| Event: | Men's 10,000 metres |
| Games: | 1920 Summer |
| Venue: | Olympisch Stadion |
| Dates: | August 19–20 |
| Competitors: | 34 |
| Nations: | 17 |
| Gold: | Paavo Nurmi |
| Goldnoc: | FIN |
| Silver: | Joseph Guillemot |
| Silvernoc: | FRA |
| Bronze: | James Wilson |
| Bronzenoc: | GBR |
| Prev: | 1912 |
| Next: | 1924 |
The men's 10,000 metres event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1920 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on Thursday, August 19, 1920, and on Friday, August 20, 1920. Thirty-four runners from 17 nations competed.[1]
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1920 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 30:58.8 |  Jean Bouin | Colombes (FRA) | November 16, 1911 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Record | 31:20.8 | Hannes Kolehmainen | Stockholm (SWE) | July 8, 1912 |
All semi-finals were held on Thursday, August 19, 1920.
Semifinal 1
| width=20 | Place | width=220 | Athlete | width=90 | Time | width=50 | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 33:40.2 | Q | |||||
| 2 | 33:46.3 | Q | |||||
| 3 | 34:06.8 | Q | |||||
| 4 | 34:12.0 | Q | |||||
| 5 | 34:38.4 | Q | |||||
| 6 | 34:49.2 | ||||||
| 7 | 35:06.6 | ||||||
| 8 | 36:38.3 | ||||||
| — | DNF | ||||||
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| DNF |
Semifinal 2
| width=20 | Place | width=220 | Athlete | width=90 | Time | width=50 | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 32:41.6 | Q | |||||
| 2 | 32:48.5 | Q | |||||
| 3 | 32:58.4 | Q | |||||
| 4 | 33:02.4 | Q | |||||
| 5 | 33:04.4 | Q | |||||
| 6 | 33:08.5 | ||||||
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Semifinal 3
| width=20 | Place | width=220 | Athlete | width=90 | Time | width=50 | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 32:08.2 | Q | |||||
| 2 | 32:08.8 | Q | |||||
| 3 | 32:11.1 | Q | |||||
| 4 | 32:13.1 | Q | |||||
| 5 | 32:23.0 | Q | |||||
| 6 | 33:38.0 | ||||||
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The final was held on Friday, August 20, 1920.
| width=20 | Place | width=220 | Athlete | width=90 | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 31:45.8 | ||||
| 2 | 31:47.2 | ||||
| 3 | 31:50.8 | ||||
| 4 | 32:02.0 | ||||
| 5 | 32:14.0 | ||||
| 6 | 32:26.0 | ||||
| 7 | 32:28.0 | ||||
| 8 | 32:38.0 | ||||
| 9 | |||||
| — | DNF | ||||
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