2010 European Athletics Championships – Men's 10,000 metres explained

Event:	Men's 10,000 metres
Competition:	European Athletics Championships

The men's 10,000 metres at the 2010 European Athletics Championships was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 27 July. Mo Farah won the gold medal.^[1]

Medalists

Gold	Mo Farah Great Britain (GBR)
Silver	Chris Thompson Great Britain (GBR)
Bronze	Daniele Meucci Italy (ITA)

Records

Standing records prior to the 2010 European Athletics Championships
World record		26:17.53	Brussels, Belgium	26 August 2005
European record		26:52.30	Brussels, Belgium	3 September 1999
Championship record		27:30.99	Prague, Czechoslovakia	29 August 1978
World Leading		26:59.60		1 May 2010
European Leading		27:28.86	Marseille, France	5 June 2010

Results

Final

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
			28:24.99
			28:27.33
			28:27.33
			28:34.89
			28:49.69
			28:54.01
			29:05.20
			29:07.61
			29:09.84
10			29:14.74
11			29:15.65
12			29:16.59
13			29:16.87
14			29:19.63
15			29:28.31
16			29:40.19
17			29:45.95
18			29:50.02
19			29:50.41
20			29:50.78
21			30:21.76
22			30:28.83

References

• Results
• Full results

Notes and References

1. Web site: Brit Farah wins 10,000m gold. 27 July 2010. BBC Sport. 7 August 2013 .