Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics - Men's 10000 metres
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These are the official results of the Men's 10,000 metres event at the 1984 Summer Olympics
in Los Angeles, California
. There were a total number of 41 participating athletes.
Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics
At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, 41 events in athletics were contested, 24 events by men and 17 by women. There were a total number of 1273 participating athletes from 124 countries.-Men's events:-Women's events:...
in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
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. There were a total number of 41 participating athletes.
Medalists
Abbreviations
| Q | automatic qualification |
| q | qualification by rank |
| DNS | did not start |
| NM | no mark |
| OR | olympic record |
| WR | world record |
| AR | area record |
| NR | national record |
| PB | personal best |
| SB | season best |
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1984 Summer Olympics.| World Record | 27:13.81 |  Fernando MamedeFernando Mamede Fernando Eugénio Pacheco Mamede is a former Portuguese athlete, a long distance running specialist. He was born in Beja. Together with Carlos Lopes, he is one of the best Portuguese male long distance runners ever, and held the 10,000 metres world record with a time of 27:13.81 until bested by... |
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July 2, 1984 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Record | 27:38.35 |  Lasse VirénLasse Virén Lasse Artturi Virén is a former Finnish long-distance runner, winner of four gold medals at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics... |
Munich Munich Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat... (FRG West Germany West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990.... ) |
September 3, 1972 |
Final
| RANK | FINAL | TIME |
|---|---|---|
 |
27:47.54 | |
 |
28:06.22 | |
 |
28:06.46 | |
| 4. | 28:06.50 | |
| 5. | 28:08.21 | |
| 6. | 28:09.01 | |
| 7. | 28:27.06 | |
| 8. | 28:28.08 | |
| 9. | 28:28.68 | |
| 10. | 28:29.43 | |
| 11. | 28:31.61 | |
| 12. | 28:31.73 | |
| 13. | 28:32.28 | |
| 14. | 28:32.57 | |
| 15. | 28:34.59 | |
| 16. | 28:55.54 | |
| — | DNF | |
| DSQ | 27:51.10 |
Heats
| RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 28:21.87 | |
| 2. | 28:22.57 | |
| 3. | 28:24.24 | |
| 4. | 28:24.30 | |
| 5. | 28:24.92 | |
| 6. | 28:28.50 | |
| 7. | 28:29.06 | |
| 8. | 28:36.15 | |
| 9. | 28:37.58 | |
| 10. | 29:10.52 | |
| 11. | 30:07.49 | |
| 12. | 30:29.50 | |
| 13. | 30:43.54 |
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 28:26.10 | |
| 2. | 28:28.53 | |
| 3. | 28:28.71 | |
| 4. | 28:30.28 | |
| 5. | 28:31.13 | |
| 6. | 28:42.92 | |
| 7. | 28:57.78 | |
| 8. | 28:59.19 | |
| 9. | 29:09.82 | |
| 10. | 29:31.32 | |
| 11. | 29:37.93 | |
| 12. | 30:47.73 | |
| 13. | 30:49.43 | |
| 14. | 31:29.14 |
| RANK | HEAT 3 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 28:12.17 | |
| 2. | 28:14.67 | |
| 3. | 28:15.18 | |
| 4. | 28:15.22 | |
| 5. | 28:18.13 | |
| 6. | 28:19.25 | |
| 7. | 28:19.94 | |
| 8. | 28:20.26 | |
| 9. | 29:00.78 | |
| 10. | 29:06.08 | |
| 11. | 29:07.19 | |
| 12. | 29:58.06 | |
| 13. | 30:18.71 | |
| 14. | 32:04.11 |
See also
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- 1987 Men's World Championships 10,000 metres (Rome)
- 1988 Men's Olympic Games 10,000 metres (Seoul)Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Men's 10000 metresThe men's 10,000 metres at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea had an entrylist of 48 competitors, with two qualifying heats before the final took place on Monday September 26, 1988.-Medalists:-Records:...