| Event: | Men's 10,000 metres |
| Games: | 1948 Summer |
| Dates: | July 30 (final) |
| Longnames: | yes |
| Gold: | Emil Zátopek |
| Goldnoc: | TCH |
| Silver: | Alain Mimoun |
| Silvernoc: | FRA |
| Bronze: | Bertil Albertsson |
| Bronzenoc: | SWE |
| Prev: | 1936 |
| Next: | 1952 |
The men's 10,000 metres event at the 1948 Olympic Games took place July 30. The final was won by Emil Zátopek of Czechoslovakia.[1]
Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record | 29:35.4 | Helsinki, Finland | 25 August 1944 | ||
| Olympic record | 30:11.4 | Los Angeles, United States | 31 July 1932 |
The following new Olympic record was set during this competition:
All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1).
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time (hand) | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29:59.6 | OR | ||||
| 30:47.4 | |||||
| 30:53.6 | |||||
| 4 | 30:58.6 | ||||
| 5 | 31:05.0 | ||||
| 6 | 31:07.8 | ||||
| 7 | 31:08.0 | ||||
| 8 | 31:16.0 | ||||
| 9 | |||||
| 10 | |||||
| 11 | |||||
| NP | |||||
| NP | |||||
| NP | |||||
| NP | |||||
| NP | |||||
| NP | |||||
| NP | |||||
| NP | |||||
| NP | |||||
| NP | |||||
| NP | |||||
| DNF | |||||
| DNF | |||||
| DNF | |||||
| DNF | |||||
| DNF |
Key: DNF = Did not finish, NP = Not placed, OR = Olympic record