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10,000 metres, Men

Date	24 – 27 July 1980
Status	Olympic
Location	Bolshaya arena, Tsentralny stadion imeni V.I. Lenina, Moskva
Participants	40 from 26 countries

The three heats were all won by Ethiopian runners, led by Miruts Yifter, who was favored after not being able to compete in 1976 because of the African boycott. The final came down to a team race between Ethiopia and Finland. Yifter led Ethiopia, while two-time defending champion Lasse Virén was back for Finland, accompanied by Kaarlo Maaninka. After a slow opening 5K, the Ethiopians increased the pace, dropping all but Virén and Maaninka. On the 22nd lap, Maaninka took a brief lead, but was passed by Yifter and Mohamed Kedir. Then Virén took the lead on the next-to-last lap, only to be passed by Kedir shortly before the bell. With 300 metres left, Yifter used his finishing speed to pull away and settle the gold medal with a 54.9 last lap. Virén had nothing left and finished fifth.

Pos	Nr	Athlete	NOC	R1	Final
1	191	Miruts Yifter	ETH	28:41.7 (1 h2)	27:42.7 (1)	Gold
2	208	Kaarlo Maaninka	FIN	28:31.0 (2 h1)	27:44.3 (2)	Silver
3	178	Mohamed Kedir	ETH	28:16.4 (1 h1)	27:44.7 (3)	Bronze
4	179	Tolossa Kotu	ETH	28:55.3 (1 h3)	27:46.5 (4)
5	223	Lasse Virén	FIN	28:45.8 (4 h1)	27:50.5 (5)
6	320	Jörg Peter	GDR	28:50.0 (2 h2)	28:05.6 (6)
7	330	Werner Schildhauer	GDR	28:32.1 (3 h1)	28:11.0 (7)
8	732	Enn Sellik	URS	29:12.1 (4 h2)	28:13.8 (8)
9	24	Bill Scott	AUS	28:58.8 (3 h3)	28:15.1 (9)
10	567	Ilie Floroiu	ROU	29:03.1 (5 h3)	28:16.3 (10)
11	260	Brendan Foster	GBR	28:55.2 (3 h2)	28:22.6 (11)
12	270	Mike McLeod	GBR	28:57.3 (2 h3)	28:40.8 (12)
13	222	Martti Vainio	FIN	28:59.9 (4 h3)	28:46.3 (13)
14	362	Gerard Tebroke	NED	29:05.8 (6 h3)	28:50.1 (14)
AC r2/2	160	Antonio Prieto	ESP	29:12.8 (5 h2)	– (DNF)
5 h1 r1/2	13	Steve Austin	AUS	29:45.2 (5 h1)	–
6 h1 r1/2	42	Alex Hagelsteens	BEL	29:47.6 (6 h1)	–
6 h2 r1/2	5	Rachid Habchaoui	ALG	29:12.9 (6 h2)	–
7 h1 r1/2	285	Geoff Smith	GBR	30:00.1 (7 h1)	–
7 h2 r1/2	487	Enrique Aquino	MEX	29:21.3 (7 h2)	–
7 h3 r1/2	665	Jiří Sýkora	TCH	29:19.8 (7 h3)	–
8 h1 r1/2	7	Abdel Madjid Mada	ALG	30:23.4 (8 h1)	–
8 h2 r1/2	491	José Gómez	MEX	29:53.6 (8 h2)	–
8 h3 r1/2	492	Rodolfo Gómez	MEX	29:25.7 (8 h3)	–
9 h1 r1/2	633	Akel Hamdan	SYR	31:21.9 (9 h1)	–
9 h2 r1/2	776	Damiano Musonda	ZAM	30:29.2 (9 h2)	–
9 h3 r1/2	733	Vladimir Shesterov	URS	29:32.4 (9 h3)	–
10 h1 r1/2	480	Michael Thabana	LES	34:01.5 (10 h1)	–
10 h2 r1/2	781	Kenias Tembo	ZIM	30:53.8 (10 h2)	–
10 h3 r1/2	394	Hari Chand	IND	29:45.8 (10 h3)	–
11 h2 r1/2	486	Jules Randrianarivelo	MAD	31:18.4 (11 h2)	–
11 h3 r1/2	646	Leodigard Martin	TAN	30:33.4 (11 h3)	–
12 h3 r1/2	70	Golekane Mosweu	BOT	30:38.8 (12 h3)	–
13 h3 r1/2	506	Nara Bahadur Dahal	NEP	31:19.8 (13 h3)	–
AC h1 r1/2	409	John Treacy	IRL	– (DNF h1)	–
AC h1 r1/2	641	Zakariah Barie	TAN	– (DNF h1)	–
AC h1 r1/2	688	Aleksandras Antipovas	URS	– (DNF h1)	–
AC h2 r1/2	119	Domingo Tibaduiza	COL	– (DNF h2)	–
AC h3 r1/2	618	Dias Alface	MOZ	– (DNF h3)	–
AC h3 r1/2	618	Markus Ryffel	SUI	– (DNF h3)	–
DNS	12	Bernardo Manuel	ANG	– (DNS h1)	–
DNS	14	Gerard Barrett	AUS	– (DNS h2)	–
DNS	649	Suleiman Nyambui	TAN	– (DNS h2)	–

Round One (24 July 1980)

Top four in each heat and next three fastest advanced to the final.

Heat One (17:05)

Pos	Nr	Athlete	NOC	Time (H)	Time (A)
1	178	Mohamed Kedir	ETH	28:16.4	28:16.38	Q
2	208	Kaarlo Maaninka	FIN	28:31.0	28:30.96	Q
3	330	Werner Schildhauer	GDR	28:32.1	28:32.08	Q
4	223	Lasse Virén	FIN	28:45.8	28:45.72	Q
5	13	Steve Austin	AUS	29:45.2	–		1
6	42	Alex Hagelsteens	BEL	29:47.6	–
7	285	Geoff Smith	GBR	30:00.1	–
8	7	Abdel Madjid Mada	ALG	30:23.4	–
9	633	Akel Hamdan	SYR	31:21.9	–
10	480	Michael Thabana	LES	34:01.5	–
DNF	409	John Treacy	IRL	–	–
DNF	641	Zakariah Barie	TAN	–	–
DNF	688	Aleksandras Antipovas	URS	–	–
DNS	12	Bernardo Manuel	ANG	–	–

Splits

1000 m	3:00.1	Kaarlo Maaninka
2000 m	5:51.7	John Treacy
3000 m	8:40.4	John Treacy
4000 m	11:32.0	Mohamed Kedir
5000 m	14:22.6	Mohamed Kedir
6000 m	17:12.4	Mohamed Kedir
7000 m	20:02.4	Werner Schildhauer
8000 m	22:52.9	Mohamed Kedir
9000 m	25:41.4	Mohamed Kedir

Heat Two (17:45)

Pos	Nr	Athlete	NOC	Time (H)	Time (A)
1	191	Miruts Yifter	ETH	28:41.7	28:41.68	Q
2	320	Jörg Peter	GDR	28:50.0	28:49.96	Q
3	260	Brendan Foster	GBR	28:55.2	28:55.15	Q
4	732	Enn Sellik	URS	29:12.1	–	Q
5	160	Antonio Prieto	ESP	29:12.8	–	q
6	5	Rachid Habchaoui	ALG	29:12.9	–
7	487	Enrique Aquino	MEX	29:21.3	–
8	491	José Gómez	MEX	29:53.6	–
9	776	Damiano Musonda	ZAM	30:29.2	–
10	781	Kenias Tembo	ZIM	30:53.8	–
11	486	Jules Randrianarivelo	MAD	31:18.4	–
DNF	119	Domingo Tibaduiza	COL	–	–
DNS	14	Gerard Barrett	AUS	–	–
DNS	649	Suleiman Nyambui	TAN	–	–

Splits

1000 m	2:51.1	Kenias Tembo
2000 m	5:40.2	Miruts Yifter
3000 m	8:32.6	Miruts Yifter
4000 m	11:26.2	Miruts Yifter
5000 m	14:13.4	Miruts Yifter
6000 m	17:07.4	Brendan Foster
7000 m	20:02.5	Jörg Peter
8000 m	22:58.1	Miruts Yifter
9000 m	25:59.1	Jörg Peter

Heat Three (18:40)

Pos	Nr	Athlete	NOC	Time (H)	Time (A)
1	179	Tolossa Kotu	ETH	28:55.3	28:55.26	Q
2	270	Mike McLeod	GBR	28:57.3	28:57.27	Q
3	24	Bill Scott	AUS	28:58.8	28:58.70	Q
4	222	Martti Vainio	FIN	28:59.9	28:59.81	Q
5	567	Ilie Floroiu	ROU	29:03.1	–	q
6	362	Gerard Tebroke	NED	29:05.8	–	q
7	665	Jiří Sýkora	TCH	29:19.8	–
8	492	Rodolfo Gómez	MEX	29:25.7	–
9	733	Vladimir Shesterov	URS	29:32.4	–
10	394	Hari Chand	IND	29:45.8	–
11	646	Leodigard Martin	TAN	30:33.4	–
12	70	Golekane Mosweu	BOT	30:38.8	–
13	506	Nara Bahadur Dahal	NEP	31:19.8	–
DNF	618	Dias Alface	MOZ	–	–
DNF	618	Markus Ryffel	SUI	–	–

Splits

1000 m	2:48.6	Gerard Tebroke
2000 m	5:40.2	Leodigard Martin
3000 m	8:40.6	Gerard Tebroke
4000 m	11:31.5	Martti Vainio
5000 m	14:25.8	Martti Vainio
6000 m	17:23.5	Bill Scott
7000 m	20:16.6	Ilie Floroiu
8000 m	23:11.2	Bill Scott
9000 m	26:06.4	Bill Scott

Final (27 July 1980 — 19:35)

Pos	Nr	Athlete	NOC	Time (H)	Time (A)
1	191	Miruts Yifter	ETH	27:42.7	27:42.69
2	208	Kaarlo Maaninka	FIN	27:44.3	27:44.28
3	178	Mohamed Kedir	ETH	27:44.7	27:44.64
4	179	Tolossa Kotu	ETH	27:46.5	27:46.47
5	223	Lasse Virén	FIN	27:50.5	27:50.46
6	320	Jörg Peter	GDR	28:05.6	28:05.53
7	330	Werner Schildhauer	GDR	28:11.0	28:10.91
8	732	Enn Sellik	URS	28:13.8	28:13.72
9	24	Bill Scott	AUS	28:15.1	28:15.08
10	567	Ilie Floroiu	ROU	28:16.3	28:16.25
11	260	Brendan Foster	GBR	28:22.6	28:22.54
12	270	Mike McLeod	GBR	28:40.8	28:40.78
13	222	Martti Vainio	FIN	28:46.3	28:46.22
14	362	Gerard Tebroke	NED	28:50.1	28:50.08
DNF	160	Antonio Prieto	ESP	–	–

Splits

1000 m	2:53.0	Tolossa Kotu
2000 m	5:42.4	Miruts Yifter
3000 m	8:27.3	Miruts Yifter
4000 m	11:14.4	Miruts Yifter
5000 m	14:03.0	Mohamed Kedir
6000 m	16:49.7	Lasse Virén
7000 m	19:35.6	Lasse Virén
8000 m	22:23.6	Lasse Virén
9000 m	25:09.5	Lasse Virén