| Date | 19 – 20 August 1920 |
|---|---|
| Status | Olympic |
| Location | Olympisch Stadion, Antwerpen |
| Participants | 35 from 17 countries |
| Olympic Record | 31:20.8 WR / Hannes Kolehmainen  FIN / 8 July 1912 / Details |
The world record for the 10,000 was 30:58.8, set by Jean Bouin in winning at Colombes in November 1911. But Bouin was not at Antwerp, having succumbed to the horrors of World War I in September 1914. In the 10K, Paavo Nurmi and Joseph Guillemot resumed the battle they had waged in the 5,000 only three days earlier. These two, and James Wilson of Great Britain, held the pace for most of the race. The pack briefly caught the three leaders, until Guillemot picked up the pace with five laps remaining. Nurmi took the lead at the bell and led the entire final lap to win.
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | R1 | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 275 | Paavo Nurmi | FIN | 33:48.2 (2 h1) | 31:45.8 (1) | Gold | ||
| 2 | 329 | Joseph Guillemot |  FRA | 32:41.6 (1 h2) | 31:50.5est (2) | Silver | ||
| 3 | 426 | James Wilson |  GBR | 33:40.2 (1 h1) | 31:56est (3) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | 487 | Augusto Maccario |  ITA | 33:56.4 (3 h1) | 32:04est (4) | |||
| 5 | 395 | James Hatton | GBR | 32:13.3est / at 1 metre (5 h3) | 32:10est (5) | |||
| 6 | 350 | Jean-Baptiste Manhès | FRA | 34:20.8 (4 h1) | 32:35est (6) | |||
| 7 | 271 | Heikki Liimatainen | FIN | 32:08.2 (1 h3) | 32:36est (7) | |||
| 8 | 164 | Fred Faller |  USA | 33:18.0 (4 h2) | 32:46est (8) | |||
| 9 | 635 | Oscar Garin |  SUI | 33:45.0 (5 h2) | 34:30est (9) | |||
| 88 | Albert Andersen |  DEN | 33:00.0 (3 h2) | – ( | ||||
| 336 | Gaston Heuet | FRA | 32:11.1est / at 12 metres (3 h3) | – ( | ||||
| 385 | Charles Clibbon | GBR | 32:08.8est / at 3 metres (2 h3) | – ( | ||||
| 498 | Carlo Speroni | ITA | 32:13.1est / at 10 metres (4 h3) | – ( | ||||
| 636 | Alfred Gaschen | SUI | 35:54.6 (5 h1) | – ( | ||||
| 567 | Eric Backman |  SWE | 32:48.0 (2 h2) | – ( | ||||
| 6 h1 r1/2 | 609 | Verner Magnusson | SWE | 36:03.2 (6 h1) | – | |||
| 6 h2 r1/2 | 77 | Eddie Lawrence |  CAN | 33:50est (6 h2) | – | |||
| 6 h3 r1/2 | 568 | Nils Bergström | SWE | 32:23.0est / at 50 metres (6 h3) | – | |||
| 7 h1 r1/2 | 315 | Lucien Duquesne | FRA | 36:20est (7 h1) | – | |||
| 7 h2 r1/2 | 46 | Aimé Proot |  BEL | 34:00est (7 h2) | – | |||
| 7 h3 r1/2 | 432 | Alexandros Kranis |  GRE | 33:38.0est / at 1 lap (7 h3) | – | |||
| 8 h1 r1/2 | 18 | Antoine Devaux | BEL | 38:00est (8 h1) | – | |||
| 8 h2 r1/2 | 126 | Diodoro Pons |  ESP | – (8 h2) | – | |||
| 9 h2 r1/2 | 520 | Konosuke Sano |  JPN | – (9 h2) | – | |||
| AC h1 r1/2 | 92 | Julius Ebert | DEN | – (DNF h1) | – | |||
| AC h1 r1/2 | 680 | Jüri Lossman |  EST | – (DNF h1) | – | |||
| AC h1 r1/2 | 508 | Phadeppa Chaugule |  IND | – (DNF h1) | – | |||
| AC h1 r1/2 | 217 | Amisoli Patasoni | USA | – (DNF h1) | – | |||
| AC h2 r1/2 | 2 | Sinton Hewitt |  AUS | – (DNF h2) | – | |||
| AC h3 r1/2 | 187 | Earl Johnson | USA | – (DNF h3) | – | |||
| AC h3 r1/2 | 146 | George Cornetta | USA | – (DNF h3) | – | |||
| AC h3 r1/2 | 484 | Costantino Lussana | ITA | – (AC h3) | – | |||
| AC h3 r1/2 | 665 | Karel Pacák |  TCH | – (AC h3) | – | |||
| AC h3 r1/2 | 516 | Zensaku Motegi | JPN | – (AC h3) | – | |||
| AC h3 r1/2 | 608 | Emanuel Lundström | SWE | – (DNF h3) | – | |||
| 55 | Julien Van Campenhout | BEL | – (DNS h3) | – | ||||
| 307 | Louis Corlet | FRA | – | – | ||||
| 263 | Hannes Kolehmainen | FIN | – (DNS h1) | – | ||||
| 302 | Edmond Bimon | FRA | – | – | ||||
| 374 | René Vignaud | FRA | – | – | ||||
| 518 | Tomeichi Ohura | JPN | – | – | ||||
| 265 | Teodor Koskenniemi | FIN | – (DNS h2) | – |
| Date | 19 August 1920 |
|---|---|
| Format | Top 5 in each heat advanced to the final round. |
| Time | 10:30 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 426 | James Wilson | GBR | 33:40.2 | ||
| 2 | 275 | Paavo Nurmi | FIN | 33:48.2 | ||
| 3 | 487 | Augusto Maccario | ITA | 33:56.4 | ||
| 4 | 350 | Jean-Baptiste Manhès | FRA | 34:20.8 | ||
| 5 | 636 | Alfred Gaschen | SUI | 35:54.6 | ||
| 6 | 609 | Verner Magnusson | SWE | 36:03.2 | ||
| 7 | 315 | Lucien Duquesne | FRA | 36:20est | ||
| 8 | 18 | Antoine Devaux | BEL | 38:00est | ||
| 680 | Jüri Lossman | EST | – | 1 | ||
| 508 | Phadeppa Chaugule | IND | – | 2 | ||
| 92 | Julius Ebert | DEN | – | 3 | ||
| 217 | Amisoli Patasoni | USA | – | 4 | ||
| 263 | Hannes Kolehmainen | FIN | – |
| Time | 11:15 |
|---|
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 329 | Joseph Guillemot | FRA | 32:41.6 | ||
| 2 | 567 | Eric Backman | SWE | 32:48.0 | ||
| 3 | 88 | Albert Andersen | DEN | 33:00.0 | ||
| 4 | 164 | Fred Faller | USA | 33:18.0 | ||
| 5 | 635 | Oscar Garin | SUI | 33:45.0 | ||
| 6 | 77 | Eddie Lawrence | CAN | 33:50est | ||
| 7 | 46 | Aimé Proot | BEL | 34:00est | ||
| 8 | 126 | Diodoro Pons | ESP | – | ||
| 9 | 520 | Konosuke Sano | JPN | – | ||
| 2 | Sinton Hewitt | AUS | – | |||
| 265 | Teodor Koskenniemi | FIN | – |
| Time | 16:15 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 271 | Heikki Liimatainen | FIN | 32:08.2 | ||
| 2 | 385 | Charles Clibbon | GBR | 32:08.8est / at 3 metres | ||
| 3 | 336 | Gaston Heuet | FRA | 32:11.1est / at 12 metres | ||
| 4 | 498 | Carlo Speroni | ITA | 32:13.1est / at 10 metres | ||
| 5 | 395 | James Hatton | GBR | 32:13.3est / at 1 metre | ||
| 6 | 568 | Nils Bergström | SWE | 32:23.0est / at 50 metres | ||
| 7 | 432 | Alexandros Kranis | GRE | 33:38.0est / at 1 lap | ||
| 484 | Costantino Lussana | ITA | – | |||
| 665 | Karel Pacák | TCH | – | |||
| 516 | Zensaku Motegi | JPN | – | |||
| 187 | Earl Johnson | USA | – | |||
| 146 | George Cornetta | USA | – | |||
| 608 | Emanuel Lundström | SWE | – | |||
| 55 | Julien Van Campenhout | BEL | – |
| Date | 20 August 1920 — 16:30 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 275 | Paavo Nurmi | FIN | 31:45.8 | ||
| 2 | 329 | Joseph Guillemot | FRA | 31:50.5est | 5 | |
| 3 | 426 | James Wilson | GBR | 31:56est | 6 | |
| 4 | 487 | Augusto Maccario | ITA | 32:04est | ||
| 5 | 395 | James Hatton | GBR | 32:10est | ||
| 6 | 350 | Jean-Baptiste Manhès | FRA | 32:35est | ||
| 7 | 271 | Heikki Liimatainen | FIN | 32:36est | ||
| 8 | 164 | Fred Faller | USA | 32:46est | ||
| 9 | 635 | Oscar Garin | SUI | 34:30est | ||
| 636 | Alfred Gaschen | SUI | – | 7 | ||
| 385 | Charles Clibbon | GBR | – | 8 | ||
| 498 | Carlo Speroni | ITA | – | 9 | ||
| 567 | Eric Backman | SWE | – | 10 | ||
| 336 | Gaston Heuet | FRA | – | 11 | ||
| 88 | Albert Andersen | DEN | – |
