| Event: | Men's 10,000 metres |
| Competition: | European Athletics Championships |
These are the official results of the Men's 10,000 metres event at the 1982 European Championships in Athens, Greece, held at Olympic Stadium "Spiros Louis" on 6 September 1982.
| Gold | Alberto Cova | |
| Silver | Werner Schildhauer | |
| Bronze | Martti Vainio |
6 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | align=left | | 27:41.03 | ||||
| align=left | align=left | 27:41.21 | |||||
| align=left | align=left | | 27:42.51 | ||||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 27:47.95 | ||||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | 28:10.98 | ||||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | | 28:21.07 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | 28:22.94 | ||||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | 28:25.91 | ||||
| 9 | align=left | align=left |  | 28:39.44 | |||
| 10 | align=left | align=left |  | 28:40.90 | |||
| 11 | align=left | align=left |  | 28:42.83 | |||
| 12 | align=left | align=left | | 28:45.82 | |||
| 13 | align=left | align=left | 29:08.32 | ||||
| 14 | align=left | align=left |  | 29:09.29 | |||
| 15 | align=left | align=left | 29:15.75 | ||||
| 16 | align=left | align=left |  | 29:32.01 | |||
| 17 | align=left | align=left |  | 29:39.88 | |||
| 18 | align=left | align=left | 29:45.09 |
According to an unofficial count, 18 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event.
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