Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's 10,000 metres explained

Event:Men's 10,000 metres
Games:1996 Summer
Venue:Centennial Olympic Stadium
Dates:26 July 1996 (heats)
29 July 1996 (final)
Competitors:46
Nations:30
Win Value:27:07.34
Longnames:yes
Gold:Haile Gebrselassie
Goldnoc:ETH
Silver:Paul Tergat
Silvernoc:KEN
Bronze:Salah Hissou
Bronzenoc:MAR
Prev:1992
Next:2000

These are the official results of the men's 10,000 metres at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. The final was held on July 29, 1996.[1] The winning margin was 0.83 seconds.

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1996 Summer Olympics.

World Record26:43.53 Haile GebrselassieHengelo (NED)June 5, 1995
Olympic Record27:21.46 Brahim BoutayebSeoul (KOR)September 26, 1988

Haile Gebrselassie set a new Olympic record with 27:07.34 in the final.

Ranking

Final

RANKFINALTIME
27:07.34
27:08.17
27:24.67
4.27:33.79
5.27:35.08
6.27:35.19
7.27:46.98
8.27:50.73
9.27:59.08
10.27:59.72
11.28:09.46
12.28:20.58
13.28:29.37
14.28:32.11
15.28:39.11
16.28:45.48
17.28:59.15
18.29:07.77
19.DNF
20.DNF

Non-qualifiers

RANKNON-QUALIFIERSTIME
2128:30.15
2228:32.24
2328:38.18
2428:40.60
2528:44.29
2628:50.28
2728:52.22
2829:03.80
2929:07.81
3029:11.20
3129:14.99
3229:15.41
3329:17.53
3429:19.03
3529:22.65
3629:26.58
3729:47.79
3829:50.72
3929:55.34
4030:32.20
4133:26.15
4234:40.50
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Qualification

Group 1

Place Name Nation Time Note
1 27:50,57
2 27:50,66
3 27:51,69
4 27:53,21
5 27:53,32
6 27:55,79
7 27:56,26
8 28:04,14
9 28:13,49
10 28:14,08
11 28:24,39
12 28:40,60
13 28:52,22
14 29:03,80
15 29:15,41
16 29:26,58
17 29:50,72
18 29:55,34
19 30:32,20
20 33:26,15
21 34:40,50

Group 2

Rank Name Nation Time Note
1 28:14,20
2 28:14,27
3 28:17,48
4 28:19,85
5 28:22,35
6 28:23,21
7 28:24,30
8 28:27,28
9 28:28,16
10 28:30,15
11 28:32,24
12 28:38,18
13 28:44,29
14 28:50,28
15 29:07,81
16 29:11,20
17 29:14,99
18 29:17,53
19 29:19,03
20 29:22,65
21 29:47,79

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Athletics at the 1996 Atlanta: Men's 10,000 metres . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417175121/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1996/ATH/mens-10000-metres.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 18 November 2017 . sports-reference.com.