Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Men's 10000 metres

These are the official results of the men's 10,000 metres
Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics
At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, 44 events in athletics were contested, 24 by men and 20 by women. There were a total number of 2053 participating athletes from 191 countries.-Men:...

at the 1996 Summer Olympics
1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States....

in Atlanta, Georgia

Atlanta, Georgia

Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...

. The final was held on July 29, 1996.

Medalists

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1996 Summer Olympics.

World Record	26:43.53	Haile Gebrselassie Haile Gebrselassie Haile Gebrselassie is an Ethiopian long-distance track and road running athlete. He won two Olympic gold medals over 10,000 metres and four World Championship titles in the event. He won the Berlin Marathon four times consecutively and also had three straight wins at the Dubai Marathon...	Hengelo Hengelo Hengelo is a municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands, in the province of Overijssel. The city lies along the motorways A1/E30 and A35 and it has a station for the International Amsterdam – Hannover – Berlin service.-Traffic and transport:... (NED Netherlands The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders... )	June 5, 1995
Olympic Record	27:21.46	Brahim Boutayeb Brahim Boutayeb Moulay Brahim Boutayeb is a retired Moroccan athlete. He was the winner of the 10,000 m race at the 1988 Summer Olympics.-Career:Boutayeb was born in Khemisset, Morocco...	Seoul Seoul Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world... (KOR South Korea The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south... )	September 26, 1988

Haile Gebrselassie

Haile Gebrselassie is an Ethiopian long-distance track and road running athlete. He won two Olympic gold medals over 10,000 metres and four World Championship titles in the event. He won the Berlin Marathon four times consecutively and also had three straight wins at the Dubai Marathon...

set a new Olympic record with 27:07.34 in the final.

Final classification

RANK	FINAL	TIME
		27:07.34
		27:08.17
		27:24.67
4.		27:33.79
5.		27:35.08
6.		27:35.19
7.		27:46.98
8.		27:50.73
9.		27:59.08
10.		27:59.72
11.		28:09.46
12.		28:20.58
13.		28:29.37
14.		28:32.11
15.		28:39.11
16.		28:45.48
17.		28:59.15
18.		29:07.77
19.		DNF
20.		DNF

Non-qualifiers

RANK	NON-QUALIFIERS	TIME
—		28:30.15
—		28:32.24
—		28:38.18
—		28:40.60
—		28:44.29
—		28:50.28
—		28:52.22
—		29:03.80
—		29:07.81
—		29:11.20
—		29:14.99
—		29:15.41
—		29:17.53
—		29:19.03
—		29:22.65
—		29:26.58
—		29:47.79
—		29:50.72
—		29:55.34
—		30:32.20
—		33:26.15
—		34:40.50
—		DNF
—		DNF
—		DNF
—		DNF
—		DNS
—		DNS

Medalists

Records

Final classification

Non-qualifiers

See also