Keisuke Sawaki (JPN)
|
31:25.2 |
| 28. | Van Nelson (USA)
|
31:40.2 |
| 29. | György Kiss (HUN)
|
32:03.4 |
| 30. |  Juan Pérez (CRC )
|
32:14.6 |
| 31. |  Benjamín Silva-Netto (PHI)
|
32:35.2 |
| Kip Keino (KEN )
|
DNF | |
 Rodolfo Erazo (HON)
|
DNF | |
| Evan Maguire (NZL)
|
DNF | |
 Alifu Massaquoi (SLE)
|
DNF | |
 Willy Polleunis (BEL)
|
DNF | |
 Edward Stawiarz (POL)
|
DNF |
References
- ^ "Athletics at the 1968 Mexico City Games: Men's 10,000 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2017.