The men's 10,000 metres at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics

At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul a total number of 42 events in athletics were contested: 24 by men and 18 by women. There were a total number of 1617 participating athletes from 149 countries.-Men's events:...

 in Seoul, South Korea had an entrylist of 48 competitors, with two qualifying heats (48) before the final (20) took place on Monday September 26, 1988.

Medalists

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1988 Summer Olympics.

World Record	27:13.81	Fernando Mamede Fernando 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...	Stockholm Stockholm Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...  (SWE Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund.... )	July 2, 1984
Olympic Record	27:38.35	Lasse Virén Lasse 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

The following Olympic record (in minutes) was set during this competition.

Date	Event	Athlete	Time	OR	WR
September 26, 1988	Final		27:21.46	OR

Final

RANK	FINAL	TIME
		27:21.46
		27:23.55
		27:25.16
4.		27:36.43
5.		27:39.32
6.		27:39.35
7.		27:39.36
8.		27:47.23
9.		27:50.30
10.		27:52.78
11.		27:59.90
12.		28:09.32
13.		28:09.53
14.		28:09.70
15.		28:17.64
16.		27:39.35
17.		29:04.44
18.		29:09.74
–		DNF
–		DNF

See also

• 1987 Men's World Championships 10.000 metres (Rome)
  1987 World Championships in Athletics - Men's 10000 metres
  The men's 10,000 metres event featured at the 1987 World Championships in Rome, Italy. There were a total number of 30 participating athletes, with the final being held on 29 August 1987.-Medalists:-Records:...
  
  
• 1990 Men's European Championships 10.000 metres (Split)
  1990 European Championships in Athletics - Men's 10000 metres
  These are the official results of the Men's 10,000 metres event at the 1990 European Championships in Split, Yugoslavia. The final was held on 27 August 1990.-Final:-See also:* 1988 Men's Olympic 10,000 metres...
  
  
• 1991 Men's World Championships 10.000 metres (Tokyo)
  1991 World Championships in Athletics - Men's 10000 metres
  The men's 10,000 metres event featured at the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan. There were a total number of 40 participating athletes, with two qualifying heats and the final being held on 26 August 1991.-Final:-Qualifying heats:...