The men's 10,000 metres at the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held at the Moncton 2010 Stadium on 20 July. A field of 20 athletes from 14 countries competed.[1]
| width=200 bgcolor=gold | Gold | width=200 bgcolor=silver | Silver | width=200 bgcolor=CC9966 | Bronze |
Dennis Chepkongin Masai | Gebretsadik Abraha | Paul Kipchumba Lonyangata |
Prior to the competition, the existing world junior and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nationality | Time | Location | Date | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World junior record | Samuel Wanjiru | Kenya | 26:41.75 | Brussels | August 26, 2005 | ||
| Championship record | align=left | 27:30.85 | July 9, 2008 |
No new records were established during the competition.
20 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27:53.88 | WJL | ||||
| 28:03.45 | PB | ||||
| Paul Kipchumba Lonyangata | 28:14.55 | PB | |||
| 29:11.75 | |||||
| 29:14.23 | NJR | ||||
| 29:32.23 | PB | ||||
| 29:40.07 | |||||
| 29:40.14 | |||||
| 29:47.87 | |||||
| 10 | 29:56.53 | SB | |||
| 11 | 29:57.78 | PB | |||
| 12 | 30:06.23 | PB | |||
| 13 | 30:35.43 | ||||
| 14 | 30:37.23 | PB | |||
| 15 | 30:54.84 | ||||
| 16 | 30:59.57 | ||||
| 17 | 31:25.38 | ||||
| DNF | |||||
| DNF | |||||
| DNF |
Key: DNF = Did not finish, NJR = National junior record, PB = Personal best, SB = Seasonal best, WJL = World junior leading
According to an unofficial count, 20 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event.