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Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's 10,000 metres

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Men's 10,000 metres
at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad
VenueStade de France, Paris, France[1]
Date
  • 2 August 2024
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The men's 10,000 metres at the 2024 Summer Olympics is scheduled to be held in two rounds at the Stade de France in Paris, France, on 2 August 2024. This will be the 26th time that the men's 10,000 metres is contested at the Summer Olympics. A total of 27 athletes will be able to qualify for the event by entry standard or ranking.

Background[edit]

The men's 10,000 m has been present on the Olympic athletics programme since 1912.

Global records before the 2024 Summer Olympics
Record Athlete (Nation) Time (s) Location Date
World record  Joshua Cheptegei (UGA) 26:11.00[2] Valencia, Spain 7 October 2020
Olympic record  Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) 27:01.17 Beijing, China 17 August 2008
World leading  Yomif Kejelcha (ETH) 26:31.01[3] Nerja, Spain 14 June 2024
Area records before the 2024 Summer Olympics[4]
Area Record Athlete (Nation) Time (s)
Africa (records)  Joshua Cheptegei (UGA) 26:11.00 WR
Asia (records)  Ahmad Abdullah (QAT) 26:38.76
Europe (records)  Mo Farah (GBR) 26:46.57
North, Central America

and Caribbean (records)

 Grant Fisher (USA) 26:33.84
Oceania (records)  Jack Rayner (AUS) 27:09.57
South America (records)  Marílson dos Santos (BRA) 27:28.12

Qualification[edit]

Main article: Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification § Men's 10,000 m

For the men's 10,000 metres event, the qualification period is between 1 July 2023 and 30 June 2024.[5] 27 athletes are able to qualify for the event, with a maximum of three athletes per nation, by running the entry standard of 27:00.00 seconds or faster, or by their World Athletics Ranking for either this event or the Cross Country event.[5]

Results[edit]

Final[edit]

The final is scheduled to be held on 2 August, starting at 21:20 (UTC+2) in the evening.[1]

Rank Athlete Nation Result Notes
Yomif Kejelcha  Ethiopia
Berihu Aregawi  Ethiopia
Selemon Barega  Ethiopia
Daniel Mateiko  Kenya
Nicholas Kipkorir  Kenya
Benard Kibet  Kenya
Grant Fisher  United States
Nico Young  United States
Mohammed Ahmed  Canada
Habtom Samuel  Eritrea
Merhawi Mebrahtu  Eritrea
Adriaan Wildschutt  South Africa
William Kincaid  United States
Jacob Kiplimo  Uganda
Joshua Cheptegei  Uganda
Birhanu Balew  Bahrain
Rodrigue Kwizera  Burundi
Yann Schrub  France
Célestin Ndikumana  Burundi
Martin Magengo Kiprotich  Uganda
Yves Nimubona  Rwanda
Isaac Kimeli  Belgium
Abdessamad Oukhelfen  Spain
Thierry Ndikumwenayo  Spain
Tomoki Ota  Japan
Jimmy Gressier  France
Jun Kasai  Japan

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Paris 2024 - Olympic Schedule - Athletics", Olympics.com. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  2. ^ "All time Top lists – Senior – 10,000 Metres men", World Athletics, 29 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Season Top Lists – Senior 2024 – 10,000 Metres men", World Athletics, 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Records – 10,000 Metres men". World Athletics. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  5. ^ a b Sean McAlister, "How to qualify for athletics at Paris 2024. The Olympics qualification system explained", Olympics.com, 20 December 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
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