Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's 10,000 metres explained

Event:	Men's 10,000 metres
Games:	1968 Summer
Venue:	Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Dates:	October 13
Competitors:	37
Nations:	23
Win Value:	29:27.4
Longnames:	yes
Gold:	Naftali Temu
Goldnoc:	KEN
Silver:	Mamo Wolde
Silvernoc:	ETH
Bronze:	Mohamed Gammoudi
Bronzenoc:	TUN
Prev:	1964
Next:	1972

The official results of the Men's 10,000 metres Race at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico held on Sunday October 13, 1968. There were a total number of 37 competitors from 23 nations.^[1] The winning margin was 0.6 seconds.

While Abebe Bikila had won the Marathon in the two previous Olympics to show Ethiopia's ability, this was Kenya's first ever gold medal, with Naftali Temu outsprinting leader Mamo Wolde on the home straight.

Final ranking

RANK	ATHLETE	TIME
		29:27.4
		29:28.0
		29:34.2
4.		29:35.0
5.		29:43.2
6.		29:44.2
7.		29:53.2
8.		29:57.0
9.		30:01.2
10.		30:10.6
11.		30:14.6
12.		30:17.2
13.		30:18.0
14.		30:19.4
15.		30:24.2
16.		30:26.2
17.		30:46.0
18.		30:48.6
19.		30:52.0
20.		30:53.6
21.		30:54.2
22.		30:54.8
23.		30:57.0
24.		31:01.0
25.		31:06.6
26.		31:18.6
27.		31:25.2
28.		31:40.2
29.		32:03.4
30.		32:14.6
31.		32:35.2
		DNF
		DNF
		DNF
		DNF
		DNF
		DNF

External links

Results

Notes and References

Web site: Athletics at the 1968 Mexico City Games: Men's 10,000 metres . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417175121/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1968/ATH/mens-10000-metres.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 14 November 2017 . sports-reference.com.